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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
21
An old advertisement touts Mi-o-na tablets as a quick aid for indigestion and stomach distress. It promises relief from nervous tension, headaches, sour stomach, heartburn, and bowel pain, claiming the remedy strengthens stomach walls and aids digestion, with a 50 cent box available at Wells & Haymaker Co. and local drugstores.
A reading lecturer notes rising store purchases of Mother's Friend, praising it as a gentle external embrocation easing abdominal muscle strain. He claims it keeps muscles pliant, aids childbirth, and helps prevent tears during delivery, urging expectant mothers to read up and have their partners buy it at the drug store.
Washington May 19 A USDA bulletin advises chestnut timber killed by bark disease can still yield profits. It details selling poles, ties, staves, and lumber from dead timber, with timelines for merchantability and recommendations to sell diseased timber while alive. It covers market options, portable mills, and prices for poles, bolts, and cordwood across railroads, telegraph lines, and industrial buyers.
A traveler described as a Kurd from Skaw-Hoon is noted for an extraordinary journey since 7896. He reportedly covered 4,22 tiles by yam and train, visiting twenty different churches in Artuet Giterent school tongue, marking him as possibly the most traveled itinerant preacher of his era.
Auction note describes a 32 by 226 foot level lot near the Post property in Clarksburg priced at 2500 with terms: one third cash, balance in one and two years at interest, or 2200 cash. Expected value rises to 100 per front foot once the Golf Addition is completed.
Fine seven room oak finished home with bath on a 50 by 151 foot lot plus 50 foot rear yard. Slate roof gas water and sewer. Shade trees. Price 4500 with 1500 cash and balance in one two and three years. Near Carr Avenue Main Street and Broad Oaks street car line.
Lot 50 by 128 feet on Florence Street priced at 4750 dollars with reasonable terms. Two Glen Elk properties on Clart Street listed as A-1, priced at 6700 dollars, two story frames with one shingle and one slate roof, both renting for 60 dollars monthly, 30 dollars each.
Creight assigns shipment times for Mannington and intermediate points to arrive at station 30t after 9:00 am. Shipments to Fairview and intermediates must reach station by 10:50 am. Goods are accepted for shipment 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Monongahela Valley Transportation Company.
City tax authorities warn taxpayers of overdue taxes and urge remittance or reporting errors by telephone letter or in person. If taxes are paid, bring receipts for proper credit. Council instructs pursuing total collection on all back taxes if not settled promptly.
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