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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
5
City police court docket shows 72 cases including drunkenness liquor law violations and traffic offenses. Recapture of three inmates from the women’s dormitory led to oneday jail sentences, while other incidents involved disorderly conduct near a whitehouse cenks and highway pursuits ending in recapture and fines.
An advertisement notes that heavy creams clog pores and cause dull skin. It promotes Pack and White soap and White Cleaning Cream as a night and morning regimen to keep skin oil free, soft, and attractive, claiming improved clarity and fewer breakouts with regular use.
The piece extols a tonic for nerv ous and weak women, claiming it restores strength and nerves. It asserts many sufferings come from female disorders and touts a patent remedy as a permanent cure, with testimonials of dramatic improvements and public endorsements by doctors.
Asbury girl Atit at large last night. Country Williams arrested for pe t free Saturday night on charge of owning 41 gallons of moonshine liquor found in a garage behind Maryland Avenue. Bond of 600 dollars forfeited for failure to appear. Judge Tobbite ordered capture at large. Automobile spenders arrested Sunday by traffic officers faced the usual $10 and costs. Illegal parkers paid a $1 fine.
Agnes Ayres portrays a composed New York wife who suspects her husband’s murder as she aids an influential man. The mystery drama unfolds with Edward Burns and Pauline Frederick in a tense plot of secrets and a fatal crime, praised for suspense. Fox news reel features President Coolidge and Dawes.
Chief John Britton issued a city bulletin directing officers to raid suspected vice locations and arrest all loiterers in the Triangle district. Mayor Wertz backed renewed police action amid political controversy over health department reports.
William B. Thomas of 1022 Lee Street and Margaret L. Keller of 84 Quarter Street were among the 295 seniors earning bachelor of arts degrees at Ohio Wesleyan College Delaware in the tenth annual commencement. Dr Herbert Welch, bishop in Korea and former president of the college, delivered the address. The class included 17 percent women and 120 men from 23 states and four foreign countries.
An advertisement extols Kellogg’s Bran as a solution to chronic constipation after a sufferer claims twenty years of distress ended by a milk and bran diet. It asserts two tablespoon daily intake with meals guarantees relief, promises pleasant flavor, and notes use with milk, cereals, or crok recipes. Kellogg’s Bran is advertised as made in Battle Creek and sold by grocers nationwide.
Harry Simpson, alleged bootlegger, posted bond today in Squire C B Jarretts office for a June 19 appearance following a Sunday night chase and a search warrant that alleged ten gallons of moonshine were found at his premises in Kanawha County.
In a West Side alley deputy Hex Davis nabbed Simpson after a aborted auto chase. A warrant followed and the mayor was found in Simpson’s car, with the property locked in his garage. Hongkong's dealer sold 16 walking sticks totaling $10,000 last year.
An advertisement claims Zemo cures eczema, boils, pimples, and rashes, restoring clear skin. It touts quick relief from itching, antiseptic action, and dependable use on tender skin with prices for Zemo ointment and soap.
An old advertisement promotes Joint-Ease for burning feet, claiming rapid relief by topical absorption into joints and tendons. It touts a one minute soak in and a cure within days, offered at Bullman’s drug store and Potterfield drug outlets with no cents per tube mentioned.
Dare’s Mentha Pepsin relieves stomach distress in minutes by easing sour belching and heaviness. It claims to root out the cause of ailments and restore a sturdy stomach, with promise of calmer nerves and better nights, guaranteed by Potterfield and sold by druggists.
Pa state troopers reported many injuries from car crashes on the Lincoln Highway between Greensburg and Greensburg last night during rain. About ten wrecked machines were noted within an hour. The report mentions Jerry Wonderlich, a race driver, injured Saturday when his car skidded on the track during a 250 mile event. Hospital officials say he rests as doctors report a very restful night.
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