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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1916
Page
17
Analyzed tale of a grape seed scare that spurred fake reports blaming grapes for appendicitis. Notes how surgeons capitalized, how public fear grew, and how the press and doctors failed to verify facts, urging careful reporting and scientific caution. The piece critiques sensationalism and highlights lasting harm to grape growers and public health.
A new dancing school will open in Clarksburg around May 1 led by Prof J A Healy a Duryea School graduate. Healy has run academies in Baltimore and New York and taught dance in Falmouth Massachusetts. He is recognized by the Congress Association of Dancing Masters as a top teacher. Private instruction will be offered at homes and the academy with special focus on school and college classes and private groups.
A new movement formed in New York seeks to place a business man in the White House. It aims to control the Republican National Convention and nominate a business leader as President. The league lists candidates including DuPont Estabrook Weeks and others as favored figures.
A jumbled newspaper fragment discusses eradicating perceived evils and a long list of legal rulings from Marshall and Anson counties. It mentions patient safety, court decisions on gas and glass firms, wills and probate, and property redemption with scattered notes on powder mills and industry safety.
Reported conditions at the Du Pont powder works at Carney's Point near Wilmington describe relentless accidents and strict safety rules. Thousands of workers handle volatile powder daily under heavy guard, with strict prohibitions on matches and smoking and health checks before each shift.
The document fragment discusses demurrers, fraud allegations, and criminal charges involving alleged conspiracy to obtain funds and misrepresentations. It references an indictment for attempt to obtain a promissory note of an estate, a carrier fare dispute, and the 1915 U S zinc production figure of 560000 tons, with scattered names and legal terms.
A Holton town cleaning drive mobilized residents in a single day to sweep streets yards and homes. Volunteers coordinated by local health and civic groups organized a mass parade and circle work pattern, removing rubbish and leaving the town spotless by nightfall with hundreds of workers sharing labor across blocks.
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