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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1909
Page
3
Notice offers a single family home for sale with one third down, described as a fine room house in front, near a general store on Pike Street. Contact the agent at Junior and Edirlehte reserved, Ohly Farms for details.
Weather turns stormy as guests gather for a home party hosted by Camér-Collins, a former Fairmont Coal Company bookkeeper. Citizens and visitors including Miss Lucy Holt and Miss Bess Wade are noted in town while public business and professional calls unfold. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised with claims of constitutional efficacy and against local skepticism.
The article details the rising scarcity of white oak tie timber and railroads' shift to substitutes like cedar and Douglas fir as supply tightens. It notes oak and beech shortages, increased prices, and the adoption of preservatives and tie plates to extend life, with railroads creating treating plants at central distribution points.
A fragmentary recipe advertises a chocolate pie using one quart milk and a package labeled OWR PIE. Instructions say follow directions on the package, with each package yielding two pies. It mentions three flavors lemon chocolate custard and suggests ordering from grocers.
An advertisement by Homer P. Kent of Clarkebirs West Virginia claims a method to prevent sons from indulging in cigarettes without their knowledge for ten cents in money or stamps. The brief notice urges readers to contact the advertiser for details.
Scattered readable lines show room numbers and partial directions in a Clarksburg Telegram style. The garbled text references rooms 652 822 and 206 on the first and second floors, with printer and publisher mentions.
Readable entries show multiple professionals and firms appertaining to medicine law insurance construction and employment within West Virginia counties. Names include W B Holm Denslow R A Fynea W Stout and firms like Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity and West Virginia Fire Underwriters Association. Room numbers and addresses appear amid scattered phrases, indicating a partial listing page.
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