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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
13
An essay on the ironies of love and longing. It argues that elusive, unattainable affection gives life its charm and drives human nature to seek ideal partners, while suggesting sorrow can strengthen character and enable true love to emerge later.
A physician urges thin people to use Sargol tablets with every meal to convert fatty food into body tissue. He claims Sargol aids absorption, increases red blood cells, and can raise weight by three to five pounds per week, sold by Geo. A. Gorgas and other druggists with a money-back guarantee.
A cache recovered from the home of A J Silks includes perfumes and manicure scissors valued at 55 25 identified by William S Tunis John Garland Harrisburg Rubber Co Nathan Gross North Sixth Street Robert V Fairlamb E Z Gross John P Ensminger and Henry Reuner druggists Silks held for court and notes detail parcel mailing rules for Christmas shipments with cautions on inscriptions and packaging requirements.
Thirty four head of registered Holstein cattle afflicted with foot and mouth disease were slaughtered at G Lawrence Strock’s farm in Monroe township near Mechanicsburg. Dr George Famous and Dr J E Eadie of the U S government supervised the slaughter. The cattle were appraised at 2495 dollars and payable to Strock, and Cumberland county quarantine prevents restocking.
Judge Charles V. Henry of Lebanon common pleas court granted a compulsory nonsuit in the case of Oscar K. Peffley versus Health Officer E H Gingrich seeking 10000 damages over the alleged forcible vaccination of Peffley’s minor daughter Beulah during the smallpox epidemic. The suit stemmed from vaccinations of girls at the Lebanon paper box plant last July.
In Dillsburg Pennsylvania on December 8 David Wagner lost the index finger of his left hand when a heavy iron trough toppled onto it. The finger was severed behind the second joint and one fragment dropped into a nearby drain pipe.
An advertisement promotes making a pint of Pinex based cough syrup at home using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex per pint with sugar syrup. Claims quick relief for persistent coughs, bronchitis and related symptoms, with a low cost around 54 cents. It emphasizes safety, taste, and a money back guarantee from Pinex Co. Ft. Wayne Ind.
A 1914 Harrisburg editorial urges not blaming Uncle Sam for lost Christmas packages and promotes early shopping and proper addressing. Postmaster Frank C. Sites expects 2000 sacks daily and moves parcel post handling to a new receiving station at 204 North Second Street. A list of letters remains at the Harrisburg Post Office for the week ending December 56 1914.
A vintage health notice warns against unsafe folk cures for sore throats such as blistering with lamp oil and old socks. It emphasizes modern medical advice and discourages superstitions while noting typical treatment costs and drugstore availability.
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