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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1903
Page
2
A fragment from Morgantown discusses public interest in labor topics and a call for discussion among organizations. It notes The Telegram as a primary local paper and mentions questions about wages and employment views, with references to university, press, and regional politics.
Original poster promotes Sailor Jean and his contraption the “trullesette” touring across the United States in 1903. He is to travel southward through spring, list of cities includes Montpelier Springfield Des Moines Jefferson City Little Rock Oklahoma City Sacramento Carson City Olympia Boise Salt Lake City Helena St Paul Madison Frankfort Raleigh Montgomery Tallahassee Atlanta Napoli Dover Hartford Providence Boston as well as many others. The journey funds itself via self portraits and telegraphic photos with a book planned at journey’s end titled The Adventures of Sailor Jean and His Trolley.
In a remote area a family, driven by desperation after an accident, sustained burns cuts and wounds. They sought relief by using Backfen’s Arvice Salve purchased at Frank G. Mand’s drug store for 25 cents.
Chief of Polls James J. Linn of Charlestom arrives to view and seek placement of a bank to the Charleston jail. Suspect Dewey flanks of Rantes, all colored, charged with feloniously hooting with intent to kill Sim Reynolds on April 4 in Charlestont. A street incident left Reynolds wounded. Linn accompanies prisoner to Charleston jail for trial. Also notes a robbery on West Saint street weeks ago and local drug vendor ads.
Mineral water from the famous Francs well offered daily in bottles of one gallon at 10 cents. Delivered by agent Luther W. Elliots from a fixed station on South Second Street to customers, available at multiple local outlets including Ed Rora's News Stand Pike Whzat Blavn's Drug Store and Glen Elle Produce among others. Bottling from a natural spring with no artificial pumping. A laboratory result from West Virginia University Morgantown dated September 30, 2001 claims the water has no natural remedy for various ailments.
Ten dollars down and five dollars per month buys a lot along the Parkersburg and Marietta car line bat location. A plot of these lots available from E Thad Post, Clarksburg, W Va. Also notes on horse trading by M D Stuart at Traders Alley barn near Central Presbyterian church. Eyes tests offered at Bland's drug store. Millinery sale at Miss Morford and wall paper from T J Lynch Co. Several liquor ads and whiskey brands prominent from Family Liquor Store and Cumberland markets.
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