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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
3
Classified notice listing sale of one harness register and one set of single harness at 403 North Vitti Street with additional note about a tobacco strip factory position interest at East End. Details appear fragmentary and may reflect job and equipment sale items.
The notice states that the HOSTER COLUMBUS ASSOCIATED BREWERIES COMPANY and Charles E McBride have filed applications to sell spirits wine porter ale beer and drinks in Clarkburg for the year beginning May 11 1906. The hearing is set for June 1 1906 in the City Council.
List of applicants sought for transfer of licenses to sell spirituous wines and alcoholic drinks within Clarksburg city limits. Notices names hearings set for May 18 1906 with Clerk Will F. Cole and city officials. Also includes local business ad for Portland cement and lime supply by GM West and Sturm & Wikeon.
A fragmented 1908 rail timetable lists multiple line routes and departures from Cumberland Washington Baltimore and New York with times in 1 am to 9 pm ranges. It shows connections to Grafton Accom Parkersburg Cincinnati and Morgantown with various departure and arrival times and abbreviations for routes like W VA FITTS NORTRHOOD Connellsville Pittinrg and WEST VA lines.
A jumble of rail fare notices lists Baltimore and Ohio routes and sale dates with details for National Education Association Denver Elks and Toronto Oda Fellows, plus a Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar cough remedy ad and a furniture repair service at 664 West Main Street.
An old advertisement promotes Young's Headache Powders as a remedy to cure headaches without harming the heart. Sold at all drug stores for 10 cents per box.
Cirrus rings light up with novelty acts and perilous feats as renowned riders showcase gravity-defying moves. The program includes 500 performers with world class equestrians led by John Correa and Miss Correa among others, plus dramatic scenes and historic reenactments.
Chicago firm Foley & Go. promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a throat remedy and warns customers to beware of imitations with similar names. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by Sturm & Wilson as a top remedy for coughs and colds.
Victor Hugo, exiled to Brussels, asked Rochefort to stand as godfather to his son Charles. In a curiosity shop window Rochefort found a silver tile ornament, priced 25,000 francs. After 1870 Rochefort’s property was confiscated, Hugo sold the ornament for the family’s benefit. It later emerged as a work by Benvenuto Cellini, yielding 200,000 francs.
A Jewish newspaper recounts a rabbi who interprets Jewish law for adherents to earn a stipend, while a junior clerk notes the poverty of the faithful. The rabbi sighs that without the religion's many prohibitions his family would starve.
A sensational show features Adam Forapawgle and Salvo performing extreme feats including an upside down ascent and a perilous Moon ride. The acts claim to surpass any prior public exhibition, with December style danger and athletic daring highlighted. Exhibits open Monday May 21.
Within the next two weeks all burial plots in Elkview cemetery must be cleared by those who tend them or by the manager. Those unable to clean should notify the undersigned. B I Stott, Manager. May 14, 1906.
A mixed listing notes a public sale of a fine gray horse described as horse T to be held in front of the courthouse on Tuesday, June 2, offered by sellers including C Shannon and from Prank Horner. Also mentions sales of remedies and drinks at local vendors. The material includes an advertisement for The New York World Thrice-a-Weekly Edition with subscription details.
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