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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1920
Page
2
The Union District Spelling Contest was held Friday afternoon under the district board and local citizen support. Prizes included a dollar for each school and a district prize fund, with champions and individual winners to be recognized for their spelling skill amid school competition and community interest.
The chauffeur was deceived by the canning plant’s stance and did not suffer from poison. The Wyandotte hen had paralysis from eating woolly mosquitoes.
Yesterday pay day occurred on the Monongahela railroad after the line returned to private ownership. To avoid a 50 ton rock on the Monongahita division near Maidaville a detour was laid. The rock worst yet to strike the tracks severing cars. Slag cars were undumped with 15 sent up the line. Operations on the Monongati division of the Baltimore and Ohio will run light on Wednesday.
A Loftion Economist review notes England faced a peak in unemployment in May 1919 with 1,093,400 people out of work. The finding highlights the severe postwar labor crisis and the high number of jobless individuals during that period.
One safe treatment relieves torture and unease and soothes. A 35c or $1 bottle promises relief from discomfort. Zemo, the penetrating liquid, is described as all that is needed for skin woes. The EW Rows Co Cleveland OL markets the product.
Dr J Richards of Tennessee extols Tratona as an appetizer strengthener and nerve tonic, claiming it reverses after-effects of influenza and pneumonia. Endorsed by Terre Haute and Louisville supporters, the ad-style piece promotes Tratona as the perfect tonic available at local Fairmont druggists.
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