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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
5
An ad promotes Wheat Biscuits as a low cost bodybuilding breakfast option. It claims two biscuits with milk provide a complete meal for under five cents. The product is noted as made at Niagara Falls New York and suitable for all ages with suggestions to eat with milk berries or fruits.
Harrisburg report: five months in 1916 saw 862 industrial deaths in Pennsylvania. Dependents of 290 fatally injured workers will receive about 742,963 dollars in compensation, with average per-case pay around 2,561 dollars. The totals imply near 1.5 million dollars once all agreements are finalized.
Estella Long of 912 Appleway credits Tanlac with restoring her health after years of stomach trouble and failed treatments. Graves promotes Tanlac at Love and Megown’s, 201 East Washington Street, as crowds gather daily. The piece lists diverse ethnic fatalities by occupation, noting miners and laborers as the largest groups.
German marines report colossal losses in the battle off Jutland with only a few saved from each ship. Survivors from the cruisers endured thirty six hours on rafts without food and some jumped into the sea. Several torpedo boats and submarines were capsized by British shells and sank. Emperor William reportedly inspected the fleet at Wilhelms haven and congratulated officers on the fight.
Local officers and families depart Thursday for Philadelphia to attend the state convention of the United Commercial Travelers. The New Castle council No 408 is active with Mr Long and Mr MacNabb as officers and an elaborate program including a Friday banquet and ball at the Hotel Walton.
Paris dispatch reports Italian casualties at 40 000 from Austro Hungarian offensive up to four days ago. The Mafin notes Austro Hungarians have taken about 12 000 Italian prisoners. Austrian war office claims Teutons have taken about 30 000 prisoners.
The Modern Woodmen of America held memorial services Sunday evening at Central Christian church on Long avenue with Rev. Shafer delivering the sermon. A fine music program featured P. Klueghine violin L. M. Hana cello and Mrs J V Macom piano. The church was decorated with flowers and flags and the uniformed rank carried a silk flag for the first time.
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