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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1924
Page
23
The Gazette announces winners in its Amateur Photo Contest with prizes of two dollars for first, and one dollar each for second and third. The entry list names participants from multiple towns, snapped by various mothers and editors, with rules stressing contrast and proper framing for print reproduction.
A serious column argues for frank sex education and emotional preparation before marriage. It questions traditional legends of effortless happiness, urges parents to teach youths about sex and relationship dynamics, and notes men’s limited interest in wives’ psychology.
A Kansas City feature recounts Wiggles the dog serving 15 years in Missouri State Penitentiary alongside Aggie Myers, the inmate who inspired his confinement image. The report notes their inseparable companionship and debates on marriage, independence, and social norms reflecting broader 1920s views.
Springfield reader Harold D. P. Robinson reports on a widespread panic over the so called mad stone. Health officials warn the talisman has no cure for rabies and campaigns stress Pasteurization as the only preventive. Dog bites and folk beliefs drive sales for quack healers amid Mrs. Harrisburg and others pushing dubious remedies.
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