Full Crew Repealer Proves Chaotic in Harrisburg Debate
Harrisburg, June 22. An effort to bring Monday action on the workmen’s compensation law amendments and the full crew suspension failed after a clash over Philadelphia small council legislation. The move to table the measure upsets the House program for the session, with leaders signaling chaotic conditions as adjournment came at 5 o’clock.
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Clearfield
Frederick Beyer
Thomas F. McNichol
Pittsburg
James A. Walker
Charles Walter
Franklin
F. S. Brown
Careful Soap Use for Hair Care
Advice warns against alkaline soaps and shampoos that dry the scalp and harm hair. Recommends plain mollified coconut oil as a gentle cleanser, detailing how to use one or two teaspoonfuls with water to produce rich lather that removes dust dandruff and oil while leaving hair soft and manageable.
Doctors Cultivate Spuds With a Ford
Drs. Wilson and Campbell, each cultivating an acre on the Whaley farm, hitched a Ford behind a cultivator. Wilson drove at high speed while Campbell steadied, sending his heels skyward and turning a routine plowing into a lively neighborhood spectacle that had neighbors laughing.
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Campbell
Whaley
County Line
Lady and the Discharged Butler in a Robbery Case
A courtroom exchange centers on a discharged butler as a suspect in a robbery. The Lady questions timing while the Reporter asks about the discharge. The Lady denies having a butler, and the Judge comments on the line of questioning.
Women reveal secrets in war census across New York
In New York on June 22 the war census draws into view many private facts about women including age marital status and name use. Officials say details will not be public though inquiries arrive by phone mail and in person with questions about real age and whether to reveal past marriages or divorces.
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New York
Rich Women Make Red Cross Pajamas in New Jersey
The Casino factory in N J employs silk-gowned women who work one day a week and commute by limousine. They are members of the New Jersey Coast Auxiliary at Large of the Atlantic Division, American Red Cross.
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New Jersey Coast Auxiliary
Atlantic
American Red
Cross women at sewing machines form New York payroll
The officers and other women who work at the sewing machines are the wives and daughters of men prominent in the business and professional life of New York. Within a short time it will have a payroll of 150 women a day, with an output of 12,000 suits a month.
Nineteen-Year-Old Girl Becomes Armory Manager
DETROIT June 22 A girl has been elected general manager of the Detroit Armory with a salary of 100 dollars a month. Miss Elsa Beck, age nineteen, will hold office while troops are away and the home guard occupies the armory. She has served as a stenographer in the armory corporation office for a year.
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Detroit
Elsa Beck
Home Guard
Beck
Armory Corporation
Do Ye Remimber Moth Balls Thrown At Moths
In a rustic exchange two speakers recall buying moth balls to kill moths in their home. One notes the balls were ineffective, breaking tin dollars of chinaware and windows while failing to strike a single moth.
No German U boat bases along South American coast
New York June 22. Dr Arturo Gramajo former mayor of Buenos Aires says there are no German U boat bases on the South American coast. He notes Buenos Aires leans toward the Allies and praises U S restraint while urging moral action. A later anecdote tells of a woman with pitch on her dress asking how to remove it and being advised to sing.
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Arturo Gramajo
Buenos Aires
Doctor Gramajo
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