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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
8
Miss Minnie Stone daughter of a Washington real estate man eloped with Arthur Foraker son of a former Ohio senator. The couple had announced their engagement recently and Washington society had expected a large church wedding.
Washington reports a new bulletin by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce outlining practical sources for American firms seeking foreign markets and raw materials. It notes shifts in global supply, such as coffee from tropical regions, sugar from Cuba and the Philippines, and growing domestic production reducing champagne imports.
The document notes export values rising from 1,638 million to 3,429 million Gallart in the period and invites inquiries to the superintendent of documents for sources and destinations of listed article classes. It mentions the sale of tables 3 and 6 of commerce and taxation for 1925 at 90 and 85 cents.
June 18 reports describe a spike in petty crime across Fairmont as thieves target drunken targets on the street. Officers in plain clothes chased depredations from housebreaking to robbery with suspects including two women caught attempting to roll a drunken man. Camden hosts 40,000 guests amid a barbacue scene with 250 sheep and 75 beeves slaughtered.
An old advertisement highlights Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's ailments. Testimonies claim improved health after use, including better appetite sleep and ability to perform housework. Mrs H T Winn of Kansas City reports two successful pregnancies and general relief from pain. Mrs Charue Bag Ley of Cumming Georgia also endorses the product after noting pain relief and restored strength.
A local ad invites the public to a homey furniture exhibit featuring sofas and couches and a display of house items designed to create comfort in every detail. The event promises a complete home furnishings selection to make a space feel welcoming.
An advertisement seeks buyers near Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. It details a frame house with ten rooms, a store room, and a large lot, with optional grocery stock, rental income estimates, and terms: 4500 total price, partial down, 6 percent interest, due over one to three years.
A peculiar note describes a private imperial newspaper issued for the czar of Kuesia. Only two copies exist, one for the creator and one for the czar's private secretary, marking it as the world's most exclusive print.
Union Heights Summit Place describes a seven room frame dwelling with reception hall basement front and back porches on a 50 by 270 foot lot. Price 2625 dollars with 1125 dollars down and the balance can be carried on easy payments.
A Broad Oaks frame house with slate roof six rooms two large halls pantry and oak finish on a 40 by 140 foot lot. Priced at 3700 dollars with 1000 dollars cash and the balance to suit the purchaser.
Hight room frame slate roof dwelling with cellar porch bath room and all modern improvements. Total 40 by 120 feet. Price four thousand four hundred dollars with terms in one and two years.
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