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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
8
National War Garden experts detail processing to sterilize sealed jars by boiling water or steam under pressure. Follow precise timings, heat, and vessel setup, then tighten seals and record temperatures. The National War Garden Commission offers a free canning manual with a 2 cent stamp upon request.
A vintage booster for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims perfect health for women hinges on health, linking headaches and nerves to functional derangements. It markets the root and herb remedy as a trusted three generation helper for women's happiness.
The Loysville Orphan Band a 55 piece group led by Claude M Stouffer will furnish music for park concerts at Reservoir Park with morning games and a possible July 4 program. City Park officials said arrangements depend on band availability. Police report six months ended show 1107 arrests 589 patrol calls and recovery of 22886 worth of stolen items with 828 50 unrecovered.
Douglas Wade negotiates a dramatic plan to treat John Butler by sending him to Wade’s New Hampshire farm for the summer. Mrs Wade hesitantly agrees after Wade pledges to manage her son’s care with professional secrecy. Wade writes detailed instructions to his sister to coordinate the ruse and ensure John’s relocation proceeds without exposing Wade’s role.
A vintage pattern description for a man's bathrobe pattern No. R970 in sizes 36 40 and 44. Fabric options include a robe blanket 72 by 80 inches terry cloth or Japanese crepe. Double breasted with rolled reverses, inverted plait at back, large pockets, cord fastening, and three yardage variants.
A wartime appeal contrasts battlefield deaths with famine losses totaling four and a half million in Europe. It urges readers to conserve food, urging wheatless days until the next harvest to spare further lives and hasten relief.
A compact guide proposes growing enough vegetables and fruit for summer and winter. It suggests raising and planting to fulfill personal needs. It also urges minimizing sugar by choosing honey and syrups when suitable. The piece hints at making small lifestyle adjustments.
Ensign Leroy E. Smucker son of Rev Dr Clayton Smucker of 1311 Vernon Street led a submarine chaser during a five day storm in European waters He previously commanded the vessel on the Atlantic crossing.
Seventeen draftees from County Draft Board No 3, Elizabethville, reached Camp Lee near Petersburg Virginia this morning after departing yesterday afternoon. They ate supper in Harrisburg and had been scheduled to depart with 246 Harrisburg men on Monday.
A simple home remedy promises hair removal for women by applying a paste of water and powdered delin tone to hairy surfaces for two to three minutes, then rubbing off and washing. The claim urges using the real delin tone and notes the treatment is harmless.
W S Burns of Spry R F D No 6 York Pa says his general health, stomach trouble, asthma and heart palpitations improved after using Tonall. He reports better nerves, appetite, sleep, and strength after three bottles, with a testimonial dated April 17 1918. Tonall sold at Gorgas Drug Store Harrisburg and Hershey Drug Store Hershey.
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