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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
3
Reader notices recount a May through June wedding season in Fairmont with Cavender daughter Sophiae to William Morgan Chamberly dating June 12, 1915 and Ward Evanson White wedding events. guests include Cavender family, Probsts, Nichols, and Fleming, with Rev. A. H. Beavin officiating and cakes, bouquets, and trinket tokens described.
Madame Schumann Heine urges brides and mothers to abandon the idea that marriage will instantly transform selfishness. She argues that true wifehood is built on tenderness, sacrifice, and companionship, not romance alone, and stresses the wider duty of forming a stable home and nation through shared responsibility.
A historical report discusses the theory that flies carry disease producing germs. It notes debate over how flies travel between locations and spread illnesses like typhoid fever, with observations on attraction to odors from places such as a butcher shop, pubs, and a restaurant.
Terra Alta resident H G Greer spent Sunday in the city. Mrs A Holdes of Littleton was a guest at Ner 200 Dent Holden and family. Margath Billingsley and guest Mre St F Martin of Grat ton visited Farmington. Charles Holland of Little Falls returned home after visiting his geet at Dr Cr Holland and family. Joseph Castor and neo Goldberg returned from Pittsburgh where their marriage was celebrated last week. Mrs AM Davisson was called to Salem by illness of her father. Mrs G W Binnix went to Morgantown to visit son Samuel Binnix and family. Edith Hinntz will spend latter part of the week there and accompany her home. Mrs ft Bo Parrish and children have gone to Worthington to spend several days.
The article notes area weather warmth and housing shelter affect insect dispersal. Insects rise directly upward up to about 46 feet in some cases, with morning dispersal being more active than afternoon. Distances to reach dwellings depend on circumstances, with a plausible reach of about one quarter mile in suitable sites.
Fragmented society notes list residents visiting relatives and returning home. Entries mention Johns Hopkins University student Frank Reeves in Baltimore with father Wil Reeves, Thomas Hartley returning from Elking, plans to attend a Bill Posters Association meeting in Washington, and several Morgantown guests visiting kin including Mrs Meredith and Mrs Spring. The report also notes Eleanor Annan of Cambridge leaving, and Miss Hoydaton Jeavan preparing to move to Denver with her parents.
A group of West Virginia druggists will attend the West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association meeting at the Seattle Hotel in Clarksburg tomorrow. Margaret Strickler and her mother will travel from Tenth Street Pharmacy and stay through the convention. Attending druggists include W. R. Crane Homer Mall Glenn Hamilton Charley Martin and Charley Hardiman. J H. McCloaky cannot attend due to being out of town. The convention features a strong program with many local attendees and principal speaker M J Leydon of the National Association of Retail Druggists.
A damaged OCR fragment lists several proper nouns and place terms with unclear spacing and order. The readable segments hint at a municipal or public notice involving multiple named entities, but key actions, dates, and exact roles remain unreadable.
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