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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1912
Page
6
A correction clarifies that Dr. W. B. Conaway of Clarkeburg was the actual vice president elect, not Dr. Conaway of Charleston. The error appeared in reporting on the West Virginia Stal Association convention held at Webster Spring.
An old advertisement promotes Parisian Sage as a weekly hair dressing to prevent falling hair dandruff and maintain lustre. It warns against other preparations and claims the product stops shedding, offers a refreshing scent, and is available for about 60 cents at stores like Welle and Hagmilver Co.
Fragmentary OCR references unknown persons and exercise terms. No coherent event or identifi able organizations emerge to construct a factual card. Proceed with clarifying the source for an accurate headline and summary.
Auditor findings detail payments from the county treasurer to the state and local funds totaling over 319,804.98 with credits and disputed interest. Sheriff Clemans shows a balance due of 6,982.98 after credits. prior sheriffs Taylor and Clemans are cited for misallocated interest totaling 11,923.28, with public funds earning interest credited to sheriffs rather than to the public fund.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous names of individuals connected to a community event or directory. Many entries include titles like Mrs and Miss, with numerous common surnames and several repeated initials. The text ends with the string etaoin etaoin repeated, suggesting scanning artifacts.
Baseball results show New York and St Louis 2 with rain postponements for other games. Today’s schedule lists Boston versus Cincinnati and New York versus St Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Standings mention New York .5, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St Louis, Brooklyn, Boston with fractional records and totals.
In the American League Boston defeated Detroit 4 to 0 while other games were postponed by rain Chicago faced Philadelphia and St Louis played New York Detroit also at Boston Cleveland at Washington with standings showing Boston leading at 49 wins 35 losses and a .690 percentage. Philadelphia 87 44 and Chicago 6 483 unclear.
Homer Chorpenny, farm goods dealer and Water Street merchant, displays the finest large apple of the season weighing twenty ounces from Draxton County. A plea to readers to note the display at Palace Furniture and Piano Company on West Mike Street with related ads for Coffman & Fisher Store and other local merchants. W. Sam Corbin travels to Minneapolis to study interests of the West Virginia A residence.
A promotional text outlining a reference work titled Republican Great Leaders and National Issues of 1912. It promises thorough familiarization with Republican doctrine, aiding guidance, conversation, and advocacy on party principles and contemporary-day issues.
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