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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
10
Rome waiters refuse tips and enforce a no-tipping rule in all venues. A notable policy claim is a 20 percent service charge in some cases, though patrons report tips being returned if offered. An American embassy staffer observed the practice firsthand as posters announce the measure to diners.
An advertisement promotes Poslam as a ready remedy for itching rashes and eruptive skin issues. It claims rapid relief for virulent eczema acne pimples and surface affections and offers a free sample from Emergency Laboratories in New York City. Poslam Soap is advised for tender skin.
Test Krumbles with a risk free offer. Buy a one pound package from your grocer this week and if not thoroughly pleased and satisfied with flavor and health benefits, your money is refunded and the grocer reimbursed. Made in Kellogg kitchens in Battle Creek Michigan.
Letters seek urgent guidance on rheumatism and weak nerves with claims of fast cures. The column lists iodide remedies, tonics, Arbolene tablets, Balmwort, Mingol, Sulpherb tablets, and Hypo-Nuclane tablets, urging readers to purchase from druggists and follow directions.
Private Frank Caffney of Company G, 108th Infantry, is cited as the second bravest American in the war after Alvin York. He single handedly captured 80 Germans at Ransart on September 29, despite a leg wound, earning the Medal of Honor from Major General McHale.
Thomas Shallcross Jr of Philadelphia tells National Real Estate Boards that rent profiteering cannot be ended by law. He argues supply must meet demand and cites government loans to support housing, while William M. Ganland of Los Angeles proposes a Federal Department of Real Estate.
Pittsburgh, June 26. Helen McDermott Boyle, famed kidnapper of Willie Whitla, was released on parole from the Western Penitentiary. She left with an attorney and her brother for Akron and then Chicago to meet her awaiting mother, following her father's death during her sentence.
The War Department will withdraw offers of service in Europe to recruits under volunteer enlistment and stop sending regular officers overseas. Officials expect the imminent peace treaty to lead to an early return of most troops abroad, with only a small occupation force remaining.
City commissioners may hold a special meeting to plan remodeling of the Fager building after the school board agreed to lease the structure to the city for police headquarters. If space allows, other departments may move in to save rent, with six weeks needed for removing alarms and furniture and plans drawn by an architect. The five year lease at 2500 dollars per year includes city light and heat, tax exemption, and alterations paid by the city.
The Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor discussed creating a labor party ticket at a July or August meeting in Harrisburg. An auxiliary committee named by President James Maurer will work with the State Executive Committee, with plans to be presented to the convention for approval.
Germany contends with a nationwide railroad strike over wages. At Gorlitz station in Berlin service is halted in both directions and Breslau lines suffer heavy disruption as the government negotiates to stop the actions amid alleged communist influence. BROADWAY GEM RAID Fails. Three unidentified bandits attempt a bold jewelry store robbery at Casperfeld and Cleveland on Broadway in New York.
Clara G Agnes, 24, wife of Thomas C Agnes, 34, sued for divorce after refusing his bid ding to make her a sideshow snake charmer. Agnes won a divorce in Domestic Relations Court with Judge C W Hoffman granting the decree amid testimony he planned to shave their son’s head and wig him as a wild man. In York Pa a thief used an anesthetic to quiet 18 chickens from William Fisher’s henhouse. the fowls fell into a semicoma state as they were stolen.
Washington reports the House judiciary committee will report a straight war time prohibition enforcement bill today. Leaders expect the war time measure to pass both houses before month end, with the constitutional prohibition bill to follow later, amid debates over beer and light wine sales.
Paris June 26 Deputy Peyroux and fellow federated republican members introduced a resolution in the Chamber calling for the destruction of the German Niederwald monument as punishment for German pride and in retaliation for Scapa Flow and the 1870 battleflags burning. The monument sits opposite Bingen on the Rhine in the French-occupied area.
Brigadier General W. W. Atterbury spoke at the Union League in Philadelphia urging businessmen to devote energy and organization to a national defense plan. He called for a national defense board and policy aligning army, navy and industry, warning of continued world turmoil and the need to defend American interests regardless of alliances.
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