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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1915
Page
13
A compact notice offers a bar gain with price 52 000. It highlights a bargain oriented toward buyers seeking value. The ad uses terse terms and mentions a price point likely for a property or item sale.
For sale a Crawford Place property featuring eight rooms, bath, basement, and a rear alley. The level 40 by 120 feet lot lies near a church with access for two cars. Offers include three small farms in the subdivision, prices £1.00 $1.100 and 1300 with terms a $20 down payment and $20 monthly payments not including taxes or interest.
Notice to all persons indebted to or having claims against the estate of Geo W Southern deceased. Claims must be presented to the undersigned administrator B T Southern at Terra Alta West Virginia. Welch and Fullerton druggists deliver to all parts of the city.
Conace prayer meetings in connection with the Hamilton evangelistic series have been arranged for Tuesday morning from 9:24 to 9:... o'clock. The first ward and various districts list leaders and addresses including Mrs WL Heo cave, Mr Seld, 369 Oak Street, Mrs Mollie PATEN, 210 Mechanic Street, Mrs Simpson, Mrs D RB Wik, Mrs Cookman, Rev W EE Fogtensong, Mrs Edward Law, 216 Steamore Street, Mrs Freese, 739 Locust Street, Mrs McQuaghy, Mrs A B Porles, 128 Dodge Court, Mr Hess, Mrs DV W Jacobs, Mrs Jesse Shinn, Mrs Scully Pare, Mrs Lem South, Mrs French, Mrs Damweon's Virginia Street, and Mrs Rider's Liss Street Stewart Addition. TheSubject is Faith. Speakers and locations include Mrs Reed, Mrs L C Nale as leader.
Police raided a Clark Street Glen Elk house of ill fame just after midnight. Two men identified as Paul Weber and E Bartholomew were fined 6.60 each for assembling for immoral purposes, while Mrs Eaton faces trial tonight for running the house. Lieutenant Nicholas White led the squad with Officers Sims Joyce White and Howe under Chief Brooks direction.
Directors of the Business Men's League on May 1 unanimously endorsed the movement for merchants and emplore might to attend the teledergade next Tuesday evening May 13. The board still recommends that city merchants close their places of business at 4 30 p m on that Tuesday to allow time for the special service by themselves and their employees.
An early 20th century travel pitch offers a staged itinerary from Denver to California Expositions via Burlington routes with daylight through service from Chicago and St Louis, then sail to Portland aboard Great Northern Pacific Steamships. The proposal promises efficient sightseeing to Glacier or Yellowstone on return, and asks the reader to share dates and trip length for a tailored plan.
Real estate notice advertises White Addition near the car line and turnpike. Seeks buyers to view before purchasing, touting proximity to Norwood factories as a superior residence area. Prices from 4210 up. See notice for details.
Wiss Ethel Gerrard patient at a local hospital with a broken hip after a Sunday afternoon wreck on West Milford road. Willis and Alta Rittenhouse suffer bruises not requiring hospital care. Georgia and Alice Startin also in the Ford, all from Gregory’s Tun and Wilsonburg, when a larger car crowded them into the gutter and forced the Ford to overturn. The larger car did not stop and its occupants were not identified.
Edward H. Kintzer returned from Chicago where the Socialist national committee met to set party policy. He urged opposition to militarism and war, reading a party statement condemning naval disaster and urging international worker solidarity, while noting West Virginia primary law actions referred to committees. The article records turnout for reelection and the party’s executive structure.
London on May 17 saw near complete restoration of street car service as drivers and conductors of the London County Municipal Railway pledged to return only after a permanent pay increase is granted, leaving only occasional car service disruptions.
The Mothers Club of Northview WHI meets at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon in Mrs John Props home. Topics include Service. Hostesses are Mrs Props and Mrs Willison. Mrs 4G Maulsby and daughter Layvoo of Cogar recent visitors to Mrs Waiter Maulsby of Adamston. Mr and Mrs W G Kennedy of Lost Creek were city shoppers Monday.
State of West Virginia. Certification by James Crews, Clerk of Harrimon County Court, and others of Sirwatn district regarding a warrant. Describes a farm seen by A. D. Corpening on GiSen Farm, held under possession, with a trial-like entry noting a five dollar fee, red petes, and a two-year-old horse weighing about one hundred pounds. Date given as April 5.
Martin Bros. advertises home grown asparagus delivered daily to all parts of the oats region. Read as a local farm produce notice highlighting reliable morning freshness and broad delivery area.
June Io will end the open door policy on free transportation. Railroads have grown less liberal in issuing passes to employer relations and many free trips have been discontinued. Recent reports on needs to boost receipts suggest curtailing passes, upsetting workers who valued free travel as a perk of railroad employment.
Joseph Ruffner Jr longtime managing news editor resigns from the Exponent American and plans to depart for Parkersburg this evening. His departure evokes memories of past editors who left amid disappointment, suggesting a possible 4 page special edition listing former managers. The piece hints the federal industrial relations commission might investigate in Clarksbury.
George Potts aged 25 died after an accident on the Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Sunday afternoon. He was handling the brakes when he fell between Fas Turner and Niropa, about one o clock. Potts was rushed to the Miners Hospital at bairment where every effort was made to save him.
An ad style fragment touts Stein Bloch garments as lasting sixty years with the claim of being the top choice for one kind of suit. It invites readers to visit and view late models and good games.
Advertising copy hints at two performances by the Gentry Brothers' Famous Shows, with early word of events and town excitement for upcoming acts.
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