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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
5
A garbled local column discusses Wilson and war issues, touching on county politics, defense, and public duties. It mentions border concerns, economic prices, and community efforts to support schools and growth despite difficult times. The piece references names like Renate and Mullan, with vague notes on citizens’ attitudes toward national events.
The text describes poor country roads driving families from town to town, with farmers and workers affected by bad infrastructure. It mentions efforts to improve roads, water, and telecommunication, plus a long list of future plans and funding, including a large monetary amount, to support rural development and progression toward better living conditions.
A wartime review shows ten months ending April 1918 with estimates of 14 million dollars in crafts, and free-tariff movements on staples like grain. The piece lists specific export values for barley, corn, rye, oats, and wheat flour, noting favorable balance and broad shifts in price and demand amid war.
In the open season for ovens the ad touts Shredded Wheat Biscuit as ready cooked whole wheat food. It claims to restore digestive vigor, supply nutrients for half a day of work, and keep bowels healthy. Made at Niagara Falls New York.
A fragmented wartime policy debate describes how Allied and American producers face reduced European demand. The piece notes that European needs and munitions supply influence markets, while domestic politics around tariffs are debated as a path to lasting prosperity after the war.
The text presents jumbled poetry and garbled names as a fragmentary piece. It mentions a cherry prime and a poet, an unnamed rupee, and a scene with a glide path or bridge. Characters Andy Dennis Mince and Sweegoway bridge appear in distorted form amid broken phrases.
A garbled OCR entry describes fashion items featuring barge collars and exagitated branding. It mentions Volton and Witt as notable esters for minimal wear, sizes 3h to 50, and prices around PRIM and R25. Mentions dollop bloubes, organic latent styles, and cotoral imbrunlers with large collars.
An OCR heavy text uses scattered proper nouns and odd phrases such as Wawh polis otepe and Mince. It reads like garbled table content with unclear subjects and many misread names, offering little cohesive narrative or identifiable events.
A fragment notes a shooting or feeding event during a Lag hooting tournament. Readable details are limited, but the item appears to involve a light occasion or activity linked to the event, with no clear participants, dates, or locations.
A collapsed infant case at Ohio Valley General Hospital prompts doctors to doubt infantile paralysis and suspect a whooping cough outbreak. Huntington reports a group of local girls seen swimming without suits near Twenty Bath arrest, while others detail freight traffic trends and state education funding. Charleston notes new corporate incorporations in Fairmont and Parkersburg, a planned American Legion chapter in Fairmont, and rising accident counts across the state with a reported fatality.
Baltimore Missouri sale notes cattle weights and grades. Fat veal and beef cattle traded at varied prices per hundredweight with attention to chops, loins, and backfat. Buyers and sellers reported demand, grading, and futures impact as market activity continued.
Advertisement lists Silk Mixed Georgette Crepe at 7 yd and New Jet fabrics. Describes uses for water, evening gowns, and combinations with other materials. Colors offered include White, Black, Navy, Beige, Sky, Mech, Ivory, Gray, and Moss.
Ad copy for sport stripe skirting highlighting white ground with colored stripes. Mentions widths from 4 to 68 inches and claims stylish effects. Promotional tone with product specs and pricing.
The county board of review resumes its annual session Monday morning and aims to complete its work by week’s end. Several cases have been presented, with notes taken toward issuing orders before adjournment for the year.
Arthur Rise reports a 15 year battle with stomach illness and related symptoms. He details trial of many medicines from Drs and drugstores with little relief. Rise cites indigestion, rheumatic winters, nervousness, dizziness, insomnia, and fatigue, urging NerysWorth as a remedy. He claims a money back guarantee from Barke's Drug Store if it fails.
Notice to water consumers outlining restrictions on sprinkler and lawn irrigation from Clarasburg Water Works. Permits required, fees of two dollars per day for unpermitted use, time limits for sprinkling, nozzles prohibited, and penalties for improper use, with emergency exceptions during fires.
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