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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1907
Page
4
A compilation of 19th century editorial fragments discusses monetary standards and gold value shifts from 1893 to 1907, comparing wheat and cotton production, bank deposits, and gold reserves. It includes a critique of Pullman porters and workplace hygiene, highlighting employer responsibility and labor issues of the period.
Government underpays and pay delays deter enlistment and keep West Point vacancies high. The piece argues clerks seek better pay in private industry, soldiers face a subsistence level wage, and Congress must improve pay to attract and retain competent staff, with patriotism not sufficient in times of economic hardship.
The Saturday Evening Post discusses the era after the 1893 crisis when Bold capital fled the country and Europe withdrew about a hundred million from the United States. It notes slow recovery from hunger if food is taken and mentions a 1907 crisis drawing twenty five million from Europe and rising European account rates.
The Wheeling Register endorses early holiday shopping to benefit shoppers and salespeople alike. It notes stock may be fuller now and clerks have more time to assist, reducing fatigue and illness from the seasonal rush. Santa Claus Letters feature returns with many children participating and adults enjoying the nostalgia. Oliver Shurtleff returns home to Fairmont.
Prof J W Samples appeared before Justice Martin Friday evening charged with striking the nine year old daughter of Munsell Martin at school eight days earlier. The justice imposed a small fine and costs. The Elks plan memorial services at the Grand Opera House at 2:30 pm with a 2:00 pm lodge meeting.
Several members of the Order of the Golden Seal traveled by noon train to Morgantown to participate in the initiation ceremony for 125 candidates seeking outer membership.
Readers share Christmas wishes for Santa with lists of toys including knives trains dolls and shooting galleries. Names Stella Hess Bernard Hess Homer Fuller Dale Pula request air rifles dolls teddy bears and candy along with notes to family and a chalked address.
A known authority warns that many illnesses stem from not drinking enough water and urges a simple vegetable-based remedy plus ample water. The suggested mixture includes Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Suckparin, with daily spoonfuls after meals and at bedtime, alongside plenty of water.
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