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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
4
A long report on the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce outlining recent booster meetings and public support. Citizens display vigor in opposing proposed rate increases while backing chamber efforts to promote town growth and local activities.
A local Fairmont Automobile Club plans a special 2 special meeting and a Safety First movement to curb reckless river road diving. Despite weak local enforcement, club leaders led by George T. Watson strive to build public opinion and press authorities to act on traffic dangers and improve driver behavior in northern West Virginia.
In Mannington district and Fairmont, readers discuss politics and events including two Democratic conventions and why certain delegates were not invited. The piece condemns defacement of cement bridges by advertising signs and urges action by the Automobile Club of Fairmont to address this issue.
Ane 33 story recalls individuals volunteering for dangerous ocean and jungle reconnaissance to locate a submarine and gather intelligence. Tucker, among six, rode a disguised craft to islands, saved 61 6 of a trader crew, and witnessed a deserting raid. The piece also links postwar picketing, a brutal convention incident, and criticism of wartime policy and conscientious objectors, touching on secretary Neyton Baker and mass crowd energy at events.
Fragmentary dispatches describe political maneuvering around Governor Cornwell and Governor Cox as Democratic factions clash over platform lines. References to Roosevelt, Harding, and party strategy surface alongside snatches about convention speechmaking and campaign travel, hinting at tension within the era's political landscape.
Fragmentary remarks attributed to George T Watson praise Roosevelt and criticise critics. The garbled OCR hints at a banquet where Watson urged action to fulfill dreams, stressing that Americans expect tangible outcomes from leadership and allies.
Ad promotes tasteless castor oil from Kellogg’s Red Bottle bottles claiming kept strength and purity with no unpleasant taste. Highlights three sizes priced 15, 25, and 6? cents, available at druggists. Mentions children and mothers benefit from tasteless formula.
An old cure claim promotes 5.5. S. as a blood cleansing treatment to combat rheumatism, stating germs travel in the blood especially in summer. The ad urges readers to write for free literature and to follow its recommended course under Swift Laboratory advice in Atlanta, asserting strong efficacy and safety.
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