Record Year in Preserving of Our Timber
Washington June 20 Notable progress in chemical wood preservation was recorded for 1913 by the American Wood Preservers Association with the Forest Service. Ninety three plants used creosol oil and dry zinc chloride to treat timber, saving 183 million cubic feet. The industry, growing since 1885, has expanded from three plants in 1885 to 117 by 1913, with widespread use in Britain and Europe already.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington, D.C
American Wood Preservers Association
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
Te Burnett
Bethel
Drought Relief Beliefs Amid Strong Corn Crop In Bristol District
Despite ongoing drought fears in the Bristol district farmers report corn thriving with strong fruit prospects and potential potato yields if rain resumes. The Greenbrier District Sunday School Convention program at Pleasant Hill on July 10 lists sessions and speakers including Rev Ze B Bowen and W A Ridgeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn
Bristol
Mra
Jules Matthey
Aka
Leonard Norris
Greenbrier
Pleasant| HI
Coug Aregation
B.D. Garrett
Ze B H. Bowen
W. A. Ridgeray
Sunday School Program and Local Socials at Clarksburg
The schedule lists a devotional led by W A Ridgeway then song services and talks on Sunday School topics by Rev. John Burnside I Stead Wilbert Davis W A McClain and H W Kinney. Nearby residents Jules Matthey Richard Day Jasper Ritter Howard Barnes visit Jacob's Run and plan a general store. A local note mentions farewell whiskey midnight and widespread imbibing in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Ridgeway
John Burnside
I. Stead
Wilbert Davis
W. A. McClain
H. W. Kinney
Jules Matthey
Richard Day
Clarksburg
Jasper Ritter
Grass Run
Howard Barnes
Indian Row
Jacob's Run
William Plantigan
Xyne Thompson J
West Virginia
Parisian Sage hair tonic promises glossy revival
An old advertisement extols Parisian Sage as a harmless, perfume scented scalp treatment that nourishes hair roots, removes dandruff, and stops hair loss after one application. It touts dramatic improvements like soft, abundant hair and renewed beauty, urging purchase from Wella & Haymaker Co. and other outlets. It notes Miss Martha Suddath of Columbia recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wella & Haymaker Co
Martha Suddath
Columbia
May
Best Diarrhoea Remedy claim from Galveston ad copy
A fragmented testimonial advertises Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best diarrhoea cure. The readable portion includes a user in Alabama claiming illness after measles and rain exposure. The text is garbled but centers on an old patent medicine pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam F. Guln
Vley
Ala
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Baker’s
Union National Bank
Arksburg
Sen
Pictorial Review
T. J. Lynch & CO
Clarksburg, W. VA
Walt
Perkins Boynton
Aus
Gar. Fett
Assanbation
Minnesota
Hammond
I W
Daniel W. Lawler
Dartmouth College
Ger Gael, Gass
Sturm & Wilson
W. Main St
R. T. Lowndes
Vici
Delphine
Summer Garden
Ter
Gwager’s
Lexington
Howard
Lexington- Howard
Jackson Auto and Carriage Co
J.M. Shields
General Motor
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