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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows a wartime style notice from Clarksburg Wa listing telephone lines and rooms. Includes rates for Daily by carrier ten cents per week and yearly subscriptions around 44.08 dollars with advance payment terms. Names Morrison W. L. Ghppret Balters Bubscription rates unclear due to text corruption.
A historic ballot slate announces candidacies across Ohio Harrison and surrounding counties. Names include Hubbard Coffman Swisher Read Conley Daret Hart Riblett Bartlett Morris St rother Pigott Fittro and others. The piece also contains Telegram commentary on Democratic strategy and disenfranchisement risk in West Virginia politics.
The Huntington city flap over Rev. W. P. Dorsey at the Democratic convention is paired with a sharp tariff debate. The Telegram condemns Dorsey and the Democratic stance while contrasting Pennsylvania’s protectionist plank with West Virginia’s revenue-only view. An excursion train to Pittsboro carried 190 passengers without incident.
A notice from the Harrison County Board of Education announces a public sale of land in Marion County, West Virginia, on August 24, 1908, at 3:00 PM at the front door of the Harrison County courthouse in Clarksburg. The property, tied to the Simpon district and Litestone Creek, will be offered for sale to satisfy district debts and fund school operations. The document cites prior conveyances and lists the financial details including levies, lists of expenditures, and anticipated payments.
A garbled advertisement mentions Kouol and Shadok with claims of relieving sour stomach and belching. It references Raelon the stomach and a hot remedy sold by all agents, but readability is limited and specific details are missing.
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