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The Washington times., 1931-10-24
QUEEN MARy's NIECE WEDS GUARDSkAAN
"Obey" Is DeIeted
From Impressive
Ritual

At the last moment, Lady Nav
decided to omit the word "obey"
from the marriage ceremony.
Defying local superstition, Lady
May insisted upon entering the
church through the west door,
which the village brides Of Bal
combe fear is unlucky. Captain
Smith also chose to ignore con-
vention and chose as his best man
married friend instead Of a
bachelor.
Lady May established another
precedent by selecting her own
wedding gifts, writing down her
preferences in a brides book" at
a London department store. King
George, Queen Mary and several
other members of the royal family
presented jewelry, but the gifts
mainly were guided by economy
and utility, such as furniture, pic.
lures, books, linen, glass and
china.
The Prince of Wales, who, it
was often thought, might some
day marry Lady May; his broth
ers, the Dukes of York and
Glouceter. and his brother-in-law,
Lord Harewood. "chipped in" and
bought a writing table for the
distinguished pair.
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Surgeons at the receiving hos
pital declared the bullet wound
between the index and middle
fingers Of her left hand was sew
eral days old, and had become
badly infected. During her five
day concealment, Mrs. Judd had
kept the wound bandaged with
a handkerchief.
Changed Color of Dress
The woman's cunning in elud-
ing the vast net spread to cap
ture her was revealed in her &C
count Of q ruSe she employed to
disguise herself. During one Of
her ventures from the abandoned
house, she said, she went to q
drugstore and purchased . dye.
Then she spent an hour i'm q rest
room, changing the cOl0r of her
dress from brown to q green.
After her hand was treated,
Mrs. Judd was conducted to a
restaurant, but she was unable
to eat more than a 0oW1 Of
vegetable soup and a glass of
milk. In the party which &C.
Companied her to the cafe were
her husband, County Attorney
Lloyd Andrews, of Phoenix; his
chief deputy, Harry Johnson; Joe
Taylor, chief of Los Angeles de-
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
HEARST PAPERS
EARNINGS HIGH
international Photo

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24U.S0.
The tremendous magnitude Of
Hearst Consolidated Publications,
Inc, with its nationwide ramifi-
cations, is quickly viscualize by .
study of that company's earnings
statements covering the last five
years.
During that period this success
full and progressive organization
distributed more than $304,800.-
600 for salaries, equipment and in
other channels of newspaper oper.
ationS.
$61,OOO,OOO a Year
This represents yearly average
expenses approximating $61 ,O0O,-
600. These figures reflect the
great influence Of Hearst Con-
Solidated Publications as a con-
tributing factor in the economic
life of the country.
Despite the wholesale omissions
and sweeping dividend reductions
throughout the past tow years,
and, in the face of worldwide
financial and corporate distress,
Hearst Consolidated has already
earned, during the first three
quarters of 1881, the dividend re-
quirements for the entire year.
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TAYLOR

need of medical attention and
that her left arm was becoming
poisoned.
"Dr. Judd Immediately ad-
ministered to his wife and,
after we had consulted with
her, she agreed Immediately to
surrender to the authorities.
1--WE advised Sheriff William
/. Traeger and Undersheriff
Gene BiScaiIue and Captain of
Detectives Joe Taylor, of the
Los Angeles police department.
"They were then called to
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-Telephoto by International

to come by plane tomorrow
morning. Try to get Gov. G. w.
p. Hunt out Of bed if necessary.
But get them. We want to get
started back just as fast as pos
SibIe."
Recalls WOman's Hanging
Then Andrews reminisced about
Arizona's first woman hanging,
the precedent, and case in which
he handled the appeal from the
trial courts verdict, remembering
the details of how the 52-year-old
mother of four children was con-
victed of the club murder of her
aged employer, Thomas Mathis,
Tucson rancher.
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FRASER
Mrs. Judd;s O1U1 Story of
Double Trunk Murder

