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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1915
Page
4
A change of address notice appears for the FHEDAWY Telegram service stating new address details and reiterating that both old and new addresses must be updated. The note references weekly and Sunday morning updates and implies ongoing service continuity.
A fragment from an Evening Echo issue surveys wartime events and diplomacy. It notes reactions in Britain to announcements of possible U.S. involvement, Japanese Chinese relations statements, and a Rome despatch. The page also praises the Gazette Times’ redesigned format and previews a State Education Association meeting in Charleston with speakers from Michigan and Kentucky.
A commission undertakes a thorough study of vocational education for West Virginia. The association plans a reception hosted by Governor Hatfield. Charleston offers numerous hotels and boarding houses to accommodate attendees at special rail rates via the Coal and Coke railroad coupons available from 602 G Wilson, supervisor of schools, Etkins, W Va.
The American Bar Association Taxation Committee reports gross defects in the income tax act passed by the Democratic Congress. It condemns hasty, unclear drafting and warns of extensive litigation to interpret vague provisions. The committee urges a complete revision to render the law clear, coherent, and easily referenceable.
A collage of editorials and comments from various papers. Brief quips touch on war timing politics heaven political influence and economic cuts in New York state budgets amid cautious optimism about fiscal economy. Names include Bluefele Telegraph Wheeling News Huntisdosa Herald Dispatch and Charleston Mail.
An advertisement touts large quantities of roots and herbs used in a traditional remedy. It notes women seeking relief from female ailments have tried the product, claiming benefits and urging readers to consider the old-fashioned treatment.
City water use requires prior permits from the office with penalties for unpermitted consumption at two dollars per day. Sprinkling rules limit water takers to specified feet, ban nozzles larger than 1 4 inch without extra charge, and forbid sprinkling without a nozzle. Sprinkling allowed two hours daily, from five to ten and five to eight, with supply cut off for misuse.
A bizarre humorous scene in a hospital where Bismark Jones recovers after surgery. Patients share beds as the narrator sketches surreal details like sunlit saws and bone hammers. The doctor frets about a misplaced overcoat while exclamations echo through a crowded recuperating ward.
The Searchlight notes the Bell Gate Bridge in New York will soon be completed. It claims the three and a half mile arch spans over a thousand feet and can carry four railroad tracks, a record in long bridges. The bridge will connect New England railroads with the rest of the country and is backed by Pennsylvania New York and New Haven Hartford line cooperation. Estimated cost is cited as 25 999 000 as a bargain for such a feat.
In the Bishlands of the Holy Land lies Petra, once a vast center of civilization. The article recounts Petra as a legendary relic, famed for its temples, theaters, and caravan trade that connected northern Arabia to Rome, then faded with time and was rediscovered through exploration.
Descriptive fragments describe the ancient city Petra and its approach through a narrow gorge. The passage runs two miles long and 600 feet deep, leading to sheer walled valleys flanked by cliffs four to six thousand feet high. The text notes the marvel of sculpted cliffs and multicolored sandstone shaping a landscape beyond ordinary comprehension.
Our stock includes coats in all fashionable seasonal models at attractive regular prices. We boast the city’s leading coat and suit store status with a vast stock. New shipments bring scores of models in season’s lowest styles and fabrics such as wool serge chinchilla homespun tweeds gabardine covert cloth. Full range of ladies and misses sizes in staple shades with shepherd checks and novelty effects.
Exquisite patterns in Plauen flouncings and laces. Sheer white fabrics include Organza Rice Voiles Mercerized Barn Persian Lawns and Batiste. Fresh, in demand materials for graduation dresses and summer frocks.
Continuing sale text notes silk mixed ratine fabric in many colors for summer dresses. Medium weight fabric popular with wide color range. Regular price around a dollar, sale price 39 cents per yard.
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