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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
8
Beatrice Fairfax counsels open marriage and proper dignity in weddings during wartime. The Richmond trial of a young dentist prompts reflection on love, secrecy, and double devotion as Swift’s tale of Stella and Vanessa is weighed against modern honesty and the wife’s rightful recognition.
This old advertisement argues that impure blood causes numerous diseases and promotes S. S. S. as a long standing blood remedy. It claims the heart needs clean blood, lists diseases linked to impurities, and invites readers to obtain free medical literature from Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.
Advertises Bliss Native Herb Tablets claiming to purify blood cleanse kidneys and tone the system. Notes 30 years of recognition as standard herb remedy with no harmful ingredients and a 200 tablet yellow box priced at 1. Kennedy's Drug Store and local agents sell the product. Customer testimonial from Mrs. S C Walker of Hay's North Carolina praises relief from rheumatism and stomach catarrh. Money back guarantee offered if claims not fulfilled.
Medical advertisements claim Bio-feren builds strength and red blood. Case notes from Kentucky and Pennsylvania report marked improvements after two weeks. The ads feature testimonials, dosage details, and a refund promise conditioned on returning the empty package. Sentanel Remedies Co Temple Cincinnati Ohio prints box price and ordering instructions.
Frederick Wilkes, a Pittsburgh soldier in France, reports a German device or drug used to create homicidal frenzy in storm troops. He describes a canteen taken from a dead German that caused a man to act like a maniac after swallowing the liquid, suggesting widespread drugging of rum to dull fear and drive attacks.
The American Army in France reports repeated German attacks in the Marne sector repulsed with heavy enemy losses. French forces repelled two assaults on Hill 204 near Chateau Thierry, capturing a wood south of Bussiares. A new German division named the Fifth Grenadier Guards was identified by American forces.
Waynesboro Pennsylvania suffered a brief power outage Saturday morning when a 500 kilowatt turbine generator at the local power house burned out. Several large industries had no power for most of the day while the plant works to install a replacement turbine.
In Dauphin Pennsylvania on June 10 the Independent Order of Odd Fellows heard a patriotic sermon by Rev. J. Raub at the Lutheran Church. The lodge processed to the church in a unified march as the building stood decorated with flags and flowers. Also noted, Charles Travits a thirteen day old infant, underwent an ether assisted strangulated hernia operation at Harrisburg Hospital and was discharged home shortly after.
Paul Crist Faunce of 1314 North Third Street registered on June 5 with City Board No. 1 and received notice to report for Navy service today. He had enlisted before June 5 but was not yet called and was required to register.
Waynesboro Pennsylvania dated June 10 Miss Meta Eichholz and Chester Adams from the Waynesboro High School commercial department will each get a gold medal for accuracy and efficiency in their work.
Pennsylvania creates two county auxiliary game preserves in Clarion and Luzerne, expanding state led safeguards for wildlife. The Clarion site covers about 300 acres in Perry township, with reserves 250 to 2000 acres, closed to hunting and state owned. Buildup includes Dauphin, Union, Forest preserves with wired boundaries and markers. Warren and Somerset may follow. Ruffed grouse restrictions and petitions forecast closures. ring necked pheasant eggs show strong hatch rates. wild turkeys increasing.
Local draft boards have not released public quotas for the June 24 five day movement. Board No. 2 has a tentative list of men to be sent but awaits appeal board decisions on several cases. Some railroad workers may receive deferred classification and names may be added.
The Waynesboro board of education elected forty seven of fifty two teachers for next year and set a nine month term starting September 2 with raised salaries. J. G. March is principal of the High school, E. T. Bitner of the Grammar school, Miss Sue L. Sanders of the Clayton avenue school, T. H. Myers of the Snider avenue school, and the North street school principal is yet unnamed.
Mrs George A Matson of Harrisburg spoke at the Pennsylvania State Laundrymen Association meeting in Wilkes Barre urging higher social and moral standards for laundry staff. Harrisburg delegates included Mr and Mrs Matson Robert Ross Jones and William C Orth. Orth, City Star Laundry proprietor, was a former state association president. Joseph F O Leary 15 died at his grandmother Mary Bradleys home 423 Boas Street of heart disease. No funeral plans have been made. The O Leary family recently moved to Pittsburgh leaving the boy with his grandmother to attend Harrisburg Academy.
Elmer E. Deckard a retired Liverpool merchant was hospitalized in Harrisburg for a second gallstone operation on Saturday and is rapidly convalescing.
Washington June 10 A proposal for complete prohibition during the war was presented in the Senate as an amendment to an 11 million dollar emergency agricultural appropriation. Senator Jones of Washington would prohibit sale or transport of distilled spirits and ban manufacture of beer and wines thirty days after passage, with no whisky in storage withdrew for beverage use.
Edwin J. Lewis told Rotarians the dramatic rescue and return of the British ship Haverford, torpedoed before, appeared in an American port nearly a year later. Captain Jones, veteran seaman, has endured perilous voyages with no loss in three years.
Washington June 10 The first official summary of casualties to date in American expeditionary forces shows a total of 7 315 divided as follows Killed in action 1 033 including 291 lost at sea Died of wounds 310 Died of disease 1 192 Beene of accident and other causes Wounded in action 4 046 Missing in action including prisoners 242
Stephanie Lauzanne former Paris Matin editor and French Committee of Public Information member will not address the noonday Chamber of Commerce luncheon as planned. He is detained for a diplomatic conference in New York. The meeting is postponed indefinitely but may be rescheduled for a week from tomorrow.
Harrisburg baking companies will be well represented at the three day convention of the Pennsylvania Bakers Association, which convenes at Reading today. Conditions of interest to bakers as a result of the war remake up the bulk of the discussion.
Four year old Clara Reneker daughter of Mrs H J Reneker of 204 Kelker street was saved from convulsions by Taniac after stomach trouble. Grandmother advised the remedy and it restored health enabling her to eat anytime and regain strength. Now Clara’s sister also uses it as shown at George A Gorgas drug store.
Graduates from Central and Technical high schools Wharton School and Harrisburg Academy attended baccalaureate services in city churches last night. Clergymen urged enlistment or college as patriotic duty amid war and national calls for educated men.
The ad promotes courses in bookkeeping, shorthand, typewriting, civil service training, and night classes. It highlights accreditation by a national association and invites prospects to secure promising positions through established instruction at 158 Market Street.
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