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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
12
Mrs. Wilson Wooddrow shares a reflection on kindness and courtesy, noting how few are concerned with gentleness yet many judge others harshly. A dramatic memory shows a kinder nurse in disguise, and Admiral Sims links courtesy to everyday life, arguing cheerful manners improve life and empower those who practice them.
An advertisement promises relief for corns and thick callouses with Rodell bath saltrates. It asserts immediate soothing effects, root removal of corns, softened callouses, and disappearance of irritation. Sold by Keller's Drug Store and others with a satisfaction guarantee or refund.
A Sarajevo newspaper reports school children in parts of Austria are collecting bread crumbs to send to starving Croatian children. Forty eight boxes were dispatched recently from Sarajevo. Herzegovina’s Slavic population is said to be starving with farmers receiving only four pounds of flour since Christmas.
Wartime cooking notes give Italian dishes such as Risotto A La Milanese and Fried Peppers With Tomato Sauce. Recipes cover mushroom saffron rice, stuffed cabbage, and spinach souffle with steps and quantities. A side note from Johnstown reports phone operators will no longer answer fire and time questions to speed service amid war activity.
On a bright April day the Livingstones witness a dramatic double wedding as Gerald weds Dora and Milton weds Cynthia. Mrs. Livingstone gleefully crowns the plan a success even as the couple departs for travel, while Stephen is left to face the outcome of his earlier rages.
An ad explains a Delatone paste made from water and powder to remove unwanted hair. It claims the paste is applied for 2 to 3 minutes, then rubbed off and washed to leave skin hair free. The copy warns buyers to ensure they get genuine supplies from Adv. properties.
The Russian Grand Duke known as London Michael has fallen from great wealth to comparative penury after his income from Russia stopped. He subleased a London estate and now works as a $2,000 a year clerk near Westminster Abbey while his wife, the Countess Torby, runs the home with quiet fortitude. The Evening News notes the family bears reverses cheerfully.
A cipher styled puzzle features the Daily Dot and a figure named Willie Watts in a sequence that starts with one or two and continues to the end. The text hints at a playful, increasing challenge spread across a game-like draw.
Beatrice Fairfax describes mothers who treat daughters as dolls, sewing and shopping for them while denying independent life. The piece follows a mother who dotes, restrains, and compels her daughter into a life of dependency, ending in a failed attempt at escape through secret work and an unfulfilling marriage.
An advertising feature touts Trantic as a potent iron tonic developed by Dr. Pierce and Buffalo physicians to boost red blood and energy. It recommends 60 cent vials and trial packages, and notes Irontic tablets and Pleasant Pellets as related products for blood and regularity.
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