Maas i oh dig! SR ee a TREN a J : WAR DANGERS | WLittle Talks on Health and Hygiene by | Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner of Health ——————— Tharing a great internutional war, sich as we are in at present, we are prevented from taking ordinary pre. enutions to guard against the trans. mission of disease. Notwithstanding %he great interchange of men from m¥ parts of the world we have more ierununicable diseases i» our midst Thur ever before. This behooves the individual to look out for himsolf, otherwise he is apt to fall a vietim | to one of the miseruble diseases which are being carried by men from all | parts of the world. Io sceme of these places from which | we are importing labor, chonic and | disabling diseases are very common. For example, trachoma and ulcers- | tion of the mucous membrane of the | eye which is essily tranaferrod from | be to anothgr, which terminates in| blindness. It was only & short time | age that our Government had to re. Turn & lot of laborers who came from woe of the most infected trachoma wentors in the world. Many of those men had gone to restaurants for their meals. Their fingers were infected From rubbing their ulcerated eyes and | from these fingers they imparted this «disease, trachoma, t tohe fork, spoons and knives and frequently to the cups and plates, often deeply fissured with eracks where the ordinary washing in cheap restaurants is not sufficient 40 disturb the germs which produce | the disense. Every individual, therefore, eating at a public restaurant whould enter & protest against cracked cups and Plates that this one source of danger might be eliminated, i — a RSC p BOMB DEMOLISHES Pin. SCHOOL BUILDING AT ROCHESTER, PENNA. oer * Hm" —- ROCHESTER, Pa., Jan. 7.—A bomb’ placed in the desk of Miss Cecelia Hibhog, principal of the North ~ Rochester continuation schoo! here, sixploded early today, blowing the building #e pieces. Carl Burgwall, | Aho 13.3dar-0ld won of the janitur, was | probly fatally injured. Had the ex- plosion occurbed half an hour later, the teacher and 40 pupils weuld have | Been in the school. A squad of troopers of the state immediately took charge “of the ruins and an investigation was | § eh $ TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS UNC ALLED FOR LETTERS i It is impossible for us to make per The following letters revamir un. sonal calls upon the hundreds of sub. : - I : tallied for at the Patton Post Office scribirs of the Courier. Therefore we ¢., 4p. week ending Jananry 4s: are taking this method of asking you to see thal your sutecription aceount is paid up. The figures on your ad. hi dress lable will inform you of the irs. BD. BR Kennedy Mr. Stanley SBhotro Mise Hannah Johves Prtman WNaiith date to which your subscription is paid. If this should in any case be Mrs. Janit Tickson see that it is corrected. The rate of Mes. James Tickson subscription is $1.00 per year in ad. Mr. W. B. Patton Mr. Peter Nole Kailey Bros. Co, Mr. Frank Debuls Miss Zula Krug Miss EE D H in error, notify us al once and we will I VAD, Please do not think the payment lof your small account is not import. ant. We have hundreds of these small accounts and owing to the great ad- | [vance in paper and all other print. mail plesse say they are advertined ing materials, we are at a consider. (able expense in editing the Courier. | Therefore kindly remit while this | his horse. Blanket your horse well matter in before you. ‘while he stands in the blizzard and THE STAR PRINTING CO... cold. and feed him well, also AG NA RA HE ans AS SI SON Biri Wi 5 ETHEL BARRYMORE In “The Lifted Veil” at the Majestic Thursday, January 17th AT PATTON POST OFFICE The merciful man is merciful to a a Ee a a I TT nn. po i i ili ae ee a a a el, Persons calling for above pisces of J Coats, Suits, Furs and Fur Amazingly Price. Lowered For Quick Cl TART the New Year month sell -omfidence, whieh 1» Wt quired by the doming of I minute win ter apparel, ; Perhaps it is a dressy surt Shit WRAITH Cont OF A luxurious bit a scarf or maff. | Joe Yon may be sure that it is the | whatever it be if it comes from stocks are constantly changing. All suits for Tinted and t aty es are individual; the nding All Coats Reduced € J for ¢ hildren, misses and women season's most popular materials, Vv eloar, Velvet, Silvertone Ve 7, many other lovely textares with fur triens and fancy bettons; —and, too, all our fur coats of I son Seal and Nutria are vo @ Ch idren's Clonts are of 3 "elour and Wool Mixtores in Se stolen with novel effects ings; in all the leading colors Exquisite Fur Scarfs, Throws and WITH PRICES SIMPLY CUT IN HALF consisting of one group of Kenuine mink, skank, lynx and Hudson eal muffs to mateh some of them; in natural skin shape, throws or « peltry in every way and rather conservative style, Women's Wear Seetion, S NOTICE TO MAIL ORDER PATRONS The January Price List for Groceries, eontaining the maximums allow at a special price—is ready for mailing. A postal request will bring = copy. Order Department, JOHNSTOWN'S GREATEST I HT RII Im Neat, Attractive Printed Matter . ¥ It does not matter whether it be office ‘stationary, advertising literature or for what ‘purpose you’ requite printing, it is of first importance that it be printed in a manner Serve You Best MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE CAREFUL ATTENTION Order now the name cards you will need during the Holiday Season. Printed or engraved.
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