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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
14
Holt pieces together a possible suspect from a delirious wanderer found in the wilderness. The scene hints at a planned meeting with a government land agent and a potential prisoner swap. Local notes report deer hunting, holiday visits, and a funeral in Clinton county.
In Raine’s Yukon tale, a famished man staggers into a camp as relief is planned. The group tends him with care, sharing coffee and food, while pondering his fragile, exhausted condition and the mystery of how he was lost.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to fight illness with Hypoferrin a tonic combining lecithin and iron peptonate. It touts benefits for stamina blood tone and youthful vigor claiming physicians approve it as a health restorer and safeguard. Available from P00 druggists or direct for one dollar per package.
Big Bill worries a new stranger may gain sense and threaten the camp. Gid Holt acts as nurse and coder of silence as the delirious patient recovers. The party stays armed and vigilant while plans to manage the man unfold. Elliot confirms identity and is urged to keep quiet about his condition while awaiting breakfast.
A short notice puzzle item traces a sequence of lines and numbers, inviting readers to follow from one to two and onward to the end. The playful prompt hints at tracking steps and identifying who arrives, ending with the final door moment.
A couple, Jack and Betty, confront constant petty quarrels born from misread signals and tempers. Their vows of better understanding falter after a dinner misunderstanding, revealing how easily sensitivity can spark a rift, then resolve as they realign on love and mutual effort.
A charming school dress option with plaited skirt, belt and sleeveless blouse, plus a jacket for a childlike look. Alternative blouse and skirt combination possible in serge or light fabrics. Pattern No. 9594 fits sizes 10 to 14 years, materials and yardage listed, mailed for fifteen cents.
The Associated Aid Societies in Harrisburg publish Christmas opportunities to aid needy locals. Donors send contributions to treasurer Vance C. McCormick, box 405, Harrisburg, with clipped notes designating the family to aid. Cases include families with incurable illness, a grandmother with three grandchildren, a widow with tuberculosis, six children and no father, an invalid husband, and homeless children. weekly amounts needed range from 50 cents to eight dollars to cover rent, groceries, and care.
Linglestown Pa December 22 Linglestown Auxiliary of the Red Cross sent a two pound box of homemade candies to each of the forty Linglestown boys now stationed in camps as a Christmas gift from the hometown. Lieutenant George Hench after furlough left for Camp Jackson Columbia South Carolina. Earl Koons of Fisherville spending week with his parents. Mrs Wm Lenker guest of Harrisburg. Births announced, Christmas services and cantata planned at local churches. Numerous local visits and greetings noted across Linglestown and Manchester communities.
Miss L L Alexander of Edgemont near Penbrook says rheumatic pains and stomach disorder plagued her until a Sanpan course restored her health. She credits the remedy with reversing long illness and notes Keller's Drug Store, 405 Market Street, Harrisburg, is introducing it.
Dear reader, the columnist scolds a man for questioning a 26 year old woman's five year friendship with a 46 year old man. She defends the couple, urging trust and respect for a woman who would forgo luxuries for love. The piece denounces jealousy and urges a broader, respectful view of unconventional attachments.
The Rev. H K Lantz spent the early week in Philadelphia and New York handling church business.
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