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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
4
A 1916 Evening Echo page advertises Sargol weight gain tablets and outlines price, availability in Clarksburg area, with a note of guarantees. The issue also contains political commentary on Democratic policies, economic policy, banking, and references to Wilson, Bryan, and international affairs.
The article discusses bankers and economists urging increased savings to finance U S expansion amid European war debt. It details Senator Kern's claim that Bryan's renomination and support are essential to Wilson, and describes Bryan's strained relationship with Wilson over policy toward Mexico and the Lusitania note, including Bryan's resignation.
The tale follows Augustus Wazzle who inherits $30,000 from Aunt Wisteria on February 13 and pursues a grand plan to find pearls by eating oysters. By July 39 he has spent $28,000 and found eleven pearls worth about 32 cents each, ending with a tombstone inscription noting his death on July 29.
The article describes San Juan Puerto Rico as a historic American outpost linked to Columbus Drake and Ponce de Leon. It portrays the city’s walls bridges and old town, and notes a touted multi mode vehicle patent from Scranton featuring land water and air propulsion. It mentions local children and the colorful streets and tropical scenery. An advertisement notes silk hose and children dresses at low prices.
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