Unusual Plant Curiosity At Mrs McKee’s Florists Here
A German snake lily on display at 26 East North Street owned by Mrs James W McKee captures attention in Harkerstown. Since December 22 a waterless bulb has grown a five foot stem with a giant eighteen inch red bloom. The green spotted stem and snake skin like petals intrigue local horticulturists as the flower blooms only once a year when five years old, while summer blooms show foliage but no blossoms.
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James W. McKee
East North Street
Harkerstown
Professor John A Miller Visits Hoover in Democratic Era
Dr John A Miller president of Swarthmore College and member of the American Philosophical Society called on the president elect. The society presented Hoover with a scroll congratulating him on his election as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Leland Stanford University
American Philosopical Society
John A. Miller
Swarthmore College
Hoover
Gable Finishes First in Local Drag Hunt
Pail Gable, a Chambersburg horseman, won a drag hunt staged by the Antietam Hunt Club Saturday afternoon. The course over the Johnson and Loose grounds along the Cavetown pike saw slipping mud slow the field yet produce a thrilling chase. One spill occurred as Frank Brown of Martinsburg was thrown when his mount slipped, suffering a slight leg injury.
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Frank Brown
Martinsburg
Relief from Gas Stomach Pains and Dizziness
A Tanlac advertisement cites doctors saying most sickness stems from digestion. It touts Tanlac as relief for years of digestive troubles including gas, stomach pains, dizziness, and loss of appetite, with a customer testimonial from A. F. Cassell in Norfolk Virginia. The copy promises pure herbal roots medicine and money back if it fails to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
A. F. Cassell
Waverly Way
Villa Hts
Norfolk
Taniac
Health nurses available for short paid nursing service
Graduate nurses from the Washington County Public Health Association will provide hourly nursing care for pay patients when not assigned to community work. The move addresses nurse shortages during the epidemic and high demand for brief services, with revenue aiding the association’s treasury.
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Washington County Public Health Association
Health Association
Public
Public Health Association Treasury
Death by own action ends in stream discovery
In Baltimore on January 18 a body identified as J. Thomas Windsor, 57, who vanished November 29, was found in Gwynn's Falls lodged between rocks. Windsor, a silk buyer for a longtime dry goods firm that closed last July, had been out of work since then. Police say despair over unemployment likely led to the suicide.
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Baltimore
J. Thomas Windsor
Hhis
Gwynn's Falls
Thomas Jessups
Windsor
Firebug blamed in church blaze in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas January 13 fire investigators sought arson clues in the $300000 First Baptist Church blaze associated with the militant Fundamentalist Rev J Frank Norris. Norris who was acquitted two years earlier in the self defense murder case was in Austin when the church burned Saturday he cried thankfully they saved my study upon returning.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Baptist Church
J. Frank Norris
Norris
D. EB. Chips
Austin
Prohibition Raids Wound Man In Franklin Pa
One man was wounded last night when he allegedly resisted with a shotgun during raids by federal prohibition agents. More than twenty arrests occurred. several stills and liquor were confiscated. Tolone, 48, was shot in the ground and listed in serious condition at Franklin Hospital.
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Franklin, Pa
B. Tolone
Grount
Franklin Hospital
A. Columan
Tolone
Orange Root Tonic Promises Flu Recovery At Local Drug Store
Rudy's Rexall Drug Store at Hamilton Hotel Corner offers Orange Root Tonic with Tron Nux Vomica and herbs to boost strength after flu. Three bottles and a box of Nuggets priced at 1.25 and 0.50, with postage. Also promotes H and J Creasote Emulsion for phlegm and cough relief. Local stores stock these remedies.
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Rudy's Rexall Drug Store
Hamilton Hotel
Mrs William Logan Ill at Home in Washington Avenue
Mrs William Logan is reported ill at her home located on Washington avenue.
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William Logan
Washington Avenue
Dieting craze warned as dangerous to health
The Sugar Institute cautions against extreme fat reduction schemes arguing humans are complex beings not machines. Medical authorities warn that a single normal weight varies by person and extreme dieting can cause permanent injuries, urging reliance on common sense and balanced nourishment.
