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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1907
Page
7
Fragmented listing shows names and rooms across floors including Dr Arnett Mrs Black Krohime Milliner Pulte Richard Scott and W Frank Brout with various room numbers and offices plus West Virginia Casualty Co and attorney rooms. Details are scattered but indicate a multi tenant building directory.
J Hi Irving announces the transfer of Clarksburg transfer business to D 8 Lawman and 0 usb. Purchasers assumed control on Monday morning. Mr Rawh takes active management and will continue operations at the same location while Mr Treme will stay to straighten the affairs.
Seven persons were injured in a fire at a Cherry Street shop, some fatally, as tenants were penned inside during the blaze. The fire caused extensive damage and authorities investigated the cause.
An ad-style piece touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure and Dr Shoop’s Croup Cure as safe for children, highlighting opium-free formulas and adherence to the Pure Food and Drug Law. It mentions Kennedy’s Laxative Syrup and local sellers Stone & Mercer, promising quick relief for croup and wheezing.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Shoop's Msgle Ointment for piles claiming quick relief. It praises its effectiveness for painful, protruding, or blind piles and urges readers to try it, noting availability from all dealers.
An advertisement touts KODOL as a prompt relief for digestion. It claims KODOL nearly matches digestive juices and digests what you eat with guaranteed relief. Sold by Stone & Mercer.
An advertisement extols Dr Shoop s Health Coffee as a grain and nut based substitute for real coffee. It claims gentle health benefits, safe for children and suitable for those with stomach heart or kidney concerns, and available from local sealers.
Early riser style remedies claim DeWitt and Stone Mercer offer Preventics a candy like cold care tablet. The ad touts preventing colds and related illnesses, with 8 and 25 cent sizes, sold by all dealers.
A garbled note mentions relief from a carved item branded by Stone & Mercer and warns against imitators. It references visible branding on items and urges caution, though the text remains unclear and fragmented.
The article explains Sir Henry Bessemer's steelmaking process and its global influence. It notes cheaper production, rapid railway expansion, and widespread industrial growth, including ships and bridges, driven by the Bessemer method. It also touches on historical anecdotes and related engineering feats from the era.
Eli Pratt, once a thief who stole jewels and buried them near a junkshop, is reformed after seeing his mother in a chapel vision. He confesses to a priest, and the recovered jewels are returned to their owners. The story ends with Pratt declining a monetary reward, seeking moral renewal over material gain.
Instructions from the New York Telegram on home dressmaking ironing methods. It covers ironing boards, covers, dampening seams, keeping dark and colored fabrics separate, avoiding puckering, and using a damp cotton cloth or pillowcase for hems and large surfaces.
An old article describes an ideal quilt with white and green fabric and a tailored border. It praises precise shaping and hidden foot width to prevent foot exposure, and notes smooth side hang for neat corners.
Odd matrimonial rite binds couples who meet at a fair and wed on their anniversary if love endures. If they split within a year, the wife must not remarry. the practice, tied to clan loyalties, also fuels feuds. A Macdonald Macleod dispute over inheritance sparks a deadly clan vendetta.
The article notes curiosities from churchyards and abbey graves. It cites a woman allegedly Barth Pickford interred Aug 17 1708 as a bachelor named Barth Pickford and records George Graham buried in Westminster Abbey for inventing the deadbeat escapement in clocks in 1700. It mentions a crowlike tomb at East Ham and a cross loving man named Crowe. Anecdotes extend to Noal¢ near Mount Afurat and a collapsed wall at Kn sbundered for trem.
A nostalgic tale from a New York street car depicts a former minister now guiding fares with restrained speech. An incident at Houston Street reveals a conductor’s calm handling of a late passenger as the crowd watches. The narrative also notes Irving’s rise in Shakespearean glory, and a playful aside about a rib roast amid rustic letters and stage lore.
A partial OCR line discusses safety and geographic terms with garbled place names. The text reads as a stray quotation about a safe approach and mentions Europe and Philadelphia style elements in a broken form. It lacks clear events or persons.
A garbled transcription lists several names and vague actions. The items resemble a sequence of tasks or assignments with individuals such as Trungheh and Ye Tem, but the exact meanings and roles are unclear.
The readable fragments hint at a discussion of people and events, mentioning a doctor, authors, and places like Sandton and Yves. Details are sparse and unclear, but the text suggests a historical note or obituary style mention with multiple proper nouns partially captured.
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