Military class day at Gettysburg College features camouflage show
Gettysburg June 12. Military held sway in the annual class day exercises at Gettysburg College with a camouflage theme. The program included the prophecy When We Go Over the Top, a Distinguished Service Awards presentation, and Changing the Guard as the cap and gown are handed to juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
William T. Sieber
McAllisterville
Herman F. Miller
Baltimore
Robert S. Miller
Johnstown
Earl K. Stock
Wyoming
Ralph W. Baker
Clearfield
William H. Redcay
Hanover
Harry W. Dippel
Jersey City
Ralph E. Stine
York
George R. Miller
Harrisburg
Percy E. Miller
Chambersburg
Granville
White House
Home Made Root Beer Delights and Priced for Guests
A vintage ad extols home made root beer from Hires Household Extract. With sugar and a yeast cake it yields eighty glasses, about forty pints, for casual gatherings and after play treats. The extract blends wintergreen birch bark ginger sassafras juniper among sixteen flavors.
Stop Itching Skin Zemo Claims Quick Relief
Zemo is advertised as a safe treatment that relieves itching and skin irritation quickly. The ad urges asking a druggist for 35c or $1 bottles and applying as directed to clear irritations pimples blackheads eczema blotches ringworm and similar troubles. The E. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland Ohio is listed as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Famo Hair Tonic Promises Big Value and Dandruff Relief
An advertisement touts a 12 ounce bottle of Famo for one dollar, cheaper than rivals for smaller bottles. It claims to treat seborrhea and dandruff, prevent hair loss and itching, and leave hair shiny and healthy with no alcohol. Distributed by The Famo Co Detroit with agents like Croll Keller.
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Famo Co
Detroit
Mich
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Relief for Varicose Veins
Advertises Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful germicide treatment that reduces swollen veins and related conditions. Claims rapid improvement within days and guarantees results or money back, with use by physicians, hospitals, and factories and available from druggists in a two-ounce bottle.
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Moone
Prohibition of Immigration Debate Opens Carlisle Meeting
Carlisle Pennsylvania June 12 William B Colver chief of the Federal Trade Commission returned from Europe to urge strict immigration prohibition as a safeguard against unrest and trouble in America He plans to address the Federation of Labor convention today noting Europe is adjusting slowly and US cannot isolate itself from world changes.
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Carlisle
America
Europe
William B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Carlisle Chamber of Commerce
Colver
Federation of Labor
Carlisle's Big Peace Pageant Pages County History
Carlisle Pennsylvania prepares a large historical pageant as the centerpiece of the Cumberland county victory and peace celebration to run July 2 to July 4. A 2000-participant event plans scenes reflecting local histories with a 160 by 60 foot stage. July 2 features a county service to demobilize service flags followed by a July 3 parade of soldiers war workers firemen and organization members.
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Carlisle
Cumberland County
Dynamite Attacks Target Knoxville German Resident
For a second time in a month an enemies attack using dynamite aimed at C. W. Schuetze and his Knoxville home near the Baltimore and Ohio line. The blasts damaged the rear of the house and shattered window glass while the family slept. Schuetze plans to move back to Frederick, insisting his life is in danger. In a separate item, Charles M. Barr Jr. earned first honors as a 1919 State College senior.
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Hagerstown
C. W. Schuetze
Knoxville
Baltimore and Ohio
Scheutze
Marrow
Schuetze
Frederick
STATE
Waynesboro
Charles M. Barr, Jr
State College
Mauk Held For Court Over Two False Pretenses Charges
Charles H. Mauk undertaker and his assistant faced two charges of false pretense linked to the alleged shoddy burial of Howard McCracken of Altoona. Mauk did not attend the preliminary hearing before Alderman C. E. Murray and was held on $1,000 bail. Relatives said the pair offered to settle out of court and promised to improve the burial and pay sums to settle the case.
