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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1915
Page
16
A column describes peach use and recipes from a historic farmers market, highlighting varieties from Philadelphia and Maryland areas. It offers desserts such as Peach Glace, Rice and Peaches, and Soda Cracker Pudding, with instructions on mise en place and serving, plus kitchen tips for using ripe fruit and proper utensils.
Washington reports a larger crimson clover seed supply but rising prices. USDA specialists warn that many imported lots in May and June were of poor germination, with brownish seeds indicating low viability. Seed quality and careful testing are advised to ensure reliable germination rates.
Nathan Groffman and Edward Angel both 14 escape from the Parental School near Flushing by donning discarded garments from scarecrows. Monitor John Raab spots them, dormitory master James Wood leads a chase. Angel slips away, jumps into the creek, is pursued and recaptured after a lengthy pursuit with coal pelting. Groffman is cornered on a loft ladder and later recaptured.
In Syracuse on August 7, Mrs. Wheeton of Fairmount exhumed her uncle Jay Wheeton’s coffin to recover a deed that allegedly transferred the house after his death. She and a man named Degan found papers she claims were buried with him to defraud her, ending a long relatives’ dispute.
Jacob L. Lyon of Homer Michigan, likely the oldest blacksmith in Michigan and perhaps the nation, will turn 86 next January. He has worked daily at the anvil for years, claiming strong arms and steady service, and jokes his father’s kin lived long enough to justify more years at the forge. His 40-years-younger employee contrasts with Lyon’s relentless routine.
Dan Cupid in Ohio faced a waning year with 47002 marriages from April 1914 to April 1915, down 2561 from the previous year and 330 from 1912. Secretary Hildebrand notes 3116 street railway ratios and cites Germany’s 288 companies in 1913 as context.
A wedding row reports the daughter of the ambassador marrying in Boston after a journey aboard a vessel to England. The couple will establish their home in Boston following the ceremony.
The West Virginia Baptist assembly meets at Broaddust College Philippi with about four hundred delegates from across the state. Lectures cover Bible study Sunday school methods and church efficiency. Nearby Grafton reports a dozen delegates and busy local events include a large all day picnic at Grafton park and school reopening plans for September 13.
A guide for mothers considering country trips with infants discusses milk quality and water safety, insect protection, and sanitary facilities. It covers packing a separate diaper bag, fitting a portable ice box, sterilizing milk, warming bottles, and dressing infants light for long journeys. It warns against poor feeding and fatigue that can upset the baby during travel.
A Baltimore and Ohio railroad booklet titled The Blue and the Gray surveys battles on and near its lines from Philippi West Virginia in 1861 to Appomattox Court House in 1865. It features headquarters sites at Winchester Valley Forge Gettysburg and Martinsburg, with depictions of John Brown’s conspiracy Harper’s Ferry and Stonewall Jackson’s movements.
Aug 7 planning notes describe Mrs Beck seeking rest after her husband’s burial, amid public pressure and insinuations about involvement in the murder. Officials warn against defaming her, while vile rumors about informers Harry Vallon and Jack Rose surface as they retreat from the limelight.
Captain Turner of the Passaic police calls the suspect Miss Submba a girl tied to a wave of twenty burglaries, allegedly using the alias Submarine. The thief vanishes before officers arrive as a booklet for history students and tourists circulates nearby, with digs near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad line noted.
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