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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
3
A cultured clairvoyant offers life readings revealing name age and occupation and the circumstantial background of life events. Not a palmist or fortune teller, he provides guidance on business changes moves positions and domestic matters. Hours 10 am to 8 pm Sundays 2 to 8 pm with a lady attendant.
Greenlawn Cemetery announces opening with beautiful perpetual lots. Carline passes main entrance. for information or price inquire of Ptf Koblegard, President T J Lynch, Secretary. Leo Farley serves as superintendent on the grounds.
A three and a half year old boy named Harold fears a splinter removal but agrees to endure it for a penny from his father. He trades his penny for treats at a candy store, then plans to share the sweets with his mother and father, forgetting to give them any candy until a clever idea offers another penny. A curious museum exhibit and various short items follow, including notes on rivers, birds,explorers, and a courtroom exchange, all reflecting a vintage newspaper page with mixed topics.
The article recounts early exploration and trade along Alaska’s rivers, noting forts on the Kuskokwim, Sitka headquarters in 1882, and routes used by Russians and creole descendants. It mentions gold rumors, the history of Le Con Fort, and figures like Tew Simensom Tukeen and Ka lomakof, with reference to Black Pearls rising in value and famed gem hunters like Tavernier.
A retired English judge backed the view that certain matters suit oral examination rather than a mid trial summing up. He recalled a Manchester case where a man and dean cross examined, emphasizing that no weapon in law matches the force of the truth told plainly.
Notice is given to creditors of Robert J. Burns of Wallace Harrison County West Virginia that on May 18 1906 he was adjudicated bankrupt. A meeting for proof of claims appointment of trustee and examination of the bankrupt will be held May 29 1906 at 10 o clock in the forenoon at the law office of W Prask Stout Clarksburg West Virginia. Elmer F Goodwin attorney for the bankrupt serves as referee.
A distressed widow recalls the death of her husband and the wife’s bitter complaint about the cost of burying two people separately. The doctor boasts of treatment success while the survivor laments the double expense and reliance on medicine she finds wasteful.
A garbled OCR passage hints at a joke aging beyond an almanac and a shift from musical comedy to broader entertainment. It also touches on misfortunes, teasing, and a personal lament about forgetting a father’s house and heritage amid travel and memory.
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