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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
9
An old ad lists a good weight jeans skirt in sizes 14 to 20 at 1.50 and a lot of Kabo Corsets priced 1.50 each. Variety includes Colgate soap 18 cakes and assorted Cashmere Bouquet in assorted assortment. Corsets to be discontinued.
A long excerpt discusses a prison magazine Star of Hope written by inmates to showcase reforms and improve public view. It notes activities across New York state prisons including bands, vaudeville, baseball, shorthand, and education, plus reports on the state prison for women at Auburn with services, Lent, clergy visits, and cultural events.
Washington May 28 report recalls Cyrenaica or Cyrene as ancient Greek colony in Libya between Tripoli and Barce, once flourishing with barley and silphium. The piece notes Cyrene's rise and fall under Ptolemies Rome and Arab conquest, mentions Battas nomads, Delphic oracle guidance, and later reduced exploration due to Senussi Islamists and Turkic travel limits. Also references later political chatter in the region and a local tax appointment controversy in the home state.
Charleston reports the failure of the state legislature to pass a law to fill vacancies should the U S Senate pierce one of the campaign planks set by opponents of Judge Ira E. Robinson, undermining their electoral strategy.
An ad promising relief for rheumatism touts Prima-Cura with claims of daily use and wide reach through West Virginia Distributing Office Parkersburg. The page also reports political smears around Governor Hatfield and Judge Robinson, accusing robison opponents of manipulating voters and misrepresenting vacancies and senate plans.
A disjointed OCR fragment hints at a medical advertisement or claim about curing deafness. It mentions names like Drakeiate and Gatorre Cure PT and references a tour or event with unclear details. The readable parts suggest promotional language common to late 19th or early 20th century sensational medicine notices.
A vintage ad discusses pregnancy and postnatal care, praising a product called Mothers Friend for easing muscle strain, skin tone, and recovery after childbirth. It frames expectant mothers as needing comfort during expectancy and claims the product aids a smooth return to the former figure and health.
Notice to stockholders announces the annual meeting of Morrison County Bank stockholders to elect directors and address other business. The date is June 14, 1916 at 11 o'clock AM at the Lost Creek West Virginia office.
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