Sunday Telegram front page header 1915 edition
The Sunday Telegram from Clarksburg West Virginia presents its masthead and publication details for the April 4 1915 issue. It notes wartime press association affiliations and department contact lines as part of standard newspaper presentation.
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Sunday Telegram
West Virginia
Clarksburg Telegram Company
Clarksburg
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A Morning Motto From Schleiermacher on Child Guidance
A reflective motto warns fathers not to provoke their children to wrath lest they become discouraged and shy. It argues that embittered lives breed secret aversion, the most unnatural state, and seeks a method to steer young minds away from paths toward ruin.
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Schleiermacher
Farmers Should Grow Beans in West Virginia
West Virginia ranks eighth in dry edible bean production, with Prof I S Cook urging farmers to plant from one to five acres for local markets. Prices average $3.00 wholesale and $4.45 retail per bushel, while H E B Flesher's 100 acre trial yielded about eleven bushels per acre.
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West Virginia
I. S. Cook
College of Agriculture
Cook
H. E B. Flesher
Boys’ Industrial
Grafton
Dragging the Roads in West Virginia
West Virginia has about 32 000 miles of earth roads needing investment. The road drag yields the best returns for money spent, with Bulletin No 4 detailing dragging methods. Dragging should start in February or March while ground is soft, as shown by Huntington to Kenova, where Bluebaker Construction Company funded the drag and autos passed that road the next day.
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West Virginia
State Road Bureau
Huntington
Kenova
Bluebaker
Bluebaker Construction Company
Fathers and Sons and Career Choices
Statistics from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle show that fathers who send sons to college often have them pursue occupations different from their fathers. The piece argues against forcing a profession on a son, noting all jobs are crowded and success requires energy, enthusiasm, and aptitude. It cautions that inherited or natural interests should guide a young person, not parental decree.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Trevel
Clean-Up Day Drives Mining Town Civic Pride in West Virginia
West Virginia mining towns and cities plan a coordinated clean-up day. Miners and operators embrace the effort, with rivals among neighboring towns boosting participation. Observance expected to surpass that of larger cities, illustrating strong community spirit in smaller communities.
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West Virginia
Excellent Schools for Children of Miners
A Pocahontas field mining law highlights the strong schools in Fayette Raleigh Mercer McDowell and Mingo counties as advantages for miners seeking stable, moral communities to raise families in West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Pocahontas
Fayette
Raleigh
Mercer
McDowell
Mingo
Red Cross National Headquarters Corner Stone Laid in Washington
President Wilson spoke at the cornerstone ceremony for the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross on March 27 in Washington. Notables included former President Taft and Cabinet members, with $800,000 total cost and $357,000 spent on the site.
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American Red Cross
Washington
Wilson
Taft
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Senate
House of Peeprecense areRhe
United States
Seventeenth Street
White House
Corcoran Art Gallery
Continental Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Vermont
Ite
Congress
James A. Scrymser
New York
Russell Sage
E. H. Harriman
Rockefeller Foundation
Red Cross
Women’s Relief Corps of the North
Confederacy of the South
Northern Organization of Women
Henry N. Gooden
House of Representatives
Mabel Boardman
Harding
Coal Industry Push Spurs New County Schools
In Pocahontas county, operators and miners pressed for modern schoolhouses and equipment after years of lacking facilities. County authorities joined in, funded by local taxes from coal communities. Today brick school buildings stand with up-to-date gear and top teachers, offering miners’ children the same high education as operators’ children, with many preparing for college.
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Pocahontas Field
Drainage Structures for West Virginia Highways
A discussion on essential drainage for roads stresses drainage first in highway construction. It covers factors for culvert and bridge sizing, rainfall, runoff, soil, and drainage area, with Jemison’s rainfall curves and a WV formula for opening sizes. Standard culverts will be issued. no drains under twelve inches. twenty four inch or larger often cheaper. ensure road location before building and load tests for ten ton capacity.
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L. L. Jemison
State Road Bureau
West Virginia
State Department
What Other Writings Say What Other Habits Say
The Charleston Mail and Wheeling Newe note opinions on how slow law and international law affect Europe’s war outcome. They pose a hypothetical on whether a banker who killed his wife would have been allowed to cite her piano playing at the time as a defense when tried.
