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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
12
The Rebekahs will host a meeting in the city at Myllowe Hall near Virginity Street and Pen Twinnaviriie, beginning at tt oclock. Officers will confer posts. a dedication and shower events featured with community members attending.
A dubious advertisement touts cod liver oil tablets as a miracle cure, claiming rapid weight gain, improved appetite, and stronger health for children and adults. It asserts dramatic results in weeks, urging readers to buy to boost strength and vitality despite questionable sourcing and medical backing.
Purported health claims by Dr Thacher warn that poor digestion fatigue and a dull complexion stem from impure foods and liver strain. The ad promotes Thacher tonics as nourishing remedies to restore strength energy and bodily balance, appealing to both men and women in Charleston with testimonials and broad claims.
Arrangements by the West Virginia Mining Institute set a spring session in Elkins on June 17 and 18. The program opens Tuesday afternoon with engineer speakers from Pittsburgh and Baltimore discussing engineering and accident prevention, followed by papers on mine safety and electrical mining methods. A religious education address featured by Father Gregory accompanies student merit recognitions.
A two day program outlines addresses on selected subjects followed by a tour of the Elkins region. The second day includes an underground visit to the Norton mine of the West Virginian G. and C. Co to study its mining conveyor haulage system firsthand.
Hydrophobia quarantine remains in force for several weeks as state veterinarian Dr. Hershey warns owners to keep dogs leashed or face euthanasia. He notes dogs have been found with the disease and vows strict enforcement across the county, the only area in the state where it is prevalent. Also reports the death of college trainer John B. Watser at his home on June 16 from heart disease.
Two Charleston men serve as officiary in the National Education Association as it completes plans for its sixty second annual meeting to be held in Washington from June 24 to July 4. George M. Ford state superintendent of schools and J Wilkiman assistant state superintendent of schools will be state director for the NEA at the meeting. Other West Virginians active in NEA work include Marcellus Marshall Stouty Mills director of the SEA A J Muldoon state supervisor of rural schools and members of the committee of one hundred on education and fourms problems. Bess J Anderson Turkerson president of the West Virginia Education Association and other education leaders are listed among committee members. It is estimated that 20 000 teachers will attend the meeting with emphasis on the relation of situation and public service.
Prominent state and national figures spoke at the opening service for the Latins Memorial M. E. church at Stope Dunbartine. Speakers included J. M. Life, former Senator W. EB. Chillo, with Jatin Ling presiding and L. H. Smith of Charleston delivering long numbers. The event continued with a noon luncheon on the church lawn and an afternoon service.
June 14 reports the condition of Bishop Charles Fiske of Utica New York improved slightly but remained serious. He heads the Central New York Episcopal Diocese and is hospitalized with pneumonia. hospital officials note only a very gradual improvement.
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