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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1907
Page
5
A cleanclywoman claims dandruff is cured by soothing the scalp with Newbro's Herpicide which, she says, kills the dandruff germ. The ad urges washing the scalp daily and states no other hair preparation matches its effectiveness. Sold by Welle & Haymaker as Special Agents for 50 cents and 1.00.
A resident named Mrs. Son McGlankey recounts her neighbor Mr. McCloskey suffering back and kidney pain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills from Wells & Haymaker's drug store, his backache eased as kidney secretions normalized. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Dean's.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces exams at Fairmont W Va on March 13 and April 17 for numerous positions across departments. Posts include engineers clerks physicians teachers nurses and farm workers in Indian Philippine Isthmian Canal and other services. Applicants should request information and blank forms from Washington DC and file applications promptly before the stated dates.
The social column reports the wedding of Miss Halle Smith and Mr. Lewis Riley in Fairmont, with a brief reception by friends and plans for a Boothville residence. Other marriages include Miss Louie Belle McIntyre and Mr. James Washington Heyhurst in Lumberport, and Mr. Wallace West and Miss Georgia Featherson in Sulphur, Indian Territory. A music recital by Broaddus Institute pupils is announced for Friday at First Baptist, with no admission charged. A Parkersburg luncheon honors Miss Sue Maxwell of Clarksburg.
In a Saturday night incident at Chiefton station of the Fairfield & Clarksburg Traction Company Charles Martin quarreled with five Slavs aboard a car. After trouble began the men were quieted until unloading. Martin then walked home, having dispensed with the group. Wellington Morris qualified in Henry Ross county offices as guardian for Everett Ross infant, bond set at 1900 with J. E. Morris as surety. Fort Dodge Iowa reports Victor B. Dolliver of Town found dead in bed last night, appearing healthy before sleep.
Revival services drew a smaller crowd yesterday due to stormy weather but maintained strong participation. The public worship hour featured a lively testimony and a sermon on Multitudes In the Valley of Decision. An altar call prompted many to unite with the church as meetings extend into the coming week under Pastor leadership.
The funeral for Samuel Davis who died Saturday after a stomach illness was held Monday at 2 30 pm. Services were at the late home and interment followed in Elk View cemetery. Davis, 58, left a wife and four children as mourners. A large number of friends attended.
Emma Phillips, a colored mill neighborhood resident jailed days ago for mental derangement, was reexamined by Drs Halter and Shuttleworth who report her condition considerably improved. Magistrate Riley may not commit her to Weston asylum unless her status worsens in several days.
The piece touts Rex Beach’s Kink and Mojave Mike Sutter as the two merry rogues of current fiction. It describes their new McClure's escapade The Colognizing of Kantas filled with comedy. It notes plots about breaking a bank, a faro game, and a minstrel show to swell stakes. Fresh jam at City Market.
A Sunday afternoon incident on Pike Street left Frank Summers painfully hurt after a fall on the pavement in front of the Kandy. The report notes a black eye and facial injuries along with quaint local observations about oysters and a soapbox proverb. Geplus Payvo, a Balom visitor, was mentioned between trains.
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