Rich rent prompt urges buyers to purchase homes now
The note questions readers about past rents and argues many have paid enough to own a home. It urges immediate buy decision to gain ownership rather than continue renting.
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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1915
Page
3
Baker Avenue Cottage For Sale On Time
Six room cottage finished in hardwood with good basement and fine well of water. Large 406 by 120 foot lot with rear alley, paved street and concrete sidewalks. Price 3500 dollars. On time.
Stealey Avenue Cottage With Oak Interiors For Sale
Four room cottage finished in oak with cabinet mantels and large basement. Lot measures 490 by 140 feet. Priced at 2850 dollars with 1000 dollars cash and the balance paid over one two or three years.
Vacant Lots Listed on Woodland Orchard and Duncan Avenues
Vacant lots in Stealey Heights include Lot No 36 on Woodland Avenue priced at 150 dollars Lot Not 113 and Lot Not 112 on Orchard Avenue priced at 500 and 4500 dollars Corner lot on Duncan Avenue priced at 650 dollars and a vacant lot on Virginia Street listed at 750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Avenue
Stealey Heights
Orchard Avenue
Duncan Avenu
Virginia Street
Judge Bans Chewing in Court After Quinine Confusion
Charleston April 3 Judge Sam Littlepage of the circuit court bans eating and chewing after mishap with quinine tablets mistaken for thymol lozenges. The edict follows a bitter experience that caused coughing in the courtroom and a brief insult to an attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Sam Littlepage
Circuit Court
Atlas
Johnson Willard Prepare for Heavyweight Title Fight in Havana
In Havana on April 3 Jack Johnson and Jess Willard completed training for the upcoming world heavyweight championship at the Mariano race course. Willard sparred in Miramar and a large crowd watched the six round bout between Johnson and Sam McVey. Referee Jack Welsh said the bout must be won in a straight standing fashion. A family gathering at the New Willard included Mrs Johnston N Camden and relatives, with the Spilman family now residing in Warrenton Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Mariano Race Course
Miramar
Willard
Johnson
Sam McVey
Jack Welsh
Nightingale Reports Prisons and Factories Inspected
J H Nightingale West Virginia state labor commissioner visited Moundsville to inspect the penitentiary where 98 convicts are used on contract work and 57 men work in road camps He also inspected five factories employing free labor including Fostoria Glass Company which is operating on half time due to lack of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
J. H. Nightingale
Moundsville
State
Nightingale
Fostoria Glass Company
Easter Cantata to Highlight First Baptist Service
First Baptist church observes Easter with a special cantata The Easter Message by Lorenz sung by the choir at the evening service replacing the sermon Organist is Miss Hazel Boardman and the soloists include Miss Helen Boardman Mrs Harry Kettering Leon Reese Robert F. Lee and John M Exitis officials declare the program will be an unusually fine musical offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Lorenz
Hazel Boardman
Cora Smith
Helen Boardman
Uarry Kettering
Leon Reese
Robert FE. Lee
John M
Judge Rovinson Eyes Farm Purchase and Governor Hints
Judge Iva E. Rovinson of the state supreme court traveled Friday from Charleston toward interior Barbour County to view a farm of about 100 acres. He plans to retire to agriculture after his bench term and is rumored as a strong gubernatorial candidate amid Republican discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva E. Rovinson
State Supreme Court
Charleston
Barbour County
Judge Robinson
April term of U S district court to hear grand jury
The April term at Huntington opens next Tuesday with a busy docket. Prominent figures from across the state have been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury about cases involving various defendants. Included are Bishop P J Dono Tue of Wheeling Father Jowanski of Scarbro and banker William Post of Buckhan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
