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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
7
The notice advertises specials in ladies wear for tomorrow and a comprehensive collection of apparel. It notes new merchandise arrives daily so shoppers can find something new and stylish at affordable prices.
Mrs. William Hart Patterson of Pittsburgh and her daughters Margaret and Beatrice have returned home after several pleasant weeks with Mrs. Patterson's mother Mrs. John White at her Rockville suburban residence.
A sensational home remedy touts a simple saxolite lotion to erase wrinkles. It claims one ounce saxolite with half ounce witch hazel dissolved then bathed on the face smooths and firms skin, shrinking crow’s feet and pores quickly. The ad urges readers to buy ingredients at a drugstore.
The column lists residents and visitors including Miss Dora W. Coe and Miss Alberta Weber heading to Shelter Island to watch the Yale Harvard boat races in New London. Milton M. Lemner Jr a Yale student summering at Camp Hill. Miss Opal Berthal and Mrs Anna King visiting William L. Berthal Jr. 310 North Second Street. Rose Eva and Lillian Shulman return from Pincus Cohen wedding. Marie Foard visiting Harris and Penn streets. Sarah Eldon visiting 105 Chestnut Street. Mr and Mrs Harper Shaffer return to Pittsburgh. Ruth Martz summers with her parents 82 North Eighteenth Street. Pierce Shope son of Dr and Mrs Shope at 610 North Third Street.
A series of at home beauty and health tips. Canthrax shampoo for scalp care and clean hair. kardene tonic mixed at home to purge poisons. delatone paste for hair removal. crystal eye tonic for inflammation. parnotis weight loss drink. quinzain hair tonic to improve scalp. spurmax lotion for complexion. almoro cream jelly to reduce wrinkles. Guidance includes simple home preparations and applications.
Miss Julia Bishop of Pine Street visits Tolchester Beach and Baltimore to attend the Sater Church gathered services in Brooklandville commemorating Sir Henry Sater’s gift of burial ground and stream. A travel talk by Miss Bishop benefits the parsonage fund. Dillingers mark tenth wedding anniversary with a reception at 1817 North Second Street. Cuba’s Professor de Echemenzia leads music.
Miss Charlotte Fleming of Philadelphia and Miss Marguerite Moyer of Lancaster attend a dance at Miss Anne Fissell's home 815 North Sixth Street with chaperons Mrs. Fissell Mrs. Steiner Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Reifsnyder. List of guests includes Anne Keil Sarah Keil Sara Lemer Edna Cart Wright Elinor Walter Lois Reifsnyder Mary Craig Louise Crozier Kathryn McCloskey Alice LeCompte Charlotte Kister Constance Beidleman Elletta Spangler Anna Nissley Anna Bacon Margaret Schier Dorothy Black Gertrude George Bess Dohoney Marian Steiner Jane Scott Florence Eckert Jean Rauch Moyer Fleming Motter Fletcher Earl Rexroth Oram Wible Charles Orr Oscar Lippy Clarence Flickinger Joseph Snyder Paul Caton Paul Rice Ralph Hutchinson Charles Barnes John Richter of Duncannon R. M. Douglas Clearfield Reel Denny Jerome Hamilton Sherwood Watts James Wheeler Ted Keet Ralph Tomlinson Stewart Montgomery T L Gott Robert Yohn Harry Upp Ira Kindler Harvey Frank David Cameron Chick Gross of York Robert Lodge Philadelphia Mr and Mrs Augustus Wildman Jr Mr and Mrs Edmund M. Deeter Mr and Mrs H Forrest Lancaster Mr and Mrs W N Reifsnyder Mr and Mrs Victor Walter.
Miss Sara Cooper of Camp Hill home from Tarrytown for summer holidays hosts a dance at the Harrisburg Country Club this evening. Guests include Elizabeth Bailey Emily Bailey Eleanor Earle Dora Coe Alberta Weber Cromwell of Baltimore and many others. chaperones are Frank Cooper Mrs Edward N Cooper Mrs George Kunkel and Mr and Mrs Thomas Earle.
W LeRoy Fraim of Philadelphia resigns from the Philadelphia Musical Academy faculty to become a director at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. D Hendrick Ezerman and Hedda van den Beemt are named as associated directors. At a recent academy commencement a piano class of fifteen graduated and Florence Bowen of Chester received the alumni gold medal for talent.
The First Baptist Sunday School Class No. 6 will stage a reading recital on Thursday June 18 at 8 PM in the church at Second and Pine streets. Miss Venedi Heinbach of Allentown will present a program aided musically by Amy Burd Mary Conrad and Viola Burd.
Local notice notes Dancing at Paxtonia every Wednesday night with prices of 10c and 25c. Also includes numerous social guest updates from Baltimore Philadelphia Camp Hill Winchester Bridgeton and Center county plus a court case involving Arthur Moore who admitted theft at William Cartwright’s ice cream store and was held for court.
Mr and Mrs Frank W Hibbs of 324 South Thirteenth street announce the birth of a son George Gross Hibbs on Saturday June 13 114 Mrs Hibbs formerly Miss Kathryn vy Gross of Thompsontown Pa also Mr and Mrs Daniel Scheffer of Beach Hill announce the birth of a daughter Sara Elizabeth Scheffer on Tuesday June 9 1914 The Scheffers were residents of this city for a time.
Miss Mary Kepple, a bride elect, hosted a kitchen shower at Breeze Hill with guests and a large clothes basket of aluminiu mware for her new home. Also noted is the sudden death of Mrs Virginia Hammond Fleming at the Hotel Plaza New York and the final city schools pay of more than 23000 to teachers.
Hundreds of school children gathered to mourn Esther M. Scott 13 at 1722 State Street after an auto crash in Steel ton. Services were held at her home with Rev. Thomas Reisch of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial followed at Harrisburg Cemetery.
The town awoke to 56 degrees amid hail superstition and jokes about Demain the forecaster says the cold spell came from the northwest and should dip to 50 tonight before rising again. Winds of about twenty miles per hour rattled signs and toppled a pavement stand but will ease to a breeze soon.
Local retailers promote decorative fabrics and sunfast textiles suitable for cushions draperies and coverings. The assortment emphasizes prints that align with the season's approved patterns and colors. Harris 221 North.
The ad explains that low vitality and pale blood hinder digestion and that Dr Williams Pink Pills can rapidly restore red blood and digestive function. It claims meals become enjoyable again and offers a free diet book What to Eat and How to Eat from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. All druggists sell the pills.
Dennison's crepe paper works ideal for making original table and home decorations. Learn how to use Dennison's goods to best advantage at Cotterel 105 North Second Street.
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