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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
7
Offer to one person per family to mail a 25c bottle of Linonine. Enclose 10c for packing and mailing. Write name and street number address to Kerr Chemical Co Danbury Conn.
Advertisement touts Linonine as a universal remedy for coughs colds and run-down conditions. It claims rapid, thorough relief via restoring healthy blood flow and addressing the disease cause for both adults and children. Linonine is praised for throat and lung complaints and for preventing bad after effects.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and liver aid that purifies the system and improves bad breath. Supposedly safer than calomel, the sugar coated tablets are sold in 10¢ and 25¢ boxes by The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio.
Saint Cyr the West Point of France suffered heavy losses in the first war year. About 2,000 graduates died, 287 decorated with the Legion of Honor, 700 cited, and 500 wounded. Cadet honor and a vow to fight in full dress marked the mortuary march into action. Jean Allard Meeus led his men into battle and fell early.
An advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers purify blood and cure pimples blotches liver spots and a muddy complexion. It asserts calcium sulphide in the wafers corrects faulty skin conditions, promising a normal colorful complexion in a few days with a 50 cent box available at drug stores.
French lieutenants and troops earned high praise for front line valor. Lieutenant de Fayolle inspired his men with a red and white plume before falling at Charleroi. Lieutenants de Castelnau Lanquetot and Wacher demonstrated courage guarding bridgeheads and leading withdrawals. Saint Cyr graduates, honored as Croix du Drapeau receivers, faced heavy casualties and a defining battle on the Yser line with Belgian forces.
The article notes a life size statue of General Bourbaki at Saint Cyr, recounts the school’s long link to French military history since 1870, and lists Saint Cyr’s famed contributions including generals and marshals. It ends with an unrelated advertisement for Pazo Ointment promising pile relief.
City streets in Harrisburg have been repaired with nearly 75 miles resurfaced. Commissioner W H Lynch oversees street work focusing on business districts and the Fourth Front Walnut Chestnut area. Patchwork continues on Market Street east of the Square and Cameron Street from Market to Canada with remaining sections on Market to Thirteenth and Thirteenth to Derry.
Dr Samuel G Dixon state health commissioner urges daily balanced activity to prevent physical and mental decline. He argues busy people overexert in one area while idle individuals fail to follow the divine plan of exercise, stressing that health comes from continued rational use of body and mind.
An advertisement explains kidney clogging from uric acid crystals causes back and joint pains as waste returns via the bloodstream. It promotes Solvax as a quick, inexpensive treatment to dissolve sediment, improve filtration, and relieve symptoms, with a money back guarantee.
The piece argues that pursuing diverse interests beyond one’s trade prevents mind and body degeneration. It emphasizes that any form of purposeful activity, even trifles, sustains rational development and sanity, and condemns idleness as inferior to engaged effort.
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