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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
2
In Fort, a lodging house advertises four dollars per day for board and lodging, claiming the value of a minimal but sufficient stay with three meals. The account describes cramped, rough conditions and a busy routine, noting small rooms, bare floors, and constant chores as part of daily life.
A damaged text fragment contrasts harsh wartime labor with freer living conditions. It mentions workers earning twenty contas a day and thousands of natives living under varying constraints, with references to cats and year round growth of vegetation. The passage is incomplete and nonspecific.
The Barpes School sixth to eighth graders held a twice monthly thrift meeting on Saturday afternoon to encourage saving. A large crowd gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Shaferman on Murray Avenue for a party honoring Mrs Shaferman’s birthday with gifts, entertainment, and generous refreshments as family and friends joined in the celebration.
The Highland avenue community organized Christmas preparations with each class to perform in the evening program. A Ladies Aid spectacle on Thursday drew praise, while local activities included a birthday party for Frederick and Charles Harrison, a postponed Sunday school meeting, and multiple gatherings at neighbors' homes. Travel to Pittsburgh and Wheeling saw several residents away for holidays, with reports of illness, school updates, and family visits shaping a busy holiday week.
A vintage classified style note invites readers to Denham First Co offering a complete line of furniture carpets stairs paints and wallpaper at 221 Monroe Street next to Woolworths.
A garbled excerpt references a cow man and a bride, with remarks about deceit and social peril for a girl labeled as an old maid. The text appears as a clipped, unclear OCR moment from Detroit News era reporting or commentary, lacking clear names, dates, or events.
An advertised hair and scalp product, Crudoleum, claims to remove dandruff and ease scalp discomfort with a minty petrolatum formula. Promoted as suitable for children and adults, it is offered by Fairmont Pharmacy with a 26 cent pint bottle and a 40 cent mail order option via Simpson Drag Co. in Pittsburgh.
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