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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1907
Page
5
Classified notice seeking candidates for canvassing work with good salary to suitable applicants. References required. Address replies to Alairaim Lock Box 196 Wheeling, WV Va. finder will be contacted.
Advertisement for proposals invites sealed bids at 2 PM June 1 1907 in Clarksburg West Virginia for fuel lights water ice miscellaneous supplies washing towels hauling ashes and sprinkling streets for the fiscal year ending June 30 1908. Right to reject bids reserved by Treasury Department. Application notices announce licenses to sell at retail spirituous wines beer and drinks in Clarksburg and Salem with hearings June 7 and June 10 1907 respectively.
The coroner examined a burial site where a human skeleton was found with a stone marked J. W., 3, 1809. The bones were boxed and buried at Greenlawn cemetery, leaving the question of the deceased's identity unresolved.
Lumberport Gas company nearing completion of a drill rig on the Lumberport Development Company property within the corporation’s scope and plans to start drilling next week for its first gas well.
A dense, mis OCR list of church announcements shows sermons, Sunday schools, and special events across multiple denominations. Readings include First Baptist, Goff Methodist Episcopal, Northview Baptist Mission, Bridge Street Mission, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Central Presbyterian, West Bull Methodist, Christ Church Episcopal, Adamston United Brethren, and others with service times, speakers, and topics such as The Relation of the Bible School to Church Work, The Trusting Teach That Tells, Stewards of Graves, and Whitsunday observances. Many invitations to attend, with class meetings, prayer gatherings, and weekly programs.
The Philadelphia Gas Co. has five locations at Bristol with additional sites on the Jesse A. Hurbert and M. E. Ritter farms, plus properties tied to Robert M. Carter, J. W. Jofibson, Jane on M. J. Holden and J W. Joan not. EWERT MELODY FLOUR promotion quotes savings on purchases. Krom the jeweler advertises value.
A vintage home remedy description touts compounds like Karger and Stray Sareaparti mixed with water and taken as a teaspoon after meals to relieve rheumatic pains, bladder and kidney issues, claiming the formula cleanses kidneys and purifies blood. Contains warnings of imaginary benefits and urges passing the cutout to a friend.
Wheeling undertaker and embalm er F C Furbee returned from Elkins where the West Virginia Undertakers Association executive committee planned the state convention. The Elkins gathering approved July 11 for the event with guests invited for an excursion into West Virginia mountains. 200 members exist in the state body, with about 160 expected to attend. Committee members F H Zook M A Kendall S C Furbee and H A Davidson attended.
Rain saturated Union Park washing out the Connellsville and Clarkshure West Penn baseball game Saturday afternoon. The match will be replayed later this season. Connellsville players arrived and lodged at Grew's hotel before heading to Patemont to face Reddy Mack's team Sunday.
Charleston reporter says J. Walter Bebert, longtime chief clerk in the auditor's office, will confirm the office next week and enter the fire insurance business. Mr. Scherr is el ected to resign.
Fragmentary OCR lists empire associations and leaders including Persian Spires and Macedonian rulers with multiple unclear names. The text appears as a garbled catalog of historical empires and figures, lacking cohesive narrative or verifiable events.
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