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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
2
A Taft labor club meeting reports unanimous endorsement of William Howard Taft by 40 members, calling for labor friends to back his bid for Chief Executive. The resolution supports Taft’s candidacy and urges active effort for his election.
New York November 2 Protestations by William Jennings Bryan fail to hide his publishing choices. He released six of eight books through non union shops, despite unions waging their fiercest strike. Investigations show several works carried no union label while others bore labels or premiums with limited labeling. Publications involve McClure Phillips Funk Wagnalls Conkey Co and Literary Digest with Bryan contributing introductions and edits.
A nostalgic ad touts P and G soap as the modern time saver for homemakers. It contrasts old washing with faster magic that frees the mistress to rest in the pantry while the maid dries clothes, all implying cost and effort saved for five cents at grocers.
The Pike News Company receives agencies for Richardson and Witstow Skate Companies from Clarksburg Coliseum Company and promises to supply every skate make in stock or on order. A large shipment of Richardson skates already sits at the mammoth store on Pike Street awaiting display.
An 1890s advertising claim describes a disease causing sudden deaths and kidney-related failures. It promotes Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder problems, claiming rapid, dramatic cures and urging purchase from druggists nationwide.
A letter from C. W. Baldwin, H. C. Godman Company agent, to Chairman Hitchcock warns that Bryan’s election would collapse orders and bankrupt factories. Baldwin, with 32 years on the road, says business men fear Bryan and urge voting Taft to keep commerce stable.
Local account describes Mike Francis as a well known free trader who cieties to teach free trade principles. It cites a past incident during Republican talks on tin production where he allegedly urged miners to push prices up and warned that McEnnidy bill would raise costs to 76 cents per column.
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