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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1910
Page
8
Extensive improvements are being made at Tradura bar with interior painting among the planned upgrades. Work proceeds in sections to minimize disruption for patrons and staff.
Arthur Hoggess deputy clerk is reported ill at his Mulberry Street home with rheumatism.
Samuel W. Gordon, justice of the peace, reports Bell telephone installed in the basement office of the courthouse with number 12k.
Louis C Lane of Wheeling, representing a well known local merchant tailor, reports strong trade in the city and highlights his firm’s active participation in regional commerce.
The little son of Attorney Harry Downs, Mrs Downs, developed spinal meningitis after illness with bowel trouble. He was examined by doctors and remained ill for two weeks or more.
A vintage remedy touts Pinex mixed with granulated sugar and warm water to cure stubborn coughs within 24 hours. The recipe yields a pint for family use and asserts high value over store products. The leaflet claims broad lung and throat benefits from Norway white pine extract and offers a money back guarantee.
An old ad touts Sunny Monday Laundry Soap priced at five cents per bar. It claims six or seven bars of common yellow resin soap cost a quarter, while Sunny Monday, a white resin-free soap, cleans as effectively with one bar as two bars of ordinary soap, promising real economy in laundry.
The piece traces turban origins to ancient Hebrews and biblical terms, noting the etymology of miter hood and related terms as variants of turb an. It cites Jerome on ancient records and discusses Turkic and Mohammedan adoption, plus legends linking turbans to acts of courage in early Levant wars. It also references a New York court scene involving a drunkenness arrest and public humiliation.
A fragment quotes a dialogue on a father and his son’s obsession with gold and precious stones, noting “They’re all paid for” and the challenges of understanding why a parent would feel sympathy for such wealth and display.
Charleston dispatch reports Governor Glasser drafting his first legislative message in secrecy at the governor’s mansion. He aims to push a legislative program but faces a Democratic House that constrains action, requiring careful diplomacy.
A West Virginia forest fire crisis is described with millions in losses and 30 percent of trees left to rot. Business interests urge the upcoming legislature to enact laws protecting forests in the Littin Mountain region. Telegram Classified Ad.
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