Social and Local News Snapshots from Early Spring
Register today. Spring seems to be here. St Patrick s Day on March 17. Negro nominated in the 5th Ward. Now they have him they don t know what to do. W H Ayres of Philadelphia spent the week end with his brother and will return this afternoon. Mrs C G Myers and Miss Fannie Nield are visiting Mrs 8 E Remsburg Middletown Valley. Mrs Chester Wine and Miss Frances Whitter were in Washington attending the Inauguration. Prohibition won in Porto Rico in 1917 by 38 000 and took effect March 2 1918. Miss Dorothy Byron returns from Washington where she was guest of Mrs Joseph H Hampson and attended the Charity Ball and Inauguration night. Mrs Edward Byron of Williamsport and Mrs J C Byron returned from Washington ceremonies. Mrs J C Byron will join a party to Baltimore to hear Gall Care. Miss Anna Ringer has left for a visit with her sister in South Carolina. Mrs Thomas Hassett and Miss Hassett of Four Locks leave for Baltimore for Chicago Grand Opera Co performances. Mr and Mrs W P Wachter and Mr and Mrs William F Bast and daughter Gwendolyn returned to Boonsboro after the annual dance by Ted Grotto of Baltimore, a Masonic organization. Mrs William Bast of Boonsboro is in Washington with her daughter Louise Bast. Fred Steck and family of Big Pool moved to Clearspring and are changing the property there. Bicycle goes missing from Western Maryland shops. Jaither Shaffer reports loss.
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Thomas Hassett
Hassett
Four Locks
Baltimore
Chicago Grand Opera Co
W. P. Wachter
William F. Bast
Gwendolyn
Boonsboro
Ted Grotto
Mr. Wiehter
Mr. Bast
William Bast
Washington
Miss Louise Bast
Fred Steck
Big Pool
Clearspring
Common Witchhazel Fine for Sore Eyes
An elderly lady with long term eye inflammation was helped in two days by Lavoptik eye wash made from common witchhazel camphor and hydrastia. A small Lagoptik bottle is guaranteed for any weak or inflamed eyes with an aluminum eye cup offered free by David P. Schindel, druggist.
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David P. Schindel
Sout Potomac Street
Social Calendar for Morris Frock Post and Clubs
Monday Morris Frock Post American Legion meets on the second floor of Colonial Theatre Building. County Club Association meets at 4730. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of St Paul’s M E Church gathers at 8. Tuesday Ladies Auxiliary of Washington County Hospital holds regular meeting. Bai Masque at Stouffer’s Dancing Academy begins at 9. Wednesday Employee dance for W M Ry at I O O F auditorium. Thursday Chamber of Commerce Members Forum at 7:30, Municipal Band topic. Friday Mary Young Rebekah Lodge special meeting at 8 p m.
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Morris Frock Post
American Legion
Colonial Theatre
The
County Club Association
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of St
Washington County Hospital
Stouffer's Dancing Academy
Chamber of Commerce
When You're Gone I Won't Forget Excerpt Note
An excerpt notes a $10,000 copyright paid for a ballad titled When You're Gone I Won’t Forget, described as an answer song to a popular success. The clipping showcases chorus lines and references Silver Threads Among the Gold as context.
Metandra Pores Letle Banior song praised for melody
A lyric praised tune recorded for Player Planos and Phonographs promises lasting fame across the country. The reviewer notes catchy melody and tuneful blend that will be memorable once heard.
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Planos
Veteran Railroad Men Hold Meeting Today
The Veteran Employes Association of the Cumberland Valley Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad held its first annual meeting and banquet at Chambersburg. One hundred eighty three members attended from Harrisburg to Winchester and nearby branches, including noted attendees from Hagerstown and Troy Laundry Company. Also, Troy Laundry filed for injunction against Blue Ridge Knitting Co to stop disposal of dyestuffs and sewerage onto Laundry property.
