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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
4
Myra in the countryside finds moments of happiness as Horace writes regularly and Grace grows more confident and generous. Dayton courts Grace while Sylvia flirts with him at dances and Myra wonders about her daughter’s heart as days pass in a quiet, unfolding tension.
A fashion note on a practical blue mohair bathing costume for girls with blouse and bloomers as one unit and a detachable skirt. It suggests color trimming in white or pink, belt and buttoned skirt options, and matching hats. Pattern No 9078 fits ages 8 to teens and can be mailed from the paper’s Fashion Department for ten cents.
In New York Mary Laidlaw and Mona plot to trap the Laidlaw family after a shabby youth explains his plight with loan sharks. The man, Dick Laidlaw, says the People's Loan Agency seized his furniture after his mother’s death and job loss. Mary offers aid while the plan unfolds at a Broadway restaurant. Clarence Z. Hoffer is elected cashier of Keystone State Bank to open September 1 with Augustus Lutz as president.
Advertising copy extols the benefits of the product Mother’s Friend for easing pregnancy. It cites letters from mothers and grandmothers, claims pliant expanding muscles and pleasant anticipation, and invites readers to request a free book and sample. It lists Bradfield Co. as the contact in Atlanta, Georgia.
A report states German forces captured the fortress following a heavy assault. The story notes concession of the enemy claim of sinking a target, indicating a major strategic victory for German forces.
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports a German official statement confirming the loss of the cruisers Lutzow and Rostock in the battle off Jutland while en route to repairs. Rostock, a 4900-ton ship built in 1912 with 373 men, is now confirmed sunk. Lutzow, a 26000-ton dreadnought battlecruiser, had its destruction previously claimed by British officers.
Berlin reports total German high sea force losses in the Jutland battle up to now as one battle cruiser, one ship of the line, four small cruisers, and five torpedo boats. It names Pommern sunk in 1905 and lists Wiesbaden Elbing Frauenlob and five torpedo boats previously reported.
Paris reports the fate of Fort Vaux remains uncertain. French officials note its loss would harm morale but not aid German efforts to reach Verdun. The fort, long dis mantled, serves mainly as an observation post and a link to the inner Verdun defense line.
Amsterdam dispatch notes peace demonstrators, mostly women, marched from Vienna to Schoenbrunn seeking a separate peace with Russia. Some entered castle grounds shouting beneath the Emperor's apartments. they were arrested as castle guards prepared with machine guns.
Berlin reports from a German source give day by day tallies of ships in last week’s North Sea clash. British losses include about twenty five dreadnoughts six battle cruisers and at least four armored cruisers. German side lists sixteen dreadnaughts five battle cruisers six older battleships and no armored cruisers. Numerous lighter warships also engaged.
Entries for the scenic tour of the Motor Club of Harrisburg on June 19 and 20 are coming in thick. Seventeen cars already entered including William Jennings, president of the William Penn Highway Association, car No 10. Newville Carlisle Newport and surrounding towns are represented among the early entrants. Johnstown Chamber of Commerce offers two prizes a silver trophy for near perfect score and a radiator cap booby prize. Harrisburg Telegraph and Patriot offer silver trophies for second and third. The trip travels the William Penn highway to Johnstown and back via the Lincoln highway with lunch at Alfarata Park ten miles past Huntingdon.
A league to boost attendance among Lykens youths forms with strict rules. Players must maintain at least 50 percent attendance, avoid intemperate conduct, and refrain from Sunday baseball or disobeying rules. Eight churches participate. Officers: Arthur Evans president Ray Good secretary Walter Duncan treasurer. Opening game June 12 Baptist versus St John’s Lutheran.
An old remedy advertisement warns of a severe rheumatism season and advises rubber boots, dry feet, lemonade, and avoiding alcohol. It promotes Rheuma a half teaspoon daily as a cheap, harmless, effective remedy, with directed use and bottle price.
Yellowstone Park offers daily wonders from geysers to canyons and wild animals. Travel by Burlington service or car with comfortable stages and well kept inns as you explore the park with expert guidance from Wm Austin.
Wonderoil antiseptic claims to draw pain from rheumatic joints and swelling. Sold in a 20 cent box at local dealers in Harrisburg. apply warm then rub and bind with flannel. It is described as a physician’s prescription product in use for over 50 years and non blistering. A sample is available from M. E. Raymond, Inc. Ballston Spa, N. Y.
An old advertisement extols Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for ulcers eczema and skin irritations. It claims cures for leg ulcers burns and itching piles with testimonials from Wm Nichols Major Whitney and Mrs Weiss and notes the product costs 25 cents at druggists.
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