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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
14
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An Evening Echo column notes William J. Bryan's resignation as secretary of state, attributing it to war pressures and threats. It also surveys courthouse toilet improvements, farmer concerns on free trade, and how wartime demand boosts American industry and exports, with attention to copper, brass, and grain markets amid European conflict.
The text discusses industrial slump affecting shoe makers amid wartime orders. It notes consumers avoid waste, mends shoes, and keeps worn pairs longer due to scarce goods. Emphasizes indirect economic strain on workers as demand fluctuates and repair practices rise.
Notices from multiple papers mention fashion notes on summer bathing suit styles and swell costumes. Mrs Madeline Force Astor claims thirty thousand dollars yearly to outfit property for three year old John Jacob Astor amid discussions of editorials. A Parkerburg Sentinel report notes a county spelling champions event in Ohio with a tense three hour contest ending in a decisive victory.
The mayor of Rochester reports two world renowned surgeons offered Minnesota University a two million dollar medical and surgical institute with no burdensome conditions but the offer was not accepted due to objections within the profession. The mayor questions whether the profession can ignore such sentiment while the city can overlook it.
A story follows Iswald and a hungry woman leaving the movies. He dashes through swinging doors to fetch pretzels, returning with more each time. Her appetite grows, and he is exhausted. She finally carries him home and hides him in the coal bin to avoid caring for him upstairs.
Bahir Brazil unveils a new streetcar ambulance designed to rapidly transfer contagious disease patients to city hospitals. The vehicle has five sections including hospital and nurses rooms at each end and a central fumigation chamber. Walls are airtight to prevent odor leakage and the car accommodates patients on stretchers without altering their position.
The article extols Florence as a timeless magnet praised by Dante and Machiavelli, noted for its imposing architecture and famed cathedral. It highlights the Dome project and the architect Brunelleschi, whose bold plan shaped the city’s skyline and reputation.
A travelogue recounts a dome raise and a visit to San Marco in Florence, noting Savonarola and his fate, then describes Ponte Vecchio and busy jewelry shops. It shifts to oil field notes across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, detailing wells, tests, and company activity with several farm names and districts.
The report catalogs crops and prices with wheat and corn figures, berries, apples, peaches, oats, and potatoes. It notes conditions for June and year averages, plus regional gas rights limits and Pennsylvania oil market quotes. Also mentions a local travel note about Poundstone and Mrs Hua Chrissman and Mr Reynolds visiting Weston for business.
Shortized society items report Edna Lovett visiting relatives before returning home Monday. B W Ackles spent Saturday and Sunday with family at the College venue. Mr and Mrs John Vandervort of Weston visited here with their son Robert Clark. Judge W W Brannon and his son from Weston were here Monday. Mrs Sick and others mentioned in brief notices.
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