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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
12
In the early days of World War I a wounded Private Bailey endures rain and mud in France. He writes of his mother’s faith in Sloan's Liniment which relieves rheumatic pain after a few applications. He shares it with comrades who call it a great reinforcement. Available at druggists for 25c 50c and 1.00.
Worcester physician Dr Eugene Howards introduces Oxidase a dissolving tablet promising rapid relief from long standing bronchial asthma and throat and lung diseases. Users report easier breathing and better sleep after use while local druggists like G A Gorgas back it with a money back guarantee if immediate relief is not achieved.
A woman shares an old French secret to banishing facial wrinkles. A warm cloth a cocoa cream routine nightly purportedly removes wrinkles in minutes and makes a woman look 10 to 20 years younger, with claims of lasting skin nourishment.
A home treatment using Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and granulated sugar is proposed to relieve catarrh and its effects. The guide claims rapid improvement, easier breathing, and potential restoration of hearing in many cases, noting nine in ten ear troubles arise from catarrh.
Spencer Meyrick confronts Allan Harrowby and Cynthia Meyrick with a forged policy. The Harrowby wedding is halted as the family reels from a schemes and a looming police turn. Cynthia declares the engagement off amid a tense confrontation.
A list of names divided into Ladies and Gentlemen sections shows letters awaiting collection at the Harrisburg Pennsylvania post office for the week ending December 16 1916. Notable names appear in both lists including Mrs Emma Baker Miss Helen Bartruff Mr J H Clinendrist and Mr Wm Alcorn among others.
The letter advises mailing addressed to street and number for prompt delivery by carriers. It mentions James Williams and Robert Williams-Driver Harris Manufacturing Co Hoffman Co and Moreign George Talyijan, with Frank C. Sites as Postmaster.
In Dauphin Pennsylvania the Dancing Club held a formal dance Saturday evening in its new hall. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harry Miller Miss Margaret Landis Miss Eleanor Emmert Miss Ruth Shaffer Houck Miss Ora Bickel Miss Susan Jackson Miss Ettel Forney Miss Sarah Margaret Hawthorne Miss Sabra Clark Bion Welker Charles S Gerberich Edgar W Forney and Ernest Shaffer. The borough school building will soon be lit with electric lights after the Harrisburg Light and Power Company secured the contract.
Washington reports the American Forestry Association will discuss white pine blister disease as the principal topic at its national conference in January. Foresters plan a coordinated campaign to combat the threat noted in the briefing.
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