WANTED motorcycles and bicycles urged for cash from Harrisburg ads
Classified notes list buyers for motorcycles with sidecars, bicycle repairs and sales, a public sale in 1918 of a Duncanon house and vacant lots, various administration notices, bids, and legal advertisements from Harrisburg Pa. The items include WANTED motorcycle with sidecar, 16-HIP Reading Standard motorcycle for immediate delivery at Harrisburg, and bicycle repair services by Dory Saner and Andrew Redmond. The announcements also cover estate administration, partition court actions, bids for public works, and city engineer notices.
City Markets Report Fresh Produce and Prices
Cherries appeared in quantity at the City Markets this morning but few buyers due to high prices. Growers asked twenty five cents a box. Cantaloupes also on sale, melons large and ripe, with varied prices. Listed goods include cabbage ten to fifty cents, radishes five cents, lettuce one cent, cucumbers five to eight cents, peas twenty five cents, tomatoes twenty five to one hundred ten cents, cantaloupes twenty to thirty cents, eggs thirty eight to forty cents, butter fifty cents, honey thirty cents, and other market items.
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Nova Scotia
Market Prices and Grain, Hogs to Cattle in Chicago
A dense list of prices across meat and grain markets. Includes per 100 pounds rates for various regions like Pennsylvania New York western Maine Delaware Michigan and others along with tallow flour hay and clover values. Also notes Chicago cattle hogs and sheep receipts and price ranges with a bearer tone.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Western
Maine
Delaware
Maryland
Michigan
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Norfolk
Eastern Shore
Tierces
Kansas
Timothy
Chicago
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Tennessee
Kentucky
Real estate transfers dip as listing totals rise in city
Realty dealers report a slight weekly dip in total property transfers despite more than twenty property sales dominated by small lots and 2 to 3 story brick dwellings. Purchases include Irvin Minnick to Joseph Yeager on North Third for 1 and Edward Moeslein for Chestnut 3 story brick at 120912 with 10 dollars listed. multiple other parcels across Swatara township Middletown Steelton and Millersburg show values from 1 to 4600 dollars.
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Irvin E. Minnick
Joseph Yeager
North Third
Kenneth Masenheimer
Edward Moeslein
Chestnut
Elizabeth B. Kaufman
A. Fushburn
Penbrook
Samuel Fishman
Jere D. Bogar, Jr
Adam D. Houtz
Park R. Trullinger
Kelker
Margaret O'Leary
Morris Stine
Wallace
Ferdinant Roller
Lewis Capin
North Fifth
C. Edward Yost
John A. Durand
Oberlin Gardens
Swatara
John 8. Harris
Arthur C
Young
Jorest
South Cameron
Market
E. G. Wagner
David R. Leahy
Sylvan Terrace
William M. Herrold
Sophia C. Seiler
Millersburg
Arthur C. Young
Edwin B. Harris
Cameron
Mulberry
Annie Catherine Lynch
Et al
Abraham Marcus
Francis Street
Steelton
Allen B. Schminky
Albert J. Fritz
Lykens
Lillian M. Ramsey
John C. Giede
Susquehanna
Harry D. Jones
Neva C. Zeiders
Belle O. Stern
Joseph Klein
Briggs
John R. Geyer
George W. Myers
Catherine
Middletown
City Building Work Stalled Despite Ongoing Repairs
The city reports a standstill in construction with only three building permits issued in the past week totaling 6 600 dollars. Permits include remodeling Lennox hotel at 426 28 Market Street for 5 000 dollars and a one story brick garage on the east side of King Street north of Walnut for 1 200 dollars plus a one story frame garage at 1728 North Fifth for 400 dollars.
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Lennox Hotel
Market Street
King Street
Walnut
North Fifth
Railroad Rumbles Gifts For Men Now In France
Fifty Pennsy railroad employees stationed in France will soon receive warm clothing and stockings donated by Enola Women’s Division For War Relief. Knitting is underway to provide each man with a sweater helmet wristlets and two pairs of stockings. Mrs H G Huber will outline these efforts at Enola’s community meeting in the auditorium Tuesday night chaired by F W Smith Jr with General Secretary Samuel G Hepford reporting. Major William B Gray and staff will be welcomed amid music and reception plans at 8 o'clock.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
France
Enola
H. G. Huber
F. W. Smith
Philadelphia
Samuel G. Hepford
Mary Butters
New Cumberland
William B. Gray
R. C
Ordnance Depot
Middletown
Gray
Railroad Notes Pennsy Announces New Schedule Changes
The Pennsy introduces a new timetable to take effect tomorrow with multiple revisions to train times. Ticket agent instructions on excursion tickets will be issued next week. Agents note traveler complaints about first class ticket use rules, which require a one way ticket to be used the same day or by the next day, while unused first class tickets are redeemable after two days, prompting questions about the government’s rationale.
