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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
14
An excerpt from Kate Douglas Wiggin's 1915 tale follows Waitstill Baxter as memories rise of Ivory and family. The narrator recalls mornings, a gentle home, and the longing for a loved one who will stand by through hardship, with vivid scenes of family warmth and distant dreams.
In a rural tale a deacon, aging and anxious, pursues a housekeeper for steady wages. Widow Tillman becomes a potential partner, weighing independence against need as plans unfold for a discreet arrangement and a future share of the deacon’s estate.
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a scientific hair tonic to nourish the scalp, stop dandruff, and promote long thick soft lustrous hair for men women and children. The copy stresses affordable supply at drug or toilet counters and asserts quick visible improvements in days. A fiction fragment follows about Ivory, Walter, Baxter and a farm life story set to continue.
The community reacts to a sensational frame up surrounding Jane Tilman Dew Baxter and the marriage announcement of deacon Woltatilnd Ivory Boynton. Rumors swirl as the tale of wealth, deceit, and impending death intertwines with the publishing notice.
The scene centers on Deacon Baxter, Patty and Mark planning a housekeeper arrangement as they prepare for a wedding. Patty gives a twenty dollar gold piece as a future gift, Mark affirms her independence, and the couple heads toward a New Hampshire village for their new life. Walt and Ivory weigh in on managing household duties and future schooling in New England.
Fannie Sollens, jailed in Marion County for 11 months for striking activity, applies through attorney John R. Palmer for an appeal to the Federal Circuit. If granted, the case would go to the circuit court at Richmond Va. United Mine Workers offers to post bond if she is released.
The article discusses an ordinance approving a plumbing code intended to protect health and property, apply to new buildings after July 1, 1914, and reduce maintenance costs. It notes anticipated expansion as three thousand homes rise in the district and highlights the Water Works and Sewerage Board's role and plans.
Vincent qualifies as administrator of the Edina W. Martin estate with a $2000 bond. Appraisers include Martha A. Marth and M. A. Whiteman with Charles A. Williamson and Hubert W. Starks named. Local banks to observe Decoration Day with Memorial procedures noted.
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