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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
11
The advertisement emphasizes REO Six as a service oriented model, not a faddish sales item. It declares REO is built throughout, positioning the company as manufacturers rather than assemblers and rejecting assembled evils.
In Harrisburg during the next two months railway brotherhood members will discuss and vote on a strike. Blanks are distributed and all members will have a chance to vote. Some engineers reported a vote against a strike though not representative of all members. Sunday meetings are common for these bodies. May alter plans for the Philadelphia Division Veteran Employes picnic set for July 27 at Mount Gretna as organizers consider moving date or location.
Philadelphia Division crews list with engineer and fireman assignments for multiple yards and shift times, followed by Reading Division rosters and a Stouffer Dubbel wedding in Mechanicsburg, plus a goat board tournament invitation and juvenile court detentions for scrap iron theft in Harrisburg area.
A historical note describes York Safe and Lock Company supplying a steel thirteen inch thick vault door for the Keystone bank under construction. The reinforced concrete and steel vault measures seven by nine feet inside, with two steel gates for deposit boxes and money, weighing seven tons. Contractor Harold A. Hipple targets completion by September 1. Also notes H M Bird marketing Park Place lots near Colonial Country Club with generous lot sizes and wide streets.
A meeting in the House Caucus Room at the Capitol on Monday June 26 will unite representatives from every county to form a state wide Good Roads Day Association. Western counties previously backed the effort and Washington County led by J M McKee will invite all counties to Harrisburg. Dr W D Martin of California Washington County originates the idea and will speak to attendees.
Allentown Pa June 21 Harry Nicholas is dead and Martin Seifert is in Allentown Hospital with a fractured skull not expected to survive the day after a collision between an automobile and a P and R freight train on the outskirts of the city early this morning. The car struck the train with such force as to derail a freight car. Both men were employed at Bethlehem Steel Works and lived in South Bethlehem.
A. W. Billman, recent Syria traveler, will present an illustrated talk on his Palestine experiences at Stevens Memorial Methodist Church this evening. The event adds to a busy Harrisburg cultural scene and draws local interest in Middle East affairs.
A well known beauty specialist advises this treatment for removing facial hair. Mix powdered delatone with water to form a paste, apply to the hairy surface for about two minutes, then rub off and wash. Hair disappears. method is quick and safe if using genuine delatone to avoid disappointment.
Cadomene Tablets are advertised as a true tonic to renew activity in exhausted bodies. The pitch highlights improved brain function, stronger muscles, and revived vitality, claiming rapid results in recent cases and gradual gains in chronic ones with a money back guarantee.
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