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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
8
L H Wible reports Pennsylvania farmers increased nine principal crops by 300000 acres to 8379054 in 1918 and boosted value to 377,097,818.85 from 362,014,520.35 in 1917, with higher prices and yields offset by higher costs for labor and supplies and drought impacts on corn potatoes and buckwheat.
An ad extolls Pinex cough syrup as the fastest, affordable remedy for chest colds, bronchitis, and related ailments. It describes mixing 2 1/4 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to make a pint, notes alternative sweeteners, and claims superior value to ready-made syrups.
An old advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a cure for rheumatism claiming it removes pain and swelling. It promises noticeable relief and urges readers to prove the claim with a 60c or $1 bottle from local druggists. Harrisburg contact is George A. Gorgas at 1 North Third Street and near Pennsylvania Railroad Station.
A Basque sheepman in Winnemucca hires a colored nurse for his McDermott ranch near the Oregon line at thirty dollars per day to care for his influenza-stricken family. He failed to find nearer help as cases spread and fear of contagion kept others away. The nurse initially offered twenty dollars, but accepted thirty after discussion.
Lieutenant Winfield Sides, a Porto Rico survivor of the Carlonia, returns home after muster out. The community reports weddings, deaths, furloughs, Red Cross drives, concerts, and Christmas events across Middletown with families, schools, churches, and local crews noted.
The piece lists service members Merle Stipe Fred Lutz and William C. Bausman recent demobilizations and homecomings from Camp Lee Camp Dix and Camp Merritt. It notes relatives from Lorain Ohio visiting Lorain for the week and John Patton on furlough after twenty one days overseas now at Camp Merritt NJ.
The War Department confirms Howard Nissley was killed in action, serving in the same company as Lloyd Shenfield. Early morning church services were well attended. The local Red Cross gave each Aviation and Ordnance depot soldier two packs of cigarets and a pack of candy and fruit on Christmas Day. Many from the Aviation Depot received a furlough home for a week as work begins to convert the large auto truck building behind the Aviation Depot into a storage facility for air planes.
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