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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1916
Page
5
The denser text touts a grand prize plan for readers to recruit new subscribers and earn commissions. It emphasizes big money from the Overland prize pool, with regional distribution, and urges participation to clinch top honors while praising fairness and opportunity for all, including women.
New York's manikins threaten a strike over wardrobe time and working conditions. The article lists districts around Fairmont and names several locals, members, and prizes, detailing schedules and staffing tensions amid the ongoing dispute.
No coherent events or persons can be identified from the fragment. The text appears to be garbled OCR with references to a person named Max Mayfold and a show, but no verifiable incident, date, place, or organization is present to summarize clearly.
A dialogue unfolds between Tin and Miss Margaret about a notorious criminal portrait in the rogues gallery. Tin hints at a plan to obtain the image for a friend fearing exposure, while discussing a surgeon’s upcoming visit and possible operation that could affect Annie. Tim vows support and reveals deep, troubled affection for Annie and Margaret.
A patchwork page combines an odd catechism on flies with stray notes on public health. It mentions teaching children about where flies come from, how they carry disease, and ways to prevent contamination by covering garbage and cleaning areas. The text also references Sunday School notices and a jumble of era commentary, poems, and miscellaneous items.
The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic. A respondent reports recovery from persistent coughs and weakness after using the product, praising its impact on digestion, strength, and overall tone, claiming a return to health and absence of alcohol in the formula.
An advertisement touts Martin’s Rheumatic and Blood Elixir as a remedy for rheumatism and related ailments. It claims benefits for joints liver kidney and stomach and promotes a thirty day treatment at Wat Crane Drug Store offering liquid or tablet forms priced at 1.00.
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