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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1912
Page
2
Dr and Mrs Fleming Howell are shipping their household goods to Oakland Maryland where they will reside. They will depart for that place either tonight or tomorrow night.
The piece urges attention to kidney health, cites tetanus disease figures, and endorses Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root as an ideal herbal remedy for kidney and liver function. It claims a long cure record and offers a free sample by mail, with Swamp Root sold in 50c and 1.00 bottles through druggists.
A historic ad claims rising salon and voluntary testimonials for Chamberlain Doughly. It invites readers to try its qualities for cough relief and benefits for children, promising value and customer trust as today’s top value-seeking shoppers gather at the store.
A long list of names appears as recipients of advertised letters and related notices. The fragment mentions a South Pyne Oil Company drilling near Grass Run and references various individuals, farms, and local places, typical of a 19th or early 20th century post office notice card.
Bristol items report a two year old colt owned by Worthington Marsh of Reynoldsville badly injured on a barbed wire fence. Several Salem visitors and residents are named, including Miss Florence Sibert from Marietta and Mrs. Dorsey Wilcox of Pittsburg visiting Salem. Others note travel, business visits, and local repairs as residents and families move about in May.
The Victoria theater last night drew full houses with the Wheeler Sterling Stock Company presenting The Rogue's Gallery. Notable performers Charles Perrys Shupidrted by the Wheeler Sintere and Pleauuntre Seahorn delighted audiences. Tonight promises another top act with Matters Verson and Geotke Brann, ages 11 and 12, performing with the Victoria orchestra. Box office prices listed at ten and fifteen cents for seats.
A Tampa letter extols Cardus as a remedy for worn out women guiding nerves muscles and overall health. The claimant reports rapid improvement after starting Cardus and urges others to try the age old herbal remedy said to strengthen weakening organs and relieve overwork.
An old advertisement touts ZO refined foot ointment with claims to end soreness and misery in feet and ankles. It promotes dancing and walking as pleasures after use, and offers Wells & Haymaker Co as the seller with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee.
A Mount Glare report notes Kenneth Ge-yearolt son of Mr and Mrs GmorSten was badly burned Monday morning when he ran into his mother as she poured boiling water into a tub. A doctor said his burns are not serious. Robert Mitchel suffers serious trouble with his left foot and remains in bed after a partial amputation. Elder Stiman of the Seventh Day Baptist church at Lost Creek filled in for Rev P Kelly at a morning service. Mr and Mrs Gordon Kennedy and their daughter Thetis of Creek visited Blake and family. The Schaftart Brothers are well and working with the light and heat company of Clarksburg. C. Holden of Botkinot attends to business matters.
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