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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
6
Hamburg faces a crisis as Communists and Spartacans seize control amid food riots. They stormed the city hall, captured ammunition and weapons, and swept through the streets looting and killing, threatening a second Munich with greater bloodshed.
Advert reads Wendell's Ambition Pills claiming to restore energy and vigor within days. It guarantees money back if the user does not feel better after two days with a full refund after the box, urging purchase of 50 cent packets.
Rioters seized the railway station but were recaptured by civic guards. Police failed to stop the violence as government troops move to restore order. Jails were stormed and criminals freed. Buildings damaged and streets littered with debris and torn clothing. Casualties are rumored between one dozen and sixty. Spartacans attempted arson and burned captured automobiles.
Berlin reports General Hoffman once key in Brest Litovsk talks has been dismissed from his eastern district command. He vowed to defend the district to the last man and to repudiate the peace treaty despite government orders.
A calm audience of expectant mothers attends a public event presenting a penetrating remedy that promises to ease suffering. The session emphasizes knowledge gained through the remedy and its potential to prevent distress during pregnancy.
Advertise the Bradfield Regulator Company offer for a motherhood book and a bottle of Mother's Friend. Claims include fewer pains at delivery, calmer nights, and skin benefits during expectancy. Encourages contacting Lamar Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
Miss Josephine Mathias and Rev. Paul E. V. Shannon wed at Highspire United Brethren Church in a college romance. Afterward an informal reception at the Mathias home preceded a retreat by getaway car. the bride fled via wall panel with a three mile head start. The Rev. Dr. S. F. Dougherty officiated with Lebanon Valley College connections. honeymoon set for New York State and a home in Dayton, Ohio after July 1.
Miss Mabel Arnold daughter of Mr and Mrs John S Arnold of 1509 Market street wed Harry H Hollinger in a home ceremony under a rose arch. Officiant Rev D S Kepner of Mechanicsburg. The bride wore blue chiffon and carried bride roses. Attendants included Gladys Benedict and young flower girls Reba and Ruth Ebersole. Best man Nathan Hollinger of Columbia SC. The couple plan a Niagara Falls Philadelphia Atlantic City wedding trip and reside locally. Mrs Hollinger is a china painting teacher. Hollinger previously served in the Army overseas as sergeant major.
Miss Anna C. Murray of 329 Maclay street married H. Raymond Trout of 2144 North Fifth street last evening at 9 in Augsburg Lutheran Church. The bride was a stenographer at Harrisburg Dental Laboratory where the groom, a mechanical dentist, is also employed after returning from service with the Forty first Division in France.
The article promotes Bitro-Phosphate as a remedy for thinness and nervousness, claiming phosphorous deficiency causes illness. It cites experiments and a 1913 book, touting relief of nerve tension and renewed vigor, with cautions about fat-producing foods and overuse.
Miss Ida Zorger daughter of Mr and Mrs Calvin Zorger and Norman W Kines of Duncannon were married yesterday at the bride’s home with Rev Homer C Knox officiating Only immediate families attended The couple plans home at 2137 Swatara street after July 15 following a honeymoon in eastern cities Mr Kines recently returned from overseas
Peace Sunday will be observed with a parish rally at St. Pauls Episcopal Church Second and Emerald streets led by Rev. Dr Floyd Appleton. The choir will render special music with harp and violin and parishioners are asked to bring offerings for the annual interest on the church mortgage.
A crowd gathered at 521 South Sixteenth Street to celebrate Mrs Toomey's birthday with games dancing and singing by Ed Eisenberger and piano accompaniment by Mrs Eisenberger. Guests included Mr and Mrs Edward Eisenberger Mr and Mrs R Miller and others. A late dinner featured rambling roses and a fruit centerpiece.
The party included Mrs. S B Ellenberger and Dr and Mrs C R Philips along with Miss Katherine Phillips Samuel E Phillips and Prof C A Ellenberger. Mrs Reba McPhails of this city and Mrs H H Gettys of Gettysburg planned a week long visit to Atlantic City.
An advertisement urges thin readers to take Miona stomach tablets for two weeks to improve digestion and flesh. It claims the tablets restore digestive juice secretion, aid nutrient absorption, and relieve indigestion, belching, heartburn, and other after dinner distress, with a money back guarantee. Sold by H. C. Kennedy and leading druggists.
Mrs. Mary E. Caldwell of Lewisville filed a warrant in Coatesville Pennsylvania charging desertion and nonsupport against Frank P. Caldwell alias Miller, janitor of the public schools, whom she says has been living elsewhere for years.
In Perryville Maryland and Waynesboro Pennsylvania on June 27 farmers report unusual delays in hay cutting and wheat harvesting. Corn plowing lags well behind the season with little done so far, a condition without precedent in regional farming.
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