Unclear OCR Headlines from Sunday Telegram
Fragmentary newspaper text from The Sunday Telegram lacking coherent facts. Names, places, and events are unreadable. no resolvable incident or subject emerges for a factual two-line card.
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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary newspaper text from The Sunday Telegram lacking coherent facts. Names, places, and events are unreadable. no resolvable incident or subject emerges for a factual two-line card.
A Morning Motto notes that quarrels resemble sparks needing a flint or steel to ignite. It argues disputes arise from misplacing focus on terms rather than things and stresses examining whether the disagreement is worth contending about.
A new School for Mothers and prospective mothers opens in Los Angeles funded by prominent local women. The chamber of commerce provides a free exhibit and lecture hall for biweekly examinations of babies and maternal titles. The aim is permanent city and county support as hundreds of babies are registered in the first week. The curriculum covers infant care, home sanitation, diet, bathing, exercise, and motherhood basics.
Pennsylvania state college unveils a novelty plant by professor C. B. Myers. A potato grafted with a tomato shoot on the right stalk produced many blossoms and tomatoes while the underground potatoes thrived, creating a bizarre vegetable hybrid.
The U S Department of Agriculture seeks reports on wild ducks with leg bands bearing a request to notify the Bureau of Biological Survey in Washington D C. Bands help study longevity and migration after a widespread duck sickness near Great Salt Lake Utah, and authorities urge sending the band with date place and circumstances of capture.
A consignment of shamrocks in flower pots and metal boxes sails from Dublin to the United States. Transport attempts have long failed to preserve the plant, but a special effort is made for its protection on the voyage. Irish Americans accompanying the shipment care for the consignment during their return to the States. Nearby, Claiborne Hall in McDaniel Maryland features a maple tree that continuously weeps, soaking the ground beneath it each morning despite drought.
The state health department estimates typhoid fever costs at least $410,000 annually in wages and deaths, with total losses rising to about $810,000 when valuing lives at $1,000 each. The analysis argues sanitation could drastically reduce cases and banish typhoid over time.
Scawan of Bethlehem steel fame writes in the November American Magazine on college graduates. He argues that educated men who expect easier work will face disaster and warns against inflated notions of entitlement entering industry.
A speaker argues against immediate advantage for college entrants over experienced workers. He contends higher education should come later after mastering business details, valuing disciplined work and long hours. He cites a self-made example of frugal beginnings before earning higher wages. He warns against dress suit habits delaying real work and endorses total commitment to early, hard labor.
William Willard Howard of New York warns that Albania faces famine as US aid concentrates on Belgium Poland Armenia and Syria. He cites Albania's sky high food prices and starving women and children and calls for immediate relief shipments from a new American ship and Balkan Relief Fund at 70 Fifth Avenue New York.
The United States employment service, now at 1824 6 South Third Street Philadelphia, reports a robust demand for labor across industries in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Delaware Zone 3. In the last fiscal year 1026 employers offered 11 467 jobs including machinists miners bricklayers domestics and factory staff, with September placing 622 applicants in roles from carpentry to hotel service and more.
Requests by mail, telephone, or in person for help receive prompt attention and care. A new labor distribution agency under Commissioner Greenawalt operates in Wilmington in cooperation with the city government. Since starting July 10, the Wilmington branch reports satisfactory results. Negotiations for broader cooperative labor service with states and cities progress, promising greater aid to employers and job seekers.
A vivid, if fragmented, reminiscence of New York cultural life. The narrative threads through theater impresarios, performers, and evolving entertainment venues, with blurred references to the Great Phe Vanier of 1335, a marquee of showbiz eras, and the shift from saloon to cinema. It mentions figures like Freddy Mock, Samuel Fotuaptel, and Leo Folitow, noting ambitions, marriages, and career pivots, ending with Milian Schwarewald and a budding songwriter’s rise.
Disjointed and unreadable OCR text presents a collage of stage dialogue, lines, and adverts with stray names and phrases. Despite garble, it reads like a vaudeville, mystery, and local chatter mix centered on Canting characters and urban life.
Ghleely Colorado October 21 reports anger among girl students over new rules at the State Teachers' College. The policy limits dating to two nights weekly and requires approval for invitations and activities with men. Girls must be in bed by 10 pm on those nights, with violations leading to dismissal.
Sutherland's daughter, bride to be Mrs. Howard Sutherland, perished in a room fire at her Look Haven home during preparations for a wedding. Firefighters extinguished the blaze started by a curtain near a gas jet. Several gowns and personal items were damaged. the bride's mother and another guest were injured but survived.
The annual election of a few members of the Elkins Civic League was held Wednesday afternoon, naming Mrs Howard Lune land president and Mize, Ivan A. Has con, recording secretary, and A.M Canameham, corresponding secretary. Regular and new committees were set, with plans for community work and entertainments discussed. Maxwell received praise for leading the flower department. Auxiliary Meets. A St. Henden’s Catholic church dance was held with music by the Ellie sce phon e orchestra. Local sports and personals items follow, including travels of Basil Galawr and various Elkins residents visiting or returning from trips.
The readable fragment notes a house sale action tied to a named resident J. Mather and property details. Exact names and dates are garbled, but reference to a sale within a residence context and a local official seems present.
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