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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
8
Dyspeptic Makes Great Discovery praises Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets as a wartime aid to digestion. The copy claims relief from sourness gas heaviness and indigestion enabling better enjoyment of food and confidence against discomfort. Sold in every drug store with a suggested price and box details for purchase.
Special to The Washington Post from Cumberland Maryland dated March 18 reports apprehension along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal as water still not set to flow until about April 20 or 23. An official dismisses fears of abandonment and notes cargo traffic can proceed. Four new canal boats built in Hagerstown. Canal Towage Co. manager Nicholson says boatmen to be paid sixty cents per ton this season for coal beating, down from eighty cents last year.
Special to The Washington describes a Strasburg merchant Luther Funkhouser who hanged himself after failing to end his life via a ceiling rope. His daughter, Miss Funkhouser, broke the door glass and sustained severe cuts while discovering his body. The report also notes other obituaries and suicide cases in nearby towns including Willam Pleasants and William Pritchett, with brief life details and ages.
Richmond Virginia March 18 17 Tay lor Ellyson aged 72 long time chairman of the State democratic committee and lieutenant governor of Virginia three terms died suddenly this morning at about 10 oclock at his home after ten days confinement with a general heart ailment He joined the Confederate army at 16 serving with the Richmond Howitzers and surrendered at Appomattox He was the son of the late Henry K Ellyson a founder of the Richmond Dispatch.
A testimonial claims years of stomach trouble and loss of appetite were cured by Wayrs Wonderful Remedy. The user says they now want to work and eat, noting the product’s claim to remove intestinal mucus and reduce inflammation. The ad promotes Lisgett Co Peoples Drug Stores and Tschiffely druggists as sellers.
An old advertisement touts Kings New Discovery as a reliable remedy for coughs colds and bronchial attacks. It claims easy doses, hot baths, and solid sleep will restore normal by morning, with selling points emphasized by druggists.
Scenes from the opening of the New German Republic show the inaugural address by Dr. David and a scene with Scheidemann and Ebert leaving the Assembly. The article notes many developments in progress and conveys a sense of anticipation and concern about the new regime.
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce board elected officers and bureau chairmen for the year. Carroll Pierls is president with Julian Williams as vice president, and others named include Wallace Lindsey and W A Smoot as bureau chairs. The retail bureau chair was deferred. The annual meeting also approved a government form change proposal for a two-board city council. A separate case saw James H Lawrence plead not guilty to shooting Policeman Walker Campbell on February 14. trial set for April 2. Morris Bennett, recently charged with a state liquor violation, pled guilty by jury and received 10 days in jail plus a $20 fine.
Washington March 18 At a Baltimore hearing before referee Willa Myers in a bankruptcy involving Mertens Sons of Washington and Cumberland and the Green Ridge Orchards project, about 13004 claimants learned $200000 was invested while assets stand near $300000. Each tract owner may receive about 11 percent of his investment. Over 2900 investors, including many in Washington.
The fourth biennial head camp of Woodmen of the World representing Maryland Delaware West Virginia and the District of Columbia convened at Odd Fellows Temple. About 500 delegates attended with welcomes from City Attorney Alexander R Hagner head consul H S Herman and Robert W McCauley of the Hagerstown Chamber. Responses came from Sovereign clerk John T Yates, Judge E J Morgen, and D W Thayer.
An apple orchard of 287 acres known as the Pitzer place near Tablera on the Cumberland Valley Railroad in Berkeley County West Virginia was sold for 125000 to a capital group led by Congressman George M Bowers. John M Miller, the "apple king" of the county, owned the property.
Fire gutted Daniel Sleighter’s dwelling in Everett Pa last night. The four week old infant of Mr and Mrs Sleighter died in the blaze. Mrs Sleighter suffered severe burns and was rescued with difficulty and is in Bowring Springs hospital.
Bristol Washington area leader quoted J Albert Goodpasture, a three member board, demanding a water system that is sufficient and safe for drinking and not a public health menace. The directive stresses that the city must address inadequacies in its current water supply.
Mrs Bolling mother of Mrs Woodrow Watson and Miss Bertha Bolling visits Bristol area en route to Big Stone Gap. Special to The Washington Post notes they are visiting relatives Mr and Mrs WIL Maury. They came from Washington where they were guests of Mrs Woodrow Welson.
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