'and asked for it from lnforma-
ton from a pay station. The
answer 1 got was that unless I
told who I was and where 1 was
I could not have the number.
I tried several times, but got
the same answer each time.
Then I decided that the only
thing I could do was TO get a
letter to him somehow. I bought
some paper and pencil and
went back to the house. There
I wrote a long letter to MIN, tell
ing him everything.
was wondering how / could
get it to him the next day, when
1 bought another newspaper and
saw in it his appeal for me to
surrender, his assurance that he
had retained lawyers for me, and
his advice that / give myself up
without any further delay.
I knew then that everything
was all right.
yesterday morning, ABOUT II
o'clock, I phoned one of his at
torneys. They made arrange
ments for me to talk to him di.
rectly on the phone later on. I
talked to him, about o'clock I
think it was, and told him where
to meet me, in the lobby of the
Biltmore Theater, in Fifth Street.
During all the time I was in
hiding I had but one meal, and
that was yesterday morning, when
I felt better, because I knew my
husband had arranged everything
for me.
I walked without fear to the
theater lobby. I didn't care then
whether a policeman stopped me
or not. was faint and weak
and my hand was in a terrible
condition.
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DriUen Mad By Fear of Blood Poison,
Trunk SLAYER Forced TO Surrender

Mrs. Judd was driven into hys-
terra and fear by knowledge that
she probably would contract blood
poisoning unless she received
medical aid.
Mrs. Judd realized that the
bullet injury and a further infec-
tion contracted from handling
the corpses. would doom her to
q horrible death.
That Mrs. Judd'S fear was well
founded was borne out in the
laconic statement of DR.. John E.
Kirkpatrick, jr., police surgeon,
who operated upon her, that "48
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hours more and she wouldn't
have needed a doctor-or a trial -
While Mrs. Judd was on the
operating table and murmuring
II had to fight 'em; I had to
fight 'em," County Attorney An
drews telephOned his office in
Phoenix, Ariz., to air-maiI extra
ditiOn papers to Sacramento, the
capital Of California, for sigma
ture Of Gov. James ROIph, jr.
Mrs. Judd's attorneys said she
would resist extradition, and Su.
perior Judge Charles Burnell
signed a writ Of habeaS corpus
returnable November 5.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
MRS. JUDD SAYS SHE SHOT TRUNK VICTIMS IN SELF-DEFEN
TELLS Of DESPERATE FIGHT
WITH WOMAN FOR GUN

