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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
7
Prose describes widespread muscle and joint pain attributed to run-down blood. It claims red blood cells and body defenses fail, causing persistent rheumatic pain that disrupts work and sleep. The remedy is hinted as boosting red-blood-cell function rather than mere topical treatment.
An advertisement touts a vitamin like tonic claiming to cure rheumatism and skin eruptions after years of suffering. It credits six bottles of the product with relief and promotes a vegetable drug based remedy called 8.8.8 from a Knoxville company in operation for over a century.
Edward John Netzer, a Harlem heraldic artist and former automobile mechanic, claims to trace family coats of arms across Europe. He identifies Hoover and Lindbergh ancestors, linking Herbert Hoover to a Bavarian Tyrolean knight and Andreas Hubert to an 1714 Md-based emigration. Netzer offers to locate emblems for any family origin for 35 dollars.
The 59th annual session of the Improved Order of Red Men and Degree of Pocahontas will meet in Fairmont May 28 and 29 with delegates arriving May 27 and 28. Mayor Martin will give the welcome, and Great Sachem Otis A. Van line will respond, as Peter P. Prunty of New York and Harry Cuthriell of Portsmouth visit the event.
Kentucky resident Charles N Bates of Louisville Ohio Clyde Slahan of Toledo Pennsylvania Donald R Fegler of Pottstown Virginia Betty Scott of Lynch burg and West Virginia Myra Hood Stanley of Keyser Get Gene Austins latest Records at Haymonds.
Ira Myers, physics instructor at West Virginia University, led two radio classes from Morgantown to Fairmont to inspect station WMMN with the station chief engineer. The tour explained war facilities and station operation, with students learning lab work and building a radio. One pupil has already built a radio capable of hearing England and other distant stations.
Owen R Gates of Flemington, a West Virginia University junior, has been initiated into Phi Lambda Upsilon the honorary chemistry fraternity. Membership is based on scholarship and high academic standing. Gates also belongs to Phi Kappa Tau on campus.
A reader affirms that an annual two ounce bottle of Moone's Emerald Of Oil from Red Cross Pharmacy or any first class druggist can alleviate varicose veins. Apply night and morning to swollen veins, rub upward toward the heart, and continue until veins return to normal size. Emerald Oil is described as a clean penetrating oil promoting healing.
In a nightmarish room two silent figures play poker in the dark as the narrator reels between fear and sanity. A single match flares feebly lighting a table, revealing cards and chips while unseen presences loom, blurring fear with dreams. The narrator grapples with reality, wondering if madness or a haunting truth awaits in the shadows.
Nagel Myrna Loy and William Rus sell star in a melodramatic bank heist mystery at the Opera House Friday and Saturday. The plot follows a clever detective as a toy shop scene conceals danger, with a bespectacled clerk and hidden criminals peering through peepholes.
The article argues hammers can aid early development despite dangers. It stresses supervision, avoiding instruction on grip, and allowing self discovery as a child learns to wield a hammer safely. It notes risks from careless use and advises gradual, supervised practice with blocks of wood and nails.
Meties of the United Brethren Church Christian Presbyterian and the Methodist Protestant churches will gather for an all programs meeting Sunday afternoon in the Christian church here. Mrs Ault said final plots to entertain delegates will be completed that time. Committee on affairs includes Mrs J W Ault Ralph Redinger Mrs Reha Fisher J V Keller Guy Bennett Rev W H Arnold pastor C Richman.
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