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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
6
A fragmentary ad notice appears with garbled phrases about fees and charges for a product or service. The readable items reference a request for payment and delivery but lack clear specifics or entities. The piece reads as a damaged OCR segment with ambiguous terms and no concrete names.
A bustling department store displays a grand winter window showing rich fabrics including Persian and leather belts. Models showcase directoire gowns in blue and red tones, velvet, and beaver trim while a large stock of silk garments, prints, and accessories captures attention. A special sale tempers prices from 20 cents to 31.3 percent, with velvet carpets and Queen Quality gloves highlighted in the department.
The fifth annual convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs held in Fairmont elected officers. Mire Morton Wortham Sloan of Huntington continues as president. Recording secretary Dix Nellie Taylor of Parkersburg, treasurer Mrs. J. H. Strickting of Sistersville, and auditor Miss Susan Maxwell Moore of Morgantown were chosen. State secretary Ms. Thomas W Fleming of Fairmont serves as general federation secretary. District leaders include Miss Martha Jock of Morgantown for the Second District and Mrs. George T. Brow of Ronceverte for the First District. Mrs. Proudfoot of Parkersburg leads the Third District, and Ida Armstrong of Point Pleasant heads the Fourth District.
West Milford residents and visitors gather across Clarke County for a week of calls and visits. Notables include A Van Horn and Mary Makmonat kinship, Darwin Davis of Salem, and Harvey Uetner’s Kalrmont trip. Local weddings and lost items pepper the notes.
Special Correspondence from Seattle describes a public event where women competed to throw a baseball far. A 195 foot record by Miss Alice Wing of Vassar is noted, while local winner Miss Frances Ackling reached 102 feet 6 inches. The contest drew about two thousand spectators and aims to become an annual event with broader aims including possible AAU recognition.
A new jewelry store opens with an orchestra and a lavish display of 210,000 dollars worth of diamonds. The Meyer outfit promises imported French crystal clocks, luxury silver and gold wares, and a full-service repair department. Located at 422 Fourth Street, the opening features a gala program and a wide array of fine items for immediate viewing.
Sweet Melody Flour ad voice urges homemakers to treat frost danger, polish windows and furniture with Spartan Stain. The Marietta Paint & Color Co. of Marietta, Ohio markets the product, with Home Furnishing Co. selling it on Main Street in Clarksburg.
Dr J Se Majoy left Wednesday for Sedawell Virginia to visit his mother Mrs Se Majoy for a few weeks. Mrs Lawrence B Hawking is shopping in Pittsburgh this week. Mrs Curuy Thompson and daughters visit relatives of Suler Chester Cunningham at Lambert Port. They are moving into property recently purchased on Pike Street.
A garbled OCR passage links a birth or identity note with scattered names and events. Mentions Mire BMeCfoud, Alexander WeCtoudd, Jaaper Ni, Wilkinson, Hzidgeport, South Penn Gil Company, Attorney BM Ambier, and Parlersburs. Includes an obscure health claim for Don's Requiets and a 25¢ price reference to SWOT SELODY FLOUR.
Fragmented OCR text describes a product from Greencall state substance and Califonie Big. It mentions Walter Miects and physicians involved. The passage is garbled but implies a pure substance and a consumer purchase within a local market.
A county court notice offers a 160 acre poor farm near New Maitinsville at 75 dollars per acre. Owned by We Yuter, At A. Brost and J. Bishop, the tract provides indigent accommodations and is presented with a separate reward offer. Also mentions a medical advert for Fall’s Catarrh Cure and related products by J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
Patient directed to mail address for self treatment of bleeding piles with home absorption method promises immediate relief and permanent cure. Free trial remedies and references claimed, letters asked to spread offer. Respondent asked to write to Mrs M Summers Box Pail Notre Dame Tad.
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