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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1927
Page
6
James Moore, age 19, once sentenced in New York for sleeping in subways as a thrift move, was arrested in Pittsburgh for using a truck as his sleeping quarters. Moore says he can sleep anywhere and has proven his claim.
A collage of short items reports red noses in Mexico City as an epidemic among the American colony, Lindbergh fame, facial blisters on ambassadors, a fatal fall during a cold wave in Monmouthshire, and other quick world notes. Also notes a New York misimpression on English humor, a marital renunciation in Atlantic City, and a statue plan in Ponca City with a $300,000 price tag and a Baker design.
Women lament belt driven waists as Parisian fashion tilts to higher belts. Even straight silhouettes show a pulled-in belt above the hips, with slender figures leading the trend while broader figures wait for style change.
London December 21. The petition of the claimants to the ten million dollar fortune of Maria L Epine who died in 1798 was dismissed by Justice Romer in chancery court. William Henry Knight of Los Angeles was among the hundred claimants. The judge ruled the claims barred by the statute of limitations.
Sam Fisher owner of Grafton Candy Shop runs Whipped Cream Daily, a local confectionery outlet. Community shoppers praise handcrafted confections and daily specials as residents visit for fresh treats and nostalgic sweets.
Carl Spinks of St Charles Street Grafton reported his overcoat and handbag stolen at Clarksburg passenger station of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad. Joe Novak a 51 year old miner was arrested, confessed to grand larceny, and is jailed awaiting the March grand jury. Morgan and Regenauer led the police investigation. Novak claimed another thief took the handbag and sold the coat for 50 dollars.
George Remus faces a sanity hearing to determine if he is not insane now in the murder case connected to his wife’s death. Taft II seeks commitment to Lima State Hospital if found insane, while Judge Lueders set immediate liberty aside and will press the case at the earliest possible time.
A Parisian actress popularized necklace bracelets by wrapping a pearl necklace around her wrist at the Ritz. The trend spread as jewelers report rising demand for transforming necklaces into bracelets. In Chicago, December 21, 1927, reports note socialite Alice Munn Prevo, a nightclub host, linked to a high profile case involving poisoning and a borderline murder mystery with references to Delbert Prevo and a Walla Walla burial wish.
Burlington New Jersey December 21 A man identified as Frederick Piani shot and killed Mrs Isabelle James Shedaker a wealthy widow as she fled from an automobile in revenge for alleged spurning of his attentions. Piani was wounded in the mouth and hospitalized in Trenton but is expected to recover after the shooting last night. Police said the motive was revenge for the woman breaking up his home.
Christmas cards bearing greetings from Governor Howard M. Gore and prominent state and union officials were received by total county and state officers in Gratton. The practice of extending felicitations to fellow officers and the public is widely copied and valued for friendly contact, reflecting 20 years of seasonal exchange in the United States.
A promotional notice touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as safe for children with coughs and fevers. It claims no opiates or chloroform and urges thoughtful mothers to choose the product, noting wide availability.
The fragment lists items such as comb and brush sets toilet sets bath toys novelty dolls celluloid animals powder cigars cigarette light pipe ash trays cigarette case traveling sets razor sets fountain pen passport case flashlight desk set pipe and cigarette set pencil and pen set military brushes watch knife smoking set leather goods brass wares trays writing paper tobacco in tins cigars in boxes playing cards box candy varsity cases leather bill folds compact and perfume sets and fine face powder.
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