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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
4
An advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier for skin conditions like pimples scaly itching rashes and scrofula. It claims to cleanse the blood and revitalize red blood cells, offering relief for long standing cases. Readers are urged to obtain S. S. S. from a druggist or write Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
An advertisement extols Ton o lex Unguent as a mechanical treatment for nerve inflammation. It claims nerves conduct neuro energy, insulation breaks during inflammation, and that the product rapidly repairs tissue to restore health. Kennedy’s Medicine Store offers a money back guarantee.
Public Service Commissioner William A. Magee of Pittsburgh urged a commission probe into higher anthracite taxes and proposed reviving Eastern Pennsylvania canals to move coal to Philadelphia at lower costs. He suggested canalized rivers with dams and slack water, or canal enlargement, as alternatives to rail transport, and called for feasibility studies and potential public or private funding.
A speaker argues against relying on railroad rate cuts via the Public Service Commission and courts. He cautions that cost of rail hauls, regulatory judgment, and broader policy factors shape rates and warns that state-created monopolies could threaten public interest while natural waterways offer cheaper carriage in parts of Pennsylvania.
State total receipts reached 36,663,039.23 dollars for the year, up 5,672,311.38 from 1915, while payments stood at 35,489,553.67 dollars, a 688,819.63 rise. The treasury balance totaled 5,790,687.95 dollars, with a net gain of 1,173,485 over 1915. Auditor General Powell urged no new taxes, saying revenues suffice for current needs.
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