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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1916

Page

9

Birth of a Man leads Bijou bill with Walthal star power

The Bijou presents The Birth of a Man a powerful photoplay starring Henry B. Walthal praised for his performance and a brief Comedy chapter before The Soul of Kura-San plus East is East and Newsies attractions. Sessue Hayakawa leads The Soul of Kura-San at the Grand supported by Myrtle Stedman with a Lasky Japanese stock company.

Bijou Henry B. Walthal R Young Paris Newsies Florence Turner Sessue Hayakawa Myrtle Stedman Jesse L. Lasky Lasky Company Paramount Hayakawa Lasky Studio Burton Holmes Hughie Mack Audrey Munson Henry W. Savage Frank Keenan

Experimental Army Marksmanship And Fire Control Tests

Extraordinary improvement in marksmanship is reported at field headquarters for the American Expedition in Mexico. Regular life steadies nerves as the Mexican plain air aids fighting, while new fire control drills for cavalry and machine gun units show remarkable success. A pistol firing test on roped targets simulates charging. future tests will gauge three inch field gun effectiveness against barbed wire and trench fortifications.

Mexico Sixteenth ‘Infantry el Valle F. G. Bowen W. ©. Short

Coaling Plant Sets Fast Loading Record at Panama Canal

A new coal loading facility at the Atlantic terminus of the Panama Canal delivered 420 tons into ship bunkers in 24 minutes using one of four loading towers. The conveyor operated at a rate of 91 042 tons per hour, marking a remarkable efficiency.

Rincon C. Ge Coalinga Panama Atlantic

Plant Exceeds Capacity Tests in Emergencies

Tests for this capacity have been run and the plant has been found to exceed requirements slightly. The report notes 2,400 tons per hour as the tested throughput capacity in emergency scenarios.

Panama slides stopped in Gaillard cut widening waterway

Dec 20 Panama reports the Gaillard cut slides that threatened navigation have been overcome. The channel now averages 18 feet wide, 35 feet deep and at least 30 feet deep across the 300 foot wide original channel. Dredges remain to widen to 300 feet bottom 40 feet above sea level. Traffic interruptions are ended though more work to full width 300 feet continues.

Panama Gaillard Cut Drism Cucaracha Culebra Breccia Gold Hill Contractors Hill

St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Back Pain Relief

An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as the cure for backache lumbago and sciatica. It claims kidneys cannot cause back pain, promotes rubbing the oil directly on the back, and promises instant relief with harmless formula that won’t burn the skin. It urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist and use it for rheumatism sprains and neuralgia.

St Jacob's OL St. Jacobs

Camel Survives Seven Days Without Water On Farm

At Andeprson Indiana, a cow took seven days without water after being trapped under a toppled straw stack on James Vogarty’s farm. The animal, found weak yet alive, had earlier been reported stolen by Sheriff Black. A second cow disappeared but was later located beneath the same stack.

Andeprson Ind James Vogarty Here

Interest invads in Telegram saves may cover mortgage interest

The money you may save through your Interest invads in the Telegram will probably pay the INTEREST on a small mortgage if you have any interest to pay.

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