Miss SamuelsOn in self defense
following q quarrel after Miss
SamueIsOn had pulled . gun ON
her.
"She said she cut up Miss
SamueIsOn'S body and that she
had no accOmplice."
Her story, reproduced in short
hand by Russill's stenographer'
went on:
"SuddenIy-Miss SamueIsOn be-
came infuriated at me. 1t
seemed that she thought l was
going to say something about
Mrs. LerOi.
Everything happened so fast
after that that have difficulty
in remembering details Of what
occurred. In her rage, Miss
SamueISOn left the room and
came back Immediately. I saw
that she had q gun in her
hand. She was rushing toward
me. 1 was petrified with fear.
Wrestle for the Gun
Before I could do anything
or even scream, she fired. The
bullet hit me in the hand. 1t
stung dreadfuIIy. The blood
came. 1 lunged toward her and
grabbed her.. We wreStled
around and both Of us fell to
the floor. The gun fell from
her hand and it was there be-
tween us.
eve fought desperately.
Finally, managed to get my
hand on the gun and shot her.
1 couldn't see what Mrs. LerOi
was doing while this was going
on. 1t all happened so quick.
"The first thing 1 knew after
/ shot was that Mrs. LerOi was
pounding me over the head
with an ironing board. / tried
to dodge her blows but couldn't.
1 was getting weaker and
weaker. Then, 1 shot her, too"
Stuffs Bodies In Trunks
Mrs. Judd'S narrative then
continued to relate how she
stuffed the bodies into the trunks
and came to Los Angeles after
checking them as baggage. Hel
account gave no explanation Of
how she dissected the body o1
Mrs. Leroi, placing a portion o1
it INFO a suitcase. This and other
details detectives are today try
ing to learn from her.
Mrs. Judd's surrender occurred
in a funeral parlor within a few
blocks of police headquarters
She had telephoned her husband
after reading his published ap
peal to her to give herself up
Attorney Russill sent personal
friend, the owner Of the under
taking establishment, to the
lobby of a downtown theater to
meet Mrs. Judd and bring her
to his place of business.
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Continued from Page ~
undertaking parlor, Mrs. Judd's
story of hiding four days alone in
q deserted mansion in Los An
geles was sharply questioned by
police.
Sheriff william I. Trager, of Los
Angeles county, said he would
have deputies question all of the
girl friends of Burton j. McKin-
nell, %, University of Southern
California student.
Discrepancy Noted
It seemd impossible from her
immaculate appearance, Traeger
said, that Mrs. Judd could have
been living as she said, unkempt
and unfed.
Thus did Mrs. Judd confess"
the killing of Miss Hedwig Sam
, uelson, "a, red-haired school
teacher, and Agnes Ann Leroi, 80,
nurse, last Friday night in Phoe-
nix.
Mrs. Judd's recital to police of
, the Slayings was cut short by her
attorneys, who said they had OBJ
tanned from her a 15-page letter
that explained the motive and re-
lationS Of the women. This let
ter, the attorneys said, was in
their safe and would be kept
there until the trial, when it
would be produced to substantiate
her declaration of "Self- -juStifica-
'tion."
Legal Battle Starts
Mrs. Judd today was in the
Los Angeles county jail hospital,
formally charged with the MUIR
der, while q three-way legal battle
was on for her custody.
After her surrender, Mrs. Judd
was put to bed il a drab room
of the mortuary-a few blocks
from the apartment in which
William Edward Hickman, "The
Fox" killed a Los Angeles school
girl four years ago and diSmem-
bered her body.
DR.. Judd dressed her wound
and gave her a stimulant.
Her brother, McKinnell, ar
rived and Mrs. Judd burst into
tears as they kissed.
Taken to Hospital
Four police officers then en-
tered the mortuary and formally
arrested Mrs. Judd, who was
taken at once to the Georgia Po-
lice Hospital for the emergency
operation that surgeons said saved
her life.
Mrs. Judd was a terrified and
weary woman as she talked with
detectives in the presence Of her
attorneys in the morgue bedroom
overlooking Los Angeles Hall of
Justice and the county jail. Louis
p. RusSill, one of her attorneys,
said:
Mrs. Judd told me that she
shot and killed Miss LerOi and
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Telephone Call to Husband Leads
To Apprehension of Mrs. Ruth Judd

LOS ANGELES, Oct. "a ONSO.
That Winnie Ruth Judd would
plead elf-defense to the dual
charge Of numbering Hedwig Sam
uelson and Agnes Ann Leroi was
indicated in statement issued
today by her attorneys, who an
nounced that she has a well rec
ognized defense under the law"
The statement, signed by Attor-
neyS Louis p. RuSsill and Richard
Cantillon, said:
cat the inquest yesterday, we
received from Mrs. Winnie Ruth
Judd . telephone call, in which
ahe stated she wanted to talk
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Arizona, Following Precedent, Plans
To Ask Death for Lady Bluebeard

