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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1916
Page
3
A salesman described enamel on steel frames, four coats baked for durability, and a choice of colors or wood finishes. Frictionless casters promise easy movement as a couple tests comfort. The man slept in a Simmons Bed tonight and his wife praised its appearance.
The Clarksburg school district will open Monday September 18 with 9 a.m. assembly for classification and year instructions. Children turning six before January 1 1917 admitted in first two weeks. Reading shifts include story hour in first grades and a Spanish course in the high school. Manual training installed at Washington Irving Web for high school boys and seventh eighth graders. Music supervisor GW Parris plans a high school orchestra once schools open.
The advertisement argues coffee roasting is a delicate process needing modern equipment and expert oversight for uniform results. It cites Chase & Sanborn as a trusted firm and promotes Chicago Dairy's 28¢ blend, claiming it demonstrates expertise in blending affordable coffee.
A long list details teachers by school and grade level, naming subjects such as biology history English physics chemistry German French and more, with numerous Misses and Mrs. and the principals listed for multiple schools including Towers, Linden, Vista, West End, Morgan, Monticello, Water Street, and others, plus music, librarian, and supervisor roles. The document reads as a historic teacher roster with positions across primary and secondary schools, showing wide staff assignments and leadership.
Sherman C. Denham, president of the Central West Virginia Fair Association, says rumors that the fairgrounds were sold for a tuber factory are false. He states the grounds have not been sold and will not be, and praises public cooperation at the just-concluded fair while planning a bigger, better next year.
The Nusbaum Company Incorporated has secured a lease on the David Davidson building on West Main Street. After the closing out sale by Donohue and Johnson this week, Nusbaum’s will occupy the rooms for its store until moving to a new home on Third Street when completed.
Visitors to Republican state headquarters on Saturday included B.8. Davis of Letart W. N. Miller of Parkersburg Reese and T. R. Moore of Reynoldsville T.2 Strickling J. F.
B J Maxwell of West Union and W B Morgan of Washington report encouraging prospects for Republican success this year, signaling party optimism across districts.
Judge Reese Blizzard of Parkersburg, a leading Republican, will join the campaign late this fortnight. In a letter to Morgan Owen, head of the party speakers bureau, Blizzard says he will take the stump for two weeks before the election and remain until election eve.
A meeting of the Clarksburg Milk Producers and Dealers Association, recently formed, was held in the court house Saturday afternoon. A constitution and by laws were discussed and partially adopted and other business was looked after. There was a large attendance of the membership.
A coastal man was apprehended after an assault on Willie. Benson alias Dinkey Benson and Henson were involved. The magistrate T G Nic key presided. Taylor paid costs and was released. The men faced fines and costs in Warner’s court.
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