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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1915
Page
4
A fragmented 1916 newspaper fragment includes subscription rates and change of address notes. It references a July 25 morning motto by Shakespeare and mentions a General Room section and business omitted items. The text is garbled with incomplete lines and stray punctuation.
A damaged OCR passage describes the German submarine attack on the passenger ship Orduna, noting the torpedo missed by ten feet and seven shells caused no damage. It mentions the Lusitania affair and Germany’s wartime record, implying the commander earned no Iron Cross but failed to sink the Orduna.
The Milledgeville attack on Leo Frank by another convict draws sympathy for the assailant and broad criticism of Georgia clemency. Observers argue Frank is innocent of Mary Phagan and deserves freedom while the killer faces a harsh sentence. The incident intensifies national reaction to Georgia justice and punishment.
The Springfield Republican notes over 2 000 000 lives lost in the great war with most victims being young men whose careers and plans are shattered. The Cumberland News states war cuts off future leaders and alters social status, turning aspiring lawyers into ranchers and merchants into railroad workers.
The text surveys ancient and classical armies led by Thebes Linus Artaxerxes Darius and Hannibal comparing numbers to later European battle lines. It notes vast host sizes including estimates near a million and more, with references to campaigns at Cunaxa Arbela and Italy and concludes ancient fields were modest beside later scale.
A Washington Post report notes a Saturday London march of about 50 000 women in a disciplined line to press for the chance to aid the nation in the war effort. The show of resolve underscores the courageous spirit of women in wartime.
The article notes women in Britain, Germany, and Belgium stepping into essential wartime roles. It cites estimates of one million British women in reserve industries and highlights German and Belgian women filling munitions, industrial, and agricultural tasks.
The text traces the origins of the county agent system in West Virginia from its southern U.S. roots with Dr. A Knapp to its expansion in the state. It covers early adoption by Wood and Tyler counties, funding shifts under the Smith Lever Act of 1914, and the transfer to the farmers cooperative demonstration work as the extension department grew to support twenty eight agents by mid‑1914.
A Public Health Service bulletin notes typhoid inflicts 400000 disabled and 30000 lives yearly in the United States. Despite reductions from improved sanitation in many cities, the national rate lags behind other advanced nations. Vaccination provides partial protection, but cannot replace proper sanitation and community action.
Editors warn about misused funds and political spoils while discussing law enforcement limits under new weights and measures rules. They reference the German government acts as international outlaw status, and reflect on notable deaths and trials before refocusing on U.S. labor and business strain amid postwar recovery.
A collage of quirky quotes from newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Brooklyn Eagle, Yale Record, Pittsburgh Post, Washington Star, Courier-Journal, Boston Transcript, and Kansas City Journal. It mixes dialogue from vaudeville scenes, jokes about a car, a diplomat's document, and a tailor, with stray lines about a Wombat and a dining room faucet, creating a fragmented snapshot of light comic bits.
An imperfect reminiscence recalls Bevjanma as one of America’s greatest men. He is described as a cautious clerk in a rural New York town who valued thrift and prudent spending, believing wealth grows from steady effort rather than sudden fortune.
The piece portrays D W Griffith on a publicity bent crafting new film ideas after breezing from the prairie. It notes his estimated earnings, his habit of long walks to write, and his habit of stopping for champagne but never drinking alcohol. It also mentions John Pratt in France and Needham’s aeroplane death tale, plus gossip about chorus girls and Belasco connections and Charles Eméreon Cook’s Arizona ventures.
A London report discusses a meat shortage with figures on imports and domestic production. Officials on the agriculture board are cited as seeking solutions to increase supply, noting a significant portion of meat comes from overseas and addressing waste and handling issues in processing and distribution.
In July 1924 the veteran battleship Nipsic, long a symbol of U S naval history, burned on Bellingham Bay. The ship, famed for serving with Admiral Farragut’s fleet at Mobile Bay and for surviving the 1889 Alphig typhoon, was reduced to embers as flames consumed the hull.
Uncertain OCR text mentions a boy and a snake in Yrbka Cal July 24 with garbled notes suggesting a dramatic event. Details are unreadable, including participants, location precision, and the outcome.
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