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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
16
The article highlights fashion trends for women in the poultry field, focusing on sports costumes and the popular middy blouse paired with a cretonne skirt. It presents a playful view of workwear style and practical attire in poultry communities.
The Langshan fowl, of Japanese origin, thrives in the Langshan district of China and comes in white, black, blue and mottled. Inquiries note its weight, egg-laying ability, tameness, and adaptability to confinement or free range. Females weigh six to eight pounds. crossbreeding yields good roasting chickens. white variety preferred for absence of dark pin feathers. The White Langshan should be pure white with red comb, face and wattles, pinkish white legs and white skin.
In a Current Events Club meeting, Mrs. Dalton urges Helen Curtis to canvass a district and take a public role as part of expanding women’s influence beyond homemaking. Helen worries over her husband Warren’s control but resolves to consider the opportunity seriously.
Vance C. McCormick, new Democratic national chairman, said he would accept the election and launch a vigorous campaign at once. He expects to confer with President Wilson and party leaders in Washington soon to shape campaign plans from the White House.
A week ahead, reports place the President to receive formal renomination in Shadow Lawn New Jersey. Officials confirm event timing and location as the party prepares for the upcoming renomination.
United States Senator Edwin C. Burleigh died at his Augusta residence after a brief illness of acute indigestion. Born November 27, 1843, he taught school, surveyed land, and published the Kennebec Journal. He served seven terms in the House and was elected to the Senate in January 1913 to fill Frye’s unexpired term.
Fashion note advertises a Kiddy Blouse and three-piece skirt pattern set for sizes 24 to 46 inches bust. Describes fabric requirements, collar options, and matching trim in cretonne and lawn. Patterns 9073 and 9061 available from the paper’s Fashion Apartment for ten cents each.
The Military Committee reported the army appropriation bill to the House, carrying 157,123,099 dollars, an increase of 55 million over last year. It also funds aviation, summer training camps, National Guard salaries, and a Council of Executive Information to coordinate industry for national security, with details on manpower and mobilization provisions.
A detailed guide by G. R. Smith advocates a five-acre minimum for a one man poultry operation with efficient buildings, an incubator cellar, colony brooders, and modern labor saving devices. Emphasizes stock stamina strict bookkeeping precise timing and a vision for larger scale farms to attract young men into the industry.
The Central Pennsylvania Association will meet at the Engineers Club Monday at 7 PM. Lewis A. Irons of Penn Mutual Life Insurance and W. E. Graham of Edward A. Woods Agency will speak on The Value of Association Work Among Life Insurance Representatives and on Salesmanship respectively. The session marks the last monthly meeting until September with a special program planned.
The article reports Mrs Pauline Field of Harrisburg robbed of a diamond brooch and a purse with $20 during the Democratic convention period in St Louis. She left belongings in her Congress Hotel room Thursday night while police diverted crowds at the Coliseum. later the items were missing. The name does not appear in local directories.
The Paxtang Park Theatre and Majestic present a mixed bill of vaudeville and films headlined by the Gallerini Four and the Bonnie Sextet. The Colonial shows The Primal Lure with William S. Hart, while Keystone and Chaplin entertain at St John and Regent respectively with The Moon Shiners and The Fireman. Winifred Greenwood, Edward Coxen, and John Barrymore appear in upcoming features.
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