Sunbury Soldier Wounded on French Front in World War I
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Rorick of Sunbury received War Department word that her son Private Robert K. Rorick, a Signal Corps member with Pershing’s forces, was seriously wounded on the French battlefront. His brother Ralph serves as Army field clerk with the Twenty-eighth Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
War Department
Elizabeth K. Rorick
Robert K.rorick
Signal Corps
Rorick
Pershing
Ralph Rorick
Twenty-eighth Division
Soldier Died at Camp Buried at Marietta
One of the largest Marietta funerals followed the burial of Lloyd Byron Fryberger at Zion Lutheran Church. Fryberger died in Camp Upton New York and was the first Marietta war victim. his regiment is in France. The Rev W J Huntsinger led the service. town businesses closed for an hour. the town hall bell tolled as the funeral party departed. Pallbearers were former Marietta boys from Camp Meade granted special leave by Colonel Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Zion Lutheran Church
Lloyd Byron Fryberger
Camp Upton
Yaphank
N. Y
Young Fryberger
France
W. J. Huntsiger
Camp Meade
Charles
Civil War Veteran John W Urban Dies at 75
Marietta Pennsylvania reports the death of John W Urban aged 75 a Civil War veteran who died Monday night at his daughter's home. He belonged to the Conestoga Methodist Church and is survived by several children and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
John W. Urban
Conestoga Methodist Church
David Shanabrook
Blain
David
Shanabrook
Cumberland
Juniata
Peru
E. Park Shanabrook
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Anna Tyndall
Richmond
Eliza Hoover
Newville
Dr James Headache Powders Offer Quick Relief
Nerve racking headaches yield in minutes to Dr James Headache Powders costing 10 cents a package. It promises quick relief and urges readers not to suffer. Millions have found headache and neuralgia misery needless and are urged to obtain the product at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Marriage of Miss Duffy and Dr. Lappen in Marietta
A June wedding at St Marys Catholic Church in Marietta joined Miss Josephine Duffy and Dr George Holland Lappen of Boston. The ceremony featured harp music, a large bridal party, riverview reception, and guests from multiple states and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Josephine Duffy
James Duffy
Riverview
George Holland Lappen
Boston
Mass
A. W. Brandt
St. Mary's Church
Father Curtain
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Schlegelmilch
Louise O'Dowd
Augusta
Georgia
Carolyn Steinman
Lancaster
Elizabeth South
Mary Brown
Margaret Lappen
Jean Duffy
Martha Jepe Meyers
Postmaster Murray
Richard South
Percival Smith
Ehrman Mitchell
Harrisburg
Ensign James Duffy
Ordean Rockey
Newark
N. J
Paul Richards
Captain James Duffy
Columbia
Madames of the Sacred Heart
Manhattanville
New York
Harvard University
Births Surpass Deaths in Perry County Report
New Bloomfield leads with thirty deaths versus seven births. Across Perry County by April 30 there were 513 births and 310 deaths. Marysville recorded fifty eight stork visits, while Blain New Bloomfield New Buffalo and Newport posted more deaths than births. Newport reported forty nine deaths, the highest in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bloomfield
Perry
Marysville
Blain
New Buffalo
Newport
Liverpool teacher named to CN D bulletin project
Miss Puera B. Robinson of Liverpool primary school joins the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense to compile patriotic education bulletins for department No 7. Miss M. Cary Thomas of Bryn Mawr College serves as general director of this department.
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Liverpool
Puera B. Robinson
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
M. Cary Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Crops in Mifflin County May Reassure Farmers
In Mifflin county the hay crop looks large and wheat is promising. Strawberries will be small this season while peaches show strong potential. Apples are expected to be fair, with oats and potato crops shaping up as large.
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Mifflin County
Lewistown
Horsford Acid Phosphate Healthful Tonic Ad
Advert appears to tout Horsford's Acid Phosphate as healthful and agreeable to taste. It claims refreshing and invigorating effects and suggests using ee in place of lemons for flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Two Men Arrested in Carlisle as Suspected Spies
State Police detain John Dare and Samuel Steig in Carlisle with maps and blueprints of factories and government plants. Dare, an unregistered German, and Steig, a Hungarian alien enemy, are held as vagrants pending federal inquiry and secret service arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
John Dare
Jackson
Secret Service
Samuel Steig
Dare
Steig
Mechanicsburg
Abner Bear dies after stroke in Mechanicsburg home
Abner Bear of East Main street died after a five and a half year illness from paralysis stroke. He was 67 and had lived in Mechanicsburg nineteen years after moving from Williamsport. He worked eleven years for Geiser Manufacturing in Waynesboro and five years for Disston & Son in Philadelphia. Survived by wife and children Harry, Charles E., Clarence, J Dale and Bessie. Funeral Friday at 2 pm with Rev. George Fulton officiating. burial in Mechanicsburg Cemetery.