United States District Court
Haintington
P. J. Donotue
Wheeling
Jowanski
Scarbro
William Post
Buckhan
Testimony Targets Officials From Parkersburg Burnsville and Sutton
The record lists Reese Blizzard former district attorney Parkersburg John R Bender Braxton county Burnsville Samuel A Hays Parkersburg R W Buskirk Mingo county and O O Sutton Sutton banker lawyer and U S commissioner plus several post office inspectors and federal employees expected to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese” Blizzard
Parkersburg
John R. Bender
House of Delegates
Braxton County
Burnsville
Samuel A. Hays
Internal Revenue
R. W. Buskirk
Mingo County
O. O. Sutton
United States
Sutton
Fines Set in Northview Rock and Penknife Fight
Claude Bennett and John Doe alias Larry Graeco alias Tony Rocco were fined 16 dollars and costs in Magistrate Starcher court after a Northview brawl involving a rock and a penknife. Original felony warrants were withdrawn and new assault and battery charges were filed, to which both pleaded guilty. Rocco sustained a facial wound. Bennett had minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northview
Claude Bennett
John Doe
Larry Graeco
Tony Rocco
William E. Starcher
John H. Douglass
Rocco
Bennett
Obituary of Joseph M. Hall at 88 in Bridgeport
Joseph M. Hall aged 88 died at his home near Bridgeport after a three month illness of paralysis. He was a prominent farmer and joined Middleville Baptist Church over twenty years ago. Surviving are his widow and two daughters Mrs. Thomas Francis Grantsville and Mrs. Jerome Hall Salem. Funeral at Middleville Baptist Church Monday at 2 pm conducted by Rev. W. M. Davis. interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Joseph M. Hall
Here
Middleville
Baptist Church
Thomas Francis
Grantsville
Jerome Hall
Salem
Middleville Baptist Church
W. M. Davis
Terribly Mangled Belington Mill Accident Claims Henry W Goff
At a mill seven miles west of Belington, Henry W Goff suffered a fatal entanglement injury. His coat caught in a pulley and the machinery hurled him, tearing his right arm from the shoulder, inflicting a ghastly head wound, and crushing his chest. He died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belington
Henry W" Goff
Goff
State hospitals rename under new legislature
Telegram notes a legislative change renaming three state asylums. Weston State Hospital replaces West Virginia Hospital for the Insane, Spencer State Hospital replaces Second Hospital for the Insane, and Huntington State Hospital replaces West Virginia Asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Spencer
West Virginia
Hospital For the Insane
Weston State Hospital
Second Hospital For the Insane
Spencer State Hospital
Huntington
Huntington State Hospital
Telegram
Men’s Meeting Sets Hour For Clarksburg Assembly
A men’s meeting is planned for 2 30 this afternoon at the First Methodist Episcopal church. Organisers note progress on the tabernacle for Hamilton meetings and ongoing prayer services. Speakers include Guess Whorv and other local leaders urging all men to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Tabernacle
Hamilton
Retreat of Russian Forces From Memel District Reported
An official statement from Petrograd via London on April 3 reports the Memel district retreat in East Prussia. It states casualties were 349 men, including killed, wounded, and missing, during the retreat by our troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Memel
East Prussia
Christ Episcopal Church to Feature Special Morning Concerts
Morning and afternoon services at Christ Episcopal Church will feature special music including a full choral service at 11 o clock and an organ recital by James Jelly. The 11 o clock service includes processional hymns, anthems, solos by P Maybury Harrison and Miss Hilda Guinn, and a recessional. A 4 30 afternoon service continues with Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis settings and soloists Fiora and Dana Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
