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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
6
An old advertisement extols Dr Shoop's Cough Cure claiming it clears dry or hacking coughs by using plant leaves and stems from a lung healing shrub. It asserts no opium or harsh ingredients, urging mothers to choose this remedy and to avoid others.
Marriage notice from Oakland records announces Grace Clutter daughter of Mr and Mrs Moria Bold of Patmont uniting with CF Clutter of three cities. The couple wed in Oakland on Monday and plan to reside in the city where the groom is employed as a machinist.
Judaon H. Boughton argues in Engineering Magazine that self styled experts inflate profits estimates to cities, citing misrepresentation in gas and electrical projects. He contends municipal lighting often fails due to political interference and lack of depreciation planning, despite some successful cases.
The Barton Wisconsin electric system faces a near shutdown as low water in the Yellowstone river reduces power at the municipal plant. The city bought the dam and light plant three years ago and added an auxiliary engine last year. now another engine may be needed or residents face darkness until spring per the municipal journal and engineer.
The 1889 Thomington incisted an electric light plant at £27,000 initial cost. By 1903 the investment reached $100,000. Recently the city installed a new generating plant costing $40,000 and sold the old equipment for $2,500.
Classified notice from a young man seeking to learn the barber trade and work, offering lodging at city address and asking return for shop time. Includes garbled address details and a bid for employment.
An old advertorial piece promotes Dr. Pheroe's All Healing Salve for open sores and skin issues. It touts Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleansing constitutional treatment and warns against unknown medicines. The copy notes pharmacists may stock the salve and urges verifying ingredients on the bottle, with Pleasant Pellets claimed to regulate the stomach liver and bowels.
An ad promotes inexpensive coverage with indemnity for accidents and sickness. It promises 63 weeks of indemnity for illness, 50 dollars per month for accidental death, and 50 dollars per month sickness indemnity, with partial benefits for other periods. The offer is by Charles W Worcester at I C C U Building Maine Clarksburg West Virginia, Bell Phone SWEET MELODY FLOWS.
A vintage ad promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative to strengthen weak inside nerves and ease indigestion, weak heart and kidney nerves. It claims the tonic does not drug the stomach nor stimulate heart or kidneys and urges a simple trial to prove benefits. All dealers. Whey Melody Flour.
A new first class shoe repair shop opens on April 8 on 3d Street opposite Squire Gordons Office. Patrons are invited to visit for a trial with assured quality and reasonable prices.
An advertisement touts a mare described as stylish and perfectly gentle for sale. It invites interested buyers to inquire further via telegraph, emphasizing care and quality.
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