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Statermente Conjaioggs
Train Crew Standings For Harrisburg Philadelphia Divisions
Yard and division crew rosters list engineers firemen conductors and brakemen for multiple trains and shifts across Harrisburg and Philadelphia divisions. Names such as Dewees Williams Master son Messersmith Geltz Eddy Kohl er Flower Brown Mortz Fisher Titler Brink O. W. Snyder Kreiger Niss ley Barley Leib Krepps Blizzard Swigart Smith Leiter Leppard Rathfon Tettemer Grabill Hancock Buss Holsinger Roddy Ross Crimmel Arndt Weigle Barton Dare Manning George Foltz Fink Bowman Ewing Zimmerman Watts Shade Fenical Ewing Barnhart Zeiders Brown Bryan Potter Herren Copp Yeagley Hu ber Fish Danner Martin Handiboe Weaver Baker Crane Crum Keiser McDougal Miller Kelly Harness Alexander Keane Yon Hoffner Bates Jones Erb Griffith Richwine Keller Donley Strouse and others, with crew numbers and up-assignments for various yards.
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Philadelphia
Dewees
Williams
Master Son
Messersmith
Geltz
Eddy
Kohler
Flower
Brown
Mortz
Fisher
Titler
Brink
O. W. Snyder
Kreiger
Nissley
Barley
Leib
Krepps
Yard Board
Klerner
Crawford
Buffington
Alman
Miller
Brewer
Ney
Myers
Boyle
Shipley
Ulsh
Heiney
Lake
Sherman
Newkirk
King
Stapf
Witchey
Kistler
Shawfield
Moses
Eckinger
Gemmill
Ryan
Karl
Brehm
Kramer
Twiecki
Jacobs
Lerch
Gallagher
Lauver
Shriver
Maurer
Quigley
Fenical
Ewing
Barnhart
Zeiders
Bryan
Potter
Herren
Copp
Yeagley
Huber
Fish
Danner
Martin
Handiboe
Weaver
Baker
Efficiency On Middle Division Rail Tests Report
The Middle Division of the Pennsylvania railroad reported May efficiency at 99.9 percent after 16 204 tests with eleven failures. Sixteen thousand fifteen service tests yielded three failures. No one failed conformity to speed rules, and track work rules had zero failures. A bulletin from N W Smith, superintendent, noted the results and disciplinary actions for several trainmen.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
N. W. Smith
Our Armies Ready to Fight as Units
Washington reports that General Foch favors keeping allied forces in France as largely American units to boost morale. Two full American divisions are now in combat near Chateau-Thierry with plans to double in two weeks. By continuing to form pure American units, the army could reach 400000 within six weeks as it pushes to hold the western front.
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Washington
France
Foch
Pershing
House
War Council
Chateau-Thierry
Baker
Japan to Raise Army of 25 Corps in New Mobilization
A June 1916 dispatch reports Tokyo planning a major reorganization to create a 25 corps army, adopting a German style corps system. The move follows debates on abolishing the brigade system and features Major Pichon of France aiding in Siberian intervention talks while internal splits over intervention persist. London reports confirm the scale and international pressure shaping Japan’s army expansion.
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Japan
London
the Times
Tokio
Asahi
General Staff Office
Motor Supply Train Driver Now in France
Corporal D A Greenfield informed his mother Mrs L Greenfield of 606 Boas Street of his safe arrival overseas. He is a member of the One Hundred and Third Ammunition Train No 2 and was stationed at Camp Hancock.
