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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
12
A large storage and transfer building of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Brunswick, Maryland, burned yesterday. Loss estimated 150000 to 200000 dollars, with embargoed freight and several transfer sheds destroyed. Fourteen freight cars burned, including a cotton car and a whisky car. two hundred cars were saved.
A promotional note urges keeping Musterole handy and applying a small amount to the chest before bed to ease congestion and cold symptoms. The white oil of mustard ointment is claimed to relieve sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache and many other pains without blistering.
Potter's Mills reports a huge panther killed, measuring 7 feet tip to tip. Poor board at Sunbury shows bankruptcy of overseers with $1000 debt and no funds. Miss Elsie Yost dies at 51 in Mechanicsburg, funeral Sunday at Winding Hill Church. William T. Sheaffer dies at 60 in Millersburg, services Sunday. Samuel H. Clark dies at 93 in Hershey, funeral at home and Fishburn's Church. David Row dies at 53 in Williamstown.
George Arnold aged 76, Civil War veteran and longtime Mechanicsburg resident, died at his West Green street home after weeks of gangrene illness. Survived by widow, three sons Amos, William, and Charles. brother John. two sisters. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm at First United Brethren Church. burial in Mechanicsburg Cemetery.
Calegio Fred rico assistant foreman of subdivision B in Enola yards resumes work after five weeks off with a crushed right foot. Deer hunters Rockey Stouffer Welker return from Pine Grove Furnace with four prong buck, largest in years. Reed birthday party held after prayer meeting with neighbors. Hose company fair to close with visiting companies expected. Missionary Society to meet at Trinity United Brethren church. Hotel Cumberland in Water street sold, purchaser unknown. hotel now occupied by Southern negroes employed by railroad.
Mr and Mrs H W Buttorff Mrs Jennie Kline and Mrs C H Smith of New Cumberland attended the Teacher Institute at Carlisle on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Carroll Hedrick of Baltimore were guests of Mr and Mrs Jacob Brubaker at Hillside this week. Miss Mabel Robert of Kutztown and Mrs Frank Good of Reading are visiting H C Oren's family at New Cumberland.
Historical notes recall Joffre succession talk with Petain and Castelnau, naming Nivelle as a favored Verdun commander. Nivelle, 60, began as artillery colonel, credited with regaining much Verdun ground, and noted for English mother. Advertisement promotes Famous Forkalo night treatment for catarrh and chest conditions with vapors and nostril use.
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