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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1916
Page
4
The Sunday Telegram lists postal delivery details and urges readers to notify changes of address. It notes subscription rates and carrier responsibilities, emphasizing timely updates to maintain service and avoid missed issues.
The quote likens trials to ballast that keeps a burdened vessel steady on a journey toward a destined port. It warns that without ballast even a light load risks drifting or capsizing, while heavy burdens demand balance and moral ballast to prevent disaster, as noted by Chatfield.
An educated Indian guide in the Grand Canyon incident criticizes a father who spanked his son for misdeeds on the canyon rim. He argues that Indians endure hardship but do not inflict pain, asserting the boy will remember the canyon for punishment, not its grandeur. He questions civilized values and parenting methods.
The article explains plant sight as a basic sense enabling light perception but not object distinction. It notes earthworms oysters and corals lack visual organs yet show light impressions through movement. It describes phototropic growth toward light, and touches on touch senses in plants like the sensitive plant and the venus flytrap as responsive leaves closing along a hinge.
The committees report Columbia University students and workers earned 55 915 40 securing expenses for the new semester. Jobs ranged from tutors and conductors on Long Island trolley cars to companions for wealthy youths in Newport. Several saved sums, with some tutors at the Panama Pacific exposition earning 100 to 150 monthly and others at Jersey shore resorts.
The Playground and Recreation Association Society of America reports 452 cities maintained playgrounds under play leads in the year ending November 1, 1915. Nearly 1000 new playgrounds bring total to 3294 with 4063 play leaders. Municipal control in 260 cities, 70 training classes, and 4,068,377 dollars spent. Donations, school buildings used as centers, and winter attendance figures add to the nationwide recreation effort.
The Young Woman's Christian Association began in 1870 as an offshoot of the Ladies Christian Union. It was initially known as The Young Ladies' Christian Association and aimed to help, entertain, and show Christian kindness to young girls who left rural homes to work in the city. The first home of the Young Woman's Christian Association is described.
A small University Place room became a popular social hub for lonely city girls. Volunteers decorated it with mats and pictures and offered free evenings, parties, and friendship. In the central branch alone 2,885 members and 10,012 guests were recorded in a year, as the Young Women's Christian Association expanded to thirteen buildings across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Dr Arthur R Reynolds former Chicago health commissioner explains baldness stems from hat bands compressing scalp vessels and nerves. He notes hats grip head tighter than caps and only hair growth patterns, not infections or seborrhea, differ by gender.
An Ohio man to an Ohio newspaper argues spelling has steadily improved since the eighteenth century yet notes backlashes. He cites etymology and linguistic continuity, suggests transliterating Greek and Creek words, and contrasts American spellings with European practice while critiquing current habits.
The article argues for lime in pastures to improve bone strength and growth in cattle. It explains soil lime deficits cause sour grasses, poor decay, and low nutrient quality. It links clover, nitrogen, and flesh gain to lime, and notes practice in Denmark, Holland, and German regions. Quick-acting lime is spread on lawns now, with spring timing advised for best pasture development.
The text extols thrift as a path to success, citing John Wanamaker and Sir Thomas Lipton as models who saved every dollar and reused materials. It notes young businesspeople begin with small savings, then discusses thrift aiding yacht racing, plus Cook County public school pupils growing and selling crops, earning over 15000 dollars from farming activities.
New York reports the Russian ballet led by Serge Diaghilev has drawn crowded houses, reviving memories of Pavlova and Pavlov and drawing praise for its dancers, costumes, and Stravinsky influence. The piece notes Washington Square’s survival amid modernization and comments on city finances and street life.
A clipping recounts a jokey and morally charged scene at Sanctum Vaudeville with references to Anthony Comstock and arrest of editors from a magazine called the Parelenn a and a theater crowd debating if they should go to movies or stay home. The piece notes a vice arrests link to moral guardianship and public sensationalism.
A sprawling summary of editorials and notices discusses rural credit reforms, bank extortion fears, and the administration’s stance. It notes Texas loan levels and farmer hardships, urging rival credits to speed country recovery. Includes miscellaneous quips, literary excerpts, and a local obituary with funeral details.
A garbled historical page notes Philander G Knox senatorial candidacy and local politics. It reports state education costs of 1,644,626.32 dollars, 68 percent of state spending, and critiques land deals tied to a Texas capitol project. It mentions the Parkersburg revival opening week and rising local interest.
In Parkersburg, Roses and Hata of the News note candidates emerge as the primary nears. The piece suggests a crowded field and a tough aftermath for many contenders, with campaigns warming and ballots shaping the battle for votes.
A fragment notes some mill workers quitting while a product shows a saffron tint. It mentions papers that are off color as a matter of character and tone.
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