The Costly Mystery of the Stolen Groceries
Helen Curtis discovers unfamiliar charges for lobster sardines and expensive cheese on her grocery bill. She and Nora debate the purchases, verify items at the fruit store, and contact Warren as suspicion grows about a mistake or possible misuse. The bill totals over three dollars, prompting plans to correct the charges.
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Helen
Warren
Nora
Winifred
Shead
Colon
Tropics
Civil War Veteran Dies After 50 Years as hermit in Maryland
Henry Graybill an 86 year old Union Civil War veteran who spent 50 years living as a hermit in South Mountain died at Hagerstown Hospital after five weeks illness. He was found in a log cabin east of Bagemont and brought to the hospital. A large bank deposit and $30 monthly pension from the government were connected to his later life and a will was made but its contents are unknown. His closest relatives are cousins.
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Hagerstown
Henry Graybill
South Mountain
Graybill
Bagemont
Waynesboro
Young Girl Fatally Burned In Coal Oil Stove Fire
Miss Mary Poffenberger of Williamsport aged 18 suffered severe burns when her clothing caught fire at a coal oil stove in her home. Neighbors quickly extinguished the flames saving her from a worse injury. she remains hospitalized in critical condition.
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Hagerstown
Mary Poffenberger
Williamsport
Lightning Strikes Trinity Lutheran Church Tower
A thunderstorm in Hagerstown caused a bolt to strike the Trinity Lutheran Church tower, knocking off a 200 pound stone cap and damaging ornamental work while the stone buried in front of the church. Duty Roddy and Herbert N Eckhart, both from West Fairview Pennsylvania, were married there yesterday morning by Rev. E K Thomas.
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Hagerstown
Trinity Lutheran Church
Duty Roddy
Herbert N . Eckhart
West Fairview
E. K. Thomas
First Baptist Church
Pennsylvanians praise Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription
A Pennsylvania woman testifies that after years of back pain nervous sleeplessness and illness she used Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription and recovered enough to do her own work and garden She credits the remedy with restoring health and normal function and recommends the product along with Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for other digestive issues
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Cherry Tree
Dr. Pierce
Graceful and Fashionable Flared Skirt Pattern 8628
The pattern 8628 offers a wide flare skirt suited for sma women and young girls with an upturned band. It features two pieces with left seam closure and can finish at natural or high waist. Sizes 16 and 18 years require specific yardages and fabric widths. pattern mailed on ten cents plus May Manton branding.
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Sma
Fashion Department
Man’s Sell May Manton Patterns
Vaudeville Bill at Paxtang Park Theater Delights Crowds
The Paxtang Park Theater features Madam Oberta and her girls with dazzling dancing and spectacular acts. Billy Humphries and Theessin’s Dogs provide musical mimicry and canine prowess while Permane the Italian concertina wizard encores. George Moore delivers clever juggling. The Victoria shows The New Governor a provocative film with a warning tale on prohibition and racial tension.
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Paxtang Park Theater
Madam Oberta
Park Stage
Billy Humphries
Mr. Humphries
Thessin
The
Park Playhouse
Permane
George Moore
Horn Warning Question Reaches Dauphin County Court
Judge Charles Johnson hears arguments in Harrisburg over whether motorist horn signs may be erected without town authorization. The case stems from J Clyde Myton's conviction under Middletown speed laws and concerns constitutional limits on municipal authority.
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Charles Johnson
Union-Snyder
Dauphin County
Johnson
United States
Elwood T. Ramer
Curtis L. Conover
Wilson T. Hoy
Mr. Ramer
Dauphin Bar
Constable Gruber Not Drowned, Merely Drunk
Dauphin residents prepared to drag Stony Creek for John Gruber the Middle Paxton constable, thought drowned after a jail stay. He appeared before Mayor John K. Royal and was fined five dollars, then returned home by his journey.
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Constable Gruber
Dauphin
Stony Creek
John Gruber
Middle Paxton Township
Gruber
John K. Royal
Dauphin County
Death at Gettysburg Reaches Laurel Family After 52 Years
Civil War veteran William Thurston visited Laurel to tell relatives of James Riggin that he died at Gettysburg. The two comrades had vowed to seek each other’s families if one fell, and Thurston fulfilled that promise by delivering the news 52 years later.
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Gettysburg
Laurel
Del
James Riggin
William Thurston
Riggin
Battle of
Thurston
Communion Services Lead Large Turnout in Two Churches
St Pauls Lutheran Madison township reports 123 members communion at Madison township service conducted by Rev. J C Reighard. Zion’s Reformed near Blain sees 148 attendees under Rev. J W Keener. Briggs Detroit Troiter Company motorcar makers declared bankrupt by referee Lee S Joslyn with liabilities around 350000.
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Blain
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Madison Township
J. C. Reighard
Zion’s Reformed Church
J. W. Keener
Detroit
Briggs
Detroiter Company
Lee S. Joslyn
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Harrisburg, Pa
Grant Burt
Harrisburg
N. B
Hagerstown Hospital
Pennsylvania
Astrich
Coats
May Manton
Paxtang Park
Victoria
Morrow
South
Clit” Noyes
Noyes
Anita Stewart
Earl Williams
Mack
Mack’s Medical CO
Tremont Street
Boston
Mass
Esa
Tck
Middletown
Guardian
Dauphin County Court
Henrietta Eaton
Charles C. Stroh
John C. Orr
Bowman, Mell and Company
Howard Street
Stroudsburg
Samuel Miller
John H. Eby
Isaac S. Hoffman
D. Frank Lebo
H. W. Gough
Samuel S
John N
Mark E. Johnson
Joseph M. Johnson
Millersburg
Loeser
McCarrell
Fannie Gruber
Clark's Valley
Charles M. Douglas
Motorcar Company Bankrupt
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta, Ga
Coca-Cola
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