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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary telegram style notice from a 1013 issue with garbled phrases. Mentions Associated Press subscription rates and changing address procedures. Includes scattered references to postage, delivery, and Sunday publication. Likely a misc notices page item with incomplete OCR.
A reflective note arguing that growth comes from cultivated effort not mere desire. True progress arises when one adds to their character something useful and commendable. Even the best understanding serves only to share the foundation of one’s own virtue with others. Schleiermacher pondering pleasure as a fruitful garden.
The Iowa City Republican notes readers detect errors in news with blunt literalism. It argues writers must enumerate details to avoid accusations of causing half nakedness and highlights the high pace of reporting as a source of mistakes.
The text outlines moth prevention methods including heating, shaking, and brushing clothes, and notes repellents like camphor naphthalene and cedar have limited effectiveness. It warns that moth odor fades with age, recommends storing garments in tarred paper or cedar chests, and suggests renewing containers every one to two years to guard furs and valuables.
The writer notes concern that robins wrens thrushes catbirds meadowlarks bobolinks blackbirds doves orioles vireos woodpeckers cuckoos swallows and many song birds may be declining across the country. A federal census by the Agriculture Department aims to quantify birds, but a single census is only a rough gauge. year by year observers outside the census may judge trends better. The piece invites older readers to share views on whether birds are growing scarcer and which species may persist or flourish.
An Ohio State Journal critique argues that luxury in educational affairs harms vitality and progress. It warns that self denial and sacrifice foster real learning while prodigality corrupts development, linking lavish culture with a perversion of the true educational idea and noting the burden on poor taxpayers.
The National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Associations plans a national tour to promote home education. State branches from Alabama Georgia Connecticut Mississippi Missouri Maryland New Hampshire Utah and Wyoming will host child welfare conferences as leaders and Bureau of Education representatives travel the continent to organize meetings in western states.
The piece urges every person with access to a plot of ground to plant, arguing increased production is essential to hold down food prices amid wartime demand. It cites German recycling of gypsum moulds as an emblem of thrift, urging practical use of waste to boost farming and independence.
The annual Mothers Congress will hold up to nine conferences in May starting in Chicago on May 1. Stops include St Paul Huron Minnesota Montana Seattle Portland and San Francisco with May 12 16 in Portland. The event aligns with the Home Education Division of the U S Bureau of Education and seeks broader parental study of child welfare.
The United States Public Health Service reports falling mortality from communicable diseases in Alaska over three years of efforts. Teachers, doctors, and health campaigns promote hygiene, TB prevention, eye care, and sanitation. abstinence from shared towels and cups reduces disease spread. Expanded education, improvised hospitals, and home instructions accompany pamphlets and classroom hygiene measures yielding visible health gains among natives.
The Parkersburg editorial pages discuss civic pride and open debate during campaigns, praising independent thinking and fair contest. Columns reference Wheeling and Parkersburg views, state formation talk, and proposals like Lincoln state ideas alongside Montana and North Dakota division notions, weighing regional interests.
Century ago events recount major 19th century milestones. Presidents Kings emperors and popes are named as battles treaties and naval actions unfold from January to March including New Orleans battle the Ghent peace treaty and Napoleon's return to France.
A mosaic of scattered vignettes describes a western writer Bliss and his plans to organize film ventures, cartoonist Al Demaree starring for the Giants, and feisty exchanges about missions and travels. Amid quirky quips and social jottings, a Staten Island ferryboat joke, British insurance quip, and a psychology professor’s gum lecture appear as irregular digressions in a lively, fragmented column.
A mixed excerpt recounts historical dates from 1800s Europe including Napoleon, Waterloo, and Ney, then shifts to advice on proper handshakes. It notes the need for eye contact and a firm but not painful grip, plus guidance on using the free hand and posture during introductions.
The piece notes two classes needing firm handshakes, politicians and traveling salesmen, while a drummer gains little benefit. It warns against awkward grips and urges a quick, proper placement of the hand to ensure a confident handshake.
A fragment from a vaudeville scene shows characters debating a boss’s name Brid ley Gridley and his firing habit. Scribbles include odd exchanges about a forfeit and a talking soothsaver, reflecting a chaotic stage dialogue from Cincinnati and Kansas City papers.
List of events in Clarksburg includes May dates for films at the Orpheum theater with Barabars Tennent Fred Mace Lew Fields and others. May 30 postal clerks convention and track races at Washington Irving High School. June events feature West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association meeting and pre-state convention.
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