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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1916
Page
4
A Morning Motto cautions readers that abandoning a slow gainful business for an unfamiliar venture is imprudent. It warns that wild speculative risks rarely pay off, noting that only one in a hundred may succeed, as quoted from B. Hoodman.
Forest Service figures show rising use of wood waste in pulpy production despite a 1914 decline. About 330000 cords worth 1.4 million dollars were used by 84 of 200 US pulp mills, with Canadian pulp growth driven by cheaper costs. Spruce supplies and cheap water power may draw the industry west and Alaska, delivering pulp to mills at 2.50 to 8 dollars per cord over the next 20 to 40 years.
James Fitzsimmons in New York voices alarm that thousands of horses ceded for army service may be shipped abroad to Europe. He notes foreign buyers have snagged the best stock, leaving the U S with fewer suitable mounts for national defense and urges government action to cancel foreign contracts and purchase horses at port.
Governor J B Kendrick of Wyoming, a veteran stockman, traces a thirty to forty year rise in farm prices. He notes calves once valued at 14 a head now fetch 86, cows and steers prices climbing, and a chicken eclipsing a turkey as beef costs drive up consumer prices. He recalls 1879 cattle markets in Milaginda County Texas and Wyoming trading for higher future values.
Government tests by nine officers aim to prevent fish from entering irrigation ditches. Thousands of trout placed in western streams by the government are killed as they travel into ditches and fields. Despite many streams screened, irrigation practices waste water and reduce fish survival. vast numbers of fish fry are planted annually in national forests, with mixed success in screening devices.
Officials urge adoption of a successful screen to protect trout from being drawn into irrigation ditches. The article notes the potential widespread use if a workable design is achieved, highlighting current conditions and the risk to trout in streams.
Howard Dean, chemistry professor at Park College, told the Missouri Valley Horticultural Society that potatoes could be engineered to taste like cantaloupes and grapefruit could taste like cherries. He described experiments reducing potato starch to sugar and feeding plants to produce desired flavors, claiming a future energy source from sunlight and the ability to grow deserts into forests with taste-tuned fruits.
The article quotes Tod Meldrin of Virginia visiting Washington and criticizing high beef costs. He blames traders and large buyers for extortion, urging Congress to authorize an impartial body like the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. He cites inflated retail prices, double costs for housewives, and slim profits for shippers, hinting at systemic manipulation by buyers.
The piece discusses state wide physical training for public school children, praising New York City’s system of after school athletic centers and instructors. It argues improved mental and physical outcomes from such programs, cites increased participation, and rebuts fears of militarization, comparing to college curriculums that require gym and swimming with monitored fitness.
Maryland State Highway Engineer Shirley endorses a patching technique for bituminous roads. The method cleans the hole, coats it with bitumen, tamps in stones, and covers with material and 1/2 to 3/4 inch chips to match surface elevation. Patrolmen use a small wire basket to measure and drain excess material for a durable fix.
A collection of anecdotes on thrift from immigrant lives. Russell from Sage extols penny saving while John V. Steger of Chicago rises from twelve cents to multimillionaire through discipline. The piece weaves in stories of poverty, hard work, and the moral value of saving to achieve independence.
The Telegram cites public praise from diverse voices highlighting Marine Corps efficiency, discipline, and esprit de corps. Quoted endorsements come from A H Wetherill, Oswald Villard, Admiral George Dewey, Rear Admiral Winslow, and Representative Britten, praising Marines as highly organized fighters and an exemplary military body.
The fragmentary report describes unusual sketches and oddities at a New York exhibit. It mentions figures like Arthur MacHugh and Willard Cage, notes on electricity and a young inventor Theodore W Give, and references cures and demonstrations tied to city life and the exhibition vibes.
A humorous collage of lines from vaudeville chatter and print jokes. The snippets reference stage banter and comic conversations with characters like Arthur Cornel and Puck, plus quips about lawyers, politics, and a judge. The pieces blend cultural quips and ephemeral theatre humor from multiple papers.
Dayton, July 1. A sunken watch lost six years ago by Dearlie Jones was uncovered when County Commissioner Lee Sandiey turned a furrow in a field. The watch, found at Lindley farm, had been buried and discolored by soil but ran after being cleaned and wound, restoring the same time as when it vanished.
In Washington D C on July 1 a note from the World Foods show states that about half of the virids have a sweetish taste one third are salty and one tenth sour or bitter.
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