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Charles H. Mauk
Howard McCracken
Altoona
C. E. Murray
Mauk
McCracken
Lillie van Buskirks
Bank Street
Penbrook
Mark
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Kidney Relief
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues misattributed to female complaints. It claims quick relief from back pain, dizziness, and indigestion and suggests continued use to restore vigor, with import origin stated as Haarlem, Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Jersey Manufacturers Seek Removal of Basil M. Manly
The Manufacturers' Council of New Jersey voted to cable President Wilson urging Basil M. Manly be removed from the War Labor Board chair due to intemperate utterances. Manly had warned of severe industrial disturbances unless capital and labor cooperate.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Manufacturers’ Council of New Jersey
Wilson
Basil M. Manly
War Labor Board
Manly
Atlantic City
Riverside Faces Sidewalk Shortage Delays Endanger Pedestrians
City failure to grade Front street in the Fourteenth ward leaves residents unable to lay walks and pedestrians forced to walk roadside. A man was knocked down at Front and Lewis, suffering a severe head cut and back injuries. A singing event by War Camp Community Service will be held at St Pauls Episcopal Church at 8 PM.
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Front Street
Fourteenth Ward
Front
Lewis Streets
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
Second and
Forester Streets
Thirty Will Get Diplomas at Mt. Union High School
Mount Union Pa June 12 Mount Union High School will graduate a class of thirty tonight. The principal address will be by H H Baish of the State Educational Department. Class Day exercises were held June 6. Diplomas will be presented by Lawrence N Crum of the Board of Education. The class includes Paul Welch president Gladys Gifford secretary Charles Suders treasurer and others.
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Mount Union
Clarence Rummel
Marylin Fetteroff
Don Steele
Wilbur Laird
Joseph McGarvey
Mount Union Board Elects Teachers For 1919 1920
Mount Union School Board selects staff for 1919 1920. Grade Schools include Mae Jones Mrs Roy Krepps Reba Wieitz Bessie Bair Mrs Stewart Ruc Cunning ham Bertha Noble Osa Rinker Gladys Gracey Edith Madder Ivan Houck principal. High School lists C C Smith principal H W Slothower science Isabelle Postlethwaite English L K Gilbert history and athletics Jane Taylor algebra Edith Bare mathematics Ruth Hinton physical education Margaret Wilson commercial Florence Dersheimer household arts. Higher English and music chairs vacant. one fourth grade position vacant. W P Harley elected superintendent for another three year term.
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Mount Union
Mount Union School Board
Mae Jones
Roy Krepps
Reba Wieitz
Bessie Bair
Stewart
Ruc. Cunningham
Bertha Noble
O.sa Rinker
Gladys Gracey
Edith Madder
Ivan Houck
C. C. Smith
H. W. Slothower
Isabelle Postlethwaite
L. K. Gilbert
Jane Taylor
Edith Bare
Ruth Hinton
Margaret Wilson
Florence Dersheimer
W. P. Harley
Alumni Reorganizes At Duncannon High School
Duncannon High School Alumni Association has reorganized for the coming year. Officers include President J LeRue Hess and Vice President Miss Sarah White with secretary Miss Ruth Harling treasurer Miss Gladys Lewis and an executive committee of Miss Mary Morrison Miss Martha Rife and Mrs Daniel Zerfing. A strawberry festival under the Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church will be held on the lawn at Mrs P F Duncan Jr in Duncannon on Saturday.
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Henry T. Wise
Mechanicsburg
Charles O. Gaines
East Keller Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wise
Lewisberry
York County
Charles
Garnes
John A. Lindsey
John Wise
Harry J. Wise
Elizabeth Wise
Charles Ruth
Frank Kirk
Duncannon
Dunscannon High School Alumni Association
J. LeRue Hess
Sarah White
Ruth Harling
Gladys Lewis
Mary Morrison
Martha Rife
Daniel Zerfing
GUILD
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
P. F. Duncan, Jr
Child Stung by Bees In Centre Township
A 3-year-old boy, son of John H. Brunner of Centre township, was stung by bees and rendered unconscious for a period. About fifty stingers were removed from around the child's head.
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New Bloomfield
John H. Brunner
Centre Township
Local Sidelights: Notables Visit Williamstown and Nearby Towns
Miss Beatrice Keen underwent an operation at Williams Valley Hospital. Several residents, including Harry Grim and Mrs. Katheryn Ryan, visited relatives in Reading and Philadelphia. Visitors from State College, Chester, Steubenville, and Harrisburg spent time with local families.
