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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
6
Belgrade reports ongoing refugee and soldier movement through Serbia. June 20 dispatch notes typhus concerns rising amid the migration, with aid efforts strained by crowds and travel chaos.
An advertisement promotes Marge Nerve Tablets to restore vitality for men and women. It claims the product boosts energy, reduces gloom, and sharpens nerves, with a money back guarantee from druggists and sponsors H C Kennedy and Geo A Gorgas.
The narrative describes mass movement of soldiers and refugees from Bulgaria into Serbia and across the Balkans, exposing them to typhus due to poor medical care. American army sanitary officers and Red Cross officials conduct delousing with Lysol baths and steam disinfection. A contrast is drawn between harsh wartime conditions and resistance to sanitation. The second item reports the Market Street Baptist Church Women's Missionary Society annual picnic at Mrs. A. F. Hoffsommer's home with outdoor games and refreshments.
Commander Rhoades, elevated as department commander of the Grand Army in Pennsylvania, receives hearty congratulations from numerous friends. He has long been a leading, active figure in the venerable organization.
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel reserved judgment on whether to accept the resignation of Italy’s cabinet after a 259 to 78 vote in the Chamber of Deputies against Premier Orlando’s motion for a confidence debate on foreign policy. Orlando urged a secret session and outlined policy toward Allies, economic controls, and bread price fixes. The premier called for firm Italian claims while avoiding obstinate intransigence, noting global unrest following the war.
Salt Lake City June 20 Albert Adams of Atlanta Ga first vice president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs was yesterday nominated without opposition mark ing the first time a Rotary presidential candidate faced no opposition in history.
The National Association of Master Plumbers at its Atlantic City convention urged President Wilson to secure a hearing before the Peace Conference for three Irish republic delegates. The group also advocated Ireland’s right of self determination. Frank Lasette of New York was elected president.
Amoy June 20 Fuchow reports 6000 students arrested and held by the Chinese and Japanese military authorities. California cotton growers will receive about $20,000,000 for this season's crop with 125,000 bales of lint and 62,500 tons of cottonseed. oil from the run to be used as lard and butter substitutes and salad oils on the Pacific coast. Projections include 18,000,000 pounds of oil and 33,000 tons of cottonseed cake and meal for stock feed. acreage expansion seen as promising with soya bean prospects noted by Dr. George P. Clements.
Ad promotes Wendell's Ambition Pills to cure nervous fatigue low spirits and overwork effects. It promises a money back offer within three days on first box and claims relief from nerves sleep loss appetite weakness and vitality issues.
President Wilson was awarded a doctor of laws degree by the University of Louvain in the ruins of the 1914 German-destroyed library. He spoke to the Chamber of Deputies about credits and a possible Belgium embassy posting, then visited battlefields and attended meals with the King. Separately, boxing promoter Danny Morgan demands title bouts be held at base hospitals for wounded soldiers, naming Ted Lewis as a contender.
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