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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
7
A scrambled OCR style listing of crossword clues and partial answers. It includes references to months, numbers, and various descriptive hints, with scattered proper nouns and potential fill-ins, all presented in a single puzzle page fragment.
An old advertisement touts 8.8.8 as a blood revitalizer and skin remedy. It links pimples and blemishes to weak red blood cell counts and claims improved appetite, strength, sleep, and disease resistance after using the product. Copyright 1999 5.8.8. Co.
In Manhattan on the East River the Doctors hospital project will rise three miles north of Bellevue facing Hell Gate. The hospital hotel costs 4.25 million dollars funded by 600 ownership certificate holders including Vincent Astor and Walter P. Chrysler. It will feature a fifteenth floor penthouse roof garden guest rooms a restaurant barber and beauty shops and a news stand.
Captain M. E. Jones, chief pilot of the Curtiss-Reid airport at Cartierville, took off from the Back River air drome today in an attempt to better the world altitude record.
An advertisement claims Moone's Emerald Oil cures swollen ankles varicose veins and leg ulcers. It touts antiseptic healing power and urges purchase at Red Cross Pharmacy and other drug stores.
Five souls two women and three men entangled in romance and tragedy in Universal’s Man Woman and Wife at the Grand. One couple hails from the underworld, another from high society, and a fifth man torn between respectability and a criminal path. Based on a Charles Logue story, directed by Edward Laszlo, the cast features Pauline Starke Marvin Nixon Kenneth Harlan Crauford Kent and Byron Dougles.
Sally O Neil and William Collier Jr star in The Floating College a Tiffany Stahl picture shown Friday and Saturday at the Opera House depicting youth on a world cruise with a riotous mix of young activities and lively mischief on and off deck.
Sally Sharon and her sister Frances clash aboard an ocean liner in a romantic comedy. Buster Collier stars as the young swimming instructor with Sally's pursuit triggering embarrassment for George. Georgia Hale, Harvey Clark, and Virginia Sale also appear in a lively cast.
AP digest reports Representative Tilson of Connecticut says the house will reject debentures while Garner of Texas states Democrats will back the plan. Michailson is acquitted in Key West of liquor law violations. Senator Robinson of Arkansas assails Hoover era. Tom Mix indicted over income tax conspiracy to withhold 112 dollars from the government. Johnson of California praises a moronic era critique of the administration. Leggett jailed after arrests for alleged jury fixing in a murder case. Former Judge Hamilton indicted for killing his son-in-law. J W Kendrick, 17, fatally shot by police near Emory and Henry College. Edsel Ford sails with family to Europe for three months. Hoover and Stimpson congratulate Gibson on Geneva disarmament progress. Government history disclosing Pershing’s clashes with allies over a separate American army in France.
New York reports show Union Pacific held 27 million on call at year end, up from 22.5 million prior year. Delaware and Hudson disclosed up to 50 million in the call market and 1.117 million in profits earned during the year.
Weston authorities report Gordon Jones of Barracksville claims the bodies of Poling and his wife after a fatal auto crash. The man’s skull was crushed and both bodies badly decomposed, sent to Farnish Undertaking. Sheriff Clenn W. J. Mays cautions Poling’s record appears clean in the county. Neighbors say the car belonged to Eugene Hill of Wheeling. Mrs Poling travels to Weston to identify and bury the deceased. funeral plans remain unsettled.
An old advertisement touts losing 15 pounds in a month and boosting energy using Kruschen Salts. It promises a dramatic transformation including a slimmer figure, clearer skin, and increased vitality, urging readers to buy an 85 cent bottle from Grafton Drug & Chemical Co.
The article recalls the Dickens family lineage with the 1898 academy portrait titled The Sister of the Bride. It notes that in 1874 she married C Edward Perugini the naturalized English artist of Tigllan descent and that Mrs Perugini lived in Chelsea in retirement. She was an invalid for years and died near her mother Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, the last surviving member of Dickens family.
The supreme court upheld a 90 day sentence and will decide Sinclair’s six month sentence appeal by June 3. Also ruled guilty of contempt in the jury surveillance case are H Mason Day William J Byrne detective and his son W S Burns awaiting action on their sentences. The piece ends with a reflective quip about taking chances.
Prosecution attorneys label Gramm a fall guy as Michaelson's case evolves. Gramm's arrest is expected before he leaves the state, with charges including stealing and violating the prohibition act referenced in latest developments.
A fragment from The American notes a surplus of adgmaae on site, implying overabundance or inefficiency in the restaurant or institution. The terse line hints at self-critique or promotional excess within the dining premises.
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