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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1908
Page
7
An announcement invites readers to respond to a telegram for a prize draw. It promises telegram replies and states winners will be announced the following Monday. The ad mentions five one pound boxes of chocolates and matinee tickets as prizes.
A garbled OCR list shows names and addresses such as Diattha Beer 552 East Main Street Mennie Hannah Wilxonburg and Mary Hombird Smith 235 Hast Street plus Campbell Donohue 358 Me First Jean Pollock P K Mine Halt Robinson 415 Third Street Troyd Wilkiner 704 Clark Street Yount 795 West Pike Street William Johnston 440 South Chestnut Street Hislon Shuttleworth 114 West ir Street Jessie Collins 606 Monticello age hustle Leonard Salem West Virginia.
Tommy Henry Smith spends a day in the city with Aunt Mary and Uncle Joe while his parents are in Europe. A train ride, a circus outing, and a lateafternoon nap lead to an unexpected private party with animals and a clown, ending with Tommy waking hungry and amazed by the magical excursion.
A garbled collection of questions about school hours holidays and routine actions. It mentions a child at school and asks about timing for lessons meals and transportation. The text is unclear and contains many misspellings and broken phrases.
Mary Graham reports on Canton observations by travelers noting the city’s smells and dirty streets. The piece details markets and butchers, the cleanliness debate, and comments on local crafts such as wood and ivory carving and rare china.
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