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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
5
Box score style recap listing batteries and results from multiple games across St Louis Detroit Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cleveland Washington Chicago Pittsburg Kansas City and Baltimore. Includes key pitchers batters and final scores with innnings and run totals.
A new preparation named LAX-URIC claims to combine medicinal spring benefits for uric acid gout rheumatism kidney liver and digestive issues. Marketed as a saline laxative suitable for all ages it sells at 25 cents per bottle with limited trial samples at several local druggists.
A fragmentary early 20th century advert claims many men visit a store to buy “Mother’s Friend” for expectant mothers. The text touts abdominal massage oils, skin tightening, and eased labor, praising the product as highly recommended for pregnant women.
The Telegram offers a travel follow service with flexible address changes during trips. Subscribers can switch the delivery location as often as desired, with pricing listed as 100 or 230 per month according to the advertisement.
State supreme court rulings cover injunctions in noise complaints from an oil plant near a residence, and in property deeds dedicating streets to public use. The text also discusses conditions for establishing dedication when land is surveyed and sold by lot numbers, and notes that long continued street encroachments do not grant adverse possession or title to the public way.
The document surveys appellate judgments in American and National Leagues cases, detailing contract and partnership questions, tax sales challenges, boundaries in land grants, infant defendants, and insurance disputes. It cites judges Lynch Williams Poffen, and firms like St Louis Boston New York Cleveland with various county references. It also outlines evidentiary rulings on boundary monuments, jury instructions, and policy provisions for fire insurance claims.
In a local scoreline about a St Louis game a battery duo Lafitte and Owens faced Brooklyn foes as Groom Keupper Simon and Hart contributed in a tight 14 point loss amid early 20th century play.
National League games feature St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburg at New York Chicago at Philadelphia American League matchups include Boston at Chicago New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit Pacific League fixtures list Bilumore at Kansas City Brooklyn at St Louis Pittsburg at Chicago Buffalo at Indianapolis Alumni event notes Morgantown June 18 Virginia University losses in alumni game with Batteries Hagan Chinoweth Fidler Curry Kenny Merrill Umpire Shaltey.
Henderson of Illinois and Bingham of Denver University tied for honors at the intercollegiate athletic conference meet at Sun. Hendervan won.
Rev A Withers of Bridgeport emerged as the Prohibition party candidate for Congress in the First District at a district convention held Wednesday afternoon at Indy Owls hall on Second Street. Meeting was chaired by W R Pierce of Cameron with J Otis Stout of Clarksburg as secretary. A motion set the district committees to be formed by the county chairmen, with Hugh A Clayton named chairman.
The Clarksburg Colts lost to the Ziesing team in a slow game played on the Ziesing alleys last evening. Crummitt of the Jocals had the high average, while Heffman of the Zlesing asm posted the high score as the local Howlers played under handicap.
Next Sunday marks Fathers Day as a movement started by Spokane's John Bruce Dodd gains traction through the Young Men's Christian Association. Cities from Buffalo to Portland report observances and ceremonies planned to honor fathers who guided their families. The campaign urges actions beyond token gifts, noting wearing a rove as one simple sign of affection and inviting families to celebrate with thoughtful deeds.
A distorted report details that U S imports fell from 736,000,900 pounds to 4,607,000 pounds in 1912 while exports declined from 4,500,000 pounds to 183,000,000 pounds in 1912. A shipment of duck eggs to New York marks a rare surge after more than a quarter century. The piece lists figures for vehicles, Chicago, Seattle, and Washington as well as last year’s 94,000,000 and a revenue of 2,080,258 with 21,500 workers affected by the changes.
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