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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1916
Page
4
Dives Pomeroy Stewart announces flannel sport coats in deep green blue and black with white checks and patch pockets priced at 7 50 8 50 and 10 00 Trousers in cream white serge and striped serge offered in all sizes priced 3 50 3 75 3 95 and 5 00 Located on the second floor rear of the store.
Maine held joint primaries to select candidates for the September election. The Associated Press reports Portland as a key location with main contests shaping up for anticipated races and party nominations.
Catalog listing furnishings and fabrics for home use. Scrim curtains with lace trim sold in pairs at various prices. Stripe and plain marquisette curtains offered half price. Cretonne, window awnings, linene couch covers, and cretonne covered boxes advertised with sale prices. Dives Pomeroy Stewart on the Third Floor carries these items.
The National Guard of Pennsylvania is described as about 11 028 officers and men, organized into four brigades with multiple regiments and support units. It is said to be fully equipped, well armed and commanded by Major General Charles M. Clement, with Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart as chief of staff. The piece lists brigades and regiments with approximate strengths in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton and Allentown, plus supporting cavalry artillery engineers and medical units.
Secretary of War Newton D Baker orders the Pennsylvania militia and National Guard called into federal service. The Mount Gretna mobilization point is set for a one division force with brigades regiments cavalry artillery engineers signals hospitals and ambulances. The order details staffing and organization rules for muster and federal integration.
Charles A Suesserott postmaster of Chambersburg died at 4 this morning after a long illness He was 62 and had served as district attorney and in the Franklin county bar for 35 years He is survived by his wife and three sons He was first appointed postmaster in 1908 and served two terms.
R I Smith announces a special sale beginning Wednesday morning. The store will be closed all day Tuesday to make price reductions across all departments.
N. W. Millerfi a 51 year old derrick engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad suffered a crushed left hand when it caught in a cog. A Harrisburg Hospital physician amputated the hand shortly after arrival.
List of state by state militia assignments called by order of the President with assembly sites. Includes Pennsylvania Mount Gretna. New Jersey Sea Girt. Delaware New Castle. Alabama Montgomery. Arkansas Fort Logan H Roots. California State camp grounds. Colorado Rifle Range near Golden. Connecticut Niantic. Florida State camp Duval County. Georgia Macon. Idaho Gem State Fair Grounds. Illinois Springfield. Indiana Fort Benjamin Harrison. Iowa Des Moines. Kansas Fort Riley. Kentucky Fort Thomas. Louisiana Camp Stafford Alexandria. Maine Augusta. Maryland Halethorpe. Massachusetts Framingham South. Michigan Grayling. Minnesota Fort Snelling. Mississippi Jackson. Missouri Nevada. Montana Fort William H Harrison. Nebraska Lincoln. New Hampshire Concord. New York New Dorp. South Carolina Lexington County. North Carolina Camp Glenn Morehead City. North Dakota Fort Lincoln. Ohio Columbus. Oklahoma Chandler. Oregon Clackamas. Rhode Island Quonset Point. South Dakota Redfield. Tennessee Nashville. Utah Fort Douglas. Vermont Colchester. Virginia Richmond. Washington American Lake. West Virginia Terra Alta. Wisconsin Camp Douglas. Wyoming Camyenne.
An ad notes spring fatigue from winter diets and promotes Shredded Wheat Biscuit as a healthful, easily digested food sourced from Niagara Falls New York. It suggests pairing with berries for a few days to restore energy and bowels.
Funeral services are announced for Mrs. Mary A. Baker 82 of 28 North Second Street who died Saturday morning after heart failure. Anna Mildred Carpenter 13 of 1590 Logan Street dies after two weeks illness at Harrisburg Hospital. Emma M. Work of 636 Camp Street to be buried East Harrisburg Cemetery after two months illness. Woodrow Wilson Atticks aged 3 of Paxtang dies. funeral Friday at 2 pm. George Samuel Trullinger 16 months of Camp Curtin Memorial rise held at Shoop Cemetery.
Minnesota voters head to the polls in a statewide primary to choose Republican nominees for U S senator governor lieutenant governor and other state offices. Candidates include Moses E Clap Ex Governor Adolph Eberhart Frank Kellogg and Charles Lindbergh.
Advert asks nervous sufferers to use Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims the tonic builds nerves through the blood, aiding neuralgia sciatica headaches and other ailments. It promotes rest outdoor exercise and stress free living and offers a free booklet from Schenectady New York.
An advertisement cautions against mercury based face preparations and touts a simple nourishing process using ordinary Amonized Cocoa from a druggist. It claims to renew complexion remove wrinkles and whiten skin with daily applications, requiring no massage and offering immediate cosmetic effects.
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