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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1915
Page
6
Before the war there were 5 001 German waiters and barbers in London. British naval and military force s in Hongkong usually number 7 10 men.
The report lists numerous oil tests and shallow producers across West Virginia and nearby areas. Entries name companies such as South Peak Oil Company, Sycamore Oil, Hope Natural Gas, Walnut Creek Oil, and United Fuel Gas, with farms including Shafer, Deem, Shutttleworth, Starr, Haney, Morgan, Huey, Thomas, Hurst, Morran, Smith, Allen, Petty, Wilson, and more. Production figures range from a few barrels to about fifteen or more per day, with several tests noting gassers or light oil finds in Berea grit, Keener sands, and Big Injun sands.
Caddo crude at 55 cents per barrel cited as producer price in a trade with Canada. Quotes listed at 1.35 for Peso Sylvania grade.
Professor Floris Davisson spoke to a large Mother's Day crowd at the Methodist Episcopal church in Mount Clare. Reported as beautiful and inspiring, the address praised mothers and urged young women to uphold high morals. The audience applauded and invited him to return. Also noted are cool nights with light frosts, and the Rogers’ return from Florida in good health.
An advertisement urges plain girls to enhance beauty through stylish clothes and well kept hair. It promotes Parisian Sage to nourish roots and grow strong hair and Parisian Lace to boost fluffiness and radiance, claiming the products improve overall appeal and charm.
An old advertisement touts a nightly scalp treatment to remove dandruff. It claims most flakes vanish by morning with multiple applications, promising itch relief and silky, lustrous hair. It urges readers to buy the product Equidarvon at local stores, noting low cost and no limits on use.
The Ladies Aid Society held a parcel post sale Saturday evening in which many packages were disposed of and a nice sum realized. A bright star or strange light was seen on Monday evening in the eastern sky, prompting several residents to wonder if it was a lantern-bearing figure on a hill.
Perry S Richards aged 20 former city resident died at home near Oxford after a lingering illness. Funeral held 11 am Tuesday at Oxford burial in Oxford cemetery. Survived by widow Vida Richards two sisters Mrs Perry Greathouse and Mrs Anus Park and brother Todd Richards. He worked for Singer Sewing Machine Co Lyon Roofing and as rural mail carrier route No 1 Wolf Sumarit. He married Miss Helderpan in May.
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