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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1906
Page
2
In this clipping a telegraph column compiles briefs from classified ads including sales, employment and notices. The readable items hint at local commerce listings and service offers with concise descriptions and contact details.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous offices and professionals by room and floor numbers, including attorneys at law, doctors, insurers, a lumber company, contractors, and utility firms. The chaotic compilation references firms such as Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Butte. Pardee Curtin Lumber Co. Richards Construction Co. Sperry & Sherry. West Virginia Casualty Co. and several physicians and lawyers with floor locations.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a wholesome drink made from parched grains. It asserts real coffee disturbs the stomach and heart and offers a true coffee flavor without caffeine, promising quick preparation and free samples at local stores.
The advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe remedy for coughs and throat troubles for children and adults. It claims to be free of opiates or harmful drugs and unaffected by National Pure Food and Drug laws.
The notice proclaims Pure Food and Drug Law enforcement on opium and narcotics in cough cures. It asserts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure has 20 years of safe use, contains no narcotics, and is suitable for children. Druggists are urged to sell it as a safe alternative and law protection.
An old ad pitches Dr Shoop Green Save to treat skin ailments with a bedtime coating. Claims include softening and healing for various skin conditions and a free trial box available at stores. Mentions a large nickel capped price and dealership availability.
An advertisement touts Dr. Shoop's Magic Ointment for piles claiming quick, positive relief. It promises to treat itching pain protruding or binding piles and notes large glass jars sold by dealers for 50 cents.
Preventics are toothsome candies said to dissipate colds quickly when taken at the sneeze stage. The ad claims the lozenges are safe for children and effective for adults and recommends 6 and 25 cent boxes sold by druggists.
Sheriff announces sale of delinquent 1904 real estate in Harrison County at the courthouse steps on December 11 at 1 30 PM. Tracts and lots listed include Carlsbadou Susan Sue and others from various districts with redemption rights and required payment details to settle taxes.
Rail timetable fragment shows daily schedules with departures and arrivals for lines to Pittsburgh Connellsville and surrounding towns. Times listed include morning departures around 7:20 and 12:68, with afternoon arrivals near 5:36 and 7:20, noting Sunday service differences and regional endpoints.
The text notes slow caveat in public wage advancement for clerical postal and revenue staff and contrasts it with rising living costs. It cites a 1800 shift to hourly pay, wage stagnation since 1590, and increased food costs. Printing sector wages show notable gains across compositors and pressmen, with specific percentage changes recorded by H. T. Neweolnd.
An essay uses a horse depreciation analogy to argue municipal power depreciation funds are essential. It equates owning a horse to running a public utility and stresses users should pay the service cost, not bear neighbor's expenses. Quotes from Bourke Cochran and Senator Borghum frame debate on municipal ownership and graft.
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