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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
4
In a playful story fragment Axel and Prunella weigh family worries about a gas bill and a playful tenant named Rickettaly. A staged confrontation unfolds as Papaickette and others react with mock dread and mischief over household finances and a forthcoming supper encounter.
An OCR fragment notes a parade with a reference to P. Pruvotty and a crowd, but the text is garbled. The readable bit mentions approval or a gesture toward the honoree, with surrounding confusion about participants and actions. The core event appears ceremonial, though key details are missing.
In Jefferson, Green District of Doddridge and Tayler counties, the Hope Natural Gas Company completed well No 12 on the Stale Maker farm yielding ten barrels per day from the lq Ijun sand. Twiggs Oil and Oil Company completed a test well on the Wagner farm yielding forty five barrels daily from the Keener sand. The Tywlees Oil and Gas Company completed a well on the Stiliag Wagner farm producing twenty five barrels daily after a shot. The Cole ON Company reported initial pilot well on the Wander farm with twenty five barrels per day. Philadelphia Oil Company completed its initial test well on the J J Wiley firm and the Deborah Garuar farm, all in nearby counties, with varied yields and testing east of the Mone Natural Gas Company’s third well.
The report lists numerous oil well actions across Crawford, Jackson, Athens, and Washington counties, detailing completions, drillings, and production figures. Notable sites include Beavor, Dutcity, Porty, and Athens townships with wells such as No 3, No 10, and No 7 producing varying barrels per day, signaling a broad exploration push in the region.
The Franklin Institute honors Carty of Bell System and Theodore W Richards of Harvard with medals for pivotal work advancing telephone engineering and telecommunication theory. The ceremony included demonstrations of continental and wireless telephony linking San Francisco to New York and Washington to New York, marking progress in long distance speech transmission.
May 18 report states West Virginia edges toward leadership among the 48 states in road building plans. The total bond proposal sums to about 15.9 million dollars for highways with most funds already allocated. remaining 5.5 million may be spent or voted in the near future.
Wonders for stomach trouble quoted by Mia Anoo Kadin of Spencerport NY. After years of ailment and many remedies, Chamberlain's Tape provided relief. Charbarlain's Tablets praised and advertised as widely available.
An ad mentions Georgette Crepes priced at 1.75 per yard and claims the finest grade of all silk Georgette Crobd used with older materials for blouses and gowns. It lists many color options including Black White Dark Green Pink Teal Sky Belgian Blue Navy and Hone, with a width of 40 inches.
A fragmented 1910 notice from the Northern District of West Virginia outlines petitions and court orders regarding highway construction. It details a summons for creditors, publication in the Charleston Telegraph, and a court date on May 74th in Clarksburg with instructions for service and responses.
Administrators state all persons owing the estate of Lege 8 Stout decenned are invited to appear before the undersigned to prove claims. A date is set for filing, with attorney for the estate handling matters. The notice mentions Brow n and Wane BronT as administrators and references various unrelated statements about hobbies.
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