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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
5
State reports show farm help scarce and costly across Pennsylvania. wages rose from 235 to 270 annually with regional highs near 325 in urban counties. summer and harvest pay also climbed. Also notes a 40 percent fowl shortfall next season may push up prices for breeding stock eggs and meat birds.
Five of 1603 flour samples tested by the Dairy and Food Bureau found to be bleached and nitrite containing. Prosecutions ordered against Pennsylvania retail dealers handling the brands from the West. Illegal storage eggs and mislabelled products also led to several prosecutions across multiple counties and cities.
Town news from New Cumberland to Lambertville and Shiremanstown recounts visits Christmas guests and family gatherings. Locals George Cook Sr. and Albert Stanley MacPherson are noted, with engagements and portraits mentioned in nearby Carlisle and Millersburg.
Advert appears for the Mulhall Method offering a free home trial to cure neuralgia neuritis sciatica and related nerve disorders without narcotics. It promises relief regardless of duration age or occupation and urges writing to Mulhall Co Buffalo for a free at home treatment.
St Mark's Lutheran Sunday school elected J G Shafer as superintendent with George C Hoover as assistant and Bernard Gladfelter as secretary. West Fairview Board of Health named Hoke as president and Rev A G Wolf as secretary treasurer. Rev W H Hartsock received $25 in gold from his Camp Hill congregation. Various local church elections and events are listed, including Calvary Church officers and Bible class campaigns. New Cumberland reports births and post office mail handling records, plus community gatherings and reunions.
Winter is ideal for destroying tent caterpillar egg masses to prevent next season's damage. Egg masses hold 300 to 400 eggs and resemble a swollen twig. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture urges using children to collect and burn them, paying a cent per mass. Also, Charity Lodge No. 82 I C O F will hold its annual banquet Saturday evening in Halifax.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for overeating and poor digestion. It claims the tablets increase gastric fluids, digest food, prevent constipation, and curb gluttony. Free trial packages are offered by mail from F A Stuart Co, 24 Stuart Building, Marshal Michigan.
The Office Training School promotes a January second start for a Winter Term offering job training. It claims training reveals best chances among hundreds of occupations and helps students select the most lucrative path. Admission noted for a few ambitious new students starting January second at 4 South Market Square.
An advertisement claims Gingerole quickly banishes aches and pains from rheumatism to sore throat. It markets as better than ointments or poultices, penetrating without blistering, at 25 cents a package. Sold by local druggists and stores.
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