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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1902
Page
4
The Traders Hotel News Stand offers a free accident insurance policy worth 1000 dollars and a key ring identification tag for one year. Available with January magazines late novels top cigars best stories and tobaccos. act now before harm occurs.
Mishap at the Waldo hotel involves Henry Schwerman, stone masonry foreman, who dislocated his right shoulder after stepping into an elevator shaft. He received severe injuries and was unable to work for several days, attended by Dr. W. P. Go, and taken to his Glen Elk boarding house.
Clarksburg presses on under new management at 119 North Third Street while R E Clark and other locals reflect daily life in Salem and Parkersburg. Debates on pressing suits, recent travels, and a lost opal pin accompany ads for leather and harness goods and rental offers near the courthouse.
A Christmas dawn disturbance at the Post schoolhouse turned into a drunken debacle as intruders forced entry, heated a stove, broke a door panel, and left coal and tobacco spittle strewn about. Trustees vow punishment while noting years of tramps and card players occupying the building at night.
Sallie Wilkinson widow of firam Wilkinson long known in the county died Tuesday morning in Salem at age 81 from a heart ailment. She was mother of Mrs. William Meyers of this city and grandmother to several other children. Funeral services are set for Wednesday with interment in the I O O F cemetery at Salem.
Nelson Turner colored died at his home on Monticello avenue Monday night at age 67. He had been expected three or four days. Interment will be Wednesday in the cemetery at the County Infirmary. He was destitute, and the county provides funeral expenses.
A three month old child of a foreign miner, presumably named atike Tullnyak, died Monday night. The infant and mother were brought to the city Tuesday afternoon and laid to rest at Holy Cross cemetery, Father O'Gonnor officiated.
A Clarkburg resident Mrs A 5 Hracey describes four years of severe kidney trouble with escalating attacks. She cites swelling, kidney secretions, and back pain, tried doctors and New York treatment without relief until using Doan's Kidney Pills from Wells Haymaker and Foster Bilbuen Co Buffalo. She endorses the remedy and urges others remember the name Doan's.
Good Time Tope December 20 locals enjoyed a Christmas Eve Arch and House display with lights, music, speeches, and a tree at the Twollk school house. Visitors included Wade Post, Thay Smith, and Wade Burnside while Rev G A Marple led a protracted meeting at Tinchel Chapel. Several locals returned home for holidays amid cheerful notes of sleighing to come.
A force of bands began clearing rubbish on the Tewlo property at the corner of West Pike and South Third streets. The cleared site will host a handsome three story business block, with construction planned to start early next January.
Schuyler G Hughes and Menrietta Nutter Isham Cabell and Fannie Mae Bowyer George W Ashcraft and Alwhdds A Orr listed as newly married couples. Glarkabury Pressing Co promotes cleaning garments to look like new with guaranteed work at 119 N Third street. Dec 21. Clarksburg Pressing Co advertises service at 110 1 Third street. Dec 20.
Announcement that the Clarksburg Pressing Company has been purchased and now offers dyeing, repairing, loan, and garment cleaning for Indies and gant's garments. Emphasizes sober experienced workers, prompt attention, and guaranteed work with delivery service. Contact details appear garbled.
The Telegram announces arrangements with a major engraving house in the United States to supply engraved cards, announcement cards, wedding mottos and monogram stationery at low prices. Readers may send orders to the Telegram office. M. G. Cundingham made a hapless trip to Gratton today.
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