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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
6
Fragmented OCR outlines a plan involving Western Union and delivery routes for The Virginian. It mentions subscribers, delivery status, and a refusal to stop service, with unclear references to a proposed mechanism to ensure newspapers arrive in the evening.
In a contentious editor’s note, Mayor Anthony Bowen defends his stance on municipal ties with public view corporations. He asserts no personal gain and claims his support aligns with the common good, while accusing opponents of misrepresenting his position amid bridge project financing debates.
Fragmented OCR note references Democratic machine, Lilly pendency, and Illian governor nomination. Mentions The West Virginian, Mundering telepolitical, and Republican primary stance with vague advocacy for Judges Rabiron and Wo Iyol. Source is garbled and lacks clear facts.
A fragmented report accuses Democratic operatives of spreading smears against Mr. Smith in the race for the Aberii nomination. The text implies exposure of schemes by "Win Suilih" and urges overcoming the opposition to win support, warning that the upcoming vote will reveal the deceit.
A jumble of editorial chatter and political asides from Marion County mocks slush fund tactics used by Democrats while Republicans deny reliance on such methods. Mentions the Charleston road toll, weather advantages, and local figures like Luke Metuke and Wilbur Fisher as debates shift through campaigns and competing narratives.
A reader letter critiques a May editorial on bond funding for Monongahela Valley traction and East Street bridge projects. It urges concrete bridge construction, widening Locust Avenue, and public health improvements, citing Baltimore Ohio and Monongahela Valley Railway stakes and the county court stance. It questions pledges and argues for decisive action by Fairmont and local authorities.
Lucile Laurence of Kentucky rose from humble beginnings to sign with the Metropolitan Opera after turning down major offers. She studied in Germany and resisted early manager pressure, deciding to wait for a worthy operatic challenge rather than take a rush into an operetta career.
Fragmented column blends political jabber and satirical quips with scattered notices. Names and places appear irregularly amid references to courts, liquor questions, and local figures, followed by brief Virginia patent notes and assorted chatter.
Anthony Bowen voices concern over city plans to repair bridges and protect residents from rays. The speech weighs options between bond funding for permanent contraction or temporary repairs funded by increased taxation, urging action to support local enterprise and civic protection.
Worthington A Maple of Tulsa Oklahoma visited friends here on Wednesday. He was formerly a wall drier in Utah and had lived there for several years. Kuh of Monongan transferred business here. Lips of Fairmonts was a business hero at Taub. Palligri of Mosonkwl opened on Thursday with Thornda hero. Miss Clinton BOHedel of Kaliview is finding Mr Owl Mey Headley Berdino this week. Meyenger rural carrier on route No 2 listed for rent at Lake Affect as econ ow this. Mr Franklin C Louthurs of Pinay Fork Ohio is in the guns of Mr and Mrs Arilo Barbo. Louthors was formerly store manager at Annabella. Your columns have recently contained reports of extra large wares. Tuetlee J Lase Parish showed an extra large jar in the same exhibit. Thursday was a holiday with Row Alon Wt Annabella and was listed with incidents of drunkenness and night injuries.
A fragment from a local ad notes the Bastment Store as a busy spot driven by quality, variety, and low prices. It invites readers to visit and buy, highlighting value as the main draw for customers.
A list of inexpensive picnic staples appears in the ad style text. Heinz Baxer Beans Beechnut Peanut Butter jar Heinz Ripe Olives and Pigs appear as suggested items with a 35 cent price noted for a large can.
A newspaper ad lists specials including Rio Coffee at 18 cents per pound, Mother's Oats box at 9 cents, evaporated peaches one can 7 cents, lemons per dozen 20 cents, pineapples at 1 cent, Swift's Premium bacon at 28 cents per pound, and three cans of passable corn for 25 cents, with early June peas at 9 cents.
Totlilleborger and two others were arrested on Thursday evening before Tun ica Parrish. Charges included drunkenness and disorderly conduct with fines of eight dollars plus costs. A local restaurant and confectionary trade were noted for recent ownership changes and management.
A garbled historical note cites a calculation by Frotesuor Young about a proposed IP project. The text claims a solid operation from an unspecified system to a two million and a half diameter, spanning interventions of 08,000,000 aullys, and suggests concentration to entice payer could resolve in a single seroad.
Fragmentary OCR reads about a colonel behind the scenes with a dramatic, possibly violent scene. Mentions Roosevelt and a plan or death, but details are garbled. The piece seems to describe a dramatic portrayal or photograph with contextual hints of intrigue and danger.
The clumsy clipping reports a mix of state news and a court case involving a 14 year old boy and a dog connected to a local Italian hunting society. It notes a hospital trephination, a mayoral inquiry, Carmelite church inspections, and architectural details of a Wheeling convent with statues from New York and Italy.
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