Taft Possum Snowdrift Dish Promoted by Caterer Merritt
A historical clipping touts Snowdrift as the premier possum dish prepared for Taft by caterer Charles A. Merritt of Harvey's Washington and Myell Hotel. It praises refined cottonseed oil as the key, claiming Snowdrift blends possum flavor with cottonseed sweetness, touting Merritt as a leading South figure in culinary uses of cottonseed oil and predicting Snowdrift may supplant bear meat in America.
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Charles A. Merritt
Harvey's Restaurant
Washington
Shel Myell Hotel
Gove
Astcon
Panamil
Gala Catrarar Morsitt
Ussome National Mor
Walsh
America
Ana
Parkerburg and Clarkburg high teams set for Saturday game
Parkersburg High School athletics headline a first class game at Second Street gym in Rovclook. The local team leads the Valley league and aims to showcase sportsmanlike play. Admission 25 cents. fans urged to attend as community support grows. St Louis demonstrate a separate note on Mrs William J Lemp Jr with $6,000 yearly income.
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Rovclook
Parkersburg and
Glarkaturg ‘Nigh “School
Parkeraburg
Parkersburgigh School
Second Street
Board of Education
Wilams
Bardock Blood Hitters touted as cure for illness
An illegible ad claims Bardock Blood Hitters can purify blood and restore health. It references a Black man accusingly and mentions failing to eat or feel well, with no credible medical basis. The text imitates sensational old time remedy advertising.
Fragmentary OCR: ad seeking buyers for estate sale
The readable fragment describes a house cleaning lapse and a push to advertise items for sale. It mentions a sale day and a need to attract attention, suggesting an estate or household items sale in progress. The text is garbled but centers on promotional activity and an urgency to draw buyers.
Unclear Birth Notice From Venice Hospital Publishes Newborn Name
A fragmentary notice from Venice hospital reports a birth with complex garbled details. It mentions the parents Johns Wesley and William, a grandmother value, and names the newborn Jee Feiok Wiping Jr, with mentions of family relations and a senator.
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Venice
Wadie
Johns Wesley
Wiliamm
Marahville
John Wealey
Morriedy
Luton
Wilhiams
Babe
Hin
Jee Feiok Wiping, Jr
Trike Goes On Window Strike Ends Unclear
Workers voice uncertain prospects as strike continues with tepid talks and a conference below expectations. Report notes Robert Murray no longer wage committee chairman and no action taken to call off the strike.
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Aianotarana
Ad Age
Hshl Reewit
Four Men Sentenced to Jail for Fines Default
Four men were sentenced to jail by Mayor Wood this morning for nonpayment of fines. Charley Barle, fleeing a previous drunkenness fine by leaving the city, was jailed five days. Barney Keenan and a man named Sam were convicted of harboring in the streets and sent to jail for three days.
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Wood
Charley Barle
Barney Keenan
Frelmner
Sam
Miss Kimble Dies in Sistersville at 21
Miss Mioe Miry BAe Kinpte, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Kimble of David Ridge, dies of consumption at Spencer Hospital at age twenty one. Body brought to her former home and funeral will be held Friday.
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Sistersville
Mioe Miry Bae
David Kimble
David Ridge
Dee
Spencer Hoapital
Wiifeh
West Virginia Postmasters Report Feb 18
Washington report lists postmasters appointed in various counties including Pocahontas Upshur and Wetzel. Names such as Cothért Wi Kennl Attend and James P. Padd iry appear with several counties noted. A. Palmer of Fairmont was a visitor Wednesday and A. Hy Blair of Parkersburg observed in the city.
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Academy
Pocahontah
Cothért Wi
Upshur
Gawthren
Combdats
Morerr
James P. Padd Iry
Herrord Trevain
William O. Barish
Tanner
Gumer
Winiama C. Gumn
A. Palmer
Fairmont
A. Hy Bialr
Parkersours
Curative Claims and Vintage Remedies Advertised in Fragment
A garbled recluse of an ad extols a cure for eczema and scarred skin by a “Wintergreen Compound” and a “D. D. Prescription.” Testimonies allege dramatic recoveries after years of suffering, with names and locales strewn amid uncertain claims.
First Notice to Creditors in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Partha Washington Candy at Waldo Doug store is mentioned alongside a bankruptcy notice for Wm. H. Thomp kin and John A. Geary a s partners and individuals from Clarksburg Harrison County West Virginia. The court in the Northern District of West Virginia ad judicated them bankrupt on January Etthdy 1908 with a first meeting of creditors scheduled for March 1 1909 at 10 a.m. at the law office of W. Frank Stout in Clarksburg.
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Coir
United States
West Virginia
N Re
Wm. H. Thompking
Jobn A. Geary
Law Ofice
W. Frank Atout
Clarksburg
W. Frank Stout
Verry & Sperry
Eqs
Adtomeys
Fragmentary note hints at a late night call to action
A garbled message mentions a person named Anil and a suit, with phrases about waking up and a vanity. Readable terms suggest a casual alert or personal note rather than a formal event or public notice. The fragment lacks clear event details or identifiable organizations.
Fragmentary Ad Mentions Aurora Paint Company and Address
A damaged OCR text shows a fragmentary personal note-like passage and an advertisement line for Aurora Paint Company. It references a location at 343-245 Maly Street and a publishing entity The Harte Publishing Co. in an unclear period style.
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Vmne
Aurora
Niber Never
Harte Pisniching Oy
Maly Street
Chas WET Ligure Marina Tus ington Candy G te & close by sett
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Watts Deus store and a nearby location. Details are unclear but imply a business closure or nearby setting with partial names and places.
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Chas
Watts Deus
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