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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1912
Page
6
Advertises unsecured cash loans from $10 to $100 for any purpose. Claims simple terms, convenient process, and quick personal interview to determine exact amount and repayment. Promises confidential, pleasant business relations to attract patrons.
An old fashioned medicine advertisement touts Wegg's Musterine as a universal remedy for rheumatism coughs sore throats and many aches. It promises fast relief for sprains bunions frostbite and cold feet with warm feet and rapid action claimed. No verifiable medical efficacy is provided.
An old advertisement touts Mi Ona Stomach Tablets for immediate relief from stomach distress. It claims to ease gas sourness fermentation and indigestion while boosting appetite and stomach strength. The copy references a doctor’s endorsement and a large box priced at 40 cents, with Well and Taylor Co distribution.
Postmaster General Hitchcock leads Taft push to modernize the postal service. Deficit elimination reported at 17.48 million with 714 new offices and 60,679 miles of rural routes authorized. Carrier delivery expanded to 186 cities, rural routes boosted by 2516. Total postal staff up by over 9,000 as plans for penny postage and broader rural delivery proceed, with funding outlined for rural and city delivery start up and railway expansion studies.
President Taft used firm action to block a broad railroad rate rise before key amendments. He warned railroads they faced court if they tested the new law, and after talks the carriers agreed to hold rates steady as amendments neared adoption.
The article notes a roughly 14 million dollar expansion in postal services over four decades, with wage hikes for rural carriers post office clerks city letter carriers and railway post caregivers. It highlights the postal savings system act of 1910 and Taft administration efforts against fraudulent postal schemes and discriminatory railroad rates, asserting broad national impact.
An old ad copy promotes MUSTEROLE as a non blistering ointment for bronchitis croup asthma pleurisy rheumatism lumbago neuralgia stiff neck and head colds. It claims quick pain relief with mustard oil and offers jar sizes and mail order, urging readers to buy from druggists or request postage prepaid samples.
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