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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1924
Page
8
A friend bet fifty dollars that Mayr's Wonderful Remedy would cure a stomach ailment. Skeptic's stance fades as the product promises to remove catarrhal mucus and inflammation from stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments. Uses one dose to convince or money refunded. Available at Peoples Drug Stores and O'Donnell's Drug Stores. Adv.
The Post urges readers to consider its accident insurance for 1925, arguing protection for families against death or injury from traffic hazards. Subscriptions at 1.50 would cover one year, with benefits ranging from 500 to 2,500 if the insured dies in an accident.
Benjamin Catchings, a New York lawyer, seeks an injunction in equity court to stop Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines from mailing 250 sacks of World War I adjusted compensation insurance policies worth about 750 million dollars. Catchings first challenged the payment and now represents 30 other taxpayers who intervened in his suit.
Offices of public buildings and grounds survey Lafayette Park to estimate costs for planned improvements. Work start date uncertain. A central mall along the Sixteenth street axis from H to Pennsylvania would create a parkway with walks on both sides, offering a clear view to the White House.
Andrew D. Porter filed suit in the District Supreme Court against Timothy T. Ansberry and his wife Nellie K Ansberry to compel transfer of 903 Sixteenth Street NW for 460,004. Porter’s 4824 Blagden Avenue NW property was to be conveyed as part of the price. Attorneys Carr Whiteford and Warr represent Porter. defendants allegedly refused to complete the deal.
Four electric switches for automatic telephones were installed yesterday at the National Museum to let visitors turn currents on and off and operate the telephone. Invented by an undertaker, the switches were added to the exhibit by Carl W. Mitman curator of engineering. They are mounted on a mahogany switchboard and were shipped from Chicago by truck. The instruments are so delicate that even a small jar can displace them, and visitors will be asked to touch the switches carefully.
A fragmentary reminiscence speaks of a snow capped lofty mountain peering like a ghostly scene. It recalls a spring brooklet tumbling through pebbly watercourse beneath fern and willow, now changed under winter’s spell.
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