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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
2
An old newspaper ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Dr Shoop Restorative as effective for whooping cough and general debility. It includes testimonials from Mrs Lane of Harland and Mrs A Goon of Durand, Mich, and claims quick relief, better sleep, and restored strength for distressed children and adults.
A glass worker says he was paid only 15 dollars after receiving a 40 dollar fee for the work following a recent fire. The Bureau of Information reports a lack of new views, while several new buildings rise in the Glenwood addition.
Adamston reports a busy building season with at least ten new houses planned and several more to rise. The Fairmont and Clarkshuts Trac Hon company has built a randels cay at the Adamston crash service, styled after Baltimore and Ohio gondola cars. Local notices describe factory complaints about smoke from the Northview sin factory, ongoing work on the Baltimore & Ohio bridge, and various residents moving or taking new jobs. A Methodist Episcipal church event drew a large crowd, while weather and local labor changes affected daily life.
An advertisement announces affordable coverage against sickness and accidents by Sylvia Insurance. It offers 52 weeks of indemnity for accidental death and medical issues, 50 dollars per month for accident indemnity, and 26 weeks for sickness with a partial 26 week indemnity. The plan costs one dollar per month and is presented by Charles W. Worcester at the L O O F Building in Clarkeburg, West Virginia.
An advertisement urges weak women to read Book No 4 for Women detailing Dr Shoop's Night Cure suppositories and claims soothing healing effects. The pamphlet promises strictly confidential medical advice free of charge and instructs readers to write to Dr Shoop in Racine Wisconsin. The Night Cure is said to be sold by all dealers.
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