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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
4
Damaged OCR yields scattered fragments. Mentions telephone services and room rentals with monthly and yearly payment options like 810 per year in advance. Readers should disregard garbled portions and rely on legible lines for pricing.
A fragmentary critique discusses the Exponent and Democratic convention bios in state newspapers. It notes skepticism about claimed independence of conventions and mentions a recent Charleston gathering as part of party prose efforts.
Against urea Press the Exponent opposes a free press when criticizing corruption in official quarters. The Sun humor column lampoons those who heap slime on the public, urging punishment for the undeserving, while The Telegram hopes the Exponent’s humorist finds more success in lawmaking than in metaphysics and arts.
The state report warns of blighting of young apple twigs caused by bacteria spread by bees and other agents. Leaves wither and die if infected. no spray is effective, so orchards must be kept clean and blighted branches destroyed to prevent spread to nearby trees.
Reading includes a dispute between The Telegram and its rival Exponent over sympathy for the Progressive party. It cites Roosevelt’s South American trip and his Spain wedding plan while noting concerns on poverty, tariff policy, and economic conditions affecting business, labor, and wages.
Michael Sacks champions a "Clean Chicago Club" program to organize city youth into neighbor hood clubs focused on street cleanliness garbage removal and civic improvement. Clubs require parental endorsement membership applications and monthly health department aligned reports.
A pair of editorials weigh Vita forming a Federal League amid Wisconsin eugenics marriage law debates. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the law, prompting predictions of marriages within the state and reactions from Bluefield Telegraph and Wheeling Register about regulatory decisions and Interstate Commerce Commission rate rulings.
A garbled letter from the Highlingtem Advarti¢er discusses international affairs. It mentions Colombia’s 4260, 00,000 tender and Central and South American relations, with minimal enthusiasm from Mexican and U.S. officials. The piece notes shifts in Progressive votes in Iowa and references historical radical movements and local sentiment in Grafton Sentinel.
Local notes list events in Clarksburg including dances at the Masonic auditorium by Atlenes Loulae and Virginia Davis on June 26, a children’s carnival on June 38, a reception for Mrs. Frank L. Grove on Webster Street, a Mammoth picnic and celebration at the fair grounds on July 4, a Knights of Columbus degree work and banquet at St Mary’s auditorium on July 4, and a football game between West Virginia Wesleyan and the Carlisle Indians at Union Park on September 26.
In a spoof set among ancient Greeks, Plato attempts to woo Diana Hesperides but is rejected. Aristol Gerken teases him while Plato plans a book and a song about Platonic friendship, following a humorous chain of dialogue and mistaken notions.
List of unclaimed letters from the Clarksburg postoffice dated June includes names such as A L Aguinto Mrs St Anderson Oliver Andrews Lin Antonio Lia Antonio J W Armstrong George Alt Miss Gordia Ashcraft Edna Abies George Abraham and many others with incomplete spellings and truncated entries. The notice details letters awaiting pickup.
Adrian Michigan reader recounts severe female weakness and fatigue then credits Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after three months. The note extols the product as a tried and true remedy for women and urges others to seek relief through the medicine company in Lynn Massachusetts.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlains Colla Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a proven cure for severe diarrhoea and illness after rain exposure. A testimonial from Sam Guin of Alabama claims quick recovery and strong health after treatment.
Letter invites readers to contact Weber Sanatorium in Cincinnati Ohio for information on medical treatment of all external growths especially cancer. It notes the institution is established 25 years and endorses a 31 page book free.
A fragment lists numerous individuals such as G. Childers Fred Challin Frank Criss J.W. Channel Miss Lula Coffman Nick Coffio O H Cummings V W Carr W S Coffman B D Cutright Albert Criss Mrs Marsh Canon and others alongside organizations like Eastern Corporation Aganecia Polcynox and Ivey Colling. The OCR reads like a social roster with many misspellings and unclear context.
A sale offers cut glass water sets featuring a large jug and six tumblers in toe grade glass. The set showcases a pretty sight point star design with other glasses of best quality to match the display.
Six large pieces of fine imported aluminum ware include a Dip Sauce Pan a covered stew pan a large pot strainer a pudding pan and a frying pan priced at 3.50 The set includes a preserving kettle a Berlin sauce pan and two medium stew pans valued at 1.08
A long OCR-like list of personal names and initials appears, featuring numerous given names and surnames such as Mary, John, Anna, James, Ella, Robert, and many others, many with middle initials or titles, likely from a roster, directory, or formal notice.
The Persian scholar Omar Khayyam was born in Nishapur and died in 1133 in his native town. Though a skilled physician and mathematician, he remains best known for the Rubaiyat which earned him lasting fame.
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