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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1916
Page
15
A white English Bulldog named Bob is lost or stolen and a T M ring is missing. If found, return to owner Walter R. Jones. Bell phone 1332-1 for the $9 reward. Also left at HH. LL Davis's Jewelry store for the ring reward.
A report from the Sunday observance commission at the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America proposes a five day industrial week with two rest days. It urges rest for worship, recreation, and culture, calls for public worship emphasis, and supports one day of rest in seven for workers, ideally Sunday, with a view toward broader cultural and spiritual gains.
The Federal Council of the Churches reports a looming clash in the American Federation of Labor over liquor policy. It notes recent attempts to push liquor-friendly resolutions, the need for a broad education campaign, and the likely bitter debate as labor leaders decide the federation's stance.
Chicago hogs receipts 23 000 and cattle 600 with steady bids for native beef and western steers 7008 1060. sheep receipts 4 000 weak with lambs 200 MIS. New York butter firm creamery higher extras 38 384. eggs eggs steady and poultry prices mixed. flour quiet. oil city balances and shipments provided.
New York stock market shows unsettled tone amid British copper import restrictions. Declines hit copper, industrials, and United States Steel. Ajax Rubber bucked trend, rising sharply to a record. Bond trading weak as total activity nears 670000 shares. later data on US Steel orders and bank reserves arrive post close. A notices section from Clarksburg, West Virginia, details a business partnership dissolution and authority changes for Welch Smith Electric Company. Also a Santa Klaus event announced at Masonica auditorium Tuesday night.
An old street advertisement lists Jasper Street near South Chestnut offering a two story frame dwelling with six rooms and bath, slate roof, oak finish on a 60 by 86 foot lot for 1950 dollars with installment terms. Also advertised small confectionery and two four room cottages with grounds at Wilsonburg car line, asking 2000 dollars.
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