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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
14
The Broad Oaks town council sets a special election to decide bond issues for silent paving. The move signals progressiveness as residents face a costly decision on funding, with debate over state action and potential legislative steps before interest accrues.
A Washington state report indicates the supreme court decision on the West Virginia debt triggers 3 percent yearly interest if not paid by July 1, creating a potential multi million dollar burden. Governor Hatfield considers an extra session to address the payment, while fearing annual interest accumulation.
Sir Walter Raleish, famed as a gallant, seeks a favor from Queen Bess by gathering an odd bounty of out of season strawberries. The quest involves dangerous detours, a band of bandits, and a long, comic journey across the palace realm. In the end the berries amuse the queen, who muses she would rather have primes.
The brief item presents a terse title style from THE SEARCHLIGHT with a single line of readable text and no clear event details. It references Sete and a searchlight motif, suggesting a small-town notice or column fragment rather than a full report.
An inventor markets a versatile electric horse whip with a shock attachment. Two metal rings touch the animal to deliver a mild current from a storage battery under the seat, claimed to noticeably accelerate speed without causing harm.
Vicenza, a plain city in Italy, famed for marble palaces and Renaissance buildings, is noted for its architecture and the heroic defense against Austrian forces in 1848. Citizens, Swiss troops, and volunteers repelled multiple assaults, shouting Vive l'Italiz as Austrian commander Nugent retreated before a final fall to Radetsky. Located at the head of a narrow valley between Monti Berici, the town combines art, history, and strategic defense.
An advertisement touts Ban Hair Color Restorer promising to darken gray hair evenly and naturally. It claims Q-Pan acts on roots to make hair look healthy and youthful, with a money back guarantee if it fails. Available in a 7 07 bottle at Wells Hymanaker Drug Store in Wells, West Virginia, with parcel post options for out of town customers.
Descriptive account of Vicenza perched in a valley with forested slopes and white marble of surrounding ranges. Highlights its beauty and strategic position guarding the entrance to a fertile patchwork valley amid the Italian Alps. Suggests Vicenza’s historical and potential future military importance in Europe’s conflicts.
Fragmentary verse attacks Bill Bryan for leaving his country during a crisis and for shifting political stances. It mocks his late entry and ties to Wilson, accusing him of cowardice and self interest while praising his departure from public service. The poem questions patriotism and calls for independence from his influence.
In West Virginia’s Eagle district Rose Allen farm No 4 produced 40 barrels in 24 hours in the fourth sand pay while other wells in Centervile Tyler and Green districts show mixed results. Beech Tick Run and Laurel Creek show promising flows, but some tests on the Keener and Berea sand in Middle Island Creek are barren. Nearby activity hints Evans City prospects could spread fieldwide.
A local carpet sale advertises Brussels carpets at 69 cents per yard with a wide range of designs and colors including borders. It highlights durability ease of cleaning and suitability for any room and invites neighbors to shop the sale before stock runs out.
A local advert offers complete lines of Crex and Waite Grass Rugs and Pore Runners for upholstery and flooring. It invites customers to phone measurements for quotes and promises best available prices and service.
State of West Virginia summons Harris County and court officials. Flora Martin is named in a circuit court matter with a chancery case to appear before the Harrison County court at the clerk’s office, on the first Monday in Susy, to answer in the case of John Yassin against her.
The Clarksburg Chautauqua runs July 4 through July 9 with prominent speakers and events attracting wide attendance. The program highlights in demand across venues and communities as organizers prepare schedules and performances.
Wade Copeman, clerk, enters order in chancery for divorce from the bond of matrimony between John Martin and Fiore Martin on grounds of herine. Hearing set for the Ivth day of Inky 1915, in Went Union, West Dedariaxe.
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