LOS ANGELES, Oct. "a QN.SO.
Arizona hangs its women MUIR
dererS!
The precedent set less than two
years ago when Mrs. Eva Dugan,
52-year-old mother of four chill
dren, was dropped through the
gallows trap will be followed in
the case of Mrs. Winnie Ruth
Judd, double trunk murdereSs,
if County Attorney Lloyd j. An
drews, of Maricopa county, Ariz.,
has his way.
After an interview with Mrs.
Judd, Andrews said:
"Of course, we plan to ask
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the death penalty. What else
could we ask after a crime Of
this kind?"
The police interview with Mrs.
Judd elected no material answers,
according to Andrews.
She asked for face powder be-
fore she left the room, remember
ing the barrage of photographers
flashes which she had faced earlier.
County Attorney Andrews i'm
mediately placed a ng-distance
telephone call to one Of his depu-
ties in Phoenix. He ordered:
"Get extradition papers ready
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to her husband, DIR. william c.
Judd. She stated that she was
wounded and that she feared
blOOd-pOisOning in her left arm.
Undertakers Help Out
'We arranged to meet her
during the noon hour and
agreed to find some quiet place
to take her. Gus Alvarez and
Dave MallOy, Of the Alvarez
and Moore undertaking estab-
hShment, agreed to aid us.
after we had taken Mrs.
Judd to the undertaking parlOr,
we found that she was badly In
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
BrickIayer Suffers
Head Hurts In FGLL

Losing his foothold while work
ing on a scaffold at the new
Stoddert School at Fortieth and
Calvert Streets Northwest, early
today, James di Sefino, a brick
layer, fell eight feet to the
ground. He lives in the 400
block of Sixth st. N. W.
C. A. Mckay, an employe Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, took him to
Georgetown Hospital. At the hos
pital it was said he is suffering
from a possible fracture Of the
spine.
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the Alvarez Undertaking ParlOr,
were she was turned over to
them by us.
1--WE have not had an Op-
pOrtunity to determine the
proper steps to take for our
client. We do feel, however,
that her case should not be
pre-judged by the public, and
we have advised her that she
has a constitutional right to
remain silent. Suffice to say
that we believe Mrs. Judd has
a weII-recOgnized defense under
the law"
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
BY WINNIE RUTH JUDD
CAS- Taken Down by a stenograp pher).
copyright. 1881, by International
News Servicel.


LOS ANGELES, Oct. pa
shot to save my life. Miss
samuelson plainly meant to kill
me when she fired at me. Miss
Leroi was doing her best to kill
me with an ironing board.
I put the bodies into the trunks
and came to Los Angeles by
train. The first thing I did here
was to try and reach my brother.
T had some difficulty in getting
in touch with him, and then We
went down to the station TO-
gether. Everyone knows what
happened there. When we left
I borrowed $5 from him and
separated from him in the down.
town district.
Borrowed ] Cents
was terrified. I knew that
IL would not be long before the
bodies were found. I had no
friends, and I did not know
where my husband was. I didn't
want to get my brother into any
more trouble, so I started out
alone.
I borrowed z cents from the
Travellers Aid Society to buy
newspapers.
I walked, and walked, and
walked until it was dark. Then
I found an unoccupied house. I
went into it, and that was my
hiding place.
MY hand was hurting me ter
ribly. The bullet was still in it,
and the only bandage I had was
my handkerchief. That night I
got a newspaper, and knew that
they would be looking for me
right way.
1 stayed there that night in
the unoccupied house, and all the
next day. I was afraid to even
put my nose out Of doors. I had
nothing to eat that day, nor
Tuesday night. I stayed inside
A44 VA4C UAAA4OS
Sick From Wound
Wednesday I ventured out. I
did not feel any hunger pains,
but I was sick from my wound
and from worry and exposure.
My first thought was to change
myself so that people wouldn't
recognize me.
I went to a drug store and
bought a package Of quick dye.
Then 7 went to a public rest
room, locked the door and took
my dress off. I soaked it in the
dye, and then for a whole hour
switched it back and forth in
the air, until it got dry enough
for me to put back on.
All this time my only thought
was to get in touch with my
husband. knew he would help
me il 1 could talk to him. The
thought Of suicide was never in
my head. I thought I had done
nothing to die for, that I had
been perfectly justified in what
had done. But I wanted my
husbands help and advice before
/ surrendered.
I went back to my hiding place
in the vacant house and stayed
there again all night. Ny wound
was hurting me more, and I could
not sleep. I just sat there and
tried to think Of the keEt way
out of my predicament.
Writes to Husband
The next day decided would
risk everything and try to COM
municate with DR.. Judd. I did
not know his telephone number
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Prince TrOubetzkOy
WedS EE-ActreSS

