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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1907
Page
5
Notice shows stockholders meeting set for February 21 1907 at 2 PM to consider decorating capital stock and other business. Also executor's notice for Charlotte Doreas Lowther estate and an ad seeking a stenographer position.
An old wildcat is described as the most remarkable jumper with a thirty three foot leap to ambush prey. An accompanying London Fishing Gazette item recounts a boy bitten by a large pike in Blemere pond after a dramatic struggle, seven wounds treated by a surgeon and long lasting scar.
A compact survey of beans and peas in superstition and folklore. It cites divination uses for pea pods and peas, mentions lucky signs in Northamptonshire, and notes beliefs in Mecklenburg Germany about pears and fowls. Historical references include Pliny, Rome, Greece, Pythagoras, and Ovid on beans and politics.
Captain BB Devener, a concrete man from the district, will be honored at a banquet Wednesday February 27 at the Cairo hotel in Washington DC. West Virginians and many officials, including Governor Dawson and Senators Scott and Bip, are expected. the event marks a social moment before his term ends March 4.
Captain Weber, then a patrolman, investigated a store robbery aboard a boat. The thief wore rival clothes left behind, Weber drenched them and later summoned newsboys to inspect a riverbank find. A boy named Nifty Smith was identified by witnesses as wearing the clothes.
A garbled fragment from a 19th century page hints at a contest or quiz involving a character called Jack and references to Chilton. The cryptic lines suggest competition and pride in winning, with partial phrases implying a news item about a duel or challenge and public interest.
The piece portrays a ballet master directing a group of young dancers in a rehearsal. The master’s gravity and precision guide steps and pirouettes while older pupils stay out of his direct gaze, leaving the younger performers keenly attentive to his instruction.
A London Expresses fragment recounts a husband confessing to his wife that during courtship he added a biscuit to his trunk for each lie told. Years later she discovers the trunk full of biscuits and jokes about preserving cheese for each lie, highlighting marital mischief and forethought.
In a Chicago Journal excerpt a bronzed man enthralls friends with a tale of a submarine catastrophe. He says his ship went down with all hands, he remained in the captain's cabin, and somehow survived to tell the tale to Mr. Button who presses for details.
Testimony from Jaco Bloch of Clarksburg West Virginia details relief from chronic kidney ache and bladder issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes long standing back pain and frequent bladder trouble that impaired work, and credits the remedy with stopping the pain and improving health, urging others with kidney complaints to try it. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo NY markets Doan's Kidney Pills nationwide.
The newest styles of dressmaking showcased at Wood and Gardner's dressmaking parlors located at 330 Main Street in rooms six and seven.
A column ridicules buying any brand of oysters with dirty water, urging money be saved for children rather than wasted on substandard seafood. The piece mocks the Sealshipt Oyster Carrier and its cleaning claims, urging safer, purer oyster handling.
Bank solicitation note from Ljome Bank for Savings led by President John L Rubi and Vice President M J Francia. It invites corporate accounts, promises safe, non speculative handling, and offers 4 percent interest on deposits. Directors listed include Joan Koblegard W T Byrd M J Feng H Clifford P H Koblegard Frank C Gaylord J W Williams RG Alter. Savings department mentions 4 percent interest on time deposits and 4 percent compounded semiannually.
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