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Mechanicsburg
Abner Bear
East Main Street
Williamsport
Geiser
Waynesboro
Disston & Son
Philadelphia
Harry
Halliottson
Charles E
New York City
Clarence
Hampden Township
J. Dale
Bessie Bear
George Fulton
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. A L Pritchard Dies in Williamstown
Mrs. A L Pritchard aged 68 died at her East Market street home in Williamstown. She is survived by her husband a daughter Miss Flossie Pritchard a brother and a sister. Funeral services were held this afternoon with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Pritchard
Williamstown
East Market Street
Flossie Pritchard
Fairview Cemetery
Suburban Notes Events and Visits Across Towns
Penbrook notes list weekend guests and locals visiting relatives in MecConnellsville Harrisburg and Lebanon. graduations, socials and travel updates mark the period. Whitish items include a strawberry social planned in Penbrook and furlough returns from Camp Gordon. names cover Bender Jones Walborn Moyer McElheny Hoff Don ey Blanning Hawk and others.
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Penbrook
Fred Bender
Harold and
Earl
Thomas Jones
Ed. Walborn
David Bender
Violet M. Moyer
MecConnellsville
Adeline Moyer
F. L. Lehr
Lebanon
Pittsburgh
Alex McElheny
Grace I. Henry
Jennie McElheny
Ida Lehman
New Cumberland
Vernon Wesley Hoerner
Harrisburg Academy
Edward Walborn
Athletic Day at Carlisle Indian School Features Pageant and Meet
Carlisle Pa June 5 Athletic day at the Carlisle Indian School centered on track and field events and a spectacle titled Liberty the pageant in its premier. The interclass track meet lacrosse game against Camp Meade led by Lt Gus Welsh and a baseball game were on the card. Alumni reception planned for evening with drills and a costume minuet dance the next day prior to commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Commencement Week at Penbrook High School
The Penbrook borough observes commencement week with a bacalaureate sermon by Rev. J C Forncrook and class exercises at the Lutheran Church. Eleven graduates will receive diplomas at a Thursday ceremony in the United Brethren Church. William Henry Snyder is valedictorian and Eunice McElheny is salutatorian.
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Penbrook
Penbrook High School
J. C. Forncrook
Penbrook Church of God
Lutheran Church
United Brethren Church
William Henry Snyder
Eunice McElheny
Harbold
Millersville State
Hettie Hain
Ruth Tloover
Ruth Hocker
Hayes McClellan
Pauline McGarvey
Catherine Speas
William Snyder
Peter Bishoff Dies Aged 78 In Berrysburg
Peter Bishoff 78 a lifelong Berrysburg resident and cabinetmaker funeral director died from a paralytic stroke Monday evening in Berrysburg. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife two brothers Samuel and Charles and a Philadelphia sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bishoff
Berrysburg
Lutheran Church
Samuel
Charles Bischoff
Philadelphia
Ten to Graduate at Blain Orphans Home
Tomorrow marks annual visitor day at Tres sler's Orphans Home Loysville. Tonight the commencement exercises will present ten high school seniors from the institution with diplomas. Current enrollment at the home stands at 250 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blain
Tressler
Loysville
Dr Roberts Arrested After Waukesha Murder Verdict
Milwaukee reports Dr David Roberts arrested after being found guilty in the Grace Lusk murder at Waukesha on May 29. He was charged with misbehavior regarding his wife's killer and brought to Milwaukee yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Roberts
Milwaukee
David Roberts
Grace Lusk
Waukesha
Take Nuxated Iron Strength Builder Ad Raises Noted Endorsements
An advertising piece touts Nuxated Iron as a potent strength and blood builder, claiming widespread use in the United States with endorsements from former officials judges and physicians. It urges readers to test their endurance then take two five grain tablets thrice daily after meals for two weeks and promises refunds if unsatisfied.