LONDON, Oct. "a G.N.SO.
Prince Paul Troubetzkoy, a scllp-
tor with studios in Los Angeles,
was married here today to Mrs.
Rhoda Sommerville, form erly
known on the stage as Gay DeS-
mond.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

The tOlloaDing is Winnie Ruth
Judd's oDn story of her n1ODe-
DuentS from the time she killed
Agnes Leroi and HedlOig Samuel
SON until she SurrenT"~~
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full dress uniform Of the Royal
Horse Guards, his regiment.
The brides IL bridesmaids were
in silk velvet of soft powder blue
and carried old fashioned bOu.
quets. They included Princess In
grid of Sweden, Princess Elizabeth
Of England, Princess Sibylla Of
SAKE COburg- GOtha, Lady Mary
Cambridge, and Lady Alice Scott.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
War on Rats Mere
Publicity "Stunt''

Admitting that printers ink
was likely to be more effective
than rat poison. George j..
Adams last night told the George.
town Progressive Citizens ASsocia
tion that the .publicized war
on rats at Center Market started
out as a simple publicity stunt to
focus public attention on the
general cleanup campaign. He
said thousands of rats had been
killed at the market site and he
believed all we're exterminated
by now.
On a statement from Miss Eta
L. Taggart, a committee was
named by Mrs. Elizabeth Sulli-
van, association president, to in.
vestigate the high cost of appeal
ing a case from the Municipal
Court.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
7 TUBERCULOSIS
SERUM TESTS
DEBATED
Efficacy Of French Professors
Theory for Fighting Disease
Doubtful, Group Informed

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May IL.
B.C.G."-a serum which has
been widely used in France for
the vaccination of newborn in
1ants against tuberculosis-cam
up for discussion here todav at
the annual meeting OF the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association.
and in the opinion II leading
authorities who have tested the
substance in this county. over a
period of five years, 1t is still
In the experimental stage"
Prof. Albert Calmotte. of the
Pasteur Institute, Paris. evolved
the preparation by alternating
tuberculosis germs through 240
generations so as to render them
harmless; yet, according to his
experience, capable of creating
Immunity against the disease.
Epidemic Resulted
At various times debates on
the efficiency of this serum have
rocked the scientific world;
French adherents of DR.. Calmette
pointing to the low incidence of
tuberculosis among infants taken
direct from tuberculous mothers
and inoculated. Not long ago. in
Lubbock. Germany. where expert
ments were conducted. an cpl
demic of deaths among infants
occurred which. however, was not
attributed to the vaccine itself
but to its careless handling after
being received.
DR.. William H. Park and Lucy
Mishulow, of the department of
health laboratories. New York,
said:
"B. c. G. vaccine cultivated
in q general way, according to
the directions Of Calmette, is
harmless in infants and older
children. When, however, spe-
Cial methods of cultivation are
used which are devised to in
crease the virulence of the cuI-
ture, a difference may take
place."
DR.. Camille Kereszturi and DR..
Peter Vogel, of the same labora-
tory, joined DR.. Park in issuing
the following statement regarding
their researches:
"ThiS vaccination properly
controlled is harmless and does
definite good. The exact
amount of resistance against
tuberculosis due to the Calmette
method has to be determined
later when we have a greater
number Of children who have
been followed up during a
longer period of time"
Speaking on the subject of Pub
lie Relations in the Conquest of
tuberculosis" George A. Hastings,
assistant secretary. State Charities
Aid Association, New York, stated
that the problem of getting indi-
viduals to do something about
health requires the application of
technique shown to be useful in
influencing human behavior in
other ways. He said
Public health has become
such q familiar term that it Is
easy to forget that fundamen.
tally health is a personal and
individual matter. We are sick
or well as individuals. The term,
the general public, is a mis-
nOmer."
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS

