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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
4
A fragmentary desolate page references Woodrow Wilson Champ Clark and stories on party integrity. It notes discussions on qualifications and loyalties, mentions Harrison County voters and local county figures amidst a murky stream of quoted opinions.
A historical note by De Fleury analyzes heat illness in Braye during a severe summer. He links sickness to reduced kidney elimination and increased skin excretion of fluids, worsened by hot drinks and foods that pollute, with sweating as a major relief factor and dangers from elevated blood pressure and toxins.
The piece argues that country towns lose residents to cities due to better roads and amenities. It notes farmers’ sons may marry locally but youth seek town opportunities. It questions how broad property buying and improved roads affect rural vitality and critiques the old labor tax system for road building.
A legislative note from Charleston reports William H. Chilton and the Democratic party leadership issue a strong directive regarding West Virginia's 180 delegate slate. The imperial wage targets and candidacy stances emerge after a Wilson endorsement controversy tied to Roosevelt opposition. The piece frames intra party tensions and the state’s firm allegiance to its bosses and editorials.
Reading through an incoherent fragment, the piece hints at tensions within a political coalition backing Clark against Wilson. It references unease among party operatives and a sense of relief at anticipated support shifts, with mentions of conventions and strategic messaging in the lead up to a major event.
The column records multiple local mentions including a man receiving medical care after a fall and the community reacting to the incident. It notes visits and arrivals by residents such as Howard Jones, Luther Barnes, Lloyd Harbert, Harold Swiger, Mr and Mrs Ira Ash, Mrs Bher Span, James F Donnally Synday, Mrs Mary Marshall, Ruby Hickman, and Tyde Lyons. It highlights business trips, property purchases like a Jersey bull from Ohio, and gas company routines. Also references are made to medical conventions, railway courses, and Episcopal church services.
Fragmented OCR shows various fund balances: State Prin d es balance April and May, State Road Fund balances, General School Fund and School Fund balances, investments in bonds and miscellaneous amounts. The read shows totals around 1.86 million with April figures and May adjustments, but many entries are garbled.
Ottumwa Iowa reader Harriet E. Walker from 624 S Ransom Street credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with alleviating lifelong female troubles, recommending the remedy and urging others to seek confidential advice from the Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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