West Virginia News Highlights From Parkersburg and Beyond
Miss Anse Simpeoh aera 34 years, well known as Parkersburg, is cut from there. West Virginia guardsmen return from the National encampment at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Mrs. Helen Bert, state commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees, inspects the state from Huntington. A. L. Mackley of Wiles Hill injured when a handcar crashes into an open switch near Rowlesburg. A Parkersburg child dies from ptomaine poisoning linked to condensed milk. mother died recently. Chestnut crops fail due to drought across interior West Virginia. Parkersburg police hunt for assailant of Mrs. Earl Shott near Fairview. Pastor J. M. Helms' watch is stolen from a church room. Hobo Joseph Sweeney killed by a train near Morgantown. Reward for Lou Stafford murder and rape in Welch raised to 2,000. Peabody attorney Russell Peabody dies of pneumonia in Babylon, L I.
Local market prices for fresh produce listed
The local market quotes retail prices for a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Estimates include rhubarb five cents, cantaloupes three for a quarter, apples twenty cents a gallon, watermelons thirty five to forty cents, and chicken prices from eighteen to twenty cents per pound.
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Toltowme
Focal Products
Pune
Bermuda
California
Navals
Malaga
Nordica to Visit Morgantown for Concert
The singer Nordica is set to perform in Morgantown on October 3 with the Methodist Episcopal church choir preparing arrangements for L. Spiro. The concert will take place at the Swisher theatre on Fourth Street, drawing hundreds of vocal music enthusiasts from Morgantown Monongalia County and nearby towns.
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Nordica
Willleam
Morgantown
Suring Veean Ue
Methodist — Episcopal Church
L. Spiro
Walé
Dalding
Fourth Street
Swisher Theatre
Monongalia County
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Constipation Cure
A vintage advertisement notes Dr Pierce’s favorite Prescription not secret or patent medicine. It touts a printed list of ingredients on a bottle and offers endorsements by mail. The copy promises Pellets that cure constipation and claims constipation causes many diseases.
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Pierce
V. Pierce
Clarksburg Cleaning Co Ad Promotes Hats and Services
Compact classified note from Clarksburg press area advertising Henry Heinze proprietor offering hat cleaning and blocking services. Includes contact lines Home 469 Ball 241W and a local phone listing Bell 214L for inquiries.
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Clarksburg Pressing CO
Henry Heinze
Vnst
Demotte Ex-Representative Dies in Valparaiso
DEMOTTE DEAD former congressman from this district Mark L Demotte has died in Valparaiso Ind at the age of 72. He served in the House for six terms and held a local leadership role in the party. His passing leaves a vacancy in the regional political circle.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Mark L. Demotte
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Atlanta
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