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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
14
A garbled notice from the Clarkeburs postal office announces second class mail changes. It mentions four months advance advertising rates and requests residents to provide old and new addresses for forwardings. Communications must be signed or they will not receive attention.
A fragment from a local page cites quotes against idleness as moral leprosy and cites Bill Bryan from a Palace of Peace lecture arguing for bi metalism and imperialism. It muses militiamen camping near a Lee Street swamp for war duty and notes war news reliability issues with the Telegram service.
The Hampshire Review laments Coxey's new unemployed march to Washington and mocks partisan use of Coxey's Army by Republicans. It notes Coxey led an unemployed petition during Cleveland's era and predicts persistent coverage for sixteen years. The piece questions why Coxey mobilizes only hoboes against Democratic administrations.
The Gazette calls the Charleston mayor to join a city tour by boat to the marsh above Mechanic street where Leestraet once stood. It warns that if officials fail to act on the waste and health issues there within ten days, the paper will declare the case hopeless.
The state commissioner of banking reports a steady growth in deposits from October 21, 1923, to March 4, 1914, noting an increase of over two million dollars. Banks in West Virginia are increasingly trusted as they expand deposits and public confidence grows in banking services.
The piece argues Americans should save more and imitate European thrift while balancing spending. It praises foreign-born Americans for saving and notes universities taking a public role in health and education, citing Harvard Health Talks and Minnesota health articles as examples of public service by higher education.
A crowd greeted the Sirius II coastwise ship upon its 10 pm New York arrival after 18 days from Cork Ireland. The Sirius II, alongside the Great Western, completed a historic Adriatic crossing with extra spars burned to mark the feat, as bonfires lit the waterfront at Janet Wharf.
A modern swift mail steamship now averages around 500 miles daily. Using the Suez Canal and Panama Gateway, it could circle the earth in under fifty days, covering about 23 000 miles. The old Sirius would have needed nearly 35 000 miles and seven months on its first Atlantic crossing.
Reading and distribution are issued. The list includes Bacteria and Disease, The Prevention of Typhoid Fever, The Prevention of Contagious Diseases in Schoolchildren, Resuscitation, and The Relation of Sight and Hearing to Early School Life. Each university has formed plans suited to its field. Boston offers Sunday lectures, Minnesota uses newspaper articles, and Mircuri releases pamphlets. The Journal of the American Medical Association notes universities recognizing public responsibility and pursuing practical, intelligent efforts.
A compilation of editorials from various papers commenting on U S politics and figures. West Virginia defense of its Virginia debt case receives praise for Governor Hatfield and Judge John H Harls effectiveness. The piece notes shifting opinions and calls Sisson a wind warrior for his alien land bill remarks.
Community notices list events in Clarksburg with showings at Robinson Grand Theater including Prince of Tonight on April 25 and Within the Law on May 2. A May 9 baseball game features West Virginia University versus West Virginia Woleyan at Union Park, with an incomplete entry for May 1.
May 15 features Ikeg On My Heart as Hobinson Grand taster for Cuban Stars against Clarksburg at Union Park. A baseball game follows on June 11 with Union Wesleyan facing West Virginia Wesleyan at the same field, Union Park, in Pu.W. Va. League action.
In a Norwegian setting, Nordina, a diligent sardine inspector, spurns foreman Kris Englespool’s marriage plea. He schemes with a dynamite stuffed sardine, but Nordina detects it just as it explodes against the wall, prompting Kris to rush to her side and declare a hopeful spring together.
The piece touts advertisers in the newspaper, urging readers to trust merchants who place ads. It argues advertisers believe in their products and aim to meet readers’ needs, promising helpful guidance to reliable goods and services along the Road of Satisfaction.
We offer a hand power three bellown vacuum cleaner with detachable thrust and ball bearing that runs easily and handles carpet sweeping and vacuuming. It’s sold at 5.98, cheaper than rivals at 37.50 and 8.50, explaining strong sales.
A nostalgic inventory lists cleaning tools and supplies including scrub buckets brushes mops brooms toilet brushes metal polish feather dusters wash tubs carpet beaters and vacuum cleaners along with related household items. The catalog style entry emphasizes a broad range of items to aid thorough house cleaning.
Hundreds of new rain coats for April showers with prices 5 6 8 10 and 16.00 and 6.40 totals. Rain hats offered at 50 cents and 1.00. Best values cited for material and style across all items.
Large shipments of grass porch rugs in sizes from small to 9x12 feet along with porch runners by the yard in widths from 27 to 72 inches. Plain and stenciled options with bordered edges. Also offering porch shades with best-made quality and figures on shades for porches.
Again We Say New Shipments Of Spring Coats priced from $5.98 to $16.50 feature diverse styles. Coats include Fancy Weaves, Plain-Color, Tweeds, and Moire options with varied lengths, linings, collars, and pockets, emphasizing selection over cost.
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