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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1915
Page
4
Entry from the Sunday Telegram noting postal and Associated Press details with contact and office line, reflecting standard newspaper masthead and telegraph information from Clarksburg West Virginia.
A Morning Motto quotes Leighton on moral speech, stating the cure of an evil tongue starts in the heart. It likens deceit and slander to objects forged in a workhouse, with the tongue acting as the outer shop where only inward craft appears for sale.
The excerpt echoes a martial psalm, rewriting a biblical psalm to critique tyranny and taxation. It frames the Waklord as tyrant and notes battles, discomfort, and ongoing danger. The piece reads as polemical verse focused on conflict and oppression.
George Fitch advocates two dimensional roads vs three dimensional ones and mocks depth in roads. He argues roads roof over mud, tar and macadam help farmers reach markets, and notes city visitors fuel farm sales while appreciating country air and real estate prospects including a 1916 almanac.
L J Hanifan notes a penitentiary escort of fifteen white American boys from one county, all under twenty one, chained to a colored convict. He questions why they crime and suggests neglect by parents teachers or society may drive youths toward crime and urges teachers to offer kindness and encouragement to save them and shape useful citizens.
The article traces the Red Cross Christmas seals origin to the Civil War era 1861 to 1865. It notes that nearly $2,500,000 has been raised in seven years and explains how grandmothers first used "post office" style stickers in 1862 as predecessors to the charity stamp concept and the annual sale.
The text traces the rise of charitable Christmas seals from 1908 onward, highlighting key figures Jacob Riis and Miss Emily P. Bissell. It records annual fundraising totals for anti tuberculosis work rising from $135,000 in 1908 to $650,000 in a recent year, the wartime boost, and the seal’s global spread and enduring purpose in public health.
A United States Bureau of Education bulletin analyzes foreign educational surveys, noting how industrial progress links to education and how government-backed foreign studies influence policy. It highlights England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and other nations, stressing technical education and the need for combining theory with practical skill for continued industrial leadership.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports alarming blister rust outbreaks in Massachusetts New York and other eastern states. The disease cycles between pines and currants. control hinges on authorities with power to destroy diseased trees or currant and gooseberry bushes, else a single landowner can undermine community efforts.
In Chicago a thrift lesson shows how boys, girls, and workers saved money this year, amassing one million dollars in deposits for Christmas. A boy’s tiny deposits grow to 64.21 dollars in weeks, a girl’s 2.50 weekly saves to 6475, and various 1 to 5 cent weekly schemes illustrate steady saving, with thrift extending to time, health, and energy.
A New York cabaret named Chex Fysher mixes romance with low lights and hushed voices, featuring Foster singing in French nightly. Celebrities like Haron, Baroness de Moyar, Diamond Jim Brady, Mae Murray and Fitz Acelis are listed as patrons.
The column compiles editorials from Morgantown and Bluefield on road costs and labor capital relations, noting highway costs at $500,000 per mile, labor management shifts, and the need for fraternalism in future industry. It cites public road director Page and references bond issues by the Baltimore and Ohio for road improvements and refinancing.
Lisia Simpson Poffenbarger wife of a supreme court judge sells the Point Pleasant State Gazette to Robert Morris of Ritchie County and retires after a quarter century in publishing. Marietta faces reform as council bars saloons by 6 pm daily including Saturdays with a 30 day effect. referendum may suspend the act until next fall.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various publications. Snippets include a vaudeville scene with smoke talk, a judge’s quip about a sixth sense, bumbling dialogue about publishers and ads, and snappy bits from Punch Bowl, Boston Transcript, and Louisville Courier Journal among others.
George Chamberlain and a companion unearthed a tin can containing 610 in gold and bills near an old barn in Streator Illinois The find was turned over to the property estate of Mrs Alice Riley The estate owner is deceased and no claimant has appeared to recover the treasure
Delbert Lee, 16, suffered a broken rib and a sprained shoulder after a window shattered and he fell twenty five feet from a Vancouver hotel window. He was not awakened by the incident.
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