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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement touts P and G Naphtha Soap as superior to two bars of ordinary laundry soap or three bars of cheap soap. It claims longer lasting cleansing power, time and labor savings, and clothes protection, asserting the product's value makes it worth extra effort to buy.
The death of John Nay, about 50, occurred after a confusion related to a disturbance incident. Funeral services were held at his home, the residence of Oliver Nay, at 4 o clock this afternoon.
Fairmont July 24 Joe Manchea man who heroically saved a neighbor last Wednesday by dragging him from a pit is dead from exposure and the pneumonia inhaled. He was 27. A large number of Mine Workers Union organizers are at work in his state reporting excellent success.
Fragmentary text references a discussion between individuals about a doctor and medical procedure. Details are unclear due to garbled wording but there is mention of a surgeon and an evaluation or opinion.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company reports June earnings and expenses with declines in several categories from 1907. The statement covers the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, Ohio River Railroad, West Virginia Short Line, Seipley and Mill Creek Valley lines, and Pittsburgh, Painesville Fairport, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Toledo lines, listing gross earnings, expenses, and net earnings for June and the year to date.
Robinson was found guilty of passing a worthless check and fined 326 with costs, and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Unable to pay the fine, 10 days were added to the sentence. Rev H J Matheny of Ash Chapel is recovering from appendicitis surgery at Buckhannon hospital. Guy Te Singer returned to Elkins to oversee the Gassaway hotel.
Articles note Mixd Eikinn wedding scheduled in October and Baltimore and Ohio shops to move from Mt Care, Maryland to Martinmore. A Guyandotte Baptist Sunday school convention will meet at Milton next week. A special train will carry Pymocrats from Untection of thie Btaus to Charleston convention. Reports on industrial plant conditions due August. A Parkersburg man judged insane will be moved to Spencer hospital soon. Towne atone the GC and C, and a southern state region await Monday events in Cincinnati travel.
Governor Daw son proclaims an election across all counties of West Virginia to fill the unexpired term of the late Attorney General C W May. The proclamation, dated July 10 at Charleston Capitol, directs publication in newspapers weekly for four weeks and sets the election for the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1908.
By order of the senatorial committee of the Twelfth District a Republican convention will be held at the courthouse in Harrison County Clarksville West Virginia at 1 p m on July 23 1908 for purposes of candidature for the state senate and other business. Representation is one delegate per 100 votes or major fraction cast for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 with specified counts for Harrisburg Harrison and Doddridge counties. Delegates must be elected in each county by the voters. The committee and secretary Melvin B Sperry Chas B Goodwin announce the plan.
An old ad promotes Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets sold by dealers. It claims the tablets depart pain in minutes by relieving blood pressure, promising relief for headaches toothaches and painful periods. The copy mentions 20 tablets for 26 cents and the warning that pain signals congestion or blood pressure.
Governor WM M. Dawson directs a public election to fill vacant terms for the Supreme Court of Appeals. The proclamation, signed in Charleston, states the election will be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1910 at all county precincts. It names Judge Frank Cox and Judge Joseph M. Sunderr as incumbents to be replaced.
An advertisement for Book No. 4 For Women from Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin touts Night Cure antiseptic suppositories as a confidential medical remedy for female weaknesses. It claims success after years of stomach trouble and medical expenses, urging readers to write for the book and buy the cure from dealers.
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