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Williamstown
Beatrice Keen
Williamis Valley Hospital
Harry Grim
Reading
Katheryn Ryan
Philadelphia
Simon Kelly
Frank Stinner
State College
Daniel Stinner
James Thompson
Jr. C. Thorpson
Ford. Koenig
Daniel Flynn
Edward Eberly
Alice
Chester
George Mellon
Aaron Ralph
Anna
Thomas Bottomley
Elizabethville
Clayton Millery
Steubenville
Ohio
Elias Miller
Lebanon Valley College Commencement Schedule 53rd Year
Lebanon Valley College Annville Pa outlines its fifty third annual commencement exercises from June 15 to 18 with 52 graduates. Events include a baccalaureate sermon by Prof J B Shower, Ivy Oration by Edna Weidler, alumni programs, and the conferring of degrees by President G D Gossard, ending with Shakespeare’s The Winters Tale play.
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Annville
Lebanon Valley College
J. B. Shower
D.D. Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Union
Christian Association
C. Enck
A. M
D. D
East Pennsylvania
Board of Trustees
Edna Weidler
Conservatory of Music
Department of Oratory
Byron W. King
School of Oratory
G. D. Gossard
Shakespeare
Examination for Perry County Teachers Initiative near New Bloomfield
A large pool of candidates is expected in New Bloomfield on June 27 and 28 to take Perry County teachers examinations for provisional and professional certificates. County Superintendent D. A. Kline leads the exams with wage increases in the state noted. A special exam is planned for July 5 for those ill at the regular date.
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New Bloomfield
D. A. Kline
Wife Murderer Welcomes Date of Electrocution
Sheriff Jeremiah of Northumberland County received an order to take Peter Smough Natal ie wife murderer to Rockview penitentiary near Bellefonte to be electrocuted in the week of June 16 Prothonotary Summers and Deputy Sheriff Frank Adams will transport him on Friday Smoughak said he was glad to be going and claimed life was not worth living without the wife he killed and that he does not remember striking her
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Sunbury
Jeremiah
Northumberland County
Peter Smough
Natalie
Rockview Penitentiary
Bellefonte
Summers
Frank Adams
Rockview
Smollak
Soldiers Home From War Are Candidates For Office
Sunbury and York Haven items report several veterans entering politics. Captain Charles K. Morganroth of Shamokin seeks the Republican nomination for District Attorney in Northumberland County as a lawyer. Sunbury Police Chief William J. Smith campaigns for sheriff with a petition drive. In York Haven, Boy Scouts report active campaigning with a junior patrol formed and parades nightly. A Wrightsville press man, Walter B. Moore, was seriously injured by a car near the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge toll. he is in bed with contusions and possible internal injuries.
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Sunbury
William C. Ebersole
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Charles G. Ebersole
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Pittsburgh
Charles K. Morganroth
Shamokin
Northumberland County
Morganroth
William J. Smith
Twenty-eighth Division
York Haven
J. E B. Shearer
C. E. McGready
Frank McGready
C. E.gillenropf
Ruth Walton
Marguerite Snelbaker
MXN
Wrightaville
Wrightsville
Walter B. Moore
New Pastor Elected at Center Presbyterian Church
Loysville Pa June 12 The Rev Carl G H Ettlich of York County was unanimously elected pastor of Center Presbyterian Church after a yearlong vacancy Fre quent services had been held by Rev I Potter Hayes moderator of the church who presided at the election
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Loysville
Carl G. H. Ettlich
York County
Center Presbyterian Church
I. Potter Hayes
New Bloomfield Presbyterian Church
Brey Mr. Hayes
New Bloomfield
Abner Swarner
Emma M. Dunkleberger
Near
Merrill F. Steininger
Lewisburg
J. W. Weeter
New Bloomfield Lutheran Church
West Shore social notes list Stansfield and neighbors visits
West Shore personal items detail visits among Stansfield families and townspeople. It notes travelers from Shiremanstown to Rose Glen Mechanicsburg Harr isburg and New Cumberland and reports on local weekend visits and a bicycle accident in New Cumberland. Teacher elections at New Cumberland school board are announced with multiple staff named.
