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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1908

Page

8

Desperate Fourteen Days On Desert Isle Endurance Tale

Fisherman August Kocht survived fourteen days on a Pacific desert island Unt mak after being stranded in a small open boat with little food. He found a dead crab and a seal carcass to sustain himself while battling waves and cold. Rescued by the schooner Alice, he was nursed back to strength aboard the vessel.

Fyar Faye August Koeht Stanley Pacific Desert Untmak Seattle Dublin Bay Kocht Alice Unlmak Dory

The Marooned Seaman Kocht Sighting a Ship and Rescue

A castaway named Kocht wandered thirty miles inland for water then used canvas to signal a passing schooner. He slept in the sun and paced the shore at night, finally collapsing as the Alice approached before being revived aboard. Nearby lighthouse forty miles away was unknown. Wildcats Break Up Camp Meeting in Newton Hamilton Pennsylvania. Local officials, W. W. Yon and J. W. Tree Slot, aided by a trea

Kocht Dory Kocht Alice Hore Newton Hamilton W. W. Yon J. W. ‘Tree Slot Altoona Treasler

West Virginia city notes prominent visitors and illness

Local figures including Judge Meh Lint Byannén Weston and Mrs Hugh Smith Fairmont arrived en route to Philadelphia. Attor ney Hugh M. Martin from Ghinnaton handled circuit court matters. George Phillips Brown Street Kelley Hill ill with flux since Friday. Various transportation officials and visitors from Parkeraburg Enterprize Granteville and Barnesville stayed or visited. Funeral attendees from Weston include Mr and Mrs Hardman L D Kenney John Meloney.

Byannén Weston Hugh ¥. Smith Fairmont Philadelphia Altea ‘Fittro Aminea Wolverton Trova George Phillips Brown Kelley Hill E.W. Martin Enterprize R. M. Marnhall Granteville B.S. Jones Gratton Grafton P.M. Boggens J. W. Brannon M. Judge Hardman Kenney John Meloney W. S. Dewey Barnesville C. C. Anderson Ohio Valley Wheeling Elia Marsh Wallace

Noted Orator to Speak at Trinity Memorial Church

The Rev. IL Thomas D D, a renowned Southern Negro orator, will deliver a talk at Trinity Memorial Methodist Church on Ben Street tonight at o clock. Admission is free and church members invite white friends to attend. A reception will follow with supper for Rev Mr Thomas and revival meetings at the church will continue for some time.

Thomas D. D Trinity Memorial Methodist Church Ben Street G. W. W. Jenkins Mr. Thomas

Medical Society Postgraduate Session Topics

The Harrison County Medical Society held its regular postgraduate school in the Empire Building on Wednesday night. Topics discussed were Physiology of the Brain Fractures of the Skull and Gunshot Wounds of the Skull. Dr H F E Sloane Dr E H Wehner and Dr S M Manson led the sessions.

Harrison County Medical Society Post Graduate School Rooma Empire Building H. FE. Sloane E. H. Wehner S. M. Manson

Glass makers hold meetings at Waldo hotel on trade conditions

Glass manufacturers of Clarksburn and vicinity hold afternoon sessions at the Waldo hotel to review trade conditions and the strike of flatteners and cutters. They were in session at press time.

Clarksburg Vieinity Waldo Hotel

Old and Well Tried Remedy Mes Woslow’s Svar

A brief note on a century old household cure once favored by mothers of mothers. The text hints at a familiar remedy through generations, emphasizing its continued use and trusted status in domestic care. It preserves era language and local tone without sensational detail.

Woslow

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