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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
9
Mild laxative Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin relieves stomach congestion and restores regularity. A drugstore remedy priced at fifty cents a bottle, with a free trial offer from Dr. W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
The Silver Spring township school board elected teachers for the upcoming term. Names include New Kingston grammar John Hetrick and Hogestown grammar Robert W. Gutshall with several primary and grammar assignments across Ander ton Trindle Spring and surrounding areas. Knights of Pythias Memorial Service Held in Tower City with Mr Hall of Philadelphia as speaker and graves decorated in town and Greenwood cemeteries.
Halifax borough Board of Health ordered no refuse along the river bank. The riverfront long used as a dumping ground would be cleaned to become a beauty spot, with natives posted to enforce the rule.
Carlisle June 6 alumni day at Dickinson College drew many former students to campus. About 200 attended the alumni luncheon in the gymnasium led by President Morgan. The Harrisburg area contributed to class activities with Miss Mary J. McMahon presenting and Raymond Michael composing the class song.
Waynesboro Pennsylvania June 6 R B McCoy owner of a 12 acre apple orchard opposed to annexation refused to sign papers. After an annexation order was passed he sold the property to Chester A Geesaman a Waynesboro post office clerk who heard of the remark and bought the farm.
The automaci owned by the Pine Street Presbyterian Church stolen last week has been recovered by Sheriff Long of Hagerstown Maryland. Earlier, Theodore Bowers was arrested by Officers Demma and Balthaser for stealing flowers from graves in Harrisburg Cemetery. Lawrence Robinson was knocked down stopping a runaway horse at 1405 North Cameron Street. Abraham Snyderman was arrested by Officer Dickey for stealing twelve sticks of dynamite from a local brick yard and threatening to blow up a relative’s home. The Terth Ward Improvement League formed a committee to push for additional mail boxes and to seek street repairs from City Commissioner Lynch.
A reader describes chronic backache headaches and limb pains improved after using Anuric by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York. The letter promotes Anuric as a kidney related remedy and urges mail order trial and full treatment options while noting the medicine will soon be sold publicly.
The Hampshire was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands with 655 men aboard and listed as too old for combat duties. Earl Kitchener, once Secretary of State for War and famed organizer, led Britain’s war effort and formed a vast army from untrained manhood, noted for campaigns in Egypt, Sudan, and India.
Franklin C. Wells of the Equitable Life Assurance Society spoke at a noon Chamber of Commerce luncheon on conservation of health. He warned public health is public wealth and urged personal health responsibility citing risk from neglect and future mandatory health laws.
The Country Club of Harrisburg sells its old site to Dr C S Rebuck who will lay out building lots and retain occupancy until the new club house at Fort Hunter is ready next spring. The board votes on increasing indebtedness from 86250 to 919250 to cover the new club house costs.
City Commissioner Z Gross announces 14 officers approved by the council will begin duties Friday June 9 to enforce park rules along River Front slopes and root steps. New appointees include Knighton Monroe C Monroe Sears Kreider McPherson Garland Yocum Herman Roberts Burganstock Moses Edwards Funk.
A vintage advert extols Mother's Friend as a splenDid external remedy easing the stretch of cords and muscles during pregnancy. It claims restful nights and relief from morning sickness, urging purchase and a letter to Bradfield Regulator Co. for a complimentary instructional book.
Advertisement touts Casca Royal-Pills as a cure for constipation biliousness stomach issues coated tongue languor and liver trouble claiming faster results than castor oil available at drug stores for 0c and 25c.
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