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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
4
The Daily Telegram lists weekly and Sunday delivery by MEABKSBURG Police Company Clarets. Rates show 6 percent consolidated under subscription plans with carrier delivery. Details include daily and Sunday options, monthly and yearly terms, with variations for weekday and weekend editions and different payment terms.
A collage of 1920s era notes covers shale oil prospects in Colorado and Utah, potential U S fuel supply futures, and President Wilson's note leaked to press. It cites industry forecasts, stock market reactions, and questions about governmental power, corruption, and foreign competition influencing American industry.
The piece discusses Japan's cotton imports and tariffs, noting shifts in U S labor displacement and industry output. It covers Allied demands for postwar reparations or guarantees, and outlines the Europe crisis with Russia, France, Belgium, Serbia, and Lithuania, plus potential borders and future security guarantees.
The scene unfolds on Main Street near the Athens Five and Ten Cent Store where Diogenes complains of finding no honest man. A passerby inserts a penny into a gum machine slot, triggering a comic chase as Diogenes pursues the man who won a gold medal by deceit.
West Virginia briefs report wage increases at The Standard Line and Stone Company for all employees effective January 1. Kanawha County farmers’ meetings drew 20 000 attendees for guidance on better farming practices. Martinsburg notes the appointment of Gardmer as deputy jailer and Miller as office clerk. Wyoming County court enforces removal of poles interfering with road construction, with receivers named for Wyoming Telephone Company. McDowell miners see 18 000 workers but only four mining fatalities in November.
A garbled report mentions Note-Sussaq the Telesram in Florida, an apparent reentry maneuver through a left windpine and treacherous Fil Islander. The Daily Novelist writer notes Wax being rescued and law firms fearing a trend.
A family recounts using Thedford’s Black-Draught to avoid serious sickness. Miss Whittaker states the remedy relieved headaches and stomach trouble, and the family now keeps it on hand for children’s minor ailments. The ad touts the product as a pure vegetable laxative aiding digestion and reducing indigestion, wind, and nausea. It claims 70 years of use and over a million beneficiaries.
An advertisement urges harmony with Nature's laws through Shredded Wheat as a simple natural food. It highlights nourishment with minimal digestion tax and suggests serving with hot milk or cream, and with sliced bananas or other fruit for breakfast.
An article notes mining accidents in Fayutte county with most deaths occurring underground. It lists financial matters in Charles Town including dividends of the North Sounuun Orchard Company and a 65 percent dividend, plus a marriage of Prof. R. Orrilie McBrien to Marie Chase in Washington. Pensions and workmen compensation awards are recorded for James Sault, Bert Woolwin, and Tom Woody. another note mentions a Green Hill orchard bill settlement in Charles Town.
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