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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
6
Thin Folks Who Would Be Fat
A physician’s advice promotes Sargol tablets as a fattening aid for underweight individuals. It claims malnutrition traps fat in the intestines and that Sargol, a six‑ingredient formula, converts sugars and starches into nourishing tissue. Reported gains of ten to twenty five pounds monthly are cited. a money back guarantee and cautions about weight gain are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Gorgas
LeMay's Sage on Quinine Hair Treatment Ad
Advertises a French hair preparation named LeMay's Sage on Quinine that promises a natural dark shade without dyeing. Sold in a 4 1/2 ounce bottle at stores or a mail order sample for 19 cents from LeMay Chemical Co. Rochester NY. Claim asserts safety, lack of lead, and age-defying effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMay
LeMay Chemical Co
Rochester
N. Y
Memorial for Late Central Principal
Memorial services for Professor William Sherman Steele, longtime Central High principal, were held in the chapel with four classes in attendance. A $250 memorial fund was established by the junior class from proceeds of Friday’s senior play, while a faculty gift a large picture of Steele was presented. The piece was created by Musser and blessed by Professor John Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sherman Steele
Central High School
William M. Fahnestock
Clarence Cooper
W. S. Steele
Chestnut Street
Fahnestock
John Hall
Steele
Musser
Derry
Pauline Houck
David Burns
Mabel Wright
Cornell Student Studies Practical Agriculture
Cornell University student Donald S. McFarland of 1531 Green Street leaves for a year to work at Mount Equity farms in Pennsdale as an experimental station for Cornell. He also gains experience on a large York Springs peach orchard and floral culture at Harry Miller's Bella Vista greenhouses to blend practical farming with theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald S. McFarland
Greenstreet
Agricultural Department
Cornell University
Mount Equity Farms
Pennsdale
Cornell
Mr. McFarland
W. P. Grove
York Springs
Harry Miller
Bella Vista
Whole Campaign Hinges on Results in Galicia
The Times military correspondent argues the Galicia battle will shape the campaign for months. If Austro-German forces drive Russia from Galicia or scatter its armies, a serious Russian offensive this summer may not occur and Italy Serbia and others may struggle to join Russia. Russia’s manpower shortages limit invasions despite efforts to meet them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Galicia
Italy
Serbia
Russia
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and urging use of Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Notes medicine is taken internally and claims to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. Shelf price 75 cents per bottle. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Wash Dress Goods Sale At Bowman's Main Floor
Advertises fabric bargains including Cotton Batiste 5¢ yd formerly 10c with 1,000 yards in the lot, Bengaline 79¢ yd satin finish silk and wool, Reads Lansdowne 59¢ yd navy green gray, Dress Gingham 11¢ yd plaid checks stripes 32 in, Cotton Crepe 10¢ yd 32 in, Shirting Madras 15¢ yd 32 in, Latine Lining 12 1/2¢ yd black mercerized 36 in, all on Bowman's Main Floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wistaria
Lansdowne
Madras
Bowman’s
Women's Silk Gloves Sale at BOVMAN'S Main Floor
Ladies silk gloves offered at 50 cents, formerly 75 cents and one dollar. Two clasps, 16-button length, in black and white. Available on the main floor of BOVMAN'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo‘vman
Bargain fabrics and linens in sale prices
Domestics list includes blue and white or striped calicoes, Percale 27 inches wide, light patterns, and various fabrics like Cheesecloth 34¢ a yard, Sheeting 24¢ a yard, Outing Flannel 7¢ a yard, Maslin 7¢ a yard, Mohawk muslin Sheets 81 by 108 inches, Pillow Cases 15¢. Prices shown as sale or regular, with widths and finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman's
Women's Underwear and Hosiery Sale Listing
