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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1913
Page
8
An advertisement touts Cardi as a tonic that relieves nervous irritability and fatigue in women and promises stronger nerves and better sleep. It claims to ease a long list of symptoms and positions itself as a general health aid for housewives, ending with a sales pitch to buy from druggists.
A reader recalls a homemade soap claim involving coconut oil and tallow as ingredients. The note asserts the soap cleans clothes and affects various household tasks, while mentioning a refund arrangement and a mistaken premise about product origin.
The town of Stosley Heights invites sealed bids for cement work on multiple sites including 700 Tinea tect and Baker avenue. Bids due by the stated date with specifications available from Recorder W E Henson. The notice appears in a local gazette and requests compliance with town project requirements.
Rupert Mitton returns with A Hailing Stone at Robindell Grand as Br Wilson joins the cast. A York, Washington tour and Baltimore engagement highlight recent theater activity. Vitagraph and Edison films, vaudeville at Bijou and Goon, with Breaking Into the Big Langue promoted. press coverage notes box office success and major studio plans.
The article lists multiple theater and film productions and star engagements. Mabel Wilber tops plans for The Moon, Malden with Robson opening a tour in Canada. Mary Minter and others are noted in forthcoming shows including Sea Lade and Lax Tea, The Little Heat Rebel, and The Spring Girl vaudeville.
Lawrence Myers and George Critea defeated Bert Gait and Charles Gay in seven games to win the city title at Gore alleys. The champions must defend weekly to keep the honor. Gay and Gains can challenge while Myers and Critea hold the belt. A large crowd witnessed the match with strong local support.
Mrs. Qlandus West Mrs T J Parrish Mrs W H Cheuvront and other Harrison County WCTU members left on train No 65 for Bluefield to attend the annual state convention. The convention runs Tuesday through Thursday with Mrs Wout on Wednesday afternoon’s program speaking on why the W C T U favors woman suffrage.
Henry Smith, an African American man from Northway, was taken into custody by Officer Shope after a hold-up of Henry McDowell near Glen Elkridge interurban station. A witness, Officer Bhewre, saw the assault and a watch taken from McDowell tossed over a bridge. A warrant for Smith's appearance in Justice Warnera court was issued for this morning.
A 19th century public service compensation law limits employer and employee payroll contributions to one percent. It provides weekly injury pay not under four dollars nor over eight, medical costs up to fifty dollars, funeral expenses up to seventy five, and pensions for widows. It outlines state and local responsibilities, including a ten dollar weekly pension cap and exemptions from creditors.
The county court awarded a contract to Allen Bridge Co of Pennsylvania for a forty foot concrete bridge at Jackson's Mills and approved a second concrete bridge at Fourth Street over the West Fork River. Builders plan several new residences in the Gould addition and Mc Gary area. Local officials report crews constructing homes, and various residents relocate or begin new jobs.
Harper Beveridge of Clover Cronk mountain reports a heavy squirrel infestation across Pocahontas County. He notes about 300 squirrels are present as the season opens, with damage seen in numerous areas and corn fields at risk.
An American citizen recounts crossing into German lines during 1914 1915 and meeting Colonel Lauterjung General Kritzmacher and Major Guenther. He details seeking permission to tour the corps d armee camp seeing divisions and equipment while noting the strict muster and guard regulations.
A narrator recalls a disturbingly vague night during captivity. Clothing was touched and removed, then replaced with no apparent loss or gain. A secret paper urging escape and danger is concealed, later revealed as a signal to depart. The officer audience discusses exposure and possible execution.
An OCR damaged advertisement fragment lists numerous rooms and entities across floors and facilities. The legible items include medical gallery rooms, dental references, agent mentions, and several scattered room numbers, interspersed with unclear directives and a stray promotional tone.
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