West Virginia Briefs Seizures and Suits Across the State
In Mondavville a room tied to paregoric abuse spurred a 40 member probe by Prosecutor J D Parriott. He says the substance serves as a Sebiskey substitute after tighter state prohibition. Parariot ordered sale halted except for sedative purposes. In Charleston doctors seek investigation of typhoid fever near the Goal river mouth. state sanitary engineers will be there. In Martinsburg a man attacked by a bull is seriously injured, with broken bones and possible internal injuries after a shotgun shot proved ineffective. In Charleston libel suits target Kanawha and Ohio river motorboat owners for improper fire extinguishers, defendants include J A Williams and John Rake of Point Pleasant. In Sistersville engineers begin a survey for a Caldwell Chemical plant costing 100000 dollars that would employ two thousand people. Also in Charleston United States district attorney says an indictment against Samuel Hubbard of Sistersville has been quashed. Hubbard was charged with robbing post offices alongside three others.
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Mondaville
Paregoric Ha
J. D. Parriott
Parriott
Martinsburg
Ageno
Householder
Charleston
Kanawha
Ohio Rivers
J. A. Williams
John Rake
Point Pleasant
W. ©. Barnhhardt
United States
Samuel Hubbard
Sisternville
Hubbard
Lee Lester
David Nensel- Youd
Rochester Jimmie" Courtney
Lem lemonade claims treat rheumatism and gout
A printed advertisement touts lemonade and warm clothes as helpers against rheumatism while promoting a product named Rheuma from Wellstraymaker Co. that supposedly purges uric acid and poisons within days. It claims relief without opiates and offers two 50 cent bottles with a money-back promise.
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Wellstraymaker Co
Reverend Reed Seeks Funds for Luray Colored Girls Dormitory
The Rev Henry Reed of Luray Virginia, founder of the Manual and Moral Training School, plans a fundraising stay among white and colored residents to build a girls dormitory. He is endorsed by local officials and the Page Valley National Bank, with donations urged through the bank or to Reed directly.
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Roy
D. Henry Reed
Luray
Manual and Moral Training School, Inc
Will Holiit Funde
Page Valley National Bank
Reed
West Virginia News Snatches and Local Government Moves
Ripley Mason City Hartford Oak Hill area notes three cities plan votes in April on a city manager charter with five commissioners. Morgantown sees a push for a city manager system. Charleston reports a whiskey raid at Geiger home with confiscated liquor and bond for the couple. Parkersburg notes a suspected killer in a separate case deemed insane and sent to Spencer. Governor Hatfield approves two Virginia fugitive requisitions. Fairmont highlights a suffrage campaign led by Lavinia Engle with precincts forming. Morgantown Farmont rail rate hearing sought by Western Maryland. Wellsburg reports a fatal shooting near Colliers. search for suspect Otara Maine follows. Charleston notes state control moves to transfer District of Columbia prisoners to West Virginia penitentiary.
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Morgantown
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Western Maryland Railway Company
Benjamin A. Rishmond
Cumberland, Md
Commission
Dot
Farmont
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Monongahela Mailway Company
Wellsburg
Joseph Manches
Colliers
Manchea
Brooke County
Manchiex
Otara Maine
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Quick Results
Try this famous hair tonic free and see why Parisian Sage is praised as refreshing and invigorating. The ad claims it stops dandruff and hair loss, nourishes the scalp, and gives hair brilliancy and luster, with many users ready to share success stories.
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Wella-Haymaker Company
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Sistersville
Caldwell Chemical Company
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George Geiger
Parkersburg
County Iubacy Commission
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Arthur Sams
Manganese
Spencer
Hat~field
H. C. Stuart
Virginia
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Reuben Jones
Edgar Smith
Wayne County
Charles Honaker
Montgomery County
Fairmont
Mian Lavinia Engle
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District of Columbia
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