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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
8
The annual Christ mas bazar of the ladies of the Trinity Episcopal Church will be held in the parish house on Pine street this evening. Mr and Mrs Hubert J Keim of 232 Locust street announce the birth of a son born December 5 1916.
A promotional feature touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff itching and hair loss. The ad claims rapid fullness and gloss within minutes and weeks of use, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores and try the product on a strand at a time.
The Steelton borough school faculty will meet Monday at 7 30 PM in Steelton High School. Discussion will focus on school discipline from Bagleys School Discipline. The program lists speakers from W M Hardrode Elizabeth W Bran yan Vernon R James A G Hottenstein Margie I Dunkle Idella M Fisher and a student story illustrating politeness.
The Steelton Moose formed a building committee to plan a three story lodge with bowling alleys a swimming pool billiard and lounging rooms. The project with a $20 000 budget follows a 200 member drive and 60 new applications. The committee includes F W Mears Herman Brandt John Neser D S Wenrick and D I Kelsey.
The Dauphin County Woman's Christian Temperance Union opened its annual institute this afternoon at the Methodist Church. Temperance advocates from across the county attended as county superintendents presented "A Handful of Hints From Temperance Workers." A social hour followed, with the meeting to reconvene at 7:45 p.m. Rev. D. E. Rupley leads devotions and Rev. F. E. Holsapple speaks on "Spoiling the Spoilers."
In Mays Landing New Jersey Bethlehem Steel officer James P Madden indicates a forthcoming official plan for a 20000 acre tract. The firm currently spends about 2000 dollars weekly clearing land and preparing a proving ground and may expand to manufacture aeroplanes and submarines testing near deep water ten miles offshore. The vast level property would support extensive industrial use with only a small portion designated for proving grounds. The Bethlehem project signals major regional growth and new industrial activity. The Otterbein Guild meets in Penbrook with a quarterly session at Miss Mary Reed home and adds new members Miss Mildred Harper and Miss Alice Gohn.
Lebanon Pa Dec 7 application will be made December 20 to the Board of Pardons for a pardon for Amos Hassler former cashier of the Myerstown Trust Company serving a term of not less than two nor more than three years in the Eastern Penitentiary for making false entries in the books. Hassler has been in the penitentiary since May 24 1918.
The German army under Von Mackensen and Von Falkenhayn advances through western Romania toward Bucharest. Allied forces retreat as German forces cross the Danube and press along the Argechu, Alt, and Slavina rivers, with rapid movement and shifting bases keeping up with the advance. The AP correspondent traveled 1000 miles by car, witnessing swift progress and German strategic overmatch.
Harrisburg side Philadelphia division and Enola side show crews listed by roles and machine numbers with engineers firemen brakemen and conductors named. Entries note first to go times and up crew rosters across divisions and yards with multiple names such as Martin Gable Albright Cook and Logan among others.
New York reports Mrs. Jessie Sloane Dodge, a society matron and noted tennis player, obtained a divorce from William Earl Dodge. The Salt was brought in Saratoga Springs where she summers, with word reaching observers in New York before the official notice.
An elderly man arraigned for intoxication at Old Street Police Court lit a cigaret with a five pound note in his cell. The doorman found twenty three pounds in notes in his pocket and placed them in the locker. Ten shillings were deducted as a fine. The prisoner was poorly dressed.
A periodical advertisement recounts testimonials for D D D curing long standing eczema. Patients from Illinois Virginia and Iowa report complete relief after treatment and endorse D D D Soap as skin health aid. Philadelphia area druggists and local stations promote the remedy with money back promise if first bottle fails.
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