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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
8
A brief Boston advertisement promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a fall sale item available in liquid or tablet form labeled Barsatabs. It touts 100 doses for one dollar and notes preparation by C. L Hood Co. of Lowell Massachusetts.
Officers of Manor Lodge No 172 were installed in Wallace on Tuesday evening by Grand Chancellor Nat C. Picket of Ravenswood. New leaders include Chancellor Commander W D Bates Keeper of R and S Guy W Lyons Master of Work W O Stewart Master of Ex A T Robinson and others. Grand Chancellor Picket and Grand Outer Guard W Frank Stout spoke to a attentive crowd as Wallace M E choir provided music. Refreshments followed the ceremony making for a very pleasant evening.
The local market lists eggs 30¢ a dozen, butter 30¢ per pound, creamery butter 38¢, Irish potatoes 30¢ per peck, sweet potatoes 20¢ per gallon, and assorted fruits and vegetables. Other items include cucumbers 20¢, apples 40–50¢ per package, celery 10¢ a stalk, and turkeys dressed 20¢ per pound.
Visiting figures from Clarksburg and Wheeling spend time in Cumberland with Greavas and Comuntzis as M Faramakis of Clarksburg, a partner in Greavas and Comuntzis, is noted. The text lists multiple property transfers among N A Shuttleworth, Clarksburg, and local blocks in Cumberland. The city council plans a Friday night meeting to vote on the Glarksburg Gas and Electric Company franchise, anticipating a large turnout.
A long column lists numerous residents and visitors to the city including Mrs Ellen Brennan, Robert L. Robey, Lee Hornick and Freeman Hornick, James W Robinson, Miss Laura Williams, James Haggerty, Hon Arthur Thorn, Senator Thorn, Richard Scott, Mrs Robert L Martin, W Woodruff, John Graig, W R Stevenson, W L Boales, J B Lansdale, William Lohemyer, W W Brannon, Hugh Romine, W R Brown, S J HW Smith, H S Carr, B W Mills, Mrs John Bassel, Miss Martha, D M Jackson, Dr W P Goff, Dr D Bacon, Hugh Jarvis, Michael K Baker, A G Sommers, Ed Trainer, W R Brown, Grant Sommers, Joseph Johnson, and others visiting or residing in Clarksburg with mentions of court, business, and social engagements.
The Buckhannon window glass plant has a machine installed and will begin operations in about three weeks. Fires have been started for that end and after a few additional preparations the plant will run in full blast.
An old well known remedy advertisement for Winslow's Soothing Syrup featuring purported infant soothing benefits. The snippet cites a “Sweet Melody Flour” caption and emphasizes the product as a trusted remedy.
A. Helm, longtime civil engineer here, returns from the Carolinas after more than two years of work there. He plans to relocate back and many friends greet his homecoming with warm welcomes.
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