Contested Liquor Bills Target Saloons and City Government
Harrisburg March 27 large batch of liquor bills introduced in the house includes prohibiting saloon treating and banning public dances in licensed premises. A third measure would close night saloons and another rewrites third class city government toward a mayor and single ward-based council under partisan ballots.
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Harrisburg
Vickerman
McKay
R. Smith
Bedford
Committee On Law and Order
Pennsylvania
Duncan Sinclair
Fayette County
Ek. E. Beidleman
Deaphin
The
Senat
Manufacturers Insure Men by the Thousands
A broad drive by manufacturers to insure workers under group plans shows growing adoption nationwide. Travelers Insurance reports millions in premiums as firms from Bullard Machine Tool to Sperry Gyroscope, Kellogg’s, and Studebaker issue policies covering death, sickness, disability, and old age, with terms tailored to service length and salaries. The trend extends to banks and mercantile firms, signaling employer effort toward shared prosperity and reduced labor disputes.
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Traveler's Insurance Company
Traveler’s
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Bullard Machine Tool Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Raybestos Company
Buffalo Gasoline Motor Company
Buffalo
N. Y
I. E. Byers & Brothers
Ashland
Faultess Rubber Company
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Brooklyn
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Company
Battle Creek
Mich
L. Barth & Son
New York City
Neptune Meter Company
Water Meters
Michigan Lubricator Company
Detroit
Westlake Company
Chi
Moe! I, Il
Lquitable
William M. Crane & Co
New York
Favorita Sik Company
Paterson
N. J
Garner
Life Insurance
Garnerville
Wappinger Falls
Union Oil Company
California
Simmons Company
Kenosha
Wis
Industrial Conservation
United States Plans Large Fleet of Submarine Chasers
Washington to receive bids this week for more than 200 motor boats funded by a 115 million dollar naval appropriation. The Craft will form a flotilla to meet emergencies. The Lynx, a volunteer submarine chaser from Boston, sails the New England coast under Ensign Arthur Blake to boost Naval Reserve enrollments.
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United States
Washington
Lynx
Nathaniel Ayer
Boston
New England
Arthur Blake
Naval Reserve
Leather Shortage Makes Clogs Fashion in England
English craftsmen turn to Dutch sabots as leather scarcity bites. An unnamed expert shows work with a Dutch knife as Britain foresees a growing clog industry. A Belgian order for 100,000 pairs is reportedly declined by the shop’s firm, signaling wartime shortages.
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British Isles
Netherlands
Priest Conducts Burial Service by Telephone
Unable to reach the bier of his dead colleague Rev. Frank Millar of Oakfield Wisconsin due to railroad and traffic delays from storms, Rev. Robert S Ingraham conducted a burial service by telephone with a listener reading his words to assembled friends and relatives.
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Frank Millar
Oakfield
Wis
Robert S. Ingraham
Drink Water to Aid Weight Gain and Tonoline Promise
An advertisement styled piece urges thin readers to drink cold water daily and take tonoline tablets to convert food into fat and muscle. It claims weight gains of 15 to 30 pounds, with a refund guarantee from Siegfried's Pharmacy and cautions about digestive issues and nervous indigestion.
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Siegfried
Easy Tassco tablets promise quick weight reduction
An advertisement from Siegfried's Pharmacy touts 5-grain Tassco tablets as a harmless, dieting-free method to reduce flesh. It claims physicians endorse them, offers mail delivery, and includes a free coupon from the Tassco Co of Boston with a 50 cent trial box and 10 cents for postage.
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Siegfried
Dandruff Remedy Promises Cure With Mildred Hair Tonic
Siegfried's Pharmacy offers Mildred in a Hair Remedy with a positive guarantee to remove dandruff and stop itching within three weeks or money back. The tonic, priced at 50c and 1.00 per bottle, is advertised as non sticky and widely used by refined ladies. Out of town orders are filled by mail.
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Siegfried
Germany’s War Costs Reach 60 Billion Marks
A Berlin telegram via Reuters reports Germany’s war expenditures to date total 60 billion marks, about 14.28 billion dollars. The same dispatch notes British Chancellor of the Exchequer Andrew Bonar Law announced in the Commons that the United Kingdom’s war outlay since the start of the conflict reached 21 billion dollars, including aid to allies and dominions.
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Germany
Berlin
Reuter
Amsterdam
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Freezone Corn Removal Packaged as Miracle Cure
A Cincinnati man touts freezone as a cheap DIY remedy to lift corns from toes. The compound allegedly dries quickly, shrivels the corn, and can be removed by fingers without harming surrounding skin. He warns against dangerous home attempts and urges trying the product to prevent infection.
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Cincinnati
Father
Law Notice by L C Eddy Attorney at Law
L C Eddy Attorney at Law advertises business at 410 Pennsylvania Avenue West offering general law services and prompt collections.
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L. C. Eddy
Pennsylvania Avenue
West General Law Business
Increase Your Business With Warren Mail Ads
Promote advertising for 1917 with weekly ads in the Warren Mail. Ads are profitable investments and can be arranged for one month or one year by calling 36 to have an Ad Taker contact you.
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Warren Mail
Arange
WE DO JOB PRINTING In the finest style of the art preservative
Mail Printing Co presents samples and price lists for high quality job printing at 229 Pennsylvania Avenue W Warren Pa. The ad promotes printing services in a period style.
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Mail Printing CO
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. Warren Penna
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Navy
Coast Defense Service
Boston Volunteer Boat
England
Tassco
Tassco CO
Mass
Kopf
Henry
D. G. Blackman
Justice of the Peace
Second St
Warren, Pa
BELL
Is Vet OF & Licentage Association
Haticua
AD New Stock Exchange
Phil
Kryptor L& Glasses
DR. Pulverman
Opt
A. Theo. Parson
Leonhart’s
Harness Store
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