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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
2
U S Marines display Spirit of 1817 as they recount history and recruit 30 000 with more needed. The force notes Caribbean safety for democracy and links efforts to Europe in a shared noble mission.
A compact history of the United States Marine Corps tracing its origins from November 10, 1775, and detailing landmark actions including the first flag on foreign soil in 1803 at Tripoli, Chapultepec in 1847, Bull Run, Dewey at Manila, the Guantanamo stand, Peking in 1900, Vera Cruz in 1914, and recent interventions in Nicaragua Haiti and Santo Domingo, with Marine and Navy cooperation in Europe today.
The United States Marine Corps unveils a new winter field green uniform praised for fit and generous pockets. Troops praise camouflage effect, while recruiters push to sustain strength as Col. McLemore builds up the force amid wartime orders. The Spirit of 1917 imagery fuels recruiting.
A historical overview explains the Marine Corps role from peacetime policy linked to state interests to expeditionary action abroad. It details base force functions, fleet detachments on battleships, and the training that differentiates Marines from Army troops, plus enlistment details and age requirements.
Workmen digging near Spanish Fork uncover a skeleton with a tomahawk pipe saddle and native insignia likely belonging to Black Hawk a famed Indian chief who terrorized early Utah communities. The discovery sheds light on the long standing mystery of the chief death and burial place.
Miss Emma Harris, aged 12 in Georgetown CC, received a $5,000 check to settle a £1,000 loan made sixty years earlier to a man who later lost track of her. After she was injured recently, the debtor read the injury notice, recalled the loan, and paid the full amount with interest.
A German peddler Jake Jacobs of Bloomington Indiana left $1200 to his widow in Germany to buy Liberty bonds. Judge Meiers ruled the estate money safer in the United States until after the war. Jacobs had three sons serving in the German army.
A British officer marched up to German positions in Poelcappelte Flanders and read the riot act in German after Red Cross bearers were shot. He seized the mercy flag, denounced sniping Red Cross workers, and returned to his lines, his audacity likely saving his life.
Peter Hagan, longtime port figure in Philadelphia shipping, loses a $200 diamond after a rooster at the Reading fair snatches the middle gem from his ring while he inspects the poultry display. Experts say bright objects tempt chickens. owners refuse his offer to buy all the roosters.
American tobacco firms monitor Macedonian fields near Athens as soil quality boosts growth. Demand in the United States grows with Macedonian tobacco now the top Greek export, with roughly 20 million pounds sold recently at 40 to 55 cents per pound.
An old iron standpipe deemed worthless for 15 years was sold by the city of Grand Rapids Michigan for 2050 dollars. A junk dealer placed the winning bid as two men cut the pipe from its base with oxygen torches and toppled the structure. The fall crushed it like paper.
The article argues the industrial revolution reshaped society by machines and production, predicting that advances in mechanical arts will render battlefields and distances irrelevant. It warns that future wars could strike major cities instantly, making comprehensive armament costly and urging a shift in global power relations to favor peace.
Agnes Repplier argues in the Woman's Home Companion that youths should share in national sacrifice. She criticizes frivolous courtship rites and suggests girls may forego a traditional debut to pursue hospital work, which would benefit health and character.
The piece notes women in Vancouver adopting trousers amid a massive berry crop with labor shortages. Officials first proposed Chinese laborers, but provincial women answered with a volunteer mobilization of over two thousand, forming a diverse field army to harvest.
The piece warns that glacier ice jams and the Niagara Gorge create large debris and pressure risks for any new power stations along the gorge. It argues using Falls’ water up to permitted limits and diverting flow downstream is the cheapest approach, noting plans for a Foster's Flats dam as part of such schemes.
A cartoonish exchange ridicules a memory teacher who takes payment in advance, implying the method lacks confidence. The panel humorously suggests pupils will forget to pay once teaching ends, highlighting wary teaching practices.
The PA Health Commissioner Dr Samuel G Dixon warns on digestion and nutrition. He says ice water and tea can hinder stomach heat and digestion. Proper protein fats and starches are needed to prevent disease germs thriving, with lungs especially at risk.
Alexander Graham Bell suggests storing sun heat by heating oil on roofs with simple pipes. A heated oil store could power cooking and even steam engines, while cooling houses by heat abstraction. He notes oil reaches higher temperatures than water and roofs offer large unused area.
A brief, humorous exchange features a speaker asking for a ton of coal and specifying a 2,000 pound ton, illustrating a wry, life related moment.
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