Bleached vests with tape neck and sleeves and lace yokes 15 cents, formerly 25. Union suits 59 cents, bleached lisle thread with silk tape neck and sleeves and lace knees, formerly 79. Fibre silk hose 39 cents per pair, normally 50 cents, plain black with double soles and wide garter tops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman's
Wall Paper Combos with 10 rolls and 20 yd border
Bowman’s Fourth Floor offers wall paper combos suitable for kitchen, bedroom or hall. Ten rolls plus twenty yards border or cut-out border sets in satin stripe or plain floral designs. Prices range from $1.20 to $1.45 per value and $2.25 to $2.70 for border combos. Special sale prices apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman's
Men's Furnishings Offer Highlights
Men's Furnishings ad lists shirts at 79 cents, regularly a dollar, described as fine quality madras with coat style and French cuffs. Also features half hose at 17 cents per pair or three pair for 50 cents, with plain and silk lisle options and double soles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
Bowman's
Curtain Sale Offers Draperies at Half Price and More
Draperies curtain materials reduced to 10 to 25 cents per yard from 22 to 39 cents, with sateens cretonies 33 to 36 inches wide. Panel curtains priced 1.25 to 2.35 per pair, sunfast options in rose brown and green, 244 yards long with Battenberg designs. Sunfast material 55 cents to 1.00 per yard, 50 inches wide. Packages include white ecru lace voile net curtains 2% to 3 yards long with hemstitched edges. Bow Man’s Fourth Floor.
Carpet Floor Area Rugs and Mats Sa le Summary
Old style sale listing for home rugs and mats including carpet floor rugs priced 5.95 down from 7.95 with Borders of Troy, 9 by 12 mats, cocoa fibre door mats 0.59 regular 0.75, matting rugs 1.89 down from 2.65 in 9 by 12, plaited rugs 2.49 down from 3.75 in 30 by 60 inches oval shape, limited quantity and a nostalgic note about grandmothers making them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Peece
Bowman's
Auto parts price list fragment for general sale
A compact OCR fragment lists items and prices including an electric tail lamp at 39 cents, spark plugs at 39 cents, a tire cover at 98 cents, and a funnel at 39 cents. The text mentions 82x3% and a reference to Bowman’s on the third floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman
Unclear catalog snippet with toy and furniture items
Fragmentary OCR list shows items like large teddy bears writing desks baby sulkies and an upholstered porch suite with prices and a note about a Third Floor location at Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman
Laces and Embroideries Price Cut Sale
Local shop advertises discounts on laces and embroideries. Shadow Lace Flouncing 12 inches wide now 15 cents per yard, previously 35 and 39 cents. Point de Paris Laces 6 cents per yard, Odd Insertion 2 cents, Swiss Embroidery Insertions 6 cents per yard, all marked down from higher earlier prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point de Paris
Notions Prices and Odds and Ends List
A compact shop advertisement lists several sewing and grooming items with unit prices. Notions such as celluloid fans at 25 cents, White Seam menee scere at 19 cents, Lingerie Tape at 3 cents, bone hair pins at 7 cents, and assorted hair pins 10 to 25 cents are offered, with sale notes indicating two for a small number of pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menee Sa Eeleneata Scere CO
Bowman’s
White Goods and Linens Sale Notice
White Goods and Linens advertise deep discounts on fabric by the yard and by the piece. Princess Nainsook, Linen Sheeting, Damask, Napkins, and Face Cloths are offered at reduced prices with wide widths and regular strike-throughs noted. Includes chamois finish longcloth and voile remnants with yardage benchmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Nainsook
Bowman’s
Four Shoe Bargains You Will Not Want to Miss
Women's low shoes priced at $1.00 formerly $3.00 in white black or tan. Women's high shoes $1.29 formerly $3.50 in white black or tan. Women's high dressy shoes $1.79 formerly $4.00 with gun metal patent trim and Louis Cuban heels. Pumps and Colonials $1.98 formerly up to $3.50 with gun metal patent trim. Bowman’s Third Floor.
