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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
4
The Daily Telegram presents its masthead and telephones section with the corrected Oakwood addresses and subscription rates. It lists daily and monthly prices, postal prepaid options, and requests readers to sign communications for attention.
The text captures a flood of reader letters urging a Father’s Day tribute with monuments and poetry. Bowdle and others resist hollow homage, arguing for a sober civic recognition. A proposed statue and a simple dandelion symbol fuel the debate on honoring the working father.
An eclectic excerpt discusses the interplay of courtesy, business, and politics. It critiques lack of consideration among some people while urging the virtue of civility in commerce. It references President Wilson, Congress, and policy debates, urging decisive measures to support economic recovery.
A promotional notice urges readers to subscribe to the Summer Pastime Handbook by mail at a rate of twenty five cents for July or ten cents weekly. It emphasizes easy participation, no baseball knowledge required, and acceptance of postage stamps as payment. The ad suggests enjoying leisure activities after a day’s work and promises a pleasant, participatory summer pastime.
Agitated by Cineiusati opposition and patronistic influence the movement to establish a Father’s day faces a critical clash. Stan Bowdle a Congress member and Howdle the Ohio bully voice strong opposition while advocates press for formal recognition. The discourse centers on political influence and the rites of honoring fathers.
A stream of editorials from Grafton Soho Parkersburg and Hustington Herald-Dispatch discuss the maiden voyage of the Aquitanta and its possible fate as a reproach to past captains. They comment on political bonds a potential Roosevelt nomination and the dangers of war like the Mexico incident. In Britain the mutinous forces grow harder to understand as violence and arson rage with little progress toward stated aims.
The article notes that militant actions yield no clear victories and that English society, especially women, increasingly rejects the militants. It suggests most English women avoid association with the movement, while the broader public grows wary and skeptical of the group’s rhetoric.
In a bustling party scene Tennie and Gertlé Anyhowitz spark a comic misunderstanding as Haynte collapses on the gleaming floor. Guests murmur sympathy while Miss Spinngleheiator and Lift Laffer Heddoi comment on the moment, revealing Tennie’s misinterpreted doublecrest movement in a lighthearted tableau.
Clarksburg events list schedules a business meeting, a baseball game between Ohio Wesleyan and West Virginia Wesleyan at Union Park, and a Grand Circle of West Virginia session. Also notes a tense calendar with a tentatively named convention and a football style matchup against Carlisle Indians at a West Virginia venue.
The state supreme court affirms the judgment in a damage case involving a saloon keeper and damages found by a jury. It addresses the relation between special findings and the general verdict, noting adjustments are allowed if safely done and the defendant is not prejudiced by the court’s modification of the verdict.
A historic court discussion analyzes damages for a wife seeking support after her husband’s intoxication injuries. The jury awards $300 compensatory and $900 punitive, with notes on proportionality and failure of the husband’s prior support to bar the action.
The fragrance of June blooms fills the air as wedding bells ring and readers face the question of gift ideas for brides. Merchants anticipate the season and offer many new, affordable items. The Daily Telegram ads showcase suggestions to ease gift selection with numerous options across price ranges.
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