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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
7
A 1928 advertisement extols 8 8 8 for improving appetite building strength and clearing skin troubles by raising red blood cells. It claims renewed vitality better sleep and resistance to disease with two sizes sold nationwide at drug stores.
Oh About Oh by Richard Maslock surveys social life centered on restaurant and luncheon table conversations in cities worldwide. It recalls 1900s New York gatherings at Frank N Doubleday’s lunches with Mark Twain, Walt Hines Page, and others, plus notes on Herrick’s art cartoons and a tale of Rockefeller sketches. It ends with a stray item on subway hat snatchings as a current annoyance to riders.
Advert says a skin and muscle relaxing preparation called Mothers Friend prevents pain and strain during pregnancy. It touts calming nerves backache and tummy stretch with no harmful drugs. Sold at druggists with free brochure by writing to Regulator Co. Atlanta Georgia.
Sport briefs from AP list July dates for Skokie Country Club tennis. Emmett Pare, 1928 champ, returning to defend his title. Pittsburgh reports Wilbur Shaw wins auto race at Bridgeville in 1:28:02 with 20,000 fans. Lima records casting feats at Ohio convention. Karl Kirjar tops distance marks. Al Foss sets quarter-ounce shot put record. Kansas City notes Chick Evans seeks ninth title at Mission Hills July 8-13. Indianapolis covers national clay court singles with Pare vs Bowman and Gledhill vs Grant among matches. Denver sees four meet records. Pittsburgh Pirates surge in NL. Indianapolis points to Gledini defeating Abé.
The Federal Reserve Bank's monthly review reports higher midyear activity in the Fourth District. May steel ingot production hit a record, Lake Erie coal shipments were the largest in years, ore receipts rose 178 percent versus 1928, and automotive demand kept steel mills active through June. Prices remained strong across sectors and bituminous coal output rose in May to 40,172,000 tons from 36,624,000 a year earlier.
Maurice Chevalier debuts at the Strand Theatre after high praise in New York. The film Innocents of Paris centers on a push-cart peddler who rises to stage success in Paris. Chevalier captivates audiences with a charismatic smile and star presence that elevates the production.
News snippets from Northampton Maes Pasadena Newport and Budapest cover a 24 pound salmon gift from Robert Walton Goelet to Calvin Coolidge, a 47 year old trans Atlantic cable repaired after two breaks, Phi Beta Phi sorority banning smoking near students, Muriel Vanderbilt Church’s coach and four bays in Newport society, and a duel injuring Viennese nobles Wenckheim and Echmen and their removal from Hungary.
A motor vehicle incident in Uniontown Pennsylvania injures Nick Semerotis of Clarksburg. Police report a car skid occurred this July, with medical aid rendered on scene. Local authorities continue to investigate factors contributing to the crash.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salt as a daily morning ritual to banish fat and boost natural attractiveness. It claims the salt purges poisons while stimulating organs, with an 85 cent bottle lasting about two months, sold by Grafton Drug Chemical Co. A separate item notes Va was injured in a car crash near Uniontown and taken to hospital. It mentions the 1927 national marble shooting competition in Atlantic City.
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