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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
3
A compact meditation on how advertising shapes our sense of time and the year. The author argues newspapers provide the easy channel for advertising that drives desire, comparing ad efficiency to the Panama Canal and noting the year’s branding as a daily cue.
An early 20th century ad extols S S S as the greatest blood purifier, claiming it soaks into the blood and purges skin eruptions and joint irritations. It promises rapid action, urges readers to buy at any drug store, and directs concerned readers to write Swift & Company in Atlanta for advice.
The report that Dr. Jones moved his office is incorrect. He remains at 111 West Pike Street with Bell phone numbers Office 275 R and Residence 1154 R.
Harrison county held numerous town elections with several contests. Mayors Ira Leeson Queens ticket at Broad Oaks and Charles Stealey head to People’s ticket voting 85 to 73. Lumberport chose C S Bates over P Boggess and Gordon Preston. Shinnston backed Henry Robinson over Howard Shinn 120 to 93. Bridgeport elected William Pell over M C Peters 86 to 32. Other towns named include Northview, Adamston, and more with multiple elected recorders and councilmen.
The New York Conservation Commission secured a record $20,000 penalty from Franco-American Poultry Company and August Silz, top game dealers linked to importing native wild ducks from Virginia and selling them in Goshen New York. The case, aided by the U S Bureau of Biological Survey and the American Game Protective Association, signals stronger enforcement of game laws and reflects a history of costly penalties for illegal storage and sale of game in New York City.
New year figures from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis show nearly 20 million spent in year for tuberculosis in the United States, with 69.3 percent from public funds. More than 12.8 million came from public sources for treatment and institutions, while associations and state boards also contributed. New York led in public spending, with state totals and a breakdown for five leading states.
STACK BALTIMORE Jan 2 Incisent to the promotion of HB R Scoville formerly superintendent of the Ohio division of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Jaffredd to membership on the newly organized general safety committee J D Stack has been promoted to superintendent succeeding Mr Scoville Stack formerly assistant superintendent of the Toledo division of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railway Baltimore and Ohio line with headquarters at Dayton details outline Stack's long railroading career from 1885 through 1911 spanning multiple lines and positions culminating in his appointment as superintendent with noted prior roles and locations including Saint Louis Springfield Portland and Dayton
The first meeting this month of the jelly council will be held this evening in Milwaukee. A $4,000,000 Gaeta project on the old site is noted, with references to civic matters and local schedule.
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