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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
2
In St. Catherines Ontario a mob freed a jailed man after listening to his appeal for common sense and stated they would let the law take its course. The flax crop is praised as bumper with other crops expected to be strong.
An 80 year old Springfield woman, Anna Martin, died after leaping into a cistern amid ill health. Other items include new oil glove designs for motorists, Belgian cotton with strong but yellow fibers, rain simulated by spraying water on a fishing boat, Italian rail electrification plans, X ray oysters for pearls, a New York man accused in family killings, U S ships in the Baltic given independent instructions, a Pittsburgh judge on rising crime post prohibition, a New York fireman saved seven lives by forming a human bridge, and continued notes on the St Louis to Chicago air mail service.
A blurring ad copy touts Danderine as preventing dandruff and hair loss while adding life and brightness. It claims thick, colorful hair after application and includes unrelated city news about warrants in Brooklyn and other items.
Friday night in city court a full docket is expected with multiple cases including charges of speeding intoxication trespass assault and forgery. City Attorney Chenault leads the list per police court files while forecasts promise a busy evening despite near eighty to ninety degree heat as spectators await further details.
Coleman Fritz of Waco claims to ship about 100 watermelons daily in Kentucky with earnings from 15 to 35 cents each. He owns over four acres of melons and two of cantaloupes, predicting nearly $1,000 from the season. He touts easy selling, steady markets, and a motto promoting hard work and farm ownership.
A cautions note urges buyers to insist on Diamond Dyes in every package to ensure correct color and avoid streaking. The line stresses following directions on the package for best results and warns against inferior alternatives.
Classified notice reads two keys found on a string near Poisey Ridge Pike. Owner can claim by visiting the Daily Register office and paying for this advertisement. 1992.
A vintage advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It promises rapid relief for hard and soft corns and corns between toes, claiming no soreness. The note adds a return date for B. F. Hurst from a Seco business trip.
James Earl a carnival performer nicknamed Plantation Jim is to take a new part starting Thursday morning. A change of scene ends with city court where Judge G Murray Smith gives final instructions before Earl is jailed on a domestic violence report and carrying a concealed weapon charge after a large knife is found. He faces grand jury review while an understudy’s long engagement is anticipated. The Dancin Fool brings Wallace Reid to Richmond theaters Friday as he plays a small town rube who rises to cabaret fame in New York.
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