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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1915
Page
20
Virginia agriculture committee receives report urging expansion of farming, road improvement, and agricultural education. Emphasizes vast suitable lands for fruits and livestock, labor shortages, and need for better markets and agricultural legislation. Calls for cooperative county agents and federal partnership.
Arthur Cole, in Los Angeles, was ordered by Police Judge Richardson to increase chest expansion by more than four inches within sixty days or serve 180 days. The court criticized his life habits and mandated two months in the mountains with daily calisthenics, breathing exercises, and open-air work, reporting back for chest measurement.
Brillion Wisconsin November 6 Wilhelm Peraohn a cripple who came to this country from Germany at age 13 started as a cobbler and built a fortune from Wisconsin land investments. He left 25000 to the Methodist Episcopal church and other bequests raise total church institution gifts to 65000. Dr J B Hinfely secretary of the board of conference claimants announced the 25000 gift at Chicago.
ODD ACCIDENT DES MOINES In Nov 6 two victims of accidents outside the city were brought to Des Moines hospitals for surgical attention. A 20 year old farmer youth, Hida Morris, was milking a cow near Waukee when the animal toppled, breaking his right leg. An Italian laborer, unnamed, suffered a broken right arm and other injuries after being struck by a Northwestern Railway train near Ankeny.
Dr S L Jepson of the state health council condemns use of face powder. He warns many preparations irritate the eye and cause itching and impaired vision. A study of sixteen rice powders showed most contained no rice and risk irritation when applied directly near the eye. He advises careful choice and proper application to avoid harm.
A vast herd of 121 Polled Angus cattle valued around 8000 dollars moved through Cumberland. The lot, owned by Walter and Howard Cessna of Rainaburg, Pa, included 15 cows averaging 1400 pounds and a ton of high bred calves. The cattle, from the West, are to be wintered on the Cessna farm and later exported or fed through the Alleghenies. The drive passed near Blooming Fishds and Livya Lownes’ farm amid offers to purchase portions of the stock.
Harrisburg Nov 6 Dr Samuel G Dixon state health commissioner notes in Life Talk of Health and Hygiene that cooking, while seen as a menial task, is an art essential to health and economy. He argues modern transport expands food variety, proper preparation nourishes body and brain, and poor cooking links to poverty and unhappiness.
Works resume in coal mines along Tygarts Valley show strong signs of improvement. Davis Colliery opens Junior mines at a cost around 12 000 000. Meriden Century Lillian Arden Gage mines run daily while Dartmoor Weaver increase output. By December 1 all mines and ovens in the area to be blasting at full capacity.
A peeled potato, twenty one years old, preserves tooth marks from a child who bit it in 1905. J W Boley of Ford City recalls the moment when his mother gave the potato to soothe a crying baby. The object turned to stone and was kept as a curiosity, its size reduced slightly.
The Mulrooney sisters Peggy and Aligaret founded a Nome City bank in Alaska, issuing cashiers and a secretary role, then lent money during winter, calling it easy money. After accumulating wealth they bought an apple ranch near North Ka Kima Washington, with Peggy noting her stake grew quickly.
A publicist tied to coal operators describes labor scarcity and car shortages hampering the market. He cites 2,000 Italian workers returning home, Teuton and Turk tensions, and limited rail service mainly to Chesapeake and Ohio, noting widespread impact on coal shipments statewide.
The article urges hunters to seek landowner permission before entering premises and to follow safety rules. It emphasizes not shooting near houses or stock, avoiding damaging fences, carrying firearms safely, and keeping guns unloaded when appropriate. It notes licenses don’t grant trespass rights and praises improved landowner attitudes as hunting remains a legitimate recreation.
Topeka reports Attorney General M. Brewster issued a checklist of actions women may legally take in Kansas. Women can revert to maiden names after widowhood without legal action, keep their own names, persuade husbands to adopt their name, or use both names for business and social matters. They may vote, hold office, own property, devise it, and acquire homesteads or school lands.
Nov 6 Oilton Oklahoma The rising oil price lifts income of Sarah Rector 18 a girl who owns a vast land allotment in Oilton district Her guardian is B B Jones a wealthy older man operating the tract through T J Porter The October production is about 160000 barrels with Rector to receive one eighth or 20000 barrels priced 90 cents a barrel The royalty dispute was affected by a federal ruling adding 10 cents a barrel to her income with the market price.
A brief note questions alignment with the Entente as observers consider foreign policy stance and potential implications for alliance support amidst evolving tensions.
A long legal battle ends with Robert Philbrick securing his claim to a mountain ranch near Arroyo Grande in San Luis Obispo County. At eighty, ill, he now can remain at Philbrick’s ranch as Interior Department officials finalize his victory after years of disputes over the property entry and rights.
A wife recounts wartime dangers near the Mexico-US border. Her husband and workers faced disruption as factories trembled, rail lines risked shut down, and American families debated travel amid clashes. In Napoutart, near Douglas, Americans feared escalation but observed limited direct harm. The couple hopes for a prompt return once tensions ease.
A partial OCR reads of a market snippet notes woolen goods pricing rising amid panic conditions. It mentions Rex Her and Mineo with unclear context and scattered terms about trade and price increases. The fragment lacks full sentences or clear facts.
A reprint lists ten arguments for woman suffrage from the New York American. It frames voting as just and necessary for temperance, labor rights, morality, economy in households, school funding, peace, social reform, political independence, and progressive governance. The piece calls men to vote to grant women equal participation in government.
A central figure, St Louis president A Smith, explains his family uses a tea cart with a plug cluster under the tea chart to power an electric chafing dish and other utensils. The portable serving table gains outlets for cooking and entertaining, making meals easier.
An anonymous group threatens life of Thomas A Edison after he is named a member of the nation defense board by the President. Police appoint detectives to guard Edison during his San Francisco visit as threats prompt security measures.
A strange report from Wash describes a man living on nearly $3 worth of revenue stamps for months. He concealed stamps by turning them into paper shreds and claimed the stamps were part of his lodging. Officials note the unusual scheme and foresee tighter scrutiny ahead.
Philadelphia reports Philip Carey, 83, of Chestnut Street, underwent a second operation within the same period. Doctors indicate he is recovering. Family states recovery is on track as of the latest update.
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