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West Virginia hog butchered by Wardensville man
The champion hog of West Virginia was slaughtered by Geo W Hershman of Wardensville. The Poland China weighed 0314 pounds dressed and yielded 210 pounds of lard. A Massac county Illinois corn ear showed red Cross kernels as an omen in Chicago. Henry B May and Mrs Gertrude B Lake plan marriage despite long separation. May has lived in Philadelphia and Boston. Lake is from London. a Boston ad led to a proposed meeting and London wedding. A Hungarian immigrant, John Madarasg, age 30, has nearly $2400 in the bank but cannot withdraw it.
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West Virginia
Geo. W. Hershman
Wardensville
Massac County
Illinois
Red Cross
Ted
J. P. Cummins
Metropolis
Chicago
Henry B. May
Malden
Mass
Gertrude B. Lake
London
Eng
May
United States
Philadelphia
Boston
Lake
John Madarasg