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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
3
Readable excerpts show a 1920s style mosaic on women rights across cities like London Paris Tacoma and Ashland with mentions of education, cooking, marriage, and legal constraints. Reports reference a Custer battle anniversary and public notices amid varied European and American locales.
A Charleston report praises Konjola the new medicine from Potterfeld drug store at Capitol and Virginia streets. The claimant, May Harphrays of 337 Court Street, says persistent kidney trouble and back pain vanished after starting Konjola, with improved liver function and overall health. Adv notice states the remedy is available nearby and through local shops.
In Tacna Arica repeated postponement of the plebiscitary process was blamed for disorder. Chilean government released an official document defending Chile’s positions and countering claims by Major General Laxsiter that a fair plebiscite was impossible under Chilean rule. The report supports Chile by detailing tensions affecting the plebiscite and notes the commission’s stance after cabinet endorsement.
An early health warning describes symptoms linked to high blood pressure including headaches and shortness of breath and warns of serious risks like stroke and heart disease. The ad touts Norma a purely vegetable medicine and physician’s prescription as a remedy, claiming quick relief with a bottle.
The report recounts Custer and his 7th Cavalry facing overwhelming numbers at the Little Big Horn. It details Reno and Gibbons moving to the river mouth, the delay and retreat, and the 7000-strong Indian encampment that repelled the U.S. forces. Casualties included Custer and his brothers, with hundreds buried in a single grave.
Elaine Scribner spoke at a lecture about death, noting beliefs on the soul and afterlife and describing how a person’s appearance and characteristics persist after leaving the body. The remarks emphasized continuity beyond physical demise.
Occult investigators discuss life after death with claims of a finer invisible realm and telepathic links to the living. A speaker urges avoiding sorrowful thoughts and instead sending cheerful, hopeful thoughts to the departed.
A suspect named Tiny Fielda, 28, arrested near Lin home, is held in Wilkinson jail on charges tied to a dawn attack on James Johnson’s home in Jennie Ureck, Wayne County. Police say 160 shots were fired, windows shattered, and Mrs. Johnson wounded. the assault linked to a so called protective association known as mules tied to Johnson’s alleged whiskey manufacturing. The suspect was traced from John’s home to Fielda’s residence by state police. several other men are being sought. A separate note mentions a stone block washing ashore after large waves.
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