Kitchenware sale items from Bowman's Basement
A Bowman’s Basement ad lists discounted kitchenwares and home goods. Tin bread boxes, Mops, wash boilers, curtain stretchers, window screens, opal glass towel bars and shelves are offered at reduced prices, with limited quantities and period style finishes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman's
Leather Goods and Purses Clearance Sale
Leather goods for children handbags and purses offered at 15 cents each, previously 25 cents, in various colors and beadwork styles. Limited quantities of drinking cups in leather cases priced at 19 cents, down from 25 cents.
Bargain Women’s Garments on Bowman’s Second Floor
Women’s outer garments include white rep skirts at 89 cents, silk dresses priced 2.48 and 5.48 with some high priced 25 dollars, black Jap silk parch dresses 1.10, floral effects, porch dresses 1.98, voile striped waists 0.55 to 1.00, fine voile house dresses 0.89, gingham and percale options in multiple colors, sizes 36 to 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman's
Ribbon advertise light shades and remnants sale
An old newspaper ad lists Ribbons in taffeta and satin at 3 cents per yard for 2 inch wide light shades. Ribbon remnants priced at 8 cents per yard, previously up to 25 cents, mostly dark shades, 4 to 6 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman’s
For Men For Men Palm Beach Suits Sale
Bowman’s Third Floor offers reduced price menswear and accessories. Palm Beach suits now 4.75, trousers 0.98, straw hats 1, yard fabrics and telescopes extra. Suits 5.65 wool cassimere and homespun. Travel bags 0.45. Women’s handkerchiefs 1.00, extra quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Boys' clothing sale on Norfolk suits and knickerbockers
Bargain prices on boys wool Norfolk suits and knickerbockers with discounts. Norfolk suits priced at 3.65 formerly 5.00, several include extra knickers. knickerbockers at 0.65 formerly 1.00, assorted gray tan and green. Additional Norfolk suits 2.00, previously 2.95 and 3.45, not all sizes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Bowman's
Bowman’s Fifth Floor Furniture Sale Items
A Fifth Floor display lists fumed oak settee at 4.98 marked down from 12.00 and a seven piece Dell Blue bedroom suite made by Stickley Bros. & Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich at 99.00 from 135.50. Also offered are a fumed oak settee at 16.75, leather auto seat at that price, and white enamel beds at 4.45 and 3.95, both one only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell
Stickley Bros. & Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bowman's
China Fire Proof Baking Sets and Porcelain Creations
Items include 7 inch casserole with cover, pudding dish, bowl and six custard cups. Porcelain pitchers hold one quart, yellow band with gold lines. Pudding dish white porcelain with blue band. Brass jardinières ten inches with ball foot. Bowman’s-Basernent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brass Jardinieres
Bowman’s
Muslinwear and Aprons Sale Listing Card
Advertises muslinwear and corset covers at 17 cents regular 25 cents, lace yokes and embroidery, ribbon beading. White aprons 25 cents formerly 39 to 75 cents, fine lawn fabric trimmed with embroidery insertion and lace or plain with tucks. Includes nurse maid and waitress aprons and small fancy aprons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman’s
Gap in Wall Work to Resume Monday in City Front
Construction progress along Market Street calls for concrete steps and a blocky plaza wall behind the pumping station. Plans show twenty four wall sections, form frames twenty to twenty five feet high, and ongoing paving at the Freight Depot site with Belgian blocks and sewer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street Bridge
Board of Public Works
Stucker Brothers
Plaza
Mulberry Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Derry Street
Central Construction and Supply Company
Harrisburg Railways Company
Emerald Street
Market Square
Peaceful settlement seen in US trouble reports
Special to The Telegraph from London on June 17 notes a peaceful settlement of the troubles that have arisen between the United States and …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Washington
Berlin
Main
Aent Wimon
Sryan
Frankfurter Zeitung
London
Reuter
Lusitania Af
Amsterdam
Christiansand
Norway
United States
Meyer-Gerhard
Gerhard
Telegraph
Eee
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