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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
5
This ad promotes a large furniture stock aimed at Christmas buyers. It highlights a wide range including useful, beautiful, and luxurious pieces with special pricing and urges early selection to avoid delay, offering to reserve and deliver items.
Pianist Ethel Leginska, guest at Chestnut Street Auditorium, tells Telegraph reporter that a true artist never performs publicly without stage fright. She says confidence is arrogance and refinement, not genuine artistry, and notes stage fright marks sensitive artistic senses.
Advice from Miss Leginska to aspiring musicians warns that early success is rare and a stable paid trade beats a fragile concert career. She recalls starting public performances at six in Hull and criticizes managers, noting the difficulty of finding a good one. While in Harrisburg she plans visits to local points of interest.
After a lengthy session of the Economy and Efficiency Commission and state superintendents, there is a push to standardize supplies and establish a State Central Board to supervise or direct purchases. They propose monthly price comparisons, bulk purchases, and shared specifications to cut costs and reduce price variation among institutions.
In Butler Pennsylvania Dr BE L Wasson and I G Smith placed a 1000 to 600 wager that Hughes would win. Smith died before results. Under the anti bet law the county would collect double if pursued. The administrator paid 1600 to the treasurer of the poor district after notification by county commissioners.
Daniel Spangler age 19 of Reading charged with obtaining by forgery and spending his brother's Christmas savings of 300. The ironworker's savings were withdrawn from a Lebanon bank and deposited in a Reading bank, then drawn out until only 12 remained after his arrest and confession.
The Universal Peace Committee of the Pennsylvania State Grange urged formation of a league of nations to deter war and compel action against aggressors. The convention endorsed the League to Enforce Peace plan and called for strict enforcement of liquor laws and improved highway protections, with a seven member chemist physician group to meet officials.
Harrisburg charter member Joel A Herr on the finance committee unable to attend the State Grange convention due to illness. The note marks his first absentee since the group’s formation. Also, Waynesboro hosts annual Christmas dance at the new Arcade dancing academy after Christmas.
Jacob Mumma aged 44 of Lancaster was struck by an automobile driven by W. Haher in front of No. 1 engine house last night and died five minutes later.
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