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Veteran Employes‘ Association
Cumberland Valley Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chambersburg
Charles Feldman
C. ‘W. Wellinger
J. D. Kanaga
A. S. Johnson
Albert Seniler
Clarence Gardner
S. E H. Golden
L and
Wm. L. Golden
Troy Laundry Company
E. R. Roulette
Blue Ridge ‘Knitting Co
Troy Laundry
Laundry Co
Krat Hose Fire Company Meets for Banquet and Smokers
The Krat Hose Fire Company holds its regular monthly meeting this evening at 7 20 oclock to discuss important business and the social committee has arranged for a banquet and smoker.
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Krat Hose Fire Company
French Bride-to-Be for Father of Man Who Won Her
A romantic tale from Ellis Island recounts Julie Vennet a French widow later unfit for remarriage under inquiry. She is bound to marry Lieutenant Allington Deppe of the AEF whose father Henry George Deppe of Palmerton Pa proposes to wed the young woman. The romance unfolds as an immigration case and a chivalrous upward proposal. Dr D B Hoff a Lincoln Jefferson Law grad sails to Chicago to receive his Bachelor of Law degree after completing forty one books of study.
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Ellis Island
France
Mme
Julie Vennet
Ells Island
Marriot
Leutenant
Fran
Board of
Allington Deppe
Ordnance Department
Henry George Deppe
Palmerton, Pa
Lincoln-Jefferson University of Law
D. B. Hoff
Chicago
Hoff
Morris Frock Post 42 American Legion Meets Tonight
Morris Frock Post No 42 American Legion will hold a regular meeting at their hall over the Colonial Theatre this evening with important business to be conducted before the Legion.
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Morris Frock
American Legion
Colonial Theatre
Legion
Worry Crowned As Nation’s Greatest Disease
International News reports Rev. Dr. Daniel F. Rittenhouse of Columbus links worry to crime waves. He calls worry a contagious social disease rampant in America, especially among middle and upper classes, fueled by fear of losing work, health, and old age, and tied to lack of faith and complex modern life.
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International News
Columbus
Ohio
Daniel F. Rittenhouse
First Baptist Church
Dr. Rittenhouse
America
City uses honor system for jobless loans
Muskegon inaugurates an unsecured loan program for residents out of work. Over 10,000 dollars loaned to more than 375 citizens, with non interest bearing notes repayable when employment resumes. City Manager says thorough investigations detect few cases of abuse. First of forty new Western Maryland engines arrived in Muskegon, delayed by river bridge conditions in Harrisburg.
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International
Muskegon, Mich
Muskegon
Garsoa
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Eddystone
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
P. and R. Road
Why Are Skin Diseases So Difficult to Overcome
An old ad claims skin eruptions arise from the blood and promotes 8.8.3 as a blood remedy. It urges readers to begin taking the product and send a case history to Chief Medical Adviser at 161 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga, for free expert advice.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Boy Killed by Auto Near Frederick Street
Theodore Alc. Carthy, 5, was killed when struck by a car in front of his North Market street home. The incident occurred about six pm as he was near his home. The driver, Frank P. Howard Jr. of Washington DC, faced coroner’s jury action with $1000 bail and was released.
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Frederick
Theodore Alc. Carthy
North Market Street
Frank P. Howard, Jr
Washington, D. C
Howard Bove
Coal price reductions announced by Jerdo Highland Co
Hazelton Pa March 6 Officials of the Jerdo Highland Coal Company said figures printed with the reduction in coal prices were below the asked quotations Pea coal now sells for 6 75 a ton and the larger trader at 8 75
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Hazelton
Jerdo Highland Coal Company Today
Trustees Elected at St. Pauls U B Church for Four Years
Five trustees were elected Sunday to serve the next four years at St. Pauls U B Church. George C. Snyder G M Horat J R Schindel A E Baker and D L Buchanan return from the old board.
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St. Paul’s U. B. Church
George C. Snyder
G. M. Horat
J. R. Schindel
A. E. Baker
D. L. Buchanan
Spring Fever Cure Promises Boost With Pepto Mangan
An old newspaper ad urges readers to “tone up your blood” in spring with Gude’s Pepto Mangan. It claims drowsiness and fatigue come from weak blood, and promises color returns and vigor in days. The ad notes genuine Pepto Mangan with correct packaging and offers tablet or liquid forms.
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Gore
Gude
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