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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
7
Airplanes could be used to map the Amazon River valley and survey French Guiana routes. A French company operates hydroairplanes with trained pilots to map, transport freight, mails and passengers, and prospect balato trees in forests, reducing prior dangers of balato exploration.
Rio de Janeiro reports German colonists in Bahia are shipping large amounts of flour rice and sugar to relatives in Germany. The shipments, authorized by the state food commission, reflect wartime relief efforts and economic ties between Brazil and Germany.
An ad explains that indigestion stems from wrong food combinations and excess acid. It promotes Pan Zenn as an anti acid carminative to reduce fermentation and irritation, claiming relief in 10 to 15 minutes. It lists local sellers Croll Keller G A Gorgas H C Kennedy and urges checking for a folder with dietary guidance included with Pan Zenn.
The Vicar of Maryport Rev. J A Richards condemns confetti showers on bridal parties at church. He urges strong measures and states couples covered with confetti will not be admitted to St Mary’s Church until entering in a decent condition before the ceremony proceeds.
American capitalists are reported to have invested heavily in mining property in the northern republic. The largest deal was by an American smelting and refining company acquiring controlling interest in the Rosita coal mines in Coahuila for one and a half million pesos. The Rosita fields have supplied most of the country’s coal, and new owners plan to enlarge the field and export Coahuila coal to the United States.
Letters from Hamburg to Porto Alegre indicate that freight and passenger steamship service will resume between Hamburg and Rio Grande once peace is achieved. Rio Grande do Sul, a prosperous German‑leaning state, exported fruit grain and meat to Germany before the war, and renewed trade is seen as essential due to Germany's need for these foods.
J. H. Thomas member of Parliament has been appointed supreme head of the National Union of Railwaymen at a salary of $2,000 with traveling expenses.
Pennsylvania revenue from hunters licenses for the year ended November exceeded 350000, with resident licenses at 352261 and nonresident 7026. Fishing licenses brought 1719, and interest on road bonds and escheated estates added funds.
Public Service Commissioners heard final arguments on the Pittsburgh Railways Company case, filed in 1917. Lawyers debated reproduction cost, valuation figures, and 1920 revenues as the city contends customers already paid for superseded property.
Harrisburg men disabled during the war have been placed in institutions through the Federal Board for Vocational Education. About 1,300 disabled men statewide have been cared for in this manner, with local names and institutions including Jesse L Daron Carnegie Institute David R Dunkle State College Delmar Lantz Carnegie Institute Charles B Ruch Williamson Trade School Allen Ridge Duff s School Charles W Ridgeway Philadelphia Trade School and Edward Lee White Harrisburg Light Power Co.
In Norfolk England on December 2 Judge Mulligan opposed lavish funeral spending saying it does not honor a man who worked hard. A widow asking for 320 pounds was granted 150 to cover funeral expenses.
St Andrews Church begins a week of intensive mobilization for a nationwide Episcopal drive. General Chairman John F. O'Neill calls a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at the church to outline final plans and canvas for Sunday December 7. Teams from the congregation meet Sunday at 2 p.m. to begin outreach, with a 6 p.m. report and supper at the church.
Mexican newspapers quote officials complaining about American soldiers who cross the border to buy liquor. Reportedly armed in rare cases, they provocate disturbances after patronizing cantinas hidden for that trade. Otherwise authorities say incidents are limited by fortunate circumstances.
Fosterdown Fort at White Hill near Caterham in Surrey will be offered for sale. The fort, part of an old chain built to defend London, commands a wide view over three counties and sits at an elevation of 8090 feet above sea level.
Berlin reports the Duke of Coburg Gotha sold a 6 000 acre estate to Prince Arthur of Connaught, a major transfer of land acknowledged in the dispatch from Berlin dated December 2.
An advertisement touts Begg's Mustarine as a potent rheumatism remedy with concentrated heat. It claims a small yellow box equals 50 mustard plasters and works faster, urging purchase from all druggists with prices at 30 and 60 cents.
The Republican county committee met in Middelburg on Saturday and adopted resolutions commending the state and county administrations. Plans for the next presidential campaign are being formed. The convention was addressed by Congressman B. Fecht Senator W. C. McConnell and F. Gilbert and John A. Wetzel.
The piece recalls a luncheon scene where WV sketches Luncheon and a group of women talk while a child-focused hour unfolds. The narrator notes quiet arrivals, the National Biscuit reference, and attention to babies as the conversation hints at family moments.
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