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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
2
Readable catalog-style notice listing multiple fall items with special prices for men and women. Includes Panama hats at $1.00, wash suits with new colorings, women’s wash skirts, athletic union suits, silk hose, children’s dresses, and guaranteed umbrellas with highlighted floor locations and limited-time specials.
East Side news reports the Foreign Missionary Society of the Church meeting at Mrs Edward Gilbart's East Park venue with members attending from Mt Lake Park and Cumberland Md for a reunion. Dorsey Pople plans a Cumberland visit to see her daughter. Clarence Prickett leaves for Johns Hopkins University commencement. Several local residents noted for visits and illnesses.
A fragment discusses the ambition of achieving perfection in body and soul as the central duty of a person. It posits perfection as the ultimate work for anyone who undertakes it, urging careful effort and proper means to reach this standard.
The Hope Natural Gas company defeated the Potters 16 to 3 in the Twilight league opener at Houghs Park last night. A large crowd attended as the Potters faced tough gas hitters while various townsfolk, including Barb and others, were noted in attendance amid a flurry of local updates on residents, travel, and social visits.
Funeral services for Clarence Russell Ice seven months old, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy H Ice of Fleming Kentucky, were held at 2 p.m. Interment followed at Carrackville Cemetery. The infant died Sunday from illness described as cholera infantum. The family recently resided in Barrackville, and Mrs Ice was formerly Miss Nettle King.
A doctor notes a cubic inch of air holds a million microbes while a patient with brain tag laments loneliness. The exchange contrasts vast unseen life with individual isolation.
A Fairmont farmer's wife testifies Vinci tonic revived her after weeks of weakness and indigestion, reporting a weight gain of ten pounds after four bottles. The ad claims the medicine combines iron, cod liver oil, and neptone to build blood and strength, with a money back promise if it fails.
Street Commissioner Albert Lehman warns crowds on the South Side bridge risk collapse as railing and flooring deteriorate. Repairs focus on steel supports and yellow pine flooring with an estimated total near 12000 dollars, potentially rising with extended work and safety upgrades. Meanwhile a Pittsburgh court distributes about a million dollars to William Thaw’s children from his estate.
Mrs Sarah E Keener of Powells West Virginia urges friends and the public to try NerveWorth, calling it a wonderful family tonic. She cites improved strength and appetite after two weeks, claiming prior illness caused sickness with meals and promising a dollar back if the remedy fails to help.
Wesleyan Concert Club a male quartet two planters and a reader will perform at Diamond Street H. E. church on the East Side Thursday evening under Epworth League auspices. The group tours the state and this city appearance is billed as a premier musical attraction in Fairmont. Program includes Song of College Choir Liszt Lichorraum piano solo by Miss Ross and more.
A list of acts and performers assembled for a spring program including Gelbel Ab Love Bot Day, Mr. Chapman Mrs H A Beach, Kurgaly Brigade humorous quartet, Reading's Low Kratz, Mins Smith Mighty Lak A Rose, Ethelbert Nev ie If I Had a Thousand Lives, Solman Williams Mano solo, Rosa Bells of Shandon quartet, Hawley Pinsvo trio, Misses Smith Rose Falkenstein, and a college yell medley.
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