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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1906
Page
7
Wheeling performer from Pittsburg joins a strong vaudeville lineup at the Grand Monday evening. Prices range from 10 to 50 cents for night seats and 10 to 20 cents for matinees, with the show promising popular entertainment and notable wrestling prelude.
A fragmented health piece argues digestion drives wellbeing and mood. It blames ignorance and poor cooking for indigestion, low spirits, and temper, urging careful, well cooked meals for every household to improve health and happiness.
A collage of odd anecdotes and linguistic notes: baron mistaken for Thiers and a butler apology, long and short days in European cities with hours counts, the term privilege traced to private law, and a brief jab about humbugging authors.
In Springfield Tolou a note argues there is no link between dog days and rabies. records show rabies are lowest in July and August and higher in April, November, and December. The piece includes chatter about a valued art item and family remarks on funerary privileges.
A Baltimore News letter describes the Frenchman as preferring evening dining with seasoned foods wine and late hours. He enjoys coffee with a cigarette or cigar after nine, and music from an orchestra, rising late and dining late as London sleeps while Paris wakes.
A historical note recalls Captain John Lee of Marblehead taking five prize ships in 1776 and the piracy charges that led to his arrest in Bilbao Spain. Madrid’s ruling hinged on whether American privateers could operate freely, with British and French support influencing the outcome and the Declaration of Duty affecting the case.
Dutch cities rely on forests of wooden piles and strong dikes to withstand constant floods. Amsterdam sits on about 13 650 piles while Rotterdam remains waterlogged in winter. The Zuyder Zee floods fields and streets, and even with masts of fish in the mud, Holland maintains four land levels. Engineers oversee dikes, with annual expenditures near 2 500 000 dollars to keep sea defenses intact.
The New York Herald explains how soft crabs are produced by catching hard crabs and keeping them until they shed shells. Large floats hold crabs, then careful packing in moist seaweed allows 10 to 35 dozen per box. Crabs stay alive 60 to 70 hours. rapid transport is crucial as shells harden within 12 hours.
A couple aboard a catboat during their honeymoon confronts a tense moment as wind lifts the sheet. The groom commands to unfurl the sheet while the bride recalls his admonitions, leading to a strained exchange amid the sea breeze. The report, sourced from the New York Post, highlights the fragile moment at sea rather than any lasting consequence.
Empire Building DIRECTORY lists Holmboe and Lafferty architects and other offices in Clarksburg West Virginia. Bids for about 530 square feet of space are received at the city street department office until noon Sunday September 1906. viewing hours posted at the streets office. EDWARD J. DOYLE, Supt.
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