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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
10
The ad urges cleansing after winter to remove toxins from heavy foods. It promotes Shredded Wheat Biscuit with fresh berries and greens to restore liver function, muscular tone, and vitality. Made at Niagara Falls, New York.
A local hardware ad urges shoppers to wait for the next lumber buy, claiming notable price savings and money back potential on future orders, implying better deals than current stock.
State Treasurer Robert K. Young turned fifty five today but learned of it only on arriving at the Capitol. His office gleamed with a big American flag and a bouquet as colleagues offered congratulations. He noted a busy schedule with board meetings he must attend by law and thanked his staff for the surprise.
Steelton real estate men and prominent citizens warn housing is scarce as the Pennsylvania Steel Company employs about 7,000 and every rental is filled. A proposed six month tax and water exemptions plus free sewer connections could spur builders to supply modest homes, boosting future borough revenues. Parks will get sanitary drinking fountains, and an employee picnic at the steel works is planned with a boat landing procession and a baseball game. Booster meeting plans by Steelton Council members to attend in Linglestown next Monday are discussed.
The Liberty Band of Middletown plans to raze the old Lutheran Church at Oberling and reuse the bricks to build a new musical hall in town. The town will miss the weather vane on the steeple, a long time wind indicator, as the project moves forward.
The Philadelphia Division Veteran Employees Association outlined plans for the annual reunion at a meeting in Superintendent MecCaleb’s office. Charles T. Jones will serve as master of ceremonies and the program starts at 10 AM with activities ongoing until trains depart for Harrisburg. Souvenir flags will be sold and the Enola band may perform in a series of concerts on Thursday July 27.
Steelton sportsmen stage a charity wrestling match Saturday evening at Kreiner hall South Second street to aid European war victims. Headlining are Billie Ninich the Texas Terror and local athlete Rade Yaich. Both crowd favorites, they donate twenty five percent of proceeds to the war fund. The bout is a finish affair two falls out of three.
Royalton school board settles 1915 tax and returns bond of J M Rutherford. James H Flowers appointed to succeed him. Treasury shows 14 31. Oliver H Swartz graduates with honors from Medico Chi College Philadelphia and becomes resident physician at Presbyterian Hospital Pittsburgh starting July 1. Marietta Railroad Club outing June 18 at Wild Cat Falls Inn expects 100 attendees. officers listed H S Flowers president William Work vice president William O Child secretary treasurer. chicken and waffle dinner featured.
Superintendent N W Smith heads Middle division officials and Veterans Employees Association to Harrisburg arriving at 1 o'clock. Road Foreman L Calder Clemson will come tonight as executive committee chair. Chestnut Street Hall hosts the reunion tomorrow with a new auto trip feature and a banquet at 6. A special train departs Harrisburg for Altoona at 9 30 tomorrow night. Auto cars donated by Rubin and Rubin and several local firms support the event.
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