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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1916

Page

6

Team Meets Champs Tonight in Local Basketball Showdown

iMolaysburg hosts the Middle Pennayivants as the Y team faces the visiting Champs in a high school style clash. Key players include Knox Collenhitt and Coach Bickley guiding a squad that hopes for a win, with admission set at 20 cents and a BB license noted for the event.

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Jack Dillon to Fight Les Darcy in New York Bout

Promoter offers flood the scene as Jack Dillon agrees to a ten thousand dollar bid to clash with Les Darcy, the Australian champion, in New York. Havana and Cleveland offers raise total promoter offers to about one hundred twenty seven thousand dollars. Darcy’s team weighs options while Dillon’s camp eyes a possible heat in a major urban arena.

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New Charleston Audit Firm Forms Public Service Utility Group

A newly formed Charleston based company records operations under state law with offices at 807 Kanawha National Bank building. It offers to handle audits investigations examinations and income tax statements for individuals firms corporations and municipalities including state and federal court matters while naming W J Bieneminn as former statistician and chief investigator and B W Wright Jr as secretary with ties to United Fuel Gas.

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Court News Urges Mixed Matrimony Licenses and Property Disputes

Court notices include marriage licenses for Mike Manisk and Mary Jeile Pardy in Worthington amid other filings. Real estate transactions involve Monongahela Industrial, Fairmont, and J. Nuzum in Fairmont and surrounding areas, with guardianship and probate actions against estates. A birth registration is noted, and several lawsuits, attachments, and trespass/damages cases appear among lawyers Bhowniter and Frame and others.

Urriage Mike Manisk Mary Jeile Pardy Worthington Larence Menuren Sliver Wiad Rosetta Hoover Matraden Deede Clarence Willace Snowdell Dalton J. VanFleet Hongahola Industrial Company Ilcom Pairmont Augusta Morton John F. Phillie J. Puy Watson Fairmont Morgan Etux Sheridan Yan Satterfield Street Arch Fleming Marin 1 Paris Row Harry Shaw TL Kuhn Monongahela Illustrial Company

Tennis on Ice Tops New York Rinks in Odd Showdown

A chaotic report item highlights tennis on ice as a quirky trend in New York rinks. It notes famed players and venues while detailing spectators and the novelty of the sport amid a broader recap of local happenings and public notices.

Tennis ON Ice New York America’s Court Hagen Tewattey Intall OS OU Whielar Reentarton Lesee Heals Hick Thant Ti Samu Courer Geman Amons Hose Theodore Roosevelt Pelliin Hier Watson Washburn Nira Mathes Mike Mroderick Alexanlen Woodune Hesme Pruwets Abe

Red Hair and Bad Feet Are Fatal

Fragmented clipping reports a sensational wartime recruitment tale in Chicago involving a dangerous rumor about a redheaded individual and disabled feet. It hints at military service pressure, a recruiter, and a dramatic threat linked to Marine Corps enlistment during a period of patriotic mobilization.

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West Virginia Pedai Champ Defeated on Skates

A garbled report from Charleston describes the West Virginia Pedai Championship being defeated on skates. The piece mentions a rink, venues, and local names in a muddled narrative, with limited readable details about the outcome and participants.

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Christma day politics and patrols amid state news

Fragmented OCR notes report Christmas day voting and police activity in Hunt ington and Cumberland. Mentions a moving picture show, cranberry treats, and a charitable drive. outlines race routes via Wheeling and Cumberland with mayoral signatures required. Describes inmates and a December event with election-related uncertainties.

Kidney Pills Relief Touts Fairmont Citizen Endorses Cure

A Fairmont notice promotes Down's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co claiming relief for kidney trouble and rheumatic pains. It cites a local resident Lewis Enlow a railroad fireman in Fairmont Chicago Street who says the remedy strengthened his back and kidneys, ending pain after sediment in urine and frequent secretions. Pills priced 50 cents at dealers.

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Diapep and stomach relief touted in ad copy

An advertisement extols a product called Diapep that supposedly prevents indigestion and gas. It claims the remedy aids digestion, calms a rebellious stomach after meals, and promises quick relief with gentle, effective action. The text emphasizes ease of use and affordability.

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