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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
2
News notes that Mr. Davis Thorn, sitting member of the county court, is a Republican candidate for commissioner pending convention action. Acquaintances countywide are expected to rally to his support.
The West Virginia Republican state central committee calls a convention at Parkersburg Wood County on April 29 at 1 p.m. to elect four delegates at large and four alternates for the national convention in Chicago June 16. County apportionment is listed, with rules against proxies and required certification. a county primary or meeting is to be held with ten days notice.
From 9 to 4 shows shorthand and business subjects. 4 to 7 features music classes. 7 to 10 covers arithmetic and language arts. Sublette & Barnes advertise Chase & Sanborn's coffee as a preferred choice.
A reflective piece links money talk to silence and lists ironic maxims about character. It ponders why good deeds fail when inner motives are absent and notes many people avoid truth while masking it.
A poem imagines life as a musical play where bold heroes and bright girls prevail. In this scene the hero triumphs, love overcomes troubles, and virtue wins the prize, though the speaker wishes life echoed the stage’s ending.
A humorous exchange unfolds with One Place declaring no superstition while joking about encountering a black cat only in the form of a sausage, highlighting a lighthearted play on superstitions.
A poetic piece contrasts opal water with sapphire skies and sunlit waves. It links lake tides to inner feelings, describing love and life as a driving ache and the sea’s never-ending motion. A separate dialogue riffs on old age pensions and gender, debating eligibility and perceived fairness.
A compact line of dialogue hints at a simple tale. The speaker notes the man’s honesty despite his failed ventures. Questions arise about marriage prospects with Jack as a possible suitor and a woman’s attempt to explain her family.
A short exchange praises a new cook and her biscuits as poetic. The speaker notes spring fooling and winter’s blocking, hinting at early knocking and potential embarrassment if not ready.
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