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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1915
Page
16
Fragmentary notice requests readers update to a new address and to provide the old one as well. It warns communications must be clear or be ignored.
The article discusses President Wilson era issues with the secret service and Secretary McAdoo's push for a new corps. It notes criticism of Secret Service expansion under Roosevelt and weighs a proposed Navy advisory board with Edison Wright Ford figures. It mentions Daniels promoting the idea and public advertising value as the piece critiques practical outcomes. It also references foot and mouth disease concerns and milk pasteurization discussions.
A professor’s forecast argues future war may center on poisonous mists, bacteria and germ cultures produced by labs. Defense plans would pivot to countering pathogenic agents, with bacteriologists becoming key officials, echoing fears raised by Europe’s crisis and the history of destructive weapons.
A narrative traces Al Toona’s distracted afternoon as he follows titles of obscure works and phonography records. He drifts between movies and odd calls, while his wife notices erratic behavior and finally seizes help when he acts violently toward a statue.
An ad touts Parisian Saga as a cure for oily scalps and summer hair buildup, detailing scalp cleansing with a ginger tips massage. The piece then shifts to a vivid travelogue about Baja California, Tia Juana’s gambling scene, and border folklore, describing desert, adobe walls, a bull pen, roulette, and colorful characters.
The Searchlight reports X rays reveal diseases in steel reducing tensile strength and unsafe use. Pittsburgh lab studies rebalance by recasting. Ingot top flaws cause high grade rejections, guiding rails and other crucial parts manufacturing. Photographs show light transmission pinpointing faulty hollow spots.
In Wikeah’s translated tale TRAVELETTE, Aunt Jane stands as a demure name masking lawlessness while the town of Aunt Jane is depicted as the ghostly base on the map. Tijuana lies sixteen miles from San Diego across the border in Lower California, Mexico, sometimes treated as part of Mexico though sometimes listed differently.
A fragment notes that every home with a phone is connected to Welch and Fullerton Druggists as a branch or contact, reflecting a local commerce or listing style from the period.
Wednesday sale highlights sheer summer fabrics for blouses and dresses with wide stripes in many colors. White voile, crepe de chine, and linen waists offered at about half regular prices. Includes striped handkerchiefs and novelty prints with bright contrasting colors.
On sale from 2 pm in stock include new wash shirts and skirts in pique, babardine, poplin, beach cloth, ratine and linens. Prices listed from $1.95 to $5.00 for skirts and shirts, with several price points noted in the display.
A local window display promotes silk fabrics and prints at heavily discounted prices. It advertises regular prices around four dollars, with large quantity remaining and a focus on solid colors and faint azure tones. The notice highlights 23 inch width and wholesale-like savings on Poulan Silks and other printed fabrics.
J Sanger, sales manager for W Vasrary of Detroit, defends a land deal connected to Ojibway Canada and the United States Steel Corporation. He states the firm sold property to three men, who were satisfied, and argues the complaint arises from acquaintances who have misrepresented the location and value of the parcels. He notes the company’s main street project costs and a streetcar, rail, and sewer development tied to Ojibway.
Clarksburg eyes rapid growth as Economy Marketing Co leases three large rooms in Latatetter Building annex on North Third Street to open a first class market. plans include fresh vegetables fruits bakery meats butter seafoods with strict weights and fair measures, promising prompt payment for satisfactory articles. opening date expected after carpenters complete three large rooms and the market is advertised as one of the state’s most inviting places to shop.
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