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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
4
Poley & Co of Chicago advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy. The notice cautions that many imitations with similar names exist and urges customers to seek the genuine product in a yellow package sold by Sturm & Wilson.
Notice announces that Hosters Columbus Associated Breweries Company seeks a wholesale beer license for Clarksburg to sell liquors including beer starting May 4 1906. Applicant Charles E McBride of Mont Brunswick Brewing Company building 325 Baltimore Street is listed. Hearing set by City Council on June 1 1906. Clerk Will H Cole signs.
Notice lists applicants for transfer of licenses to sell spirits wine porter ale and like beverages in Clarksburg beginning May 18 1906 and states hearings will be held on May 18 1906. Clerk marks date April 26 1908 and includes miscellaneous local notices and ads.
Clarksburg timetable effective March 15 1906 shows daily departures from key hubs including Cumberland Washington Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York eastbound and Parkerburg Cincinnati Louisville St Louis westbound with numerous connections. Northbound lists connections to Johnnsville Pittsburg Fairmont Morgantown and other WV points while southbound covers Weston Pickens Richwood Webster Springs and Wet Virginia Short Line to New Martinsville and Wheeling with varied departure and arrival times.
City notices list travel offers and sale dates across multiple cities including Baltimore, San Francisco, Denver, and Toronto. Tickets on sale June 24 to July 6 with return validity into September 1906, plus agent contact details for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and general passenger agents.
The piece sketches Beverly Massachusetts history with beans trade and a 10 shilling tax on absentees, plus slave ownership in 1754. It also reports on animals showing little pain, the winged general of the sea, moustache motives in Paris, and various oddities from language to medieval tales.
The article discusses plant propagation concepts about cutting practices and watering effects. It then recounts a President McKinley anecdote about a petitioning applicant for a Bra dil minister post who sought quick confirmation, leading to a joke about being merely a signer.
The article honors A Lapham of Milwaukee known as the father of the weather bureau service. It notes his telegraph observations of wind and storms, predicting arrivals in neighborhoods, and his role in early U S signal service work in Chicago. It recalls his death in 1875 and reflects on his enduring legacy.
A fragment notes a queer Icelandic belief that waters flowing north are drawn toward a hollow in the earth created by a downward ocean current through a hollow with a pole to pole suction. The belief is traced to the Utama Saga, a fourteenth century source, cited as authority.
A fragmented verse lines explore Hope and Joy, contrasting transport and danger. The speaker notes Hope as a coral heart, innocent yet strong, guiding a man whose wisdom is exchanged for Joys, with a cryptic reflection on fear and death.
A brief exchange recalls a visit to a new church where the architect mentions a great marvel. The lady declines naming individuals and urges focusing on sacred heart devotion rather than personalities.
The excerpt traces ancient ball games from Greece and Rome, noting Greek variants named phenisda and episkyrns with center runners and signaling plays. It contrasts their lack of formal team structure with later concepts of teamwork and passing, while describing rougher Roman and other early practices.
A scrambled excerpt discusses milk composition and protein content, noting fats and proteids with references to digestion. The text mixes unrelated phrases and lacks a coherent report or named entities.
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions Mold, Rad, The Faerie Queen, and officials with scattered terms like water, tenancy, wastefulness, and street scenes. Many garbled names and phrases impede clear facts or event.
The Grace Adam Vorspaugh and Sella Brothers United Shows present a season of new novelty acts with thundering sensations. Salvo s Trip to the Moon and Frederick Zodheidie walk a tight spiral and perform a perilous two-cable descent in a sensational display that tests strength and nerve. Exhibit set for Monday May 21 at the tent.
The Thrice-a-Week World announces its post 106 era format and full world coverage via news service. It claims prompt accurate reporting and independence for Republicans and Democrats alike. A special feature promotes literary content from leading authors. Subscription is $1 per year with a bundled offer for 160.
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