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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1907
Page
6
A fragmented advertisement promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative and related tonics claiming to strengthen weak nerves, aid digestion, and restore health. It lists product names, suggests quick relief after exposure concerns, and offers free samples from Racine Wisconsin dealers.
Thanksgiving activities fill the town with a Ladies' Aid Society event at the M. E. church drawing a large crowd. A band concert followed, with Beatrice Douglass entertaining. Local clergy and residents attend meetings, visits, and hunting trips. mentions of university students, teachers, and a Telegram popularity contest. Also promotion of a store pie mix and a new cough remedy with endorsements.
J G Beal requests license to sell spirits and liquors at Cottingham building North corner Factory and East Pike in Clarksburg for the year starting May 1 1897 notice to be heard by city council on December 6 1907 Clerk Will H Cole November 1 1907.
Globe Clothing Store offers a drawing with 103 prizes including chinaware and a china closet. Customers can enter by visiting the window display where the sweepstakes are showcased and the prize bundle is described.
An advertisement by J. G. Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina extols Arnica Salve as a quick pain remedy for felons and wounds, claiming it heals fast and is the best for sores burns and wounds at 25 cents. It also promotes Dr Shoop Health Coffee a near coffee substitute made from toasted cereals and grains and marketed as a true coffee substitute without real coffee grains.
Sturm and Wilson announce securing the agency for Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup. The product is promoted as a liver stimulant, breath purifier, headache remedy, and digestive regulator, claiming to cure chronic constipation. Promotion urges inquiries about the new laxative.
An advertisement from Sturm & Whiser proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds, and lung troubles is not affected by the Netignd and contains no opiates or harmful drugs, recommended for children and adults. notes a family group with Wilson, the picture man in Traders building.
A fragmented advertisement page touts Foley Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder trouble, stroking a general health promise. It urges Foley’s remedy and Mike Koodol for dyspepsia, plus a claim about heartburn relief. Also notes a giveaway at Globe Clothing Store with a large photograph prize and a 103 piece china set.
Local ad notes a $5 to $6 axe price cut to 12 for the same cost. Mentions Wilson the picture man and Gettysburg veteran David Poter of Payette NJ. Endorses Electric Bitters and Blocerei Bitters with testimonials. Promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and notes clothing store window displays.
Fragmented OCR reads like a railway schedule with station names such as Cumberland West Virginia Morgantown Weston and Wheeling. Times are garbled with x markers and inconsistent am pm indications, making exact connections and departures unclear.
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