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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
2
Mrs. J B Whittaker says Thedford's Black-Draught cured her sick headache and stomach trouble after a friend recommended it ten years ago. She keeps it on hand for her family, noting fewer sick spells since starting the remedy. The vegetable tonic is claimed to aid weak stomachs and digestion and has been used for over seventy years.
Methodist Protestant Church at Locust and Sycmere streets offers Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. with Schults Sheets supervisor, sermon by Rev. J. J Billips, Christian Endeavor at 4:45 p.m., prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Everyone invited. Duff Street United Brethren Church on Flausuter avenue lists Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., sermon by pastor, Christian Endeavor 2:30 p.m., weekly prayer services, sisters group meeting. Broad Oaks Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev Jara Pillmore Priethard holds 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. sermon, and evening hymn, with youth and church-related activities noted. Officers and congregants urged to attend services and holiday observations.
The list details morning and evening services for numerous churches across the city including Central Christian Church at 10740, St Peters and others. many announce Sunday schools 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., Epworth Leagues, choir concerts, and special Christmas sermons by named pastors with times from early morning to evening, along with midweek prayer meetings and youth activities.
Sturm and Wilson announce a large sale on all holiday merchandise with significant discounts across categories. Shoppers are invited to visit the store to capitalize on limited time price cuts and stock availability across toys, decorations, and gifts.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that aids stomach and liver function, improves appetite, prevents faintness, and relieves general dyspepsia symptoms, urging readers to get it today.
A local editorial urges Northview residents to elect the best men for town offices. It praises Mayor Asa L. Matthew for enacting ordinances, improving water service by partnering with Clarksburg, and advancing street paving through a $24,000 bond issue.
A plea urges voters to retain current officers to support war payments road paving fire department equipment and new fire stations. The message argues continued leadership will improve the town and lower fire insurance costs while advancing public safety and street improvements.
A vintage ad warns that a cough is a danger signal like a fire bell and should be treated, not suppressed. It praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for persistent coughs from colds and slugs, citing Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrew's Indiana and noting wide availability.
Notice of sale under a deed of trust secured by property tied to Iela P. Thompson and Charles E. Thompson. J. E. Law acts as trustee. The document references a June 2912 date and a recording in the official office.
In the matter of John Law, trustee, by decree of the Clark County Court for Hermann County West Virginia, a parcel of land and buildings in Clarkshurd City, Harrison County, is set for public sale on Tuesday the th day of January 1917 at 2:30 p.m. The property, described as Sycamore and Lovet streets fronting on the stream, with 80 feet to the road and bounded by certain parcels, was conveyed to Kilp Thompson by Michael Z. Lowmiles in 1803. Terms call for one third cash, one third in one year, and one third in two years, with interest and security. The trustee is T. Law.
Referee in Bankruptcy W Frank Stout presides over a notice published in the Northern District of West Virginia. The document sets May 1 1916 as a meeting date in Clarksburg for creditors to prove claims, appoint a trustee, and examine the bankrupt, with the hearing to address related matters. Attorney J Co. Tidler represents the bankrupt firm. One machine has a capacity of cutting three thousand combs per day.
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