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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1915
Page
16
A sermon explores the rainbow as a symbol of God's covenant after the flood. It frames the cloud as a universal human condition, with rain, sorrow, and trials always present yet punctuated by glimpses of mercy. The author ties Calvary to the enduring rainbow of grace and hope.
Montreal in Quebec July 3 4s soon and proper arrangements are made by the board of control for collecting the tax. Every patron of a place of amusement will be obliged to add one cent to the cost of his theater ticket. The city council gave third reading to the necessary by law based on the authority secured at the last session of the legislature. The words place of amusement I shall mean theaters picture halls amusement halls concert halls circus playground race course skating rink and any other place in the city where any exhibition or entertainment whatsoever is given and an entrance fee collected. The tax is imposed on each person admitted into any place of amusement even if admitted with a complimentary card or ticket.
July 5 report from Warsaw notes Germany employs burning fluids to melt barb wire obstructions. A metal cylinder holds bent zinc and kerosene under seventy five pounds per square inch. A lever releases a stream about fifteen feet long to fuse a path through entanglements.
July 3 Point Pleasant reports Allen Baldwin three year old son of Mr and Mrs FP Baldwin has suffered four weeks near death from pneumonia. Doctors say the child’s condition improved after he coughed up what appeared to be a peanut and later choked as he was taken. Recovery is hoped.
War’s shadow keeps abroad travel low while Winona Lake Morgan campaigns draw visitors. Rev Billy Sunday leads services at opening with July 4 opener and a rich schedule of sermons Bible hours and musical concerts. Major speakers include R M Russell F N Palmer and many others. Annual Bible conference runs August 20 to 29 with leading evangelists and a possible Sunday appearance.
The 1910 census reports 57,272 blind in the U.S. or 62.3 per 100,000 population, with higher rates among men, negroes, and Indians. Trade schools help over 15,000 blind individuals reach self support, while childhood blindness declines. overall distribution favors older ages and a median age of 59.6 among the blind.
July 2 report from Washington says the Neos league will campaign nationwide to honor the last surviving member of the Sangrery Cadets, George Graham Vent, a misfortuned figure linked to the Deda Cadet case.
The readable text references percentages related to workers and principals, with unclear terms such as exinmity and Tapreeres. It notes figures like 36 or 64 percent for refinery workers and 42 percent for another group, plus brief mentions of schooling leaders and tests without coherent context.
German preparations for next winter’s campaign include widespread hiring of women to sew furs for the army and repair previous winter garments at supply depots. Vorwärts notes starvation wages for many workers, with needlewomen laboring twelve to four hours daily and earning about thirty cents, due to the contract system.
The fragment discusses employment among blind individuals in the United States, noting that reporting biases affect counts of the working force. It mentions specific job categories such as hucksters, peddlers, piano tuners, and chair caners with percentages, and references distribution among genders and trades.
A historic note reports blind residents of Lak City Minnesota in 1910 learning trades such as broom making piano tuning chair caning basket making rug making matting carpet weaving and hammock making. It cites enlistment figures 349 242 60 45 and mentions a 17.8 percent spirit and a band playing I Didnt Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier.
Two men died in a crash between a freight train and a string of forty cars on the Kansas City Southern line near here. The box car riders were in the derailed section as the passenger train crew stopped in time. An expert debate follows on signaling colors for color blind readers with blue circles and wide yellow rims as a substitute for red.
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