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Charleston
Europe
New York
Woman Marries Man “Just for a Joke” Tale Haunts Court
Huntington Herald Dispatch reports a woman wed a man as a joke and now notes the husband will struggle to find the joke in their marriage. The story frames a comic premise turning sour with real consequences.
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Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Sanctum Vaudeville Musings on Nevada and Dignity
A collage of editorial voices from Wheeling Intelligencer and Parkersburg Sentinel and others mock Nevada’s return to lax divorce laws and broad gambling. It contrasts historic siege fame with modern repeal, calling the state retrogressive yet witty about social mores and a string of humorous quips from era papers.
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Nevada
Wheeling Intelligencer
West
Broadway Traffic Woes Spark City Prompts and Notes
New York April 3 reports Harry Von Tilzer in a run in a high powered car, a traffic stop prompts him to demand civil treatment. Police Commissioner Woods discusses a calm administration while facing power pressures. Hammerstein’s Haskell named manager, and Nevada warns of old habits. Times Square crosswalk plans, fringe acts, and traffic reform ideas amid a chorus of public voices.
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New York
Harry von Tilzer
Broadway
von Tilzer
Russia
Gwan
Woods
Young Men in Arms Burg News
Virginians fear disbanding two national guard regiments as Pennsylvanians debate arming over 1,000,000 schoolboys. A bill would require male students from public and private schools to train half a day weekly, with instructors paid, summer encampments funded, and naval instruction in cities and coastal counties. The issue asks whether the nation should pursue military preparedness or rely on a peaceful example.
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Armsburg
National Guard
United States
Mars
Pennsylvania
Coming Events in Clarksburg and Area
A long list of upcoming events in Clarksburg includes cantatas by church choirs, plays at Palace Theatre featuring The Easter Message and Hello Bills, Memorial services, vaudeville shows, dances at Masonic Temple, charity events for St Marys, musical recitals by Byron W. King, and various public meetings. April through May offerings span church services, theatrical productions, musical entertainments, and Knights of Columbus activities at multiple venues including Palace Theatre Robinson Grand First Baptist and St Marys High School Auditorium.
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First Methodist
Episcopal Church
First Baptist
Palace Boers
Palace Theater
The
Palace
Players
Palace” Theater
United
Christian Church
Masonic’ Temple
Tom “Waters
Odeon
Knights of the Maccabees
Tis
Prince
Pilsen
Robinson Grant Theater
Charity of Itha
Church of the Immaculate Conceps
Tion
St. Mary’s High School
Peggy
Paris
Realged Players
Byron W. King
First’ Baptists Church
Omega
Elka Lodge
Marcato Music
Robinson Grand Theater
Pesca
Palace Players
Knizh
Columbus
St Mary's High
Sch
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Pike Streets
Tesembly
Knights’ of Columba
St Mary's Auditorium
Pauline
Palacex Theater
Mcintyre and Heath
Pictura
Robinson’ Theater
Twin Bi
Robinson Gr Theater
Tau Temple
Order of Knights of Eboraseans
Pythian’ Hall
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Altman
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San Francisco
Adolphus Busch
Miss Mabel Boardman
Billy
Parkersburg
Przemysl
l-Proy
Lucknow
Londonderry
Port Arthur
Yorktown
Vicksburg
Ladysmith
Antioch
Jack
Yale
Flora
Molly
Paul
Penn
New York American
Brudge
Marjorie
London Tatler
Mrs .Grabb
Mr _Grabb
Milwaukee
Journal
Alias Cayenne
Washington Star
Laney Haskell
Hammerstein
William Ham
Town
Herstein
Haskell
Don
Talking Dog
Germany
Cy Semour
James Gordon Bennett
New Yorke Herald
Yves
George Monroe
Herald
Americi Jnt
New York Herald
Municipia Art League
Forty Second
Fifth Avenue
Second Street
Times Square
R. T. Lowndes
Lowndes Savings Bank and Trust CO
George L. Duncan
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