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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1916
Page
3
Mrs Charles Holister entertained the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church at her Wilsonburg home. After devotionals and business the group joined in a social session with refreshments served by the host and daughter Miss Madaline Holster. Those present included Mrs Charles Holister and family Mrs W S Davis Mrs Ira Fittro Mrs W La Huret Mrs J B Strother and Mrs 0 J.
A group of visitors from Wilsonburg and Adamston called on residents including Hannah and daughter Cathrine, Mrs Arthur Hinkle, Rev and Mrs ALS Arnett and Iya Virginia, Doras McAtee and son Carlisle and daughter Dorothy, and Mrs John Flinn, all of Wilsonburg, with Mrs Lester Petray of Adamston.
Paris on May 5 quotes M. David Mennot, head of Paris chamber of commerce, warning that French goods face dumping risk after the war. He notes French workmanship, pride in quality, and potential need for new laws to block imports while domestic installations rebuild. He discusses German dumping tactics, war impacts on manufacturing districts, and the cotton industry’s slow recovery though overall progress shown.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring tonic that purifies and strengthens the blood to restore vitality and appearance. It promises renewed energy, appetite, sleep, and health, citing thousands of letters as proof and urging readers to buy the medicine today.
In Clarkburg and Woodbridge reports praise Vinol as a tonic for the elderly. A grandmother recovering from grippe with weakness reportedly strengthens after taking Vinol, credited to cod liver oil extracts and iron. Endorsements claim improved appetite digestion and blood nourishment from this tonic.
Charlie Merz of Indianapolis has secured a divorce and plans to race again in the sixth annual international stakes race at Indianapolis on May 80 driving a Peugeot. The International Speedway Team Company and owners enforce a rule that failed entries cannot return.
Fragmentary note indicates mills and commerce in invaded areas grew, with gains in routes and ways. It suggests consumer product trade remained near normal despite the war, while some sectors lagged due to wartime effects and disruptions.
An old style advertisement touts Q Tan Mair Color Restorer as a harmless non dye solution that reverses gray strands, stops hair loss and dandruff, and promotes growth. It claims quick results, a money back guarantee, and sells for 60 cents a 7 ounce bottle at Wells Haymaker’s Drug Store in Clarksburg West Virginia with mail order for out of town buyers.
Trustees of a bankrupt estate in the Northern District of Went Virginia auctioned real property described as parcels in Northview and nearby lands. The sale, ordered by the court, aimed to satisfy debts with bidding opened at the front door of the county courthouse.
The fragment cites Deed Book No 186 page 467 in Preston County Virginia listing a twenty nine acre farm tract. It mentions a February 10 1813 deed and a sale with one third of the purchase price due at sale, and notes various names and dates in the county records.
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