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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
16
Boston findings reveal Margaret Edwards the Perfect Girl of California, touted as the healthiest girl after testing 29,000 across nations. She claims simple methods and vigorous morning and night exercise without dieting or corsets, urging girls to follow her plan for a stronger personality.
Olympia Washington report: a man in Vancouver has a motor driven baby carriage and has applied to the Secretary of State for a license to operate it. He explains he recently obtained a license for a motor attachment for a carriage and outlines the purpose and safety intent of the device.
In Norristown Pennsylvania a $1,200 gas bond found in an envelope, addressed in Ellen M White handwriting, is treated as a codicil to a will. Emma Jones and Matild Martin gain the bequest as beneficiaries. Judge Solly rules the envelope action valid though not witnessed.
In Florida, geologists report a well at Elaka on the St. Johns river reaching 309 feet with two waters. At 160 feet, ordinary sulfur water emerged. at 209 feet, strong salty mineral water. A dual-pump setup allows simultaneous extraction of both waters, a common visitors’ joke involves swapping glasses.
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