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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
7
In Racine Wisconsin Dr Shoop promotes Health Coffee as a fast made substitute. The product imitates real coffee but contains toasted grain and nuts with no actual coffee content. The doctor claims it can be prepared in a minute and is sold through general stores.
After twelve years of stomach trouble and hundreds spent on doctors, Samuel Boyer of Folvom Iowa reports his wife benefited greatly from one box of Clumber Jains Stomach and Liver Tablets. He says they helped more than any prior medicines and that samples are available from all dealers.
An ad for Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets claims pain will depart in twenty minutes with use. It touts relief for headaches toothache and menstrual cramps and notes the product as Bee MUTe without clear safety details. Sold by all dealers.
An advertisement promotes a booklet titled Book No 4 For Women offering relief ideas and confidential medical advice. It claims the Night Cure can correct weaknesses and states the book is available for free while Dr Shoop’s Night Cure is sold by dentists.
The water rent cards are issued for the quarter ending June 30 1908. A discount of 59 cents will be allowed on all water rent bills paid at the Water Works office on or before July 10 1908. Discount applies only to bills settled by that date.
A 1902 testimonial praises Donn's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. and cites Mrs. Anderson of Ilving at 370 Glay steel as suffering back pain and kidney weakness. In 1907 she reiterates their benefit, saying the pills relieve the annoyance and she keeps them on hand. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box.
A vintage ad claims Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy offered rapid relief during past outbreaks over thirty five years. It touts widespread use in the United States and foreign countries, with high consumer recommendation and strong profits. Sale location listed as 828 West Pike Street.
For over sixty years an old and well tried remedy Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been sold by millions of mothers for their children. The ad cites safe relief for teething and stomach issues with syrup and cake as a recommended serving suggestion.
A chaotic early dispatch reports the Parsons Mercantile Company of Varséns. Major Neely opens the state rifley range near Whston. It notes Democrat conventions in Cabell County, a tax crunch in Charleston, a $10,000 suit against Morgan town & Kinkwood railroad, and Morgantown’s free post delivery. Also mentions trolley expansion, a 20 story Morgantown building job, bond rejection by Morgantown voters, and upcoming engine car work at Huntington. Local obituaries and arrests, river improvements, and a Kingwood state school for noncommissioned officers slated to open July 12 amid Fourth of July festivities at Loch Tynn.
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Fragmentary OCR notes describe a worker seeking salary, two months pay, and health concerns. Mentions Showalter, Elly health, and city Health department. overall text is garbled with no coherent facts or dates.
Incomplete OCR fragment references a disorder in a depression era setting. Mentions rear of the Pythian building and a city health officer being summoned to report on civic events and safety. Details are unclear due to text damage but implies authorities addressed a disturbance and its consequences.
A garbled OCR fragment reports a burglary at Miladow benok station. It mentions Satwellas' Wheety burwlars and Menlelog af yal We Were mien, with unclear names and addresses.
An old advertisement extols Kilmer's Swamp Root as the great kidney remedy. It claims kidneys control blood purity and health, urges trial, offers free samples and a pamphlet, and provides order details from Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
Notice warns not to trust or harbor Com Koonts who left the author without cause. The document includes a dated notice from 1908 and mentions personal responsibility and a publicized claim. The text also references various unrelated advertisements and peculiar product claims, typical of an early 20th century newspaper page.
Public notices announce bids for 12 inch cast iron water pipe installation from Main Street to Traders Alley via Chestnut and Oak Streets, and for brick sidewalks and street repairs on Linden Avenue Carr Avenue North Fourth Street Chestnut Street Dale Avenue and more in Clarksburg. Bids due noon Friday July 10 1908 with specifications and city engineer office as bid location.
A reader from CotIntanil La recalls a 1907 diarrhoea attack and credits Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with quick relief. The testimonial claims the 1902 version could have saved a doctor’s bill and money, praising the product as a top medicine of its kind.
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