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Iso
The
Sugar Institute
State Line Guests At Swisher Residence
Jan 11 column lists visitors to Mr and Mrs John Swisher and family. Names include Frank Pinfrock and Kathryan of Greencastle Charles Knode Zeigler Annamelia Binkley Helen Myers Edith Fleagle Benjamin Binkley Abram Swisher George Greenawalt of Carlisle Mercesburg Shindle Kershner Lola Binkley Linwood Md Walter Swisher William Kershner Bernard Swisher Edwin Swisher and others.
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State Line
John Swisher
Frank Pinfrock
Kathryan
Greencastle
Charles Knode
Zeigler
Annamelia Binkley
Helen Myers
Edith Fleagle
Benjamin Binkley
Abram Swisher
George Greenawalt
Carlisle
Clyde Hartle
Shaffer
Mercersburg
Merle Shindle
Joseph Kershner
York
William Kershner
Calvin Binkley
Lola
Linwood, Md
Mr. Binkley
C. N. Binkley
Walter Swisher
Bernard Swisher
Edwin
Visitors and births noted in Greencastle area
Visitors came to the home of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Izer near Greencastle Saturday evening. George Shrader of Greencastle visited Clyde Binkley and Mrs John Binkley. Allen Binkley celebrates birth of a daughter. Joseph Shank joins Kreider Reisner airport as night watchman. December daily attendance in local schools ranges around the mid nineties with several pupils listed as in attendance. Sickness has affected the school for two weeks.
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Benjamin Izer
Greencastle
George Shrader
Clyde Binkley
John Bintley
Allen Binkley
Joseph Shank
Kreider-Reisner
Alice Baker
Marie Crankleton
Kathryn Hollinger
Isabel Johnston
Hazel Martin
Delia Baker
Elsie Binkley
Olive Binkley
Barbara Bittner
Ada Bitner
Edith Flexel
Cressa Kriner
Edna Myers
Edna Peck
Mildred Swisker
Wilbur Fitz
George Kriner
John Kriner
William Martin
Austin Fiegel
Roy Johnston
Donald Myers
Robert Stotler
Grammar School
Pugh Pleads Guilty in State Funds Case
Deputy state treasurer David J. Pugh admitted guilt to taking more than 100,000 of state funds. He received a sentence of four to twenty years. The article notes no literary program at the school during January.
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David J. Pugh
Treaaver
Utith
Hand Care Essentials For A Well Maintained Kitchen
A cake of good soap, a nail brush, a small bottle of hand lotion and a slice of lemon should occupy a small shelf at every sink. If housewives use them all after dishes or cleaning, they can preserve their hands' beauty.
Prescription He Wrote in 1892 Laxative World Favorite
Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, a liquid vegetable laxative begun in 1892, is touted as the world’s largest selling laxative. The ad claims it relieves constipation and related ailments, with mothers buying it for themselves and children, and emphasizes its gentle, safe effects and wide distribution in drug stores.
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Caldwall
Dr. Caldwell
Thoxine Cough Remedy Promoted as Safe and Effective
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a famous cough remedy free of chloroform and harmful drugs. It claims double action soothes irritation and targets the internal cause, promising quick relief and money back if not satisfied. Available in 35c 60c and $1.00 at Rudi's and other drug stores.
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Rudi's
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Hill
Oldsmobile
E. Franklin ST
Kohler & Sons
Gruen
Hoosier Kytchen Cabinets
Miller’s Furniture Store
South Potomac Street
Montgomery Ward & CO
Riverside Tires
Jonathan §J
Hagerats
W. B. Cratty
Mgr
Nicodemus National Bank of
Hagerstown
Sport Watches
MOWEN
Jon, St Opp. Courthouse
Pennzoil Remsylvania
Carine
Gable
Hunt
Susan Grove
Chlorene Krens
Clarence Martin
Jack
Ethel Scott
Helen Daugherty
William Cowden
Wilsons
Lena Martz
and Coley Poe
Lana Martz
Brooklyn Place
Cumberland
Boston Harbor
Miami Beach
Fla
Emily Reed McCoy
Louisville
Mary Sweeny
Phiadelphia
Miss Sweeny
FORD
Hagerstown Motor CO
E. Wash St
Letser
Finkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Wail Paper
Roney
Brosimac Street
Chicago Market Co
North Potomac Street
K. IM. Hays & Bros
W. Waanington Street
Caldwell
Ist
Leas
Anc Maneker
Commercial Loan & Finance Co
Edgar C, Jones
John D. Myers & Co
Hoffman, Barnhart and Clopper
R. D. McKee
Potomac-Edison
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