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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
5
A suffragist procession plan features 120 women in yellow hats and parasols. They will stand silent for two hours along a two mile line from the Jefferson hotel to the Coliseum to urge a suffrage plank at the Democratic convention in St Louis.
In a 1916 short story fragment Shrimp Black receives a mysterious box of candy postmarked White Plains and hopes it hides a clue to a girl named Gertrude. At a house party he spots Miss Huntley from White Plains, a chaperone charms him, and a playful misdirection unfolds as he seeks the Gertrude behind the unknown.
Estate administrator for Amer t Murphy reported farm division and visits at Bunners Ridge with Doolittle, Morgan Vincent, and James Need dropping by. J W Need and Elihu Curry hosts welcomed by Moran and Harris families on Sunday while Arle Rager seen on the bridge. Fay Moran returned Monday from Fairmont where he had been attending school.
A narrator reflects on hypocrisy after Pat’s engagement as Mollie and Alice debate who truly deserves him. Margie defends love’s complexities while Mollie questions happiness and fate, contrasting ideals with blunt reality in a dialogue about marriage and values.
The piece surveys ruffles and frocks from private shows, spotlighting Mme Gronfield of the Fashion Art League of America with a navy blue yellow-hued frock featuring four deep ruffles and orange buttons. A romantic subplot follows Shrimp and Doris Gertrude Huntley at a dance, ending with a confession and a planned gift.
Doris reveals her name as Shrimp learns a note from a girl named Gertrude from White Plains. Shrimp hoped for Gertrude to be Doris, but Doris confirms her own name. The pair share a dance on the porch as the scene ends with Bill Scudder watching.
A testimonial claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purges poisons from blood within a day. It asserts improved liver and digestion, relief from indigestion and constipation, and increased strength after taking the medicine. The reviewer mentions personal recovery and work restoration after use.
An advertisement by Prof Manning touts clairvoyant business medium services offering personal magnetism as the key to happiness wealth and success. It promises to reveal a method to control others improve life resolve troubles and achieve victory. Open daily at HOUSE 10 to 9 located at 24 Jefferson St.
A health notice describes hookworm infection as a widespread southern issue, explaining the worm’s tiny size, blood-sucking sickness, and systemic impact. It explains symptoms including extreme pallor, yellowish skin, swollen face, and slowed mental and physical function, with treatment by oral remedies.
A fragmentary ad touts a bark and glycerine preparation claimed to prevent appendicitis and ease constipation. It describes a mix, mentions Fairmont and Martin's Drug Store, and claims relief through “wave prising foul matter” with short treatment and easy use.
Watchman W Beale of B C Watchman W fl Summers signs his name amid a Nerv Worth testimonial from Crane's Drug Store. The ad quotes relief from stomach pain gas and poor digestion, noting improvement after using Nerv Worth and a recommendation to friends. Demonstrator visit at Catawba Station.
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