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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1916
Page
4
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A Morning Motto urges embracing present duties to shape future ages. The quote by Smerson emphasizes spending time on work and proving one’s character now, rather than lingering in doubts and fears.
Prof E C Titus argues light offers a stronger, deeper healing than hot poultices. He explains skin absorbs rays at various depths, producing radiant heat that penetrates subcutaneous tissue. Radiant heat reaches deeper than convection heat, improving treatment efficacy.
The New York Sun describes its claim for a prize offered by the National Institution for Moral Instruction for a general code of morals for schools and homes. The Sun cites Exodus as the source, claims the 8000 word limit is met, and argues the code benefits all ages. It says the Sun will submit a practicable plan to implement obedience to the Ten Commandments.
The paper presents a humorous tale about Mrs Groundhog outsmarting her husband over leap year weather timing. It notes the cloudy February second, the shadowless day, and the wife waiting until the next day, then retreating to the burrow while jesting at his forecast.
Dr J W Adams praises prize animals while noting Nugget's Primrose, a 14 day past two year old Guernsey cow owned by CG W Barron, produced 16 436 pounds of milk and 705 pounds of butter fat in 1915, surpassing Dolly Dimple and Cheery in two-year-old milk and fat records. The animal weighed about 700 pounds at test start, yielding roughly twenty times her weight in milk over the year.
A historical note praises milliners for using onions carrots beets in hats as a blend of beauty and utility. It frames bird protection efforts by Audubon societies as bearing fruit, praising the idea that fashion can symbolize the harmony of use and beauty, urging the next step to value beauty for its utility.
The missive clarifies that the federal migratory bird act remains in effect and that a misleading statement about suspension has circulated in newspapers across the Mississippi valley. Federal inspectors must enforce the rules. reports of cage actions are requested to prompt proper action by the department.
Chancellor David Starr Jordan defines thrift as living with a margin for future advancement and earning more than one spends while finding value in personal development. The piece profiles an artist in distress due to lack of savings and insurance, then highlights Henry Fountain Amharet of Arizona, tracing his rise from clerk and saddle to senator, illustrating thrift and industry in action.
The article notes that newspapers misread the pendency of litigation over the 1913 act, which Congress funded to enforce. The Supreme Court recently upheld the law after appeals and lower court splits. The Agriculture Department must report violations to Justice if constitutional, warning all to comply with the regulations.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges federal participation through the U S Public Health Service to establish a dedicated division with funds to study all aspects of tuberculosis. A bill by Congressman Kent and Senator Norris seeks federal subsidies for hospitals and support for non residents. Dr Hatfield notes the high cost of TB and calls for scientific research under federal guidance to yield lasting benefits.
The United States leads global tin use, chiefly for tin cans in canning. Bolivian tin ore lacks refining to meet U S standards, delaying imports. A Pan American Union article notes electrolytic refining could shift supply, with tin plating driving most demand for tin and tinplate in U S canning.
The article notes 1914 tin imports of 41,700 short tons and 1915 imports at 47,885 tons. It explains that modern electro refining makes Bolivia’s tin usable for plating, reducing reliance on East India tin, with new processes at Perth Amboy enabling electrolytic refining and smelting, signaling a potential strong Bolivian tin market in the United States.
Zany New York events unfold with a tenant using bagpipes to break a lease, a band of twelve pipers and a siege on a landlord, plus chatter about a memory expert with Houdini and a comic Newark undertaker line. The talk shifts to theater trends in Gotham with pricey salaries and new Broadway productions amid the season’s lean profits.
In Bluefield Daily Telegraph commentary Columbus's 1492 discovery is cited as a turning point. The piece argues America now recognizes its vast resources and has achieved independence, with world leadership in constructive enterprise. It urges Americans to work hard and adopt broader thinking to advance leadership and responsibility.
On Washington's Birthday the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issues an opinion holding that digging potatoes on Sunday is not a crime if there is a reasonable excuse. The piece notes the unusual timing of a legal ruling on a holiday and the sympathetic link to the event.
Moonlight schools started by Cora Wilson Stewart in Kentucky rapidly grew to 1200 adults aged eighteen to eighty seven in one county. The concept spread across seventeen states and reaches rural areas where fences, roads, and travel limits once hindered learning. The movement gathers learners in their communities, improving literacy among Indians in Oklahoma, blacks in the South, poor whites in mountain regions, and Mexicans in the Southwest. Literacy remains predominantly a rural issue in the United States.
A garbled clipping shows quick quips about pay, checks, and a witty exchange with a referee. It includes lines about sanctum vaudeville, a Mrs Twickenbury joke, and a student asking for novels to swap. The fragmentary dialogue suggests a humorous, intercollegiate banter tone.
A collage of brief, humorous exchanges from old papers. The Philadelphia Press notes a boy Josh’s progress with books, while the Washington Star and others reference gossip, patriotism, theater manners, and the oddities of newsroom life. The bits preserve era voice with light, sketched dialogue and social edge.
Cleveland authorities again search for Ethel Tage a 19 I the runaway known for more than 100 prior escapes. Foster mother Mrs Burt Tage reports no knowledge of her daughter's whereabouts as plainclothes officers probe East End apartments. The girl nicknames Marie Arnith wanders seeking trees water and lighted houses while claiming to seek her father in Florida.
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