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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary text mentions a Plano contest tied to an order or school and gas. No clear people, organizations, dates, or concrete outcomes are readable. The snippet lacks sufficient readable details to form a specific news item.
An old time drug ad promotes Dean Kidney Pills from Fouter-Moburn Co Buffalo NY as a cure for backache and kidney derangement. A testimonial from A McCluskey of Clarksburg WV describes relief after use, noting painful back, dizziness, and irregular kidney secretions. Sold by Wells and Haymaker and all dealers. Remember the name, and avoid other brands.
Relatives search for Edna M. Jett of Clarke County who may have drowned near Wheeling on December 19. Coroner records show no matching drownings and the mother, Cora Jett of Worthington, reports her daughter vanished after eloping from Clarksburg. Investigators say the case is being examined and seek clues.
A long notice lists numerous individuals including Miss Fay Marker, Walter Boggess, Joe Chandler, Miss Anna Cochran, Mrs Lydia Grimth, Miss Stella Rigen, John Props, Miss Daisy Scott, Miss Anna Toothman, and others as unclaimed letters at the Clarksburg postoffice. The list includes names with titles and some partial addresses. No further details about destinations or actions are provided.
A Morgantown report says Myers Bem, once a West Virginia University student and noted Daveball player, died yesterday at the home of a relative in Greensboro Pennsylvania. The father, ambitious for his four children, sent them to the university and within eighteen months all four died, leaving a tragic brood.
A fragment shows an ad for Greenlawn Cemetery offering perpetual care and information at 20 W Malm Street Me cometary or Hotel. It promotes Casnaswent as a well known remedy to quiet a fit. No opiates. Sold by all.
Reading appears to warn about fever sores and chronic sores and suggests applying Chamberlain's Salve for relief. It notes the salve is sold by druggists and dealers and emphasizes keeping sores clean and healthy.
The narrator recalls a tense journey toward Marseilles where a cunning Princess Zichy plots to steal a diamond set and a cigar case while disguising fear as charm. Amid frantic searches for a maid named Natalie, the bag is kept close as the plan unfolds, risking jail or immense wealth at the journey’s end.
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