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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
5
London English girls criticized by Americans for thick ankles seek ways to slim ankles. They endure lengthy massages as part of dieting and beauty routines to achieve fashionable symmetry.
In London a jury of six women found Arabella Matilda Hopton guilty of performing illegal operations. She received a seven year prison sentence.
A dubious ad touts Willomint Tablets claiming the human body contains thirty feet of bowels and a new compound cleanses all of them of poison. It promises relief from constipation and related ailments at 25 cents a package. The item also notes medieval beliefs about onyx amulets and reports Miss Inez Lewis Johnson winning county superintendent of El Paso County as a Democrat in a Republican county.
The Agriculture Department with the Bureau of Standards tests wireless delivery of farm market prices and conditions. Start in six Maryland and Virginia counties near DC and expand to seventeen stations nationwide with daily summarized reports and detailed regional market and weather data.
General Alvaro Obregon, elected president, held daily seven hour sessions in a small second floor office to hear claims from hundreds of office seekers and boosters amid ongoing repairs and guards at the inner doors. A courtyard band provided entertainment for visitors.
An advertises a penetrating salve with animal fat base that treats colds croup and inflammations of the air passages. It claims quick relief by reaching bronchial tubes reducing congestion and easing breathing. Suitable for babies and children with rubefacient effect without irritation. Also noted for household uses and pricing 30¢ 60¢ and $1.20 with guarantee.
Washington expects distinctive music at White House events when the Hardings move in next March. President elect Harding is noted for once playing a horn in Caledonia Ohio.
The text notes Mrs. Harding’s intense love of music and careful piano study, describing how her zeal for practice strained family life and the household hearth. It highlights her as a devoted music lover and dedicated pianist.
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