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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
14
Paris June 6 Verdun defenses remain centered on Fort Vaux as German forces push reinforcements through ravines between Vaux and Damloup. French hold the fort and most approaches though the northern coast has German lodgment. Two infantry assaults fell short of prior rushes.
An advertisement touts a facial regimen using ammonized cocoa from a druggist to renew complexion. It claims to remove wrinkles and blemishes, brighten the cheeks, and nourish skin without any mercury based products, asserting quick visible results with nightly or twice daily application.
French commentators say heavy German losses compel a pause in their offensive as they reform scattered and decimated units, delaying vigorous operations for the moment.
Charles H. Scott formerly of the city died at University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Funeral from his father's home near Coatesville tomorrow at 2 p.m. Mrs. John P. Scott wife of the Calder school principal died after a lingering illness at 7 20 p.m. Survived by husband five children Cora Harris a sister and funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Wesley Union Church Forster street burial Lincoln Cemetery. Addresses mailed by Railway Mail Clerks in Federal Building featured Joseph Aronoff and E C Yates on vacation with pay legislation for clerks. Robert Yohn 14 and Brinton Steikelton 13 from Carlisle ran away with grandfather’s ten dollar bill to Harrisburg. police returned them to relatives.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a cure for dandruff and falling hair. Claiming Dr Sangerbund linked microbes to scalp issues, it guarantees hair growth and a clean scalp for 50 cents a large bottle sold by H. C. Kennedy.
An advertisement promotes Eckman’s Alterative as safe for pulmonary and bronchial issues. It claims no poisoning or habit forming, emphasizes calcium chloride in the formula, and suggests a trial through drugstores and Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
Quiet days on Capitol Hill as the Public Service Commission holds sessions until Thursday. Government figures from Governor Brown to others stay in Chicago amid primaries rumors of dismissals. Certificates sent to Robert T. Keenan. Ainey to receive doctorate from Lehigh University. Walter McNichols named supervising inspector for Scranton district. long career in state and local service noted. Pardons board to hear a large list of cases Wednesday June 21. more than thirty cases expected. Industrial Board of the Department of Labor in Philadelphia meets today.
A series of tornadoes killed about fifty and injured some 250 across Arkansas. Judsonia suffered the worst, with a third of the town destroyed and twenty five bodies found. Heber Springs, Dalles county, Hot Springs, Cabot and Greenland reported fatalities and injuries as rescuers worked through the night.
Packing house whistles warned Wichita residents to flee to high ground as police and fire department boats aided marooned families along northern creeks. The Little Kansas river overflowed, flooding large parts of the city. In Jackson Mississippi eight people were killed and about fifty injured when a tornado struck the western section early today.
Harrisburg based engineer Frank Class marks a birthday anniversary. Class, a Philadelphia native, is noted as one of Harrisburg's youngest and most prosperous structural engineers with headquarters in the Union Trust Building.
After a wedding at Grace Methodist Church, Miss Marjorie Foote and Robert Bruce McFarland plan to reside at 1928 Bellevue road. The ceremony featured Rev. Dr. George Edward Reed and Edith Shaffer on piano. Attendants included Stella Foote as maid of honor and Misses Laucks and McFarland as bridesmaids. Herman Stuntz served as best man. Guests gathered at Breeze Hill with roses and palms in the decor. The couple, she in white satin with iridescent lace, will honeymoon at the seashore and then settle in the city.
Businessmen with large means turn to Rheuma for rheumatism relief from famous resort baths. Rheuma allegedly removes poisonous secretions without opiates, speeds comfort, and is sold for two bottles a dollar through H. C. Kennedy or any druggist with a money-back promise if not satisfied.
Sidney Friedman, son of Dr and Mrs Samuel Friedman, received honors at a university tea held in the clubroom on a summer afternoon June 9 from 3 to 5. The 1915 Central High School graduate stood highest in his class and led in Chemistry, with readings given by Mrs Harry G Keffer.
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