This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
8
In New York trading a sharp stock decline followed Germany's peace proposal as shares tied to war supplies and related earnings led the downturn. The market clawed back slight gains by close with small rallies among major securities.
The Carrwegie Natural Gas casher on the George Ssiminger farm in Springhill township Greene county reports a steady daily output of about 700 barrels as of yesterday morning. Nearby activity includes Columbus Producing on the Williams Coal tract and Cox & Lockhart on Burton Robinson farm in Wirt county. New completions Nos. 47 and 53 yield 60 and 50 barrels respectively, while Victoria Oil has an option on the Bartlett property in Dent's Run pool Marion county. Total gauge indicates about 400 barrels daily. deep sand territory in Pike township Perry county also shows productive results.
Pittsburgh December 20 The Pittsburgh share market opened dragey and stayed weak through the session. Brokers reported few orders in either substantive or mining stocks, and the latter half of the day saw more declines.
The J. Skinner farm well No. 3 produced $5 barrels in the first 24 hours after completion. There is notable new activity rising in the far northern end of the field as work expands.
Grain and produce traders in Chicago report erratic wheat movements with May wheat near 1.54 and July around 1.50 as prices swing wildly. Corn and other grains show uneven openings and closings with small gains and losses amid uncertain demand and weather factors.
Trustees will sell at public auction on December 28, 1916 at two o clock in the afternoon at the front door of the court house in Fairmont Marion County West Virginia. The property is 108 Lat No 4 in Block No 2 of the Monongahela Industrial Addition fronting East Park Avenue 50 feet with 152 to 154 feet depth and a ten foot alley along the Coogle line. The two story frame dwelling at 108 Lat No 4 will be sold subject to cash terms on delivery of the deed. The sale is to satisfy a deed of trust dated May 20 1914 to secure debts owed by L L Wadsworth and wife. Trustee M W Ogden signed the notice on November 27 1916.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.