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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
4
The text blends observations on education experiments, local market notices, and reflections on antitrust law, court procedures, and war-time pacifist debates. It cites officials, trains in transit, witnesses, and sentiment on disarmament, highlighting public duty and costs of peace versus war.
A telegram discussion on Clarksburg’s ongoing prosperity draws mixed commentary from the Telegram and the Pickersburg State Journal. The exchange notes plans for new industries and population growth, signaling a shift toward greater regional economic activity.
An unidentified speaker cites long term beef price rises driven by calf slaughter and cattle shortages. He urges government action to prohibit calf killing for years to rebuild herds, arguing this would reduce beef costs while noting feed prices and trusts as contributing factors.
Dr. Thomas A. Storey of the College of the City of New York contributes the leading article in the American Academy of Medicine Bulletin on the fourth International Congress on School Hygiene. Buffalo mayoral support and local citizens secure the next congress in Buffalo hosting the permanent committee and the American School Hygiene Association organizes the program and exhibits. The emphasis centers on presenting essential school system facts to the intended audience and launching an energetic campaign to promote the event.
Organizing committees have formed in thirty three foreign countries and in forty five states. Women's clubs of America are building committees to bolster the congress effort toward lasting improvements in hygiene and child welfare. The aim is healthier children, happier homes, and a more efficient community.
A collected montage of witty Western Virginia newspaper quips on heat and politics. The extracts cite Morgantown Post-Chronicle Wheeling News Charleston Parkersburg State Journal and others comparing weather, politicking, fashion, and everyday life with humor. Includes Abe Martin observations and local advisory jokes.
A wave of sensational political rumor references a “Wonderful Liar” and partisan names like Martine Seema and Huntington Herald Dispatch while editorials rail against graft and newspaper plagiarism. The piece ends with a grim report: Grushed to Death in Grafton as Shingleton, a longtime B&O carter, is crushed by a falling iron piece in the yards.
The piece urges store owners to advertise goods in the Daily Telegram to create demand. It recommends collaboration with manufacturers who invest in local newspaper advertising and invites dealers and manufacturers to write to the Daily Telegram for advertising of rationally distributed products.
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