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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
3
Children from the Hillbridges area gather for a Saturday afternoon dance session from 3 to 5. The event, well attended by parents, invites inquiries about term enrollment at the academy. Instructor Blake leads the activity with a focus on beginner ballroom moves.
Swarts & Co, successors to Dedtoss, offers 7.00 worth photo gravure and 16x20 photos at 3.00, 4.00, and 0.00 each. Large cabinets available at 4.00 with two weeks only sale.
A letter from George W. Kory of Rock Mills Alabama claims Sweet Melody Flour tablets relieve indigestion after fifty one years of suffering. He writes he can eat almost anything and finds the remedy superior to any other dyspepsia treatment he has used. sold by Stone & Co.
Harriet Noward of 209 West 34th Street New York has long suffered skin trouble. She tried Solt Rheum and Bezima for years without relief until Bucklow's Arms Healer provided a treatment. Available at Stone and Mercere and Blund's drug stores for 250.
A vintage guide discusses lamp placement and lighting effects for living rooms. It argues that balanced light from central and side sources reduces glare, while placing a lamp opposite a window or directly facing guests can cause discomfort. The advice emphasizes avoiding harsh glare and selecting lamp styles that flatter skin tones.
A misread tale describes a buyer in Camden Town purchasing a rare book priced by a stallholder. A visitor from the British Museum examines the volume, values it at 100, and the secretary agrees to the offer. The item, long missing, was a historically significant Gutenberg print previously stolen twice.
A fragment describes kitchen cleaning ideas from an older text. It suggests rubbing knives with lemon peel to remove fish odors, pouring boiling water over an enamelware surface to brighten and whiten, and using lime bleach to clean cast iron or enamel pots. It claims knives can be sharpened on a milk crock edge and notes sharpness improves slicing bread.
In a Branty and Intrtligence style passage from the Health pages, the piece argues fashion now favors robust health over delicate fragility. It notes buxom, bright eyed women in public, fewer illnesses among women, and credits active walking and light exercise for improved well being, while warning that beauty divorced from character remains shallow.
An old anatomy note explains the gluteus maximus as the strongest muscle in the body aiding hip thrusts and upright posture. It describes the muscle’s leverage during walking and its critical role in balancing the body, detailing tendon connections to the femur and potential loads it can bear.
A compact portrait traces John Ruskin as a complex figure. It notes his fame and kindness alongside willfulness and extravagance, shaped by family authority and late Victorian ideals. The piece hints Ruskin’s art and social reform aims, influenced by the moral climate of his era and relationships with contemporaries.
A discussion traces glass manufacture back to ancient times, noting debates over its origins and a claimed original discovery arising from an accident near the Belus in Palestine. It cites Gardner Wilkinson on an Egyptian sculpture and mentions glass vessels dating to around 2400 B.C. with intricate patterns and craftsmanship.
A shopper spots a wallet left on a counter and instinctively pockets it. The wallet is recovered and later identified as missing with $4 supposedly inside. The clerk questions the shopper while the thief leaves, and the store notes the item was claimed later in the morning.
A fragmented OCR passage describes a mock menu of historical feast dishes and exotic items. It mentions Roman spreads, feasting excess, and a playful evocation of ancient fare with fanciful names and ambling references to table customs.
In the late days of the Independent Review the essay laments the bleak fate of out of work men facing aging and stigma. It contrasts youths thriving on energy with forty year olds facing bleak futures and the despair of perpetual joblessness.
The Day of the bar laments a shift from praise for past deeds to focus on present effort. It argues that society ignores done work while chasing new promises. Health advice warns against nervous habit and urges willpower and character to overcome inaction and lethargy.
A correspondent to the Lomson Public Optaton relays a fragmentary epitaph for Thomas Thetcher grenadier in the North regiment of Hwate militia who died May 12, 171, aged twenty six from fever after drinking small beer. The text notes their regard and a white and yellow memorial decor with bedding details for a final resting place.
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