If your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your
mouth-a lazy, no-good feeling-you
should try Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub
stitute for calomel-were prepared
by DR. Edwards after 20 years of
study.
Olive Tablets are purely vege-
table compound. Know them by
their olive color.
To have clear, pink skin, bright
eyes. no pimples, feeling of buoy,
ancy like childhood days, you must
get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-
yet have 70 dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and help over,
come constipation. Take nightly and
note the pleasing results. Millions
of boxes sold yearly. 15c. soc. 60c
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
O'COnnOr NeIU Head
Of Postal Clerks

Michael M, O'Connor, Of the
mailing division Of the Postoffice,
was announced yesterday as pres
ldent of Local 140. National Fed.
Grafton of Post Office Clerks, fol.
lowing installation ceremonies at
the Typographical Temple.
Everett M, Pershing, mailing
division, was installed as vice
president: Joseph Hurwitz, deliv-
cry division, recording secretary;
Walter T. wilkinson, H Street d.
vision. financial secretary; John
T. Sheehy. registry section, treas
urer; Daniel T. Johnson. mailing
division, and o. Paul Larson, de-
livery division trustees.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
Y, N. c. A. INVITES HOOVER

John r. Mott, New York, presi-
dent of the Worlds Alliance of
the Y. M, C. A.. yesterday invited
President Hoover to attend the
world congress of the organiZa-
tion in Cleveland in August.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
HOTEL CLERK ROBBED

John Hammond, colored, night
clerk at the Whitelaw Hotel, Thir-
teenth and T Streets Northwest,
told police a bandit early today
held him up and robbed the cash
register of $40.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
PARK VIEW SESSION

Park View Citizens Association
will meet tomorrow night at eight
o'clock at the Park View Platoon
School. Means of providing addi-
tional recreational facilities for
the community will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
GIRL. LOSES $3.50

Mrs. T. J. Parker, SO Takoma
Ave, Takoma Park, Md, re-
ported to police at Silver Spring
yesterday the loss by her daugh-
ter Of $150 wrist watch in close
proximity to the residence.
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET

A buffet supper will be given
tomorrow at 6 p. m. at Hotel
Logan, Thirteenth st. and Logan
Circle N. W., by the Central Bus
mess Mems Association.
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your dental work done NOW
protect your mouth. teeth and
health NOW, and pay the bill as
most convenient to you.
My OWn Personal Attention to
EUery Patient
HOURS AM. to $50 Pm.
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CORNS
off in 3 Minutes
Here's a New, Painless,
Antiseptic Remedy

Isn't it foolish to suffer the stab
bing pains of sore corns when you
can take them out in only min.
utes-root and all-with Shur-Of
No foot-soaking now-no waiting.
Just get 50-cent bottle Of Shur,
Off of any good druggist and wet
your corn with it. Keep it wet
minutes. Now all pain has stopped
the corn is softened and you simply
peel it off. You'll be amazed how
easy it is to do-how painless.
Don't put up with corns another
day. Shur-Off is sold on a money.
back guarantee. Get a package now
The Washington times., 1931-05-12
ITCHING ENDS WHEN
zEMO TOUCHES SKIN

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way soothing. cooling Zemo brings
relief to skin which itches and
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itching disappears almost as soon
as Zemo touches the tender and in.
famed surface. To draw out local
infection and help to clear away
unsightly blemishes, we know of
nothing better than invisible zemo
Always keep this family antiseptfc
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