Road contracts for 64 miles awarded across Pennsylvania
Highway Commissioner Lewis S. Sadler announced sixty four miles of State highway contracts totaling 333 804 feet with millions involved. Awards span Blair to York counties for reinforced concrete and construction, led by The Nicola Building Company and Langhorne Company among others. An Irish illicit distilling crackdown followed a high whisky tax, with 412 plants found in Ireland versus two in Scotland.
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Lewis 5S. Sadler
Volved
Blair County
Logan Township
Eastern Paving
Philadelphia
Gaysport
Standard Contracting Company
Altoona
Bradford County
Athens Lawn
Valley Construction Company
Athens
Cambria County
Jackson Township
Nicola Building Company
Pittsburgh
Centre County
Boggs
Vipond Construction Company
Chester County
Oxford Borough
Watson Company
Crawford County
Woodcock
Hayfield
Keystone Construction Company
Meadville
Cumberland County
Upper Allen Township
Langhorne Company, Inc
New York
Erie County
Mill Creek
Fairview
Campbell Brothers’ Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Girard Borough
Girard Township
Meyer Brothers’ Construction Company
Erie
Wayne Township
Highway Construction Company
Lancaster County
Hempfield
Freeland Construction Company
Freeland
Lycoming County
Pratt and Woodward
N. J. Gephart
Dublin
Customs and Excise
Ireland
Scotland
Bowman’s Third Floor Sale Highlights June Prices
The notice touts low prices on durable goods with excellent qualities and a permanent wave distinction. It promises an ever ready attachment for the hustler and a style that transforms age to youth. All shades available and holds good during June.
Toilet Preparations For Hot Summer Days
The notice describes summer beauty items and toiletries including perfume, face powder, toilet water, face creams, soap, depilatory powder, toothpaste, toothbrushes, freckle lotions, and rouge. It notes the Toilet department at Bowman’s Main Floor is stocked to meet the needs of cautious shoppers.
Waifs from New York to Be Hosted by St James Lutheran
Gettysburg Pa June 25 The congregation of St James Lutheran church will entertain waifs from New York City for two weeks in July. An appeal from Lutheran Inner Mission triggered the effort. Details on how many children can be placed depend on canvassing the church membership. Major Frank C Mahin of Colonel Kempers staff is noted as a Fifth Division officer who was gassed and wounded and sent home for treatment.
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Gettysburg
St. James Lutheran Church
New York City
France
Frank C. Mahin
Kemper
Market Street
Pershing
Pershing Cites Fifth Division and Recruiting Chief
General Pershing cites the Fifth Division in a letter to General Ely. Colonel J B Kemper, chief of the army recruiting party in the district, holds a copy of Pershing’s dispatch. The Fifth is described as part of the Regular Army.
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J. B. Kemper
Army
Pershing
Ely
Damask and Bedding Textiles Featured at Bowman’s
Mercerized table damask 58 inches wide 50 cents per yard. Hemmed crochet bedspreads double bed size 2 dollars 50 cents each. White nainsook 36 inches wide 25 cents per yard. Fancy white fabrics in varied patterns 59 cents per yard. Bowman’s Second Floor.
Sport Coats in Tyrol Wool for Separate Skirts
A new stock of sport coats in Tyrol wool with separate skirts arrives. Norfolk belted styles feature patch pockets in navy gray cobalt heather and black, available in all sizes starting at 14.95 dollars.
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Norfolk
Bowman's
Purses And Canteen Boxes In Varied Leathers
A regular line of purses in black and colors offers broad variety in shapes and sizes made from Indian goat seal morocco calf alligator and saffion. Prices range from 2.50 to 9.98 appealing to all budgets. Also featured are canteen boxes and beauty cases popular with girls for summer vacations in many styles and colors, both fitted and unfitted.
New Lace Silk Hosiery Arrives for Women at $4.00
A new black and white lace stocking features an all silk stock with the newest lace work. Made from strong silk for service and a perfect fit. One of the latest ideas in women's fine silk hosiery. Price four dollars per pair.
Men's Fancy Hosiery Prices at Bowman's Main Floor
This ad promotes men’s fancy hosiery priced at 1.00 and 1.50 per pair, highlighting the season for low shoes. It touts plaited silk with checks and stripes and pure thread silk with embroidered cloth and heather effects as part of a leading manufacturers selection.
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Cumberland
Lancaster Counties
Erates
Mercer County
Grove City
Brackenridge Land and Gravel Company
Brackenridge
Potter County
Eulalia
Roulette
Horn and Devling
Galeton
Yarren County
Youngsville
Joseph McCormick and Bro
York County
Carrell
Franklin Townships
Langthorne and Company
Rowman
Harrisburg
Waifs Church
St. James Lutheran Congregation
Vicks Vaporub
Redfern
Bowman’s
General Pershing
Tyrol
Bowman
Miss May B. Ulrich
Sie
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