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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1925
Page
8
Mayor William W Wertz called on Charleston residents to display flags today to create a festive holiday look for visitors. He urged marshals with curb flags supplied by the American Legion to place them before businesses and keep them there, stressing pride across politics and welcoming new state leaders.
An old advertisement promotes Diapepsin tablets offering quick relief from indigestion sour stomach gas and stomach distress. It claims fast action and low cost with wording suitable to a period newspaper ad.
Realty transfers recorded yesterday in Kanawha County show Reality Securities and Discount Company to Enoch H Rust and Elizabeth W Rust for land in London Alley tract. Lucy F Williams to Eliza F Sarver for 21 acres in Elk District. Sarver and wife to Lucy Williams for 21 acres on Little Sands Creek in Elk District. D M McCormick and wife to Ki Church for part of 6 Blow Street Alvans for 500 dollars. James O Daniel to Martha Rucker for properties in Elk District. Perry Moles and wife to B J Neely for property in Jefferson Street block N Holly Addition to St Albans for 1010 dollars. Linnie Nichols and husband to W N Morgan for property in Chestnut Beach area. Edinburgh plans to clear slums and build homes for dispossessed tenants in JEU0 rookertos.
Police report James Warding arrested in Jenkins Kentucky on charges of breaking into the John W. Preene hardware store on Quarrier Street weeks earlier and stealing fifteen dollar revolvers. A pawn ticket from a Cincinnati shop was found on Harding, extradition papers waived, and local officers planned to interview him. Three revolvers recovered.
The Associated Press reports Moscow authorities today move to excavate beneath the Kremlin to reveal the famous hidden library attributed to Ivan. The government action follows longstanding lore about secret rooms and preserved texts within the historic complex.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as an instant corn reliever. It claims a tiny RKreeanna bottle costs only a few cents and removes hard or soft corns and calluses between the toes without soreness.
A historical note describes a rumored Ivan the Terrible library of 309 volumes bound in pure gma with Arabian Persian Assyrian and Asian manuscripts and priceless parchments. Its location remains unknown despite attempts by Peter the Great and later explorers, while a side claim notes African elephants being paid to carry sleeping sickness.
Spanish American War veterans will assemble at the Elks Club corner Quarrier and McFarland streets this morning at 10 30 to participate in the inaugural parade. The group has been requested to join the event and march in the parade.
Theodore O Donnell, father of Theodora Dannals, reports his daughter Maren Jonnett age six missing for 24 hours after leaving home to attend school. Authorities and family search the Cleveland metropolitan district, with fear voiced by relatives and neighbors.
A garbled OCR text listing numerous partial clues and tongue in cheek phrases. It reads like a scattered glossary of phrases, misspelled words, and nonsensical lines. The piece offers no clear event, person, or place to anchor a conventional news summary.
A circuit court judge may remain on the Hudson hearing against Charleston Interurban Railway involving Cooper. The case, tied to a February term, faced perjury allegations that were not sustained, with many witnesses involved and the matter hotly contested.
Posture of distress described as female disorders linked to urinary tract issues. Statement from a claimed authority touts St. Joseph's U. F. P. as a quick relief, promising relief from chronic pain, backache, nausea, and nervous exhaustion. Numerous women allegedly improved after using the medicine.
The garbled OCR passage references Huntington and Cobden Tait, mentions a prize medal discovery, a possibly false Ty Tere, and a disjointed plea for reader attention. It lists names like Merce and S. Ye, with scattered phrases about medicine, sleep, a chronic cough, and a request for free state involvement, but lacks a coherent event or clear news item.
An advertisement touts McMoy’s Cod Liver Oil and Tablets as a cure for a child’s thinness and weakness. It claims the product replaces meals and medicine with easy candy-like tablets, promising rapid weight gain and relief from rickets and liver issues. Scott Bros. or any druggist are promoted as sellers with a 60 cent price.
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