Carpenters Union Sets 1911 Day Rate at Three Dollars
The carpenters will adopt an eight hour day at a minimum rate of 3.00 per day starting April 1 1911 by order of Local Union No. 236.
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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1911
Page
3
The carpenters will adopt an eight hour day at a minimum rate of 3.00 per day starting April 1 1911 by order of Local Union No. 236.
Indebted individuals in the Davie Shire Cornung region are ordered to call at Wilhyme & Cotman Warehouse for settlement. The notice imposes a deadline and directs’ action to clear accounts with the firm’s name appearing in the notice.
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as the cure for dandruff and baldness, citing a testimonial from Mrs. F. Neilsen of Tomah Wisconsin. It urges avoiding inferior brands, notes one dollar bottles, and offers samples via mail order and barber shop agents.
A vintage ad promotes a homemade cough syrup using a pint of warm water sugar and Pinex, claiming rapid relief for deep seated coughs, whooping cough and bronchitis. It touts cost efficiency, taste, laxative effect, and a money back guarantee, urging readers to obtain Pinex from local druggists or the manufacturer in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Advertises a cold remedy promising to stop coughing and lessen the urge to cough without narcotics. Claims safe for babies, sold by all dealers. Stores report heavy losses on unwanted goods as buyers pull back on inventory.
In Shepherdstown and beyond, Uarry J. Snyder blasts WV legislators for taking money to back the Chilton-Watson Senate ticket. He names Silver McIntire Seiberg Suerow and others, urges vigilance, notes unresolved fraud charges and affirms that money cannot buy self-respect or honest governance.
Local social items list visits and returns from Wilsonburg Clarksburg Georgia and West Union. Names include Miss Byrd Whiteman Joan Rite Nell Knight Zona and Nina Brooke and Mrs Moore Reynolds Mrs Hood Horner Mrs Wilson and J W Weightman with a note on As Told in the Hills presentation and Squire Cyrus Thompson’s illness recovery.
The state board of regents fixed commencement dates for several state schools. Jun 9 at Mlugfield Colored Institute and Concord Normal School with others including Key ser Preparatory, Jie S$, Montgomi ery Preparatory, Shepherd College, Glenville Normal, West Virginia Colored Institute on June 9 10 or 14 16 at Bluefield for the West Virginia Education Association meeting.
Report lists daily visitation hours 24 with 79 homes visited and 22 sick homes prayed for. It notes 1800 open air sermons and 78 friends and members attending open air meetings. Indoor meetings recorded 1400 attendees across sessions.
January figures show jail outreach numbers including prisoners prayed with 18 and papers given 248 for Salvation Army magazines. Totals cover young peoples meetings 397, conversions 4, baskets to the poor 28, garments to the poor 288, and women rescued to Pittsburgh Rescue Home 1. Expenditures reach 126.88 with income 192.89 from all sources.
A garbled OCR segment lists numerous proper nouns including Natign Gow Joy len Ek Now and Salvatore Maseato with scattered numbers and initials. The text references individuals like John at Savetore and William with affiliations to Fair Grounds and a Samuel Villers entity, suggesting a crowded, unreadable ledger page with names, places, and values.
Charles Saylor, a driller for the Rinehart Dylleting Co on the Abrams Lowther farm near Burned Mountain Clare, suffered severe facial and neck injuries from a gas ignition after lighting a match to check a possible gas leak. Dr Kemper of West Milford ordered his transfer to a Clarkburg hospital. Saylor, from Pennsylvania, had moved here three months ago from Sistersville.
Edward J. Doyle has qualified as administrator of his mother Garah Ann Doyle’s estate with Robert Shuttleworth as surety and a bond of 500. The appraisers include Charles W. Moore, Wit MH. Cole and John Duftr, with Thomas Reedote serving as witness.
Reading lists of local farm actions show DeDennison nearby and a series of property activities. J. Hanvert farm and Dy S Company begin operations while M A Delpison farm hosts new developments. Grant County reports activity tied to Brownia Gregen Git and Fairmont Coal Company sites.
Carpenters are erecting counters and fittings in a recently vacated room once used by M. Long and son. The space, now prepared, is to be occupied by Miss Ros, who runs a millinery store.
A fragment discusses dietary trials and nerve pain linked to constipation. It mentions Grape-Nuts and hot milk as remedies, noting effects on digestion and brain power. The text reflects a patient’s testimony toward relief and improved vitality.
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