Local tradesmen getting honest says J H Goshorn
Charleston city records show traders improving honesty under weights and measures inspection. Inspector John Hoffman Graham has not made an arrest in months, noting fewer frauds like short measures and fake scales. The bureau highlights stricter city ordinances and penalties to deter systematic cheating, though isolated schemes still surface.
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John H. Goshorn
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Charleston
City Bureau of Weights and Measures
John Hoffman Graham
Winutes
B. Ueobbitt
Lhat Spring Sumitude
Ty War
California Fig Syrup for Babies and Children Ad
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for babies and children. It claims to soothe the stomach regulate bowels without cramping and starts the liver with no narcotics or drying agents. Mothers are advised to ask for the genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Eady
Machine to Make Elixir of Life Claimed by Chemist
A man named Ot te Overbecht claims to have invented a device that allegedly cures bodily disorders, removes wrinkles, restores hair, and sharpens vitality through an electric apparatus with metal combs. The system will undergo test by a London physician, while 70 friends report personal improvements and trials continue in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bry
Suibein
Home of Bardsey Island to be deserted
Bardsey island off north Wales will be evacuated due to unreliable supplies from the mainland. The two by one mile isle, once home to 40 000 saints lore and its own king King Love Prichard crowns, now houses 45 inhabitants facing starvation risks from strong currents and tides making mainland travel hazardous.
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Carnarvon
Wales
Bardsey Island
North Wales
Bardsey Fwand
War Vets Become Good Farmers On Their Own
Former soldiers of the war efforts established on farms, with 24,443 loans up to 7 dollars each and grants of land. Total land, permanent improvements, and stock equipment amount to 1.0 million. Veterans have repaid government 1.09 million in principal and interest. Soldier Settlement Board supervisors visit operations to provide practical help. The department reports an annual expenditure around 50 million on veterans pensions, hospital care, disability support, vocational education, and unemployment relief.
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Oetaw
Soldier Settlement Board
Department of Soldiers
Civicrov Establishiment
Ice Dealers Elect Officers At West Virginia Meet
Wheeling March 2 The West Virginia Ice Dealers association held its third annual convention closing at noon after electing officers President E T Mager Huntington vice president Thomas Parkersburg secretary treasurer BB Thomas Wheeling and directors G W Heatherington Bluefield A S Brad Piedmont W F Leachman lurk lore and George Ht Travia Bowden Delegates will tour the city’s new ice plant this afternoon.
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Wheeling
West Virgina Ice Dealers Association
E. T, Mager
Huntington
Thomas
Parkersburg
Creasurer
BB. Thomas
G. Wl Heatherington
Bluefield
Brad
Piedmont
W. F. Leachman
Lurk Lore
George Ht. Travia
Bowden
Delewates
Girl Dies At Sea Loved So Well
Boston dispatch reports the barge James M Hudson sank with Captain Masher and his 11 year old daughter Pearl aboard. Ralph Mosher, the father’s brother, recalls their inseparable bond and shared love of the sea, describing how Pearl wished to sail with her father and their belief they would go together.
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Herbert Carye
Boston
James M. Hudson
PB. Masher
Pearl
Boston Light
Wiesen
Dad
Ralph P. Mosher
Mathilda
Hyenaga
Fragmentary note hints at family and seafaring fate
A fragmented passage mentions a person tied to a father figure, a desire to run, and a master seaman named Ike. The text is partially garbled yet implies an unresolved family or maritime theme without clear outcomes or dates.
Man fatally injured in Winding Gulf crash near Coalwood
March Si a W Brys of Winding Gulf County was likely fatally injured when his vehicle plunged over an embankment along the Coalwood road. He was taken to a hospital where doctors reported chest injuries and a hope for recovery faded as authorities investigated the crash.
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Gulf
Welch
March
MeDe County
Jtc
Oreal
Pentertelg
Bik Recovedt
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J. H. Goshorn
Department of Weights and Iecantes
Gosmhorn
Marer
T. H. Fuller
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. A Fuller
Walpole, New Hampshire
LIDLA
Pinkmaincine GO. L Lyhn
Mass
ICE Association
West Virginia
Aca
Ike
Mob 2 Sen
Axminster
Easy Credit
Cor
Kanawhas
Court Sts
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