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D. A. Greenfield
L. Greenfield
Boas Street
Greenfield
One Hundred and Third Ammunition Train No. 2
Camp Hancock
Pig Foot Favorite Dish Of Senator Page Of Vermont
The article notes Senator Page of Vermont loves pickled pig’s feet, despite critics who deem them unrefined. During the porkless days, a Washington hotel refused to serve the dish on patriotic grounds, challenging his dining preferences.
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Pig’s Feet
Washington
United States
Senator Page
Vermont
Millersburg Ferry Service Attacked in Public Hearing
The borough council of Millersburg filed a formal complaint with the Public Service Commission charging Hunter & Rachel Ferry Company with lacking charter, operating as individuals, no public schedule, crude equipment, and unjustified rate increases across the Susquehanna. The plea seeks to restrain operations until state public service requirements are met.
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Public Service Commission
Borough Council
Millersburg
Hunter & Rachel Ferry Company
Susquehanna
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Ee Ee
Cycle and Auto Supply Co
Bell
Dial
Ee Eer
Harrisburg Motorcycle Exchange
North Sixth Street
Erties
SOX
Dory Saner
Andrew Redmond
North Third ST
H. F. Esterbrook
Third Street
Uwellin
Lincoln Street
Duncannon
Prospect Avenue
R. Jones Rife
David H. Smith
Mary W. Spofford
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Walter Spofford
Second Street
Samuel Beatty
Court of Common Pleas
William H. Smith
Grace Beatty
Edward L. Rinkenbach
Minnie E. Rinkenbach
Forster Street
Beidleman & Hull
Kunkel
Centre Street
Stephen Jury
Millersburg, Pa
Commonwealthe ‘Trust Company
Market_ Street
Herre Ae Eae
B. Cowden
Acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Capitol
Acts of Assembly
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Superintendent of Public Printing and Binding
Superintendent of Public Printing and
Chandler Brothers and Company
North Market Square
Chestnut Street
Pine Street
Allis Chalmers
Sree
Am Car and Foundry
Amer
Ss Eee
Atchison
Reces
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore and Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Butte Copper
California Petroleum
Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago, RI
Goodrich, B. F
Great Northern Ore
Inspiration Copper International Paper
Kennecott
Lackawanna Steel
Maxwell Motors
Merc War Ctfs
Merc War
Mex Petroleum
Mid
Republic Iron and Steel
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Studebaker
Union Pacific
U 8 Steel
Utah Copper
Westinghouse
Migos Ae
OOH Willys-Overland
Ed Strong
General Asphalt
Lake Superior Corporation
Lehigh Navigation
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Railroa
Philadelphia Electric
Philadelphia Eas Tr
Reading
Union Traction
United Gas Immpan Ae
United States Steel
York Railways
Pra
Graupner's Brewery
Capitol Building
D. Edw. Long
Public Printing
Harrisburg, Penn
Penna. Milk Pre Products Co
Nion Trust Connsylvania
A. Milk Products Co
Raymond W. Heagy
Harvey C. Heagy
Wickersham & Metzge Attorneys
Major Gray
Pennsy
Enola Side
R. M. Crane
W. C. Graham
R. E. Crum
G. G. Keiser
W. D. McDougal
D. & Miller
J. J. Kelly
J. H. Harness
H. Alexander
D. Keane
Be, Ross
C. L. Sheats
R. A. Arnold
R. Mearkle
S. P. Stouffer
J. L. Fritz
C. L. Dunn
J. C. Kerber
A. H. Kuntz
F. A. Yon
W. EB. Hoffner
P21
Philadelphia Division
W. & Lindley
R. B. Welch
M. Pleam
W. Shive
W. N. Welch
J. Cover
M. G. Shaffner
L. Be, Everhart
R. K. Strickler
Bates
R. F. Jones
Erb
Griffith
Richwine
Keller
Bellenberger
Roy
Donley
Strouse
Europe
Russia
Major Pichon
Pichon
Siberia
Rumaniia
Corporal D. A. Greenfield
Millersburg Ferry Service
McNeil’s
A.b.leach & Co.,Inc
Investment Securities
Cedar Street
Gariano
Boston
Buffalo
Scranton
Baltimore
A. Laubenstein
Armour and Company
Continental
Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
New York City
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
Illinois
J. Ogden
Armour
South America
I Ab Seq
First Trust and Savings Bank
the Merchants Loan & Trust Company
Capital Issues Committee
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