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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
7
A fragmented OCR listing shows firms and individuals with room and floor numbers across multiple buildings. It includes coal companies, packing firms, doctors, architects, lawyers, insurance, a medical society, a barbershop, a mortgage broker, and a brokerage firm, with various room numbers on floors three to six.
Fragmentary OCR text outlines a campaign of clever advertising and a woman facing an unstable job. Mentions Telegram placement and a two hour campaign period with promotional efforts. Names and clearer details are unreadable.
WR Mitchell takes charge as manager of the United Woolen Mills Clarkesburg store succeeding Fred Glore who moves to Wheeling. Glore gains a start in the Wheeling establishment while Mitchell shifts from Morgantown to Clarkesburg amid Company expansion plans and a new Wheeling tailoring location.
Doctor Ed wards Ohio physician promotes Olive Tablets as a vegetable compound to act on liver and bowels. The ad claims they restore buoyancy and tone the system, selling at per box from The Dhva Tanlet Co in Columbus Ohio.
Local sale advertises heavy Mohawk and Utica sheeting with deep discounts. Includes pillow cases, bolster cases, and 1000 rival sheets priced to attract buyers. Lists various widths and yardage, with close-to-cost claims and multiple fabric options.
A series of recitals and concerts led by Mrs Homer W Williams and featuring artists like Contralto Alma Beck and Tenor George Keller will occur January 16 under the Marcato Music Club auspices. Morgantown hosts the annual university cadets military ball February 15, with elaborate plans. Daughters of the Confederacy meet January in Waldo hotel parlor. Murcato Music Club dues due. Odd Fellows election in Clarkeburg No 85. Young Temperance Union program Friday at Industrial Baptist Church with G H Duthe speaking. Elizabeth Condry hosts East End Sewing Circle. Loyal Temperance Legion meeting at First Methodist Episcopal church.
Directors of Balt MicoceRSEAN approve a 4,000,000 four per cent convertible bond issue maturing in 20 years. Shares valued at 110 dollars per share. Underwritten by Kuhn, Loeb and Speyer of New York. Preferred and common shareholders receive pro rata 30 percent of holdings at the price.
Deputy Mar shall D. Hupp, stationed at Clarksburg, is ill with a severe cold and grip and remains at his Parkersburg home. He arrived Wednesday with a prisoner and will stay home until improving, as R. G. Kelly of Weston visits the city.
Fragmentary ad style text mentions George and clothing items with unclear surrounding content. Readable bits imply an advertisement or notice about shirts and related products. Lack of clear names, dates, or locations limits precise synthesis.
A massive flood swamps the Baltimore and Ohio line, flooding the passenger station area. The last eastbound train plunges through eighteen inches of water for about a quarter mile. No trains can operate until the flood subsides. Historical note recalls 1884 and 1907 visitations.
Morning after action from Pittaburg shows Orac Mornligatar defeating George Sutton of Ghicwso by a wide margin. The champion retains the title at 181 dark linp-aikhands with a decisive score as fans cheer in the arena.
Huntington clergymen voted to launch a campaign to shut Sunday moving picture shows and curb the sale of liquor as part of a broader church effort. The ministerial association met amid concerns aboutSunday amusements and permissive entertainment in the city.
A report from Clarkeburg notes a counterfeit operation where notes bearing the same plate numbers as a prior issue circulated abroad. Investigators identify two Italian nationals linked to the fake currency, highlighting a persistent ruse using the same plate numbers.
A 60 year old man, named Fisher, was struck by freight train No. 22 in the railroad yard at Weston while trespassing on the property of the Buttimore and Ohio. The victim, Dean Vollie, suffered fatal injuries with no recovery expected.
A young boy, son of Anton Nipy of Smithmirg, drowned in a well at his father’s home this week. The parents were away when the accident occurred. upon return they organized a search for their missing child.
In Martinsburg on New Year’s night after years of conflict between factions, authorities will enforce the prohibition measure. The law, passed by the voter approval, takes full effect July 1, 1914, ending saloon operations in Jefferson County.
Curole Harvey was fined 91 and another 17 for intoxication at the Amore and Onto railroad station. He was arrested by railroad detective J A Campe and paid the required fine for release.
Readable fragments indicate Joseph Descork and John Wathek facing assault charges with a hearing planned for Friday evening at a local address. Details are garbled but reference to a Mr. Carter and others suggests a court proceeding with limited, unclear specifics.
Fragmentary OCR item from the Chicago grain market page shows January wheat details with unclear figures and stray characters. Unable to extract a complete headline or reliable figures due to corrupted text.
The Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene will meet in Buffalo New York on August 29. Delegates from about twenty nations are expected to attend with a scientific exhibit on school health. Charles W Elliott of Harvard will preside with vice presidents Willian Welch Johns Hopkins and Henry P Walcott Massachusetts Board of Health. Honorary vice presidents include Abraham Jacobi and others from medical and educational fields.
An old Musterole advertisement promises fast relief for back ache, rheumatic pains, and neuralgia by rubbing on a cleaning white ointment. It claims the product soothes without blistering and lists various ailments and a hospital shoe offer, urging readers to buy from the Cleveland company with postage.
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