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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Mnowlton's Dandeline for 25 cents claiming it cleanses hair of dust oil and dandruff, reduces itching, and makes hair long, strong, fluffy and lustrous with regular use a cloth rub and one strand at a time. It likens results to rain and sun on vegetation.
Educational figures from the United States Bureau of Education advocate leadership beyond books in schools. Initiatives include industrial education, social center registration urged by Miss Margaret Wilson with the Russell Sage Foundation cooperation. Projects span model school houses and plans for new buildings at national sites and campuses.
Leo Smith aged 14 son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Middletown, suffered earache for months. A local physician found a fully formed tooth embedded in the ear lining during an operation. He was sent to a Cincinnati hospital for study and treatment. Smith works as a telegraph messenger.
A 10 cent Cascaret box is advertised to end headaches biliousness indigestion sour stomach and foul gases by cleansing the stomach removing sour fermenting food and bile from the liver and carrying out constipation waste. The ad claims relief by morning and notes children like Cascarets as they never gripe or sicken.
George W Pollock and Ruth Cole were married at the bride’s Washington street home last night at 8 30 by Rev A F Richardson. The couple plans a trip to Washington Baltimore and Romney before settling in Grafton. Pollock, assistant postmaster here, is active in local society and Lutheran church circles.
A pharmacy ad touts a mild wash for skin trouble and announces a guarantee for the D D D remedy sold at regular bottle price. It claims past remedies were tried but none matched results and offers a refund if the first bottle fails.
In Harrisburg on March 6 Senator Heacock introduces a bill to allow fishing on Sundays, arguing rest and recreation aid physical and moral well being and that Sunday fishing does not injure others. Other notes reference nickel coin design discussions and related controversy surrounding artist initials.
A bill allowing Sunday fishing drew support from 800 petitioners while lawmakers noted broader public sentiment. The region reported a public sale at Mack Piercis drew a large crowd, with locals mentioning travelers from Athens and Clarksburg.
Militant suffragettes were sentenced to nine months in prison in London after being convicted of placing glass tubes with combustibles in a letter box. The court barred women from attendance, despite Miss Stevenson’s protest that a woman reporter should cover her case.
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