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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1915
Page
6
Charleston January 26 report shows a trend of men and women marrying under age twenty with licenses granted for underage matrimony. The data cite 398 girls under twenty compared with 24 heads in 1614, and note higher numbers of marriages for men under thirty, reflecting social norms and legal allowances of the era.
Charleston dispatch reports House Bill 0 proposed by the committee on judiciary would shift all fees and costs from county and circuit offices to the state treasury. If enacted the change would reduce local incomes from clerks and attorneys while increasing state revenue, with penalties for failure to report and possible imprisonment. Names of counties and salary figures for sheriffs and clerks are listed, underscoring wide scope of the proposal.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a remedy for falling, brittle, and dull hair. It claims to cleanse dandruff, stimulate hair roots, and leave hair soft, fluffy, abundant, and radiant with one inexpensive application. It mentions Beecham's Pills and Wells-Haymaker Company as distributors.
Fragmentary text references health issues and a building project. Mentions lung trouble, a seller named Abner, and terms like color in beneath Easter. Includes garbled phrases about a building and references to a “Gunsit Leberatory” in Philadelphia.
A family credits Thedford’s Black Draught with preventing serious sickness and aiding children’s health, while a long article lists salaries of state attorneys across counties and notes a sheriff acting as county treasurer. The piece mixes health anecdotes with government financial detail and local offices.
Reports from multiple counties describe late completions in West Virginia with no rising activity. Notes include the Hoye Natural Gas No.3 on the Sarah Griffin farm in Clay district, plus tests on C. W. Rexy, U. S. Percy tracts, and Harvey G. Sayer farm in various districts. Files cite small oil shows and gas indicators, with several tests yielding only light pumper or minor gas shows.
The report details multiple drilling tests in Ohio and adjacent districts including Cave Run Lafayette district Beham County and Stout Oil Company operations on various farms such as A J Lampp Nathad Mack and J Burn farms. It notes completed tests on Clinton sand with dusters, royalty activity, and royalty company drilling in Beaver and Belleyuan districts. The piece includes commodity prices for Pennsylvania and other regions and references ad space offering savings on pages.
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