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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1915
Page
4
Local newspaper announces postal details and subscription rates with editorial and business offices contact. Includes change of address instruction and request for signed communications.
A reflective note urges yearly acts of kindness and deliberate effort. It suggests writing letters to pressure a post, notifying a friend of affection, sending gifts for birthdays and anniversaries, and making children happy with longed for items. The piece argues for a year of small, thoughtful actions if one has vision, feeling, and will.
Secretary Lansing and assistants plan to protest England over the flag of the United States being used to mislead German ships. The state department will not submit a mail protest to London, noting no proof of private mail violations and recalling drastic measures during prior wars.
A lengthy piece argues that neither President Wilson nor William Jennings Bryan represents the majority sentiment. It cites split loyalties among supporters, noting Wilson’s rigidity and Bryan’s impulsiveness as mutual flaws. The author predicts a political realignment beyond a simple Wilson Bryan dichotomy.
The article criticizes Schedule B of the war tax law detailing cosmetics taxation. It notes undefined terms, court uncertainty, and conflicting Washington rulings. It accuses the Democratic Congress of slovenly lawmaking and shows how advertising influenced tax application rather than product nature.
In a village tale a miser named Steuben Hardshell refuses bread blessing then tosses a loaf into the river. A fisherman, Angus Wheathanger, strikes the loaf with a splashy rebuke. The bread swells to thrice its size and returns, prompting a change to a fuller, kinder life.
The piece describes Coatzacoalcos as a vital Atlantic exit on the Tehuantepec route with rail connections inland. It notes the coastal town's sand edge harbor, a market with Gulf sea creatures and jungle fruits, and a nearby English tea-dressing railway clubhouse, reflecting its strategic and social scene.
A scattered clipping highlights a man clinging to life after dire predictions aided by Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, while another segment describes Coatzacoalcos a hot tropical port where malaria mosquitoes and vibrant jungle life meet modern freight transfer with electric cranes and rail cars competing against the Panama route.
An article discusses high quality imitation leather, its growing market, and use in auto upholstery. It notes imitations can outperform genuine leather in wear, with uniform quality from refined formulas. It cautions about hidden flaws in split hides and concludes imitation leather reduces demand for genuine skins.
W A Karnes of Huntington has received an endorsement from the Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company for his work with the Prisoners Relief Society. The certificate, signed by company manager Co H Burgham, confirms Karnes as an interested bearer in the relief movement launched by West region supporters.
An old advertisement from Cheney & Co of Toledo offers a $5000 reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The notice names J. Cheney and J. Gueason, with promises of sales through druggists and a testimonial tone typical of 19th century medical ads.
A circuit court decree schedules a public auction for an undivided one eight interest in five acres of Pittsburgh Vein coal at Wyatt in Bugle District. The sale occurs at the front door of the Harrison County Court House on Monday July 26 1915 at 2 PM. Reserved payments include vendor's lien and staged installments with security and court approval.
At 5 am Wednesday the third annual state golf championship begins in Wheeling. Forest McNeill Frank Hugill Lynn Horner J Carl Vance J Horner Davis and O R Sarter will practice today at the country club to become familiar with the course for the preliminaries. Local players are among West Virginia's best and should bring home some prizes. Two additional local golfers cannot attend due to business obligations.
Dr and Mrs W H Hill came back Monday afternoon on train No 12 from an extended fishing trip in Wisconsin. The doctor said fishing was not as good as prior trips but they enjoyed the outing overall.
A Buford North Dakota man recalls a severe diarrhoea attack lasting over a week two years ago. After using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the first dose provided relief and two days restored his strength. Advertisement notes availability everywhere.
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