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West Shore
Entertains Guests in Locust Street Home
Shiremanstown Pa June 12 Mr and Mrs Mervin S Etter entertained guests at their Locust street home on Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Tanger Miss Leam Tanger Miss Lois Tanger Mrs Brenneman Miss May Shupp Mount Holly Springs Lynn Brenneman Mercersburg Miss Mary Jane Orr Mr and Mrs Adam Kreig and son John Krieg Harrisburg Mr and Mrs Joseph Martin Hanover and Laurence Miller Shiremanstown.
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William Stansfield
Herman Stansfield
Albert Stansfield
Benjamin Stansfield
Mervin Stansfield
Shiremanstown
Rose Glen
John Stansfield
Florence Cromleigh
Mechanicsburg
Laurence Harlacher
Milltown
Rena Miller
Millersburg
Paul Howry
C. A. Gribble
Cr. H. Stough
Gettysburg
Frank Smyser
Ralph Smyser
Lee Smyser
Jennie Stevens
John Whistler
Harrisburg
Joseph L. Dougherty
Howard C. Kraber
Jacob M. Sheely
Homestead Farm
Ruth Strock
Samuel Draw- Robe
Tuesay
Park Wilder
Eightieth
Herman Wilder
New Cumberland
Kathleen Linebaugh
Seventh Street
Mervin S. Etter
Locust Street
George Tanger
Leam Tanger
Lois Tanger
Brenneman
May Shupp
Mount Holly Springs
Lynn Brenneman
Mercersburg
Mary Jane Orr
Adam Kreig
John Krieg
Joseph Martin
Hanover
Laurence Miller
Marysville Band to Parade in Harrisburg Firemen Event
Marysville Cornet Band under Amos M. Fisher will participate in Harrisburgs big firemen parade this Saturday playing for a local Harrisburg company. Also note Mrs Gray hostess event in New Cumberland with guests from Harrisburg and New Cumberland. Major John Kirk visiting Washington DC to West Hillside for health concerns after weight loss. plan to return Friday. Ever Faithful Bible class hosts at Mrs McClures Bridge street home Friday evening.
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Marysville
Harrisburg
Amos M. Fisher
Major Kirk
New Cumberland
John Kirk
Soldiers Home
Washington, D. C
John Rosenberger
West Hillside
Washington
Church of God Sunday School
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Cumberland Valley News
Boiling Springs
Cornet Club of
Newport
Minnich
Line Family
Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Green Street Church of God
The
Motor Club of
Reformed Church of
Market Square Presbyterian Church of
Union Picnic of
Methodist Church of
Camp Hill
Church of God
Firemen'’S Relief
Waynesboro Firemen's Relief Association
W. D. Berlin
Abram Baker
J. B. Wallace
C. L. Jacobs
L. W. Bowen
John Toms
R. L. Armstrong
D. B. Haffner
B. Rock
E. Funk
W. R. Mohney & Son Eastern Penna
N. 3Rd St
Goodby
Women’s Troubles
Jersey
Riverside
Mt. Union High School
Marietta
John W. Espenshied
Old Town Hall
Susquehanna River
Nanticoke
Mount Wolf
R. C. Prowell
Strinestown
Paul Charlestown
Emigsville
York County Sabbath School Association
Bethel Union Church
Perry County
Ball Club
Marysville Baseball Association
William Street
Maple Avenue
Postum
L. D. Crankelton
Amos Landis
Bretz
W. H. Speck
Mary Buttorff
Jane McCochren
Mary 8. Kirkpatrick
Hilda Cammer
Addie Aeton
Ildred Fogels
Denn-Harris
Mrs. Gray
C. T. Gray
U. S. Dept. OF Labor
John D. Bogar & Son
Frederick Franklin Sts
Steelton, Pa
Beckley’s Business College
Opp
Senate
Dial
Federal Machine Shop
Cranberry Sts
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