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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1925
Page
7
West Side Woman's club hosts final home economics meeting with W A Schuler speaking on interior decorating. The event at Mrs J R Shultzes Hunt avenue home marks year end. a September return is noted. A Glenwood church reception follows for new and former members, led by the women's auxiliary.
A new combination of well known drugs claims to regulate liver aid digestion stimulate kidneys and act as an intestinal antiseptic. Calomel with pepsin is touted as an ideal day in and day out laxative usable for toxemia torpid liver bil iomeners headaches constipation indigestion or colds. Ask for pepsinated calomel at any drug store.
A string of social and church notices: various ladies groups meet at 192 Park Avenue. Calvary Habitat and Emmanuel Baptist groups host gatherings in Columbia Boulevard and Second Avenue. Orrman Jenks of Aurora College speaks on Christian Education at First Advent Church. several birth announcements list Doris Estelle, Adele, Princes Adele, and other newborns in Kanawha Valley hospitals. Council meeting set for Calvary Baptist at 7:30.
A lively society comedy opens at the Capitol featuring Florence Victor Marie Prevost Monté Blue Adolpha Menjou Creighton Hale and Harry Meyers. The plot centers on Mizzi the discontent wife of Adolph Mendon who hires a detective to uncover her husband’s infidelity while pursuing her friend’s husband leading to a string of humorous entanglements and a travel picture added to the program.
A wartime film feature highlights the glamour of the era as audiences anticipate front line news and farewell scenes. The piece notes veterans, hopeful crowds, and the sharp contrast of civilian life with military sacrifice amid the armistice mood.
Clive Brook, distinguished English actor, stars in Playing With Souls at the Rialto. The film showcases Brook’s clever analysis and strong screen presence as he portrays a lead role in this era production.
Zurich May 4 A Zurich justice of the peace held motor car drivers must stop for pedestrians including women cattle or hens but found no fault with a driver who struck two men in the road as they ran in opposite directions when approached by a horn.
A London display features the largest carnation yet produced, measuring five inches across. A French air raid damages a church near Toul injuring ten people while a note on conserving natural resources appears in schools.
An advertisement touts Larvex a new liquid that mothproofs woolen goods by penetrating fibers. It claims odorless non irritant and easy to use with an atomizer bottle priced at 1.50 for the sprayer and 1.00 for refills. Consumers are urged to buy now at drug department and form stores.
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