Call for 8000 snow shovelers in New York
A call announced for 8,000 snow shovelers at 5.20 dollars for eight hours in New York drew only a small turnout of workers.
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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
8
A call announced for 8,000 snow shovelers at 5.20 dollars for eight hours in New York drew only a small turnout of workers.
A claim that uric acid deposits dissolve and rheumatic pain ends within 24 hours is offered with a drug called Allenrho. The inventor James H. Allen says druggists will refund the purchase if two doses fail to stop agony and swelling, guaranteeing results in severe cases.
Arkadelphia Ark December 29 The region once boasted a unique matriarch line centered on Mrs Eliza Han son and her descendants A death ends a record chain of grandmothers that spanned five generations with the oldest nearly three quarters of a century apart from the youngest The elderly Mrs Riles aged 82 was the last link in the remarkable sequence involving two event great grandmothers two great grandmothers and two grandmothers and her passing breaks the chain.
Canadian and American aviators join in a search effort two weeks after two airmen vanished. The multinational mission coordinates planes, ships, and rescue personnel to locate the missing crew.
In Charleston on December 29 six Kanawha district mines shut down due to canceled contracts and plant shutdowns nationwide. D. S. Kennedy, secretary of the Kanawha Coal Operators' Association, announced the layoff of about 600 workers from a total of 125 local mines.
Mrs Susan Sanders aged 80 living with her daughter on the M P Hamilton farm was burned to death when the house burned down in the absence of other family members.
An old advertisement warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine product. It lists uses such as colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache and lumbago and notes small twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists. The copy identifies aspirin as the trade mark of Bayer and mentions its manufacture as monoacetic acid ester salicylic acid.
The piece urges New Year resolutions with a focus on saving and self denial. It highlights the U S Treasury Savings Division offering Treasury Savings Certficates and War Savings Stamps at 4 27 percent interest, capped at 1000 per issue, plus Liberty Bonds available on the market. It frames saving as a path to resilience in postwar times and notes government reliability in interest payments.
An old advertisement touts Re-Cu-Ma as a health remedy for digestion liver and blood disorders with a four day trial offer and money back guarantee. It claims broad testimonials and lists Richmond Drug Co as a selling location along with a Florence airtight heating stove for sale.
Mrs. Cora Anderson and sister Miss Lillie Huguely of Ann Arbor visit East Main Street family Mr. and Mrs. George Huguely. Miss Colela Jones of Chicago visitors Elm Street Roy Jones family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart of Richmond Indiana visit their son’s family. Masons held annual celebration Monday Dec 27. Jordan Embry at home with guests John Owens Richmond Ind and Stone Walker of Richmond Indianapolis in Embry orchestra. Ruth J Newel entertained Monday Evening Music Club on B street. High school minstrel show by boys a great success. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Jefferson spending holidays with Charleston West Virginia. Miss Helen Park home from Cincinnati where employed as stenographer. Miss Cordia Embry visiting mother Mrs Julia Embry. Embry has been in Chicago for stenography course.
Mrs F C MecDougle underwent an emergency operation at Pattie A. Clay Infirmary late Tuesday night performed by Drs Smeet and Kuhn of Louisville. She is reported to have partially recovered Wednesday morning. Mrs Gertin Brown and wife, a daughter of Mrs MecDougle, were summoned from Quicksand, Kentucky, for the ordeal.
Fragmentary notice notes a water matter in the western part of the city near Salm and Phoze streets with a price or cost figure of 53 dollars mentioned. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a local water problem or alert affecting nearby residents.
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