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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR hints at a historic advertisement for Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The text mentions ailments, remedies, and medical tone typical of late 1800s patent medicine promotions. Specific names, dates, or places are unreadable.
A large audience witnessed a staged version of Graustark at the Grand featuring Miss Gertrude Peny as Princess Yetlve. Alfred Bee delivered a fit performance, while Florence Davy supported in the title role, with Garrick’s strong ensemble presenting Under the Green Wood Tree and other plays. The program also promised future works by George Tarr Metulehson and Henry Esmond.
Miss Estella Leona Maxwell endorses Mme Eaton's Hair Renewer claiming cures for hair loss and dandruff and hair growth from 12 to 47 inches in 18 months. A representative will remain in Clarksburg to assess benefit and arrange contact via L. R. Johnson General Delivery with guarantee under the 1906 food and drug act.
A fragmentary testimonial from Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson of Hamburg New York touts Burdock Bidon Blaters as a cure to impure blood and ill health. The writing advertises simple eating and cleanliness while claiming a child found relief after using Dr Thomas Electric? and a restful sleep.
A lurid eighteenth century style notice extols a cheap homemade remedy to relieve pain and urinary trouble. It touts a harmless mini dose compounded from common ingredients, claims vast cures, and urges readers to prepare a bottle at home. The piece rails against costly prescriptions while promoting a low cost solution.
A fragmented ad style notice touts a tonic to be taken after meals and at bedtime promising week long supply and quick results. It lists kidney, rheumatic, backache, headache, blurred vision and urinary symptoms as potential benefits, using vague phrases and misspelled terms, reflecting dubious medical claims.
An advertisement touts a "siv PLE" treatment for kidney cures. It urges druggists to mix herbs and syrups into a tea, to be taken after meals with water. The advertorial notes the urinary specialist Gaut charges from $5 to $1,000 for stage fees and claims the mix will cure all but unspecified ailments.
A fragmented ad-style line claims persistence in marketing drives loyalty and business growth. It asserts luck as a factor but emphasizes consistent effort to bring customers back.
A partial list of individuals appears in a public notice segment from Martha Washington Cut at Waldo Brigtora. The document names numerous persons including Mrs Rosa Johnson Beula Way Mino Mittyath and Miss Pauline Miler among others, with various titles and affiliations.
Shininston notes public items of local interest include Mr A Leon Robinson presenting his home on Madni Georgy Milroney. Edgar Harmer attended a Fairmont event with Prof. B Adh Way at Belandly. Mrs Lucy Bryan of Farmington present with relatives. Ogden and Gate Walde Deng store shown.
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