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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1915
Page
10
A fragment from a Sept 1 report notes a person received a twist of tobacco in a local exchange. The line is incomplete, but indicates an act of giving tobacco during a prior event or routine. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
In 1831 during a valued session of Uncle Frank Shaggs the community heard of a recently refused offer of ten dollars, reflecting a homespun burley practice and a social tone of the era.
The article explains plans for a major new nine story Interior Department office building on a large block near the Potomac, with about four acres under it. It will house the Geological Survey, Bureau of Mines, Indian Office, and Reclamation Service, and include laboratories and press rooms. The project would cost about 2.3 million dollars, with arguments about architectural style and a shift toward a strictly office type over ornate monuments.
Three adjacent lots near Pike Street Adamston sized 44 by 125 feet with rear alley available for 1200 cash. A second lot facing Pike Turnpike offers 479 frontage by 181 depth on one side and 158.6 on the other, 68 feet rear width, priced at 1050 cash. Bargains worth viewing.
Norwood addition invites inspection of new homes under construction and two large mills, Pittsburg Plate Glass and Norwood Glass Plant. The first plant spans 11 acres, the latter 4 acres, with up to 1,000 workers anticipated. Rent prospects yield 15 to 18 percent, lots priced 140 to 600 dollars, sizes from 40 by 120 feet to one to three acres, terms require 10 percent down and easy installments.
Three year old George Gergullug riding a toy wagon near a Seashore railroad line in Paulsboro New Jersey narrowly escaped serious injury when a locomotive struck his wagon. The engine halted after the boy clung to the pilot rod, keeping himself aloft until the train stopped. His father TulIs Gergullus expresses joy at the boy’s safe recovery.
St Louis, September 11. Professor Ralph Te Thompson of Saint Louis University, recently returned from France where he served as a physician in a British hospital, predicted the European war will last from five to fifteen years. He based his forecast on wartime conditions and medical experience from the front.
Pottsville Pa September records recall a railroad project by the Water Company, with Foreman Clartone directing workers to widen a channel on Min Goulintreet. Original canal route used to transport coal from the Schuylkill, dating back to the 1880s.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions AmandalC Heldrath and DLNoay Wilsonbire W. Va. with unclear references to debts, contract, and identification. Readable terms imply a civil matter or notices but key details are missing or garbled. Further context is needed to determine exact action, parties, and dates.
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