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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1915

Page

8

End-of-June Wind-Up Sale Features All Attractive Values

End-of-June wind up sale listing numerous discounts across floors. Men’s and youths coats 23c sale price, dolls and jointed kid body dolls 23c, collars and cuffs 23c, neckwear 3 for 23c. Basements showcase bowls and trays, window screens, baskets. higher floors offer percale and gingham aprons, chairs 1.23, linen 23c, gloves and scarves 23c, boys wash suits 23c, infant slips 23c, pure linen handkerchiefs. Large sale across floors with limited quantities per customer.

Electricity on the Farm Makes Work Easy

The article portrays electricity as a new farmhand, hired by farmers across California, Colorado, Kansas, Washington, Oregon, and Utah. It notes thousands of farmers on utility lines and rising farm wages driving adoption in Central States like Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The piece argues electricity boosts light and power, boosting efficiency and farm wages by about 35 percent over twenty years.

Ctor California Colorado Kansas Washington Oregon Utah Illinois Iowa Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota

Skin care tips and electric farming perks headline

An ad style article touts mercorized wax for skin conditioning during summer and promotes electricity on farms. It details costs for wiring, uses in homes and dairies, and savings from electric milking and motors, plus a California gas harvester and farm efficiency figures cited by M. G. Franklin.

M. G. Franklin

To Women Who Overdo Ladies Ad Beat

An old advertisement warns that many American women overwork at home harming health and recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore balance. It claims the product has helped women for forty years and urges readers to try it.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Ostrich Farm Assets Wasted It Is Charged

Allegation of mismanagement and dissipation of 120000 dollars of 152000 assets of the African Ostrich Farm and Feather Company a 1000000 dollar Arizona corporation with main offices and farms at Bloomsburg Pennsylvania was made before Judge Witmer in the hearing for a receiver. Stock valued at par 1 dollar a share has sold over four years. Appraisal shows property worth 75000 with 35000 liabilities. Sixty ostriches are included. The company has a farm at Paxtang and many stockholders nearby.

Sunbury African Ostrich Farm and Feather Company Arizona Corporation Bloomsburg Witmer

Boy Hurt Falling From Barn In Wrightsville

Ten year old Earl Seitz suffered a broken arm and internal injuries after a twenty foot fall while playing in a barn at his home in Wrightsville Pennsylvania. The incident was reported June 29.

Wrightsville Levi Lenich Millerstown, Pa John Newman Main Street Earl Seitz John Seitz

Blue Ball Li Stock Company Organizes Officers

Blue Ball Li Stock Company has organized and elected officers for the new structure on June 29. John D. Blair serves as president and manager, Allan B. Wallace as secretary, Harvey E. Kline as vice president and director, Charles W. Eaby as treasurer, with a slate of directors including Harvey E. Kline Isaac D. Ed John D. Barr Amos 8 Hess Victor Kling Harry M. Weaver Samuel Tank William Good and Allan Wallace.

Telegraph Blue Ball Li Stock Company Paent John D. Blair Retary Allan B. Wallace Harvey E. Kline Treasur Charles W. Eaby Isaac D John D. Barr Amos 8. Hess Victor Kling Harry M. Weaver Samu Tank William Good Allan Wallace

Standard Sheets Offer From Local Market

A catalog describes 120 Superior Sheets at 29¢ each for 72x90 inches bleached muslin with center seam, 240 Capitol and Dreamland Sheets at 55¢ for 81x90 inches with a 3-inch top hem, and 75 Portland Sheets at 65¢ for 90x90 inches heavy weight sheeting.

Superior Capitol and Dreamland Portlana Mohawk E. S Salem Hill Bowman's

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