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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement touts drastic reductions on coats priced at 6.50 750 and 8.50 to clear inventory and entice women to buy. It promises savings on skirts and white goods, claiming regular prices of 1.25 1.50 and 2.00 to 3.50 are cut to 97c and 1.47 to 1.97 respectively.
Classified notice fragment listing wants and positions. Includes a stenographer with bookkeeping experience and a college graduate seeking entry level pay. a young man seeking clerical work or half day hours. contact via box numbers and Telegram address.
The holiday vacation at Broaddus Institute ended with the close of yesterday and regular college work resumed this morning with the faculty and most students in attendance. They had returned from their homes after Christmas.
A day clerk at Traders Hotel, Carl Bineet, has left for Ohio on a visit. Dell Fuller fills the position in an acceptable manner, ensuring ongoing service at the hotel.
A parrot dies after an incident involving Miss Bertha Sullivan of Adamston. A clerk reports the animal may have contracted pneumonia prior to death.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a car loaded with yellow ear corn and a track event. The entry references a sale or exchange at a specific basket and mentions Wednesday Thursday and Friday activities tied to the car's contents.
The Social scene covers a Ladies' Home Mission Society tea fundraiser at 673 Moroney Street with free admission and a lantern sign. A Woman's Club meeting at Wilde House discusses The Intelligent City with papers by Walker Robinson and others. Parkersburg hosts a wedding for Miss Leasinaly Oaakey and Mr William Lang, plus a Knox reception in Shinnston with local guests. Fairmont hosts a Paint and Powder Club reception after a show with a Dutch lunch.
A public notice lists uncalled for letters at the Clarksburg West Virginia post office. Names include G Alyanes Paolo Antonio H Atchinson Manuel Bolo Mrs Lorna Brown T Brond Mim Esalo Britton and many others with several Misses Mrs and J. C. Westfall among the names. Packages include Mis Mxy Baker Geo T Wilkinson and Armand Berger. Denham Pat.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station director Theme will discuss The Function of Liman Agriculture at West Virginia State University in January. During the week at Motesntoen he will give morning and evening lectures and hold conferences on Crop Protection for farmers curious about liman fertilizer and its value.
The county registrar reports several marriage licenses approved this week including Benjamin F. Tichnor with Lore 0. McIntire and Robert M. Fowler with Mary Ann Cardure. The notice mentions general health tips and a Dr Thom electric device for pain relief.
An old advertisement page touts Sweet Melody Flour and Mata Ite Cuscamweet baby remedy. It also promotes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs colds and croup with claims of gentle relief and no opiates. Dr Shoop Cough Cure framed as a safe lung healer is advertised with generic dealer mentions.
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