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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Preventics and Henty and Tar as cures for colds and grippe. It states a 3400.00 paid by Dr. Shoop for care, compares 100 dollars to 25 cents, and claims Preventics contain no quinine or laxative. It warns pneumonia would not appear with the treatment and urges reliance on the products sold by dealers.
Local visitors from Parkersburg including Jom Vadervort and Aikens stop in the city Tuesday morning. Walter Barnes from Fairmont spends Tuesday in town. John Marshall returns to Parkersburg. Mrs Willamricker and child travel via air legation. Charles Lively arrives from Weston for a short visit. G Woobien of Baltimore, a B&O passenger agent, is listed among prominent visitors. J Higgs of Parkersburg also attends to business here. Mrs Mary Bracey is taken to Clarksburg sanitarium for stomach trouble.
Washington March 24 The report that Senator Elkins has backed over the traces in negotiations involving the Duke of Abrazil for Miss Katherine Elkine's hand is renewed. The issue includes the alleged proffered dukedom and the $100,000 four year dot, which draws significant scrutiny in capital circles.
The 80 year old Mrs Priscilla Davis died in a house fire when her clothing ignited from an open grate. She resided with her son Ben Davis and the funeral is set for tomorrow morning in Tho burn. An advertisement for JELL O jelly moulds promotes individually molded desserts and notes JELL O is sold by grocers at 10 cents per package.
A century old property listing describes a two story six room house on Thompsons ton street with bath pantry cellar and slate roof plus front and back porches and shade trees on a 48 by 00 foot lot with terms one third cash and balance in one and two years. Also an or two story frame dwelling on Dale Avenue finished in oak seven rooms and bath cemented cellar and porches in a prime Clark sburg resident section with similar terms. A vacant lot on Mechanic Street measures 22 by 122 feet with listed price and financing options.
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