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Leslie M. Shaw
The
International Court
Samoa
United States
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
U. S
Richard Rolland Kenney
Delaware
U. S. Army
John L. Clem
Shiloh
David Stuart Gordon
Gettysburg
Wm. R. Kerr
Chicago
A. J. Newman
City of
Jefferson Park Hospital
James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Croll Keller, Co
A. Gorgas
J. Nelson Clark
Irving College Ends German Curriculum For War Period
Irving College in Mechanicsburg Pa holds its 62nd commencement with largest class. The Alumni Association redirects prizes to war relief and honors Miss Nelle McCracken for English and Miss Pauline Metzgar for music. Trustees vote out German studies for wartime. new teachers join as Dramatic Club stages Loves Me Loves Me Not. Liverpool Board to coordinate farmers institutes for the season with representatives W H Hebel and W T Crow attending.
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Mechanicsburg
Irving College
Columbian Hall
A. R. Steck
Carlisle
Pauline Metzgar
Harrisburg
Nelle McCracken
Mahaffey
Mildred Little
Petersburg
Athens College
Alabama
Miss Little
Emerson College of Oratory
Boston
Dramatic Club
Florence Lukens Newbold
Florence Newbold
Nelle A. McCracken
Marion I. Strouse
Helen M. Springer
Anna Carter
Martha Boyer
Josephine Campbell
Esther M. Bryn
Edna Ramacciotti
J. Catharine ‘Steck
Annette Steel
Alkali Free Hair Care with Coconut Oil
Soap and shampoos with high alkali dry the scalp and brittle hair. Use plain diluted coconut oil, available at drug stores, as a greaseless cleaner. A small amount creates rich lather, rinses well, and leaves hair soft bright and easy to manage while removing dust and dandruff.
Rehearsals for Zion's Sunday School at Blain Pa Next Sunday
Zion’s Re formed Sunday school at Blain Pennsylvania holds rehearsals for Children’s Day services with the program titled The Sunday School and Our Country. Special music will be provided by the choir and Rev EB V Aegean will deliver an address. A marriage notice from New Bloomfield reports Helen Edna Darlington to Charles Marshall Harris on May 31.
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New Bloomfield
D. A. Kline
Kline
Blain
Zion's Reformed Sunday School
EB. V. Aegean
Wilson H.darlington
Helen Edna
Charles Marishall Harris
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Central Penna. News
Danville
Charles B. Nt
Bloomsburg
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Centralia
James Daugherty
Anthony Daugherty
President Lincoln
129Th St
Park Ave
Charles R. Beckley
Gregg
Eastern Commercial Teachers’ Association
Inin OF Orie
Tecosuse Cosl
Market Street
Kauffman Buildiing
Pitman
Bell
Berwick
James A. Holland
Beach Haven
Attorney General's Office
RED Cross Fund
Red Cross
Poffenberger
Dauphin
Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church
Bess Poffenberger
North
Erie Street
Freeman C. Gerberich
Thomas Poffenberger
J. W. Hawthorne
Sarah Spensler
Harry Reed
J. D. M. Reed
Alice B. Hess
Mary Umberger
Margaret Brooks
Anne Miller
Alice Minsker
Carrie Gerberich
Lappen
Duffy
Perry County
Monito
Moorhead Knitting Company Incorporated
Walnut and Cameron Sts
Cumberland Valley
Mary Hoff
Edward Doney
Sallie Rickert
Edwin Eberley
Alice
Chester
Eberley
Daniel Flynn
Carrie Blanning
Belle Blanning
J. G. Adams
Selinsgrove
Jonathan Hawk
Elizabeth Leightner
Helen Dinger
Millersburg
Liza Dando
Thomas Dando
John Neidlinger
Lykens
George Davey
Lyk
Clara Williamson
Steelton
J. D. Snyder
Clarence Williamson
Louise Lighthall
Thomas Shaeffer
Gilbert Shaeffer
Homer City
Lutheran Parsonage
A. H. Martin
Summerdale
George L. Bair
Shenandoah
Elmer E. Deckard
David Roush
Jacob
Duncannon
Amos Burris
Charles J. Sieg
Charles H. Miller
Enola
Robert Thoma
Ross Hepford
Hicks Brothers
Benvenue
Duncannon Iron and Steel Works
James E. Carpenter
Indian School
Board of Trustees
Farmers’ Institutes
County Board of Farmers’ Institute Managers
County Commissioners’ Office
W. H. Hebel
W. T. Crow
Liverpool Grange
Farmers’ Institute
Clark M. Bower
Board of
Bellans
Abellans
Chas. H. Mauk
Associated Press
Washington
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
S. J. Konenkamp
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
National War Labor Board
Congress
Labor
Konenkamp
School of Commerce
Barrisburg Business College
National Association
G. A. Gorgas
Adv
Nenendome
N. 2Nd St
Cor. Walnut
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