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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
7
An advertisement proclaims DeWit's Little Early Risers as a recommended remedy sold by Stone and Maréer, touts a miraculous cure for a child’s eczema after using Electr in Bitters, and notes a rapid improvement. It also advertises Portland cement and lime for sale by G. M. West at low prices, claiming ready supply to customers.
Patent medicine touts Sweet Melody Floue Kennedy cough syrup with honey and tar and no opiates. Sold by Stone and Mercer with a claimed cold curing effect. Also notes hotel service offering ice cream from noon to midnight daily at Hotel Waldo.
Watertown Ohio resident J B Waterman reports his daughter suffered epilepsy for years but was cured by Dr Kings New Life Pills. She has had no attack for over two years. Also advertised as a body cleanser and life giving touch pills at F G Bland's drug store for 26 cents.
An old time advertisement promotes Orine Laxative Fruit Syrup claiming it stimulates digestion without trituration and offers four money back guarantee. It cites Dr Shoop and various remedies, mentions eye exams, Kodol digestive product from B C DeWitt Co, and a sale of Dewitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs colds and lung issues claiming superior results from the genuine product. It warns buyers to avoid imitations and mentions a seller near Empire Bank with small picture cards.
A London officer confronts a hunchback claimed to be a New Zealand sailor, with a widow scheming to entrap him. A staged interview, a drugged dinner, and a long pursuit reveal who is genuine as the captain presses for proof through birth certificates deeds and witnesses while a web of deception unravels. A parallel note reports James Donahue of New Britain Conn praising Foley’s Kidney Cure after diabetes and a rigid exam for life insurance.
Describes glacier life from melted streams and churning crevasses to noisy avalanches and dirty ice surfaces. Notes caves, whirlpools, and the danger to curious travelers. contrasts purity of snow with embedded debris and long years of accumulation. Mentions a variety of natural phenomena and a brief travelogue through glacial features.
A fragmented account notes a belief that placing boots with the deceased aids passage through the afterlife. It mentions police inspectors, cord and shoe tying, and a Krewe. It compares superstitions about burial ghosts in Tiigenes and Asia, describing hellshoe legends and plains of travel.
A discussion in Jewish Weekly style explores whether striking a man wearing glasses carries harsher penalties, noting the lack of statutory provision for elevated punishment. It explains mayhem and notes how courts assess intent to wound, with examples and a segue to quirky historical anecdotes including Spencer’s travel habits and odd origins of ox tail soup.
A fragmented OCR listing various professionals and businesses by room numbers and firms. It mentions physicians dentists lawyers architects insurance agencies contractors and suppliers located in multiple rooms such as 303 310 311 205 316 428 423 424 and firms including Metropolitan Life Insurance Patterson Sperry and Richards Scott.
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