James Jelly
Jesus Christ
Hosanna
Maybury Harrison
Usman
Reade
A. B. Lond
Catherine Fiora
Fiora
Hilda Guinn
Dana Davis
P. Maybury Harrison
Christ Church Serves Holy Communion and Prayer
The Christ Episcopal church lists today’s schedule with Holy Communion at 7:30 and 9 a.m. Morning prayer and communion at 11 a.m. Evening prayer and sermon at 4:20 p.m. Special music featured during the 11 a.m. and afternoon services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Oil worker severely injured in Roane County accident
Lester Mammack employed by the Ohio Fuel Company in Roane County suffered a crushing arm injury while passing the bull wheel. The wrist pin caught in his overalls, lifting him with the wheel’s rotation and throwing him to the floor, necessitating amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Mammack
Roane
Ohio, Fuel Company
Rifle Firing Near Carranza Trenches Reported
At Matamoros and Brownsville on April 3 intermittent rifle fire from Carranza trenches continued. Major General Frederick Funston and other U S officers witnessed part of the fusillade from the American side about 660 yards from the trench line, though the shooting seemed to have no effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Ville
Frederick Funston
West Virginia oil fields see slow gains and price drops
Oil and gas week review notes slight improvement in eastern fields yet a weaker crude market after Seep Purchasing posted lower Pennsylvania grades. Prices fell from 1.40 to 1.35, with several grades down 2 to 3 cents, delaying development. Weirsand and Blue Creek activity report several new wells and tests, including Ohio Fuel Oil’s Nos. 5 and 3 on multiple farms, with early yields ranging from 4 to 50 barrels per day and projected gains in production at several sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Penn Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Mercer Black
New Castle
Corning
Ragland
Somerset
Blue Creek
Elk District
Kanawha County
Ohio Fuel Oil Company
William Young
Ohio Fuel Company
Edward Gebhbart
Marion
Spence
Toone
Millers
Goff
Heck
Sidney Wine Farm
Little Creek
Roane Development Company
L. S. Goff
Spring Creek
Carter’ Oil Company
C. W. West
Reedy Creek
Curtis
Godfrey L. Cabot
Margaret J. Crislip
Indian Creek
Beech Lick Run
New Milton
Greenbrier
Doddridge
Hope Natural Gas Company
Nicholson
James McClain
Edgar Davidson
Walnut Creek
Freemans Creek
Lewis County
S. P. Legett
Ohio
Union Furnace
Starr Township
Hocking County
Preston Oil Company
Union Natural Gas Company
Willard RE
Mary E. Shaw
Angeline Bay
Andrew and
Ida A. Reinscheld
Gore Field
Falls
Preston Oil Comn
J. Price
Cow Run
Lawren Township
Washington
Morningstar
Aes
Independence Township
Washington County
Walter Brown
Maxon
Rafity
Reno Oi
L. H. Wells
Rome
Bellecuetdige Trict
Allegheny County
Personal notices from Parkersburg to Wood and Bridgeport
A miscellany of visitors and arrivals includes D We Hitt of Parkersburg and J C Johnson from Bridgeport visiting the city. Allen De Fitzhugh of Bri and Joseph Johnson of Bri also appeared here Saturday. Mrs Charles Harrick returned from Paterson to spend Easter with family. A Houston postal card dated April notes Jack Marks on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. We Hitt
Parkersburg
H.R. Stump
Gassaw
BE. E. Spitzer
Weston
Waldo
W. PS Barlow
Hannon
David Williamson Wendel
J. KE Wamsley
Mill Creek
Houston
Tex
Marks
Anditaraily
Pacific Coast
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Baker Avenue
Stealey Avenue
Howard Post Real
General Insurance Agent
Golf Building
Sess Soo Bain’s Millinery
Pany
Fourth ST
Bell Phone
Billy Boss
Julia Boss
Glen Elk
Harry L. Brooks
Little Billy
and Johns
Fanny Seely
West Pike Street
North Seventh Street
Judge
McVey
New Williard
Johnson N. Camden
Johnson X. Camden
B. D. Spillman
B. D. Spilman
B. D. Spilman, Jr
Margaret Spilman
Spilmans
Warranton
Daisy Deem
Bridgeport Car. InDustrial
Nd Bey Farm
Federal
Hall
State of
Pike Street
Pike News Co
Eadie
Christ Episcopal
Christ Church
Roane County
Carranza
S.L. Myers
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