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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
5
March 25 reports describe a severe storm belt with a deadly tornado in Nebraska and Iowa. rescue workers, volunteers, and families comb wreckage in Omaha seeking missing relatives as snow hampers relief efforts. Scores of people affected amid ongoing blizzard conditions and heavy debris.
Territorial reports describe federal troops patrolling wrecked districts and city officials distributing relief as more than 50 000 dollars in aid is raised. Hospitals relocate patients, physicians volunteer, and snow hinders communication across Caldo to Central Iowa amid mounting suffering.
The West Virginia University dramatic club which was to perform A Royal Friend at Brinkman Opera House on April 4 has postponed the appearance to April 9 due to various circumstances. The notice also mentions local framing pictures.
The Hippodrome reopened after Lent to a large crowd as Pearl Stock Company staged The Old Story. The production drew praise for the play and the company’s quality, with plans to stay indefinitely and present a new show twice weekly.
The Brinkman opera house will present George Barr McCutcheon's Irewster's Millions next Friday evening March 28 with the same cast that starred in New York. Adapted for stage by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley, the dramatic version promises McCutcheon’s strongest situations and broad farce.
Frederick Thompson conceived and produced the New York Hip podrome version of Brewster's Millions. Walter Allen leads a company praised for fitting talents, promising a realistic shipboard storm scene noted as sensational. The adaptation, a best seller, will attract attention as the stage run opens.
Mr and Mrs P R Fiori of this city are happy parents of a baby born Monday morning at 11 o clock Mrs Fiora s parents in Elkins join friends in extending hearty congratulations to the couple through the Sentinel
A dealer touts the D.D.D. prescription for eczema as a mild wash that proves itself. The pitch notes past success with skin remedies and claims the first regular size one dollar bottle does not cost a cent to try and will not heat up the wallet.
Commercial classified notes list rooms for rent at 12 East Wilford Street with tenancy terms and fertility guarantee. Also job ad seeking detectives and a vacant store room on West Side next to a drug store, listing location, rent, and two week move-in window.
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