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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
9
A crowded directory page lists businesses and professionals by floor and room in the Empire Building. Entries include insurers doctors lawyers real estate firms and contractors with room numbers and floor levels across multiple departments.
An irregular notice reports the birth of a daughter at Fairmont Hospital weighing twelve pounds to Mr and Mrs Henry Carne. The couple welcomed the baby on a Wednesday, with both mother and child stated to be in good condition.
A fragmentary review outlines Melville Post as a noted writer with a career in criminology and fiction. It mentions a volume titled The Review Of Heaven, praise for American works, and lists connections to figures like Poe and Washington Irving. It notes travel to England, university education, and a recent debt dispute quoted at $20,000.
In Scranton Pennsylvania October 15 workers demand a new labor contract to replace the present pact expiring in April 1908. The principal demand is a ten percent wage increase on all labor and an eight hour workday.
In Ost Parkersburg rumors swirl around a political clash centered on nomination dynamics. Graves faces scrutiny as factions within the party shift toward Tom Tae Kart, while public sympathy leans to figures like Blyth Stone amid ongoing internal debate.
Improvements at Ren Levy’s pool hall on Pike Street include rebuilt billiard and jockey tables, new paraphernalia, large electric lights, and a skylight. A championship pool contest is planned soon with a handsome prize. Nearby, work on the Connectieville division line by Th & Co railway will begin in spring, with the Alvinion doubling tracks and other upgrades.
An elderly Boothsville resident, Catherine Wott, died after a prolonged illness described as stomach cancer. The report notes no arrangements by the family and references local analysts Macy May and Daemon a in context of the event.
An advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters will enrich the blood, restore strength, and cure headaches and indigestion. It asserts the product makes the blood rich and red and returns the user to perfect health.
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