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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
7
A chaotic report describes an explosion injuring a boy and blowing part of his skull. He regains consciousness briefly before burial arrangements are made, leaving a wife and family in distress after the accident.
A statewide gathering of West Virginia fraternal insurance companies takes place at the Waldo Hotel with headquarters there. The session opens about 10:30 am in the hotel assembly room, with about 300 delegates expected to attend sessions in the afternoon and evening. The group plans to discuss revising insurance laws and related measures to be proposed to the legislature.
OCR reads list of property dealings across multiple districts. Names include Elza E Taylor, Alatine Cal, Joe Vennari, F G Flowers, Hearr and Har, West End Land Company, Gaile, Boughner, Clark district, Fair Grounds Company, Melwinn F Cook, Arthur Thtrick, Grant Odlei, T P Williams, Benent Ranolph, Satem Improvement Company. Entries reference acres and districts with scattered place names such as Ulster, Tenmite, Satem, and Ol Bend, indicating a compilation of transfers and notes rather than a single event.
A deputy reports the arrest of John Jones at Moorefield and a second arrest in Hardy County on the charge of selling minor without consent. The suspects appeared before United States Commissioner Biler in Berkeley Springs for a hearing.
A dubious advertisement touts a simple herbal compound labeled as harmless and inexpensive. It lists ingredients Dandelion extract, Karson, Sarsaparina syrup, and Simple Syrup, urging adults to take one teaspoon after meals and at bedtime for a week. The piece appeals especially to older readers and claims quick relief from kidney and rheumatic pains.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as nourishment and medicine for digestion. It claims a small three daily doses will work wonders and offers a free "Complete Home Atlas of the War" with a mailed reply, requesting name of paper, address, and four cents to cover postage.
Fragmentary text includes a medicine claim for Dean’s Ointment and a stray testimonial. Also references a stockholders meeting for West Wireinheet and an annual gathering time January 16, 1900, 5 o’clock a.m., for electing directors and other business.
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