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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
5
A narrative aboard a ship to France describes a brutal muster to separate deserters, the harsh handling by foremen, and the perilous loading of unruly horses. The narrator, named as a straw boss, recounts violent confrontations, disease odors, crowded bunks, and a fatal accident among the horse teams as the ship prepares for departure.
Shiremans town Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow evening at Miss Marie Strong's Locust Street home in Shiremanstown Pennsylvania.
A Red Cross Society meeting is scheduled at the fire enginehouse in Shiremanstown Pennsylvania this evening. An advertisement promotes a cold cure product claiming effectiveness with a money back guarantee and features Dr. Earl Grove’s signature on each box.
C M Kaltwasser urged Harrisburg light and Power Company patrons to shut off unused rooms to concentrate heat in needed areas. Churches were asked to suspend evening services. Blough Brothers boiler addition will boost supply. Officials warn continued subzero weather may strain stokers and prompt careful heat management.
In a nationwide drive under the Zionist Organizations of America, a preliminary fund of 1 million dollars will aid Palestine reconstruction and determine costs for permanent reestablishment. A later goal of up to 100 million dollars may be raised globally to rebuild 48 Jewish colonies and establish Zionist administration. Dr. Stephen S Wise calls it a turning point in Jewish history.
Halifax Pa Dec 31 A service flag with fifteen stars purchased through G M Smith will reach Halifax in time for an air demonstration and flag raising on New Year’s Day Rev Harry Daniel Sinnamohoning state chaplain of the P O S of A will speak The flag will be hung in Market street in front of the post office and will allow room for more stars as the boys answer the call.
Miss Mary M. Hessey daughter of Mr and Mrs Phares Hessey married Samuel K Nissley of Elizabethtown at Rev L O Musser s residence in East Donegal Pa They were attended by Miss Susan Nissley and Norman N Nissley yesterday a wedding listing notice
A front page plea urges soldiers to keep smoking as a soothing duty amid stress with letters from front lines describing craving for cigarettes and the shift toward pipes while noting the hard daily life. Also reports Lewistown accidents with John Carolus in serious condition after steel works injuries and Roy Shontz sustaining a leg fracture in a Yeagertown sled accident.
Funeral services were held for H. W. Billow a Pennsylvania railroad trackwalker who was killed last Wednesday when struck by a train at Iroquois. The services occurred Saturday at his late home in Howe Township Newport Pennsylvania.
The memoirist G H Putnam recalls 1866 New Year traditions in New York where ladies stayed home while men and youths made rounds between 11 and midnight. He records making 35 calls that day, noting sleet and fashionable courtesies of the era.
A fragment shows Mr Bryant and Mrs Putnam discussing appreciation for attending in bad weather. A neighbor notes how New Year society visits were a tradition fifteen to eighteen years ago, reflecting past social customs and lingering warmth amid chill.
Wrightsville Pa December 31 Two aged cousins died within hours of each other. Grim aged 78 died of a stroke Thursday night. Rufus Grim 76 died from a complication of illness. Both served in the Rebellion and were Libby Prison veterans. They celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Surviving: wife, five children, two sons, two daughters. Both were Grand Army members.
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