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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reads may reference names and places but is largely unreadable. It mentions possible people and locations with uncertain details and dates. The limited readable bits hint at a routine notice or column rather than a clear event or report.
There are many men who wear hats most of the time and have hair loss risk from dandruff germs. Baldness could follow. New Herpicide claims to kill germs and stimulate hair growth. Pleasant dressing, no injurious substances. Sold by druggists. sample request via The Herpicide Co. Detroit. Wells & Haymaker, Special Agents.
Mr Groves recreates a rural district as a Christmas putz in his hall, depicting houses, mills, trains and landscapes with careful detail. The display, a German custom brought by eastern Pennsylvania families, aims to reproduce a country tract with village life and water powered mill scenes for children’s delight. Next year he hopes to expand to another Harrison County area.
The executive committee of the Independent Telephone Association of West Virginia issues notices to members announcing the annual convention to be held in Fairmont on Thursday and Friday May 7 and 8. Walter Barnes of Consolidated Telephone Company chairs the local committee coordinating arrangements. The gathering aims to increase membership and enhance visitor comfort and entertainment. The previous convention was hosted in Wheeling.
A regular meeting of the city council did not occur Friday night as no quorum reported for duty. Five members were present along with the mayor and city clerk. The roundsmen listed were Maser, Johnson, Robbing Wood, McReynolds, and Lynch. The session adjourned to Wednesday night January 8. The Ladies of the Modern Stac cabeca held a meeting at the K P Hall Glen Elk, initiating four new members and electing others. Advertising for DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills promises relief for backache. DeWitt's Rite Barts Rinere offers free tests.
The December report shows the state fund balance of 95,608.67, General School Fund balance 402,592.00, and total funded assets of 1,498,200.00. Disbursements for the month near 384,000.00. Also notes on receipts, balances, and the invested portion of the school fund bonds. Every woman in Clarksburg urged to buy OUR PIE ready to use pie mix in three varieties.
An odd 1900s style advertisement touts Health Coffee as a minute-made coffee substitute by Dr. Bhoop of Ravine Wis It claims to be a cereal based drink with nuts and no real coffee fooled experts into thinking it is coffee Also mentions Burdotk Blood Bitters as a tonic. A bank meeting notice for Home Bank for Savings in Clarksburg W V sets a Jan 28 390% banking room date to elect directors. Drug store Don Wilson and Charles F Amos sell Glen Bik Drug Co and call for accounts to settle. A letter from Mr AWK Thorn special agent praises Equitable Life Assurance for timely check payment to a guardian in Potkey
Fragmented OCR notice describes an offer for a book on personal evaluation and decision making. It promises a free mailed copy to any customer sending name and address with form. Address details appear jumbled and unclear.
A damaged OCR item referencing health claims and a refund promise. Mentions Tacob Spring oF Went Hranium and Maine names, with a line about a jar store at 260. Content is fragmentary and not clearly coherent but suggests a product or health claim and money back guarantee.
An old style drug advertisement touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure for babies and children, claiming a safe, non opiate formula with ingredients like a green herb and mountain plant extracts. It emphasizes rapid cough relief, healing of lungs, and wide dealer availability without hesitation.
An advertisement touts Towitt y Carbolized Witch Hasel Salve as especially recommended for piles. It claims wide availability through Mr. BE Chamberlain of Clinton Maine and mentions arnica salve as a related product. The note contains garbled phrases about fish markets and turkey dinners.
Greenlawn Cemetery promotes a well kept grounds with perpetual care options. For more information contact 330 West Main Street cemetery office or Home phone 215 percent.
A garbled ad claims ROM Jamps of Smelien, 8. C. offers Bitters as a cure for malaria and related ailments. It asserts quick relief from stomach and kidney complaints and promises a six cent guarantee at Frank Q. Mindn's drug store.
Readable text shows a garbled promotional notice promising a sale and ticket purchase, with references to a vote in Paso Coqbest and a general sales pitch for various items. Hard to extract coherent event names, dates, or entities from the fragment.
An advertisement touts an anhydrous cleaning system claimed to thoroughly clean silk, cotton, and wool without harming color or fabric. The firm guarantees satisfaction and lists contact information with phone number 162 ME.
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