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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1913
Page
2
An OCR fragment shows an eclectic directory entry mix including Empire Building Directory FLO Alexander Brokerage Co Pao Fourth Fios Board of Education Clarksburg Independent District and multiple room and floor references. It lists Ample Sign Co Beulah W Morgan Osborn and Bradogran with scattered floor notes.
The Public Service Commission plans hearings in August and September on dam sites along the Cheat, Monongahela, Gauley and other rivers. Dozens of applications face review from Fairmont and Clarksburg Power to Tri-State Milling, with objections from citizens, railroads, and local bodies over water rights and safety. The commission will weigh site availability, project feasibility, and the ability of applicants to carry out construction amid overlapping claims and prior rights.
Salem notes a surge in oil and gas activity with many teams transporting casing pipe fittings and materials. Marcollins Clark buys Lina McKain property on West Main for 5000 dollars. TD Smith buys Filén M. Gordon old homestead. Genius Payne buys part of old Baptist church lot. Helmlck relocates near the college as new residences rise. Local politics stir as the Progressive party plans a district convention at the city building September 1 to name seven delegates to Moundville First congressional district convention on September 20.
Justice Gordon discharged D. Frank Chorpening of Bridgeport and C. Pranch Shiflett of Mr. Clare after a compromise ended the case. The pair had fought over the alleged theft of a mare from Chorpening, with Shiflett later cleared and not jailed.
A sizable group of college students depart today for destinations in the East as part of the annual academic travel. The sendoff includes many young men and women preparing for higher education commitments and new opportunities.
A 1910s style advertisement for Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims it helps working girls with menstrual pains back and side aches headaches and nervous spells. The ad features testimonials from women in New Orleans and Saint Clair Pennsylvania praising improved health and urging letters for confidential guidance.
A fragmentary advertisement style piece extols a maternal guide for young mothers and girls, praising a book titled Mother's Friend. It promises influence on childrearing, happiness, and proper conduct, claiming the work advocates healthy upbringing, modest behavior, and parental guidance.
In Madison Heights Va Mr Chas A Ragland praises Thedford’s Black Draught for indigestion stomach trouble and colds. He says after several days relief he feels like a new man. The ad extols 75 years of curative merit with safe gentle action and 25 cent price.
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