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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
5
Curio column on new pitches and slang with Cy Young’s supposed square ball, umpire debates for Fairmont and Clarksburg, tips from Conpie Mack, and footwork notes from Taine Wagner. Mentions Shinnston, Marion County, and local players like Lajoie and Pittsburgian infield work.
Telegraphic summaries report rioters identified by oath, officers elected in Springfield and other political notes. Mentions the National Board member Purcell, Welling O'Connor presidency, and clashes over miners' demands with rate regulation and coal traffic inquiry. Washington dispatches note posturing on railroad rates and price-slashing retail.
Bridgeport school plans a lyceum program on Friday night with officers listed including president Ors Leatherman and secretary Dale Stont. The town awaits news on pneumonia fever affecting Herbert, while Mr Johnson plans town improvements. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised for cough relief with a safety claim and no opiates.
Frayed OCR notes Friday March 9 at 10 pm in the Tradert Hotel to hear a long running joke about why a chicken crosses the street. The piece references common punch lines and notes the joke’s enduring presence in public lore.
Fragmentary OCR text reports an inspection involving Company K and references to West National Geese. Details are unclear, with garbled names and partial phrases. No concrete outcomes or dates available from the readable portion.
Former slave Melving Snithiars died at her son-in-law Lemon Turner’s home in Eger Shinnston at age 75. Widow of Jackson Smithers she was known for kindness. The notice notes long illness and mentions a dubious medicine advertisement by Dr. Gubpo for a Blood and Nerve Tonic.
The obituary notes the funeral of David Thomas this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with arrangements at nearby cemetery. A distant voice quotes a eulogistic reflection of hardship and endurance, mentioning an aunt and a reference to a Manila region savage tribes. The fragmentary text includes unrelated product mentions and garbled names.
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