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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
2
Swarthmore News Office details contact addresses and staff for the Swarthmore Publishing Co. in Swarthmore Pennsylvania. The notice lists editors Jutta Hazarp Julia Hazard and others, with publication deadlines and subscription price two dollars per year.
A Swarthmore notice urges local groups to enter attractive floats for the upcoming Fourth of July pageant. It recalls past photos of appealing floats and stresses a vehicle, hunting, flags, and handsome youth as keys to a stunning display to make Swarthmore’s celebration a red letter day.
Swarthmore men mobilize to clean marshy areas after last summer’s night birds spurred action. The piece urges coordinated oversight to eliminate mosquitoes and ease a pest problem in the community. It references a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial on rising death rates and public health bullets.
The piece questions medical science’s grip on health and longevity noting doctors’ methods are not scientifically settled. It cites a Public Health Service bulletin claiming disease sermons fail to deter illness and suggests temperament impacts health as much as bad habits.
The piece argues that physical training and mental education must be balanced to raise individual efficiency and preparedness for life. It notes Sweden as a current world leader in systematic education producing citizens ready to defend their homes, likening the Greeks of three thousand years ago to emphasize the value of integrated training.
A call for physical education and hygiene training starting in elementary school through college. The piece argues mental achievement alone cannot compensate for poor physical development and urges trained medical supervision to instill lifelong health habits. It cites James Russell Lowell and Poor Richard's Almanack to emphasize practical health and advertising lessons.
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