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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
3
Sheridan er, near Waynesboro, was run over crossing Main Street in front of a taxicab. He was dragged a short distance as the wheels passed over him and then rose, brushing dust from his clothes. He told officials, Drive on, and appeared not seriously hurt.
A fragmentary advertisement extols Swamp Root kidney remedy with user claims and directions to obtain a sample from Dr Kilmer & Co. It is followed by brief notices: marriage at Annville and church revival and communion services in Blain charge with Reverend Gibson and Mr Camp assisting, plus an Emmitsburg deputy arrest record.
Nora and Catherine Becker visiting Philadelphia with Mrs. Lewis Becker of Bellavista. she slipped on stairs at City Hall, breaking a wrist and spraining a foot, returned home to New Cumberland on Saturday.
A state forestry compilation shows nearly a quarter million acres burned in Pennsylvania from January 1 to November 26, with estimated damages around 467,741 dollars and extinguishing costs near 16,000 dollars. Private lands in Pike County suffered the greatest damage, while state land losses and burn areas surged in the second half of the year across Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, and Lebanon counties.
A series of brief notices from central Pennsylvania report deaths in Waynesboro Prospect Hill Klineville Sunbury and Shamokin detailing ages causes and surviving relatives. Notable entries include Miss Sophia Reiter 75 dau of George and the late wife of W C Reiter and Francis Couser 17 who died from freight train injuries. The section also notes a company advertisement for duplication services by Telegraph Printing Company.
An ad explains that overworked kidneys fail to expel uric acid, causing chronic rheumatism. It claims Rheuma softens uric acid crystals in joints, aiding their elimination through kidneys and bowels, and purifies blood to restore kidney function. Kennedy and druggists advertise a low price.
Wedding ceremonies in central Pennsylvania included Sunbury with George T Burgit and Vergie Emerick wed by Rev Robert O Boyle of First Reformed Church. In Dillsburg John Arnold and Grace Lerew married in Hagerstown. Elizabeth Cassel wed Clarence Pugh at the Cassel home.
In Chambersburg on December 1 the Rev Henry W Snyder of Mercersburg was extended a call to serve as pastor at Shippensburg Memorial Lutheran Church Sunbury reports Dec 1 that Mrs Walter Comiskey formerly Irene Boice who had been missing since Monday wrote to her father W E Boyce stating she eloped and married in New York and promised a visit soon
A guidance piece urges readers to refuse substitutes and insist on exactly the advertised article. It notes that some dealers may be blameless, while others push substitutes, and advises shopping with those who provide what is requested.
A 1914 Journal of the American Medical Association note discusses calcium loss in tuberculosis, suggesting demineralization preexisted disease. It describes Eckman’s Alterative as a lime-containing remedy aiding recovery, with emphasis on rest, diet, and nonaddictive ingredients.
Selinsgrove Dec 1 Ben Fisher driver for J A Boger Port Treverton barely escaped death when the automobile skidded and struck a telephone pole splitting it in two and moving it about two feet. The back part of the car was smashed and totally wrecked.
The Rev. George A. McAlister, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church since April, was admitted to a sanatorium near Philadelphia yesterday. His congregation granted three months' furlough as he undertakes studies to win college degrees, and his wife returns to Galena Illinois. The couple were married early this year.
John Wunder of Lititz and Rebecca Sarbaugh of Columbia were married at Salem Evangelical Church parsonage by Rev. Conrad Sprenger and will reside in Lititz. The Rt. Rev. James H. Darlington confirmed 33 catechumens at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Columbia. Peter Glass, former Sharpsburg resident and Union veteran, died at Bellevue Hospital in New York at 75 from gangrene, survived by five children, two brothers, a sister, and several relatives in Harrisburg and Sharpsburg.
Physicians urge small doses of bisurated magnesia after meals to prevent acid fermentation in the stomach. The remedy neutralizes acid, stops fermentation, and makes digestion easier by keeping the stomach lining calm and comfortable. Regular use aims to ensure healthy digestion and avert acid-related troubles.
A testimonial recounts using Peruna for catarrh and loss of flesh. The author notes improved appetite and strength after three months, claiming full recovery and urging others in need of a remedy to try Peruna.
Miss Mary M Stibgen badly burned while candy making at Marietta. Ashara Lodge 398 Masons held officer elections and banquet at Paules homestead with turkey feast. In Sunbury hog cholera outbreak grows with 150+ pigs killed in Point Township. A Sunbury man loses an eye from wallpaper dye exposure and undergoes treatment in Philadelphia. Rev Dr W H Hilbish installed as Trinity Lutheran pastor in Sunbury. Dillsburg revival services by Rev JF Britton end. Rural mail carrier exam held for Dillsburg post office vacancy. Hazleton man jailed 25 days for intent to kill his father. Mrs Maria Deane of Lost Creek sues Lehigh Valley Coal for 10000 damages over silt. Kathryn Weidner wed George A Luppold. bouquet placed on bride’s father’s grave. A 100+ musician sacred concert planned in Reading for the poor. Carlisle counsel for Max Morgan vows appeal against death sentence. Anna Demwick struck by car in Johnson City. driver fled. Berks County lists 30027 men for army duty. city 16482 county 18445. A stranger killed by Reading Railway train at Belt Line Junction. Shenandoah mine workers injured in coal falls.
Yesterday the jury in Hagerstown returned a verdict of murder in the second degree against Claude McCusker who was on trial for three days for shooting and killing Justus Roman near Hancock on Decoration Day four years ago.
In November seven deaths occurred in Mechanicsburg matching the prior year’s count. The list includes Clarence Ritner on November 1 aged 49 Mrs J J Nichols on November 2 aged 69 Alfred Strock on November 5 aged 81 George Sauders on November 6 aged 76 Thomas Stone on November 13 aged 5 months Miss Elizabeth Meily on November 14 aged 65 and Mrs Samuel Hess on November 26 aged 26.
Blain Pa December 1 Pupils of the Blain joint high school who attended every day during the third month are Miss Lee Smith Miss Josephine Sheaffer Miss Ruth Pryor Miss Ethel Phenicie Miss Ethel Wilt Miss Mabel Reber Hayes Pryor and James Neidigh Those attending every day of the term to date are Miss Lee Smith Miss Josephine Sheaffer Miss Ruth Pryor Miss Ethel Phenicie Miss Ethel Wilt Miss Mabel Reber and Miss Laurene Thomas
A two manua l Mohler pipe organ installed in St. Pauls Lutheran Church Madison township was dedicated Sunday morning during a special service. The ceremony featured the new instrument and highlighted its contribution to congregational worship.
An advertisement asserts deafness due to inflammation of the Eustachian tube from catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promises $100 for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured, notes the remedy costs 75 cents, with mail order and druggist availability.
Rev. J. C. Reighard conducted the service for a church event. Miss Marie Garber from Andersonburg played the organ, which cost 1200 dollars. Andrew Carnegie donated half the price, with the St. Pauls congregation supplying the other half.
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a natural gentle laxative remedy for indigestion and constipation. It claims quick relief from sick headache belching and other distress, offered at fifty cents to one dollar per bottle with a free trial bottle by writing Dr W C Caldwell at 451 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
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