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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
2
An advertisement urges taking a dose every two hours to cure grippe and cold. It claims quick relief from nasal congestion discharge headache sore throat and sneezing and notes the remedy costs 25 cents at any drugstore. It promises pleasant taste and no inconvenience if the genuine product is purchased.
An old health warning claims meat raises uric acid, overworks kidneys, and irritates the bladder. It prescribes four ounces of salts in water before breakfast for a few days to relieve backache, kidney distress, and urinary symptoms, touting Jad Salts as a safe, effervescent lithia drink used by millions.
A Harrisburg merchant's wife shares a testimonial describing severe stomach trouble and relief after using Adler-i-ka with buckthorn bark and glycerine. The account claims instant benefit and promotes the product as effective for sour stomach gas and related discomfort.
Minot and Paddock flee in a gasoline launch after abducting George Harrowby with help from Wall and Trimmer. They elude pursuit as the Lileth sails out to sea and Martin Wall reveals plans to return north, leaving Harrowby to endure a soggy voyage and an uncertain fate.
Dr. Sangerbund, a Paris specialist, links dandruff to a microbe and touts Parisian Sage as a liquid remedy. In three days, the product allegedly stops dandruff and helps new hair appear fuller, offered for about 50 cents a bottle with guaranteed satisfaction.
Weekly list of remaining mail for December 2 1916 includes Ladies and Gentlemen lists with names such as Miss Elmyra Butts Mrs Sarah Barber and Will Burs J Dallas Dr E M Downing Charley T Fisher John N Miller Morris Matly James Newell Geo Norman and many others. The note urges proper addressing for prompt delivery and cites testimony on liquor traffic in the county dry dispute.
License Court hears figures on liquor shipped into Sharon with Judge J presiding as officials disclose volume and distribution across the dry belt.
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