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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
4
A conference resolution argues county taxpayers need a modern court house costing 200000 to 400000. It weighs funding options including direct levies for two to four years versus bond issues, noting parcel post benefits and federal movement boosting mail service.
The Par Aorsbury Echo reflects on Senator George W. Bland, noting his cautious, circuitous demeanor and strategy in Senate life. The piece suggests he felt distant from the world outside, as if returning home from a long journey, while Wine’s commentary frames the era’s political organizing and self-positioning.
Dayton harshly criticizes Parkersburg commission government calling it a rotting corrupt system. He argues reformers and officials shield vice and incompetence, labeling the local admin as a cesspool of sin. He contends the structure cannot produce virtuous leaders.
Florence Crittenton Homes spearhead a national effort to reclaim time of white slave trade victims. Seventy eight rescue homes in the United States, led by West Virginia’s Florence Crittenton Home in Wheeling, aim to provide care, training, and a path to normal life for vulnerable girls seized by vice.
A nostalgic poem on a mining mule and a skinner contrasts with hotel gossip about a Peruvian rail project and a future Amazon link. The piece references workers, mules, and a skinner, then shifts to notes on the Yucayal route, Oroya railroad progress, and trade implications for the United States via Callao and the Panama Canal. It ends with a local visitor, Samuel Montgomery of Eking wood.
A vintage advertisement touts Vinci as a cure for tiredness and sluggish blood during the season. It contrasts old remedies like sulphur and cream of tartar with Vinci, claiming it restores appetite and digestion, improving health and cheeks’ color. Testimonial from P. Ol Barker credits Vinci for renewed strength, with a money back guarantee. Also promotes Saxo Salve for children's eczema.
Angle Lamps are promoted as shadow free oil lamps that use less oil, are nonexplosive and easy to care for. The ad claims guaranteed performance and offers the Angle Lamp Booklet with details on sizes and styles, priced from 3.25 to 12.00, with sole Pittsburgh distributors seeking inquiries.
Advertises 40 inch wide printed scrims in white or cream grounds with colored borders at 15 cents per yard. Also offers 40 inch plain scrims in white cream or Arab heavy quality at 1244 cents per yard. Scrim curtains available in white or Arab, 24 yards long, sold at $1.50 per pair.
A cluttered advert touts white sale curtains and serge suits at deep discounts. It promises heavy savings, 1/4 to 1/3 off regular prices, with a wide selection and large stock described as the largest in the region. Shoppers are urged to seize the money saving sale on home textiles and apparel.
Hundreds of women seek muslins in this sale with unusual workmanship and superior materials. Prices include 25c for women's muslin pants, 49c for corset covers and drawers, 79c for gowns, and 49c for embroidered items. Rugs noted as taken prior to inventory.
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