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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
9
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Shoops Restoraliys for weak nerves and internal organs with a free sample test from Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin. It claims rapid relief and credits five doctors with failure before success using Electric Bitters, endorsed by druggist Frank G Bland for blood poison weakness and stomach liver and kidney issues.
A local notice describes a healing case in Moana City where Mrs E D Clay reports her son nearly died from Jung and throat trouble. Dr King s New Discovery is credited with saving his life and curing the illness. Frank G Bland offers 56c and 1.00 prices with a trial bottle free.
A household remedy in America for 25 years, promoted as the strongest and cheapest Uniment ever devised. Marketed as a universal treatment for palsa dr. claims and domestic health uses.
Teased examination reports James Donahue claims kidney remedies aided diabetes and life insurance exam success after using Play's Kidney Cure. Stupin Wilson advertise liver and bowel relief, promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills as a guaranteed remedy with money back at Frank G. Dand's drug store.
Wilson the photographer from Port ersburg returns to his Clarksburg studio and will stay there after the holidays, supplying the table with high grade photographs.
Public speakers are frequently interrupted by coughing. The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia and consumption. The genuine product supposedly contains no opiates and is sold in a yellow package by Sturm & Wilson.
An old fashioned ad touts Dean's Ointment for skin itching including rashes eczema and piles. It claims the product relieves itchiness and is available at all drug stores.
The piece reviews Hugo T. Meyer and German practices in city operated utilities vs private firms. It notes depreciation shortfalls, tax gaps, and restrictive franchises, with high fares in Cologne and Dusseldorf, and contrasts with American private enterprise. It cites Santa Clara and Tipton cases illustrating cost and reliability concerns.
A fragment mentions stamps for samples sent to The Hexpicid Detroit Michigan with two sizes of canes and a price of 1.09 dollars. Special Agents Wells and Haymeker are referenced.
The supreme court has returned opinions including State v Abbott and others from Ritchie county with judgments affirmed, First National Bank v Jennie Thompson from Jefferson county decree affirmed, and multiple cases from Cabell Wetzel Monongalia and other counties affirmed or with writs of error and supersedeas awarded. Writs granted and refused and a quote from George L B Krause of Altoona, Pa.
Ten Belgian youths were jailed for stealing cannons weighing about two tons from Antwerp harbor forts. They towed the artillery to a hired ferry, hawked the pieces, and tried selling them to several people. a pawn broker finally bought them, while authorities recovered the loot. Police traced the theft with little trouble. The defendants received prison terms from two years to two months.
Figures claim a $100500 loss from a light plant unstaffed during a contract period. Reports compare costs to private supply, noting higher lighting bills and potential savings from repairs. The narrative links the plant to a political donor and a re election dance where lighting costs were questioned.
A Wilmington citizen recalls the electric light plant built at about $40,000, run poorly for years, and sold for $12,000 with rights valued at $3,000. The new owner supplied all night service. the town still bears high street lighting costs and hydrant water bills. The note compares municipal gas and Berlin market trends, with anecdotes on efficiency and public ownership.
Trusty directory listing firms and rooms in Empire Building. Includes multiple tenants such as Cook Coal & Coke Co, Fairmont Coal & Co, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, National Cash Register Co, Sperry & Sperry, Richards Conatemeth Contractors, and West Virginia Casualty Co among others with suite numbers and floors.
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