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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
3
Local notices announce a final conference for ministers seeking to fine tune plans. The meeting will take place at 10 o clock with attendees urged to purchase notices to confirm participation and support.
A long OCR passage lists Sunday worship and Sunday school plans for numerous churches in Surdap and surrounding towns. It notes times for services at Central Presbyterian, Northview Chapel, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, and Protestant Episcopal churches with preaching, worship, and Sunday school schedules.
Sunday school introduces a new session at West End with sermons and Bible study for all ages. Classes led by J. H. Hamilton and twenty other teachers meet Tuesdays and Sundays at local churches in Adamston and nearby areas with worships at 10:30 am and evening services at 7 30 pm.
Local notice reports the marriage of Newton Gaylor Carpenter and Miss Besile Wusterain on Christmas evening at Gulf Chapel. The ceremony drew a small group of friends with Rev. Dr. ... officiating and several lines of congratulatory remarks.
An old advertisement extols Electric Bitters to “disem bury the Scott blessing eluvus,” claiming stomach, kidney, and liver benefits with quick relief. It also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, salves like Buckton's Arion Salve, and various local testimonials, pricing, and druggist guarantees.
Journal note quotes James Gates of Raymond Mississippi praising Foley's Honey and Tar as a life saver against pneumonia. The piece credits a patent remedy market and lists sellers C D Lutin Co and Sonner Mer ser Ry J rina, with nods to consumption and elder mortality.
An Evening Bulletin report from December in Honolulu notes the arrival of a transport en route to the Philippines with United States marines aboard. Bruce Haymaker of this city is mentioned among the travelers.
Fragmentary promotional copy argues removing the foundation of disease cures many ailments. It alleges a universal remedy that targets the root cause and promises relief from dyspepsia indigestion headaches and bloating, marketed by Stone & Movede with generic drug claims.
A storm disrupted a Salvation Army event as tent lines collapsed and organizers hurried to cover losses. No injuries reported and the weather delay forced postponement of planned activities.
A patient with consumption is said to have improved after using Dr King s New Discovery and a wife also recovered. The advertisement promises free bottles and claims a complete cure with rapid results and a doctor endorsement.
Itching piles are claimed to be soothed by a remedy advertised by Dr. Bosanko of Philadelphia. The notice promises stopping itch and bleeding and absorbing tumors. Available by mail or at druggists Stone & Mercer.
The Baltimore and Ohio announces a detailed World’s Fair timetable and routing to St Louis for the 1904 exposition. The line explains connections from Baltimore and Washington to Cincinnati and St Louis, noting merged lines and daily vestibule trains serving major eastern cities.
Glarksburg West Virginia December 1 stockholders of Traders National Bank of Clarkburg will be called at this Tuesday December 1 to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to vote upon a proposed amendment to article three of the charter. The board shall consist of not more than six persons and may fill vacancies. M D Jackson president. December 21st
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers very low January rates via Seaboard Air Line for travel from Washington to Jacksonville with return via Southern Railway. February and March travel options include routes through Atlantic Coast Line and additional sleeping accommodations. prices and schedule details available from Baltimore Ohio ticket agents. Mr and Mrs Hoopes, Miss Tillett, and relatives in Phoenixville and Pittsburgh are noted in travel references.
Regular services announced for the Methodist Episcopal church including sermons by Rev. J. M. Cars and guest speakers. A chaos meeting is noted and a Sunday salvation event is listed with Sunday school at 2:30 PM.
G A Carder of 106 East Elketroct and a Wells & Baymiaker customer recount kidney pain and attacks lasting fifteen years. He reports Doan's Kidney Pills stopped the worst symptoms after two doses, noting relief from dull heaviness, stooping and fatigue. Keator-Aflbur Co. Buffalo and agents for the United States advertise the remedy.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad offers two midwinter excursions to Washington on January 21 and February 18 2003 at low round trip rates with ten day return. Tickets and schedules available from ticket agents O M Towles and Be & C rail of Washington. Copies cost ten cents.
An official notice from the Treasury Department states the Empire National Bank of Clarksburg West Virginia is authorized to commence banking under the Revised Statutes. Deputy Comptroller Thomas P. Kane certifies completion of required conditions and the bank may operate in Clarksburg Marion County.
The notice lists daily and special train times and bound services for the West Virginia Short Line, noting divisions Bound West No. 8 and No. 1 daily and Sunday exceptions. It includes arrivals, departures, and connections between Clerksburg, Button, Baltimore, and Parkersburg with clerks MARTIN and HASSETT handling the schedule.
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