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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1923
Page
134
An ad fragment promotes My Youth Cream containing lemon and strawberry extracts. It touts youthful appearance and longer youth. Mentions Edna Wallace Hopper with a business address in Waukesha Wisconsin and notes Miss Hopper performing on the Pantages Vaudeville circuit.
A beer runners battle near Lamont Illinois left one man dead and four injured. Tom Keene died in Jehel hospital from shotgun wounds while Shorty Egan was shot in the legs. Erwin Triebull and his family, returning from Thanksgiving dinner, were wounded when their car was hit.
A brief note highlights newly added comic strip Minute Movies in The Post. Ady provides a glimpse of the latest panel or feature. The item flags fresh humor and visual style for readers following the paper’s humor page.
In 1775 a bold action saw attackers overpower the crew of the British ship Mar guerite and seize their prize as they sailed into port, details preserved from the era’s account.
Spanish war vessels escorting King Alfonso and Queen Victoria home from Italy encounter a storm at sea. The Jaime battleship brings the royal pair to Barcelona where the mayor welcomes them and crowds acclaim the procession through festively adorned streets.
An account notes two Mrs. McCormicks present at a gathering, not seated together or formally introduced, yet later observed chatting with each other. The description emphasizes graceful behavior and discreet interactions during the event.
Principal foreign artists of the Chicago opera company including Georges Baklanoff Russo German tenor Tito Schina Giulio Crimi Italian tenor and Harry Stefer German tenor reportedly plan to become American citizens. Baklanoff has naturalization papers and will seek second papers next Tuesday. Schipa friends on the Pacific coast say he will apply for first papers this week. Crimi has filed already and Stefer, in the U S less than two months, recently swore allegiance at the Chicago Federal building.
At Red Cross national headquarters a $10,000 donation was received from Endicott Johnson Shoe Manufacturing Company of Binghamton NY. The check represents $1 for each employee and funds the 1924 relief work as praised by the firm.
Dependable laxative ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup for sick babies and children. It touts a pleasant taste and easy bowels with a teaspoonful today to prevent illness tomorrow while warning to ask the druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup printed directions for all ages.
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