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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
3
eccentric Hogarth famed for sharp tongue and sharp portraits Was hardly admired in life yet praised by Whistler as England s greatest painter He sold prints but struggled with paintings A peer paid to silence a harsh likeness and Hogarth warned of a tail on a d animal showman He once forgot his own carriage wandering home soaked after a rainstorm Modern Society.
A renowned actor describes the painful process of making his life mask. He recounts being seated, gagged with a towel, ears blocked, and nostrils stuffed while plastered with hot mixture. The cast dries, tightens his skin, and causes pins and discomfort before the finished mask is shown as a dull, inanimate face.
A procession of visitors and travelers arrived and passed through the city yesterday. Names include L G Toney from Northfork and J B Fonansbee en route to Charleston, Keystone residents Philip Kieiman and J H Christie, and A C Davis returning from Keystone on train 16. Various other figures such as Dr W H St Clair, Floyd Black, Virginia Burton, N A Michelson, and many more were noted in transit or visiting relatives, with several heading to nearby towns and events.
The piece traces early photography origins from 1839 with Talbot publishing his process and Daguerre releasing his method. It notes Pouton’s 1839 Royal Scottish Society of Arts paper on light exposed organic matter becoming insoluble, a foundational insight for process work despite delayed recognition.
The article notes Kentucky as a vast hunting ground for many tribes before white settlement. It describes ongoing intertribal conflict over game and later harsher clashes between settlers and Native peoples, explaining the origin of the region’s sanguinary name.
An acquaintance told Talleyrand he saw no value in learning whist. Talleyrand replied that not knowing whist would lead to a dismal old age, a remark kept in memory for its wit and warning about neglecting a skill.
A brief Houston Post exchange questions friendship and wealth with a character declaring lifelong wealth and no indigence, prompting reflection on social ties and financial status. The dialogue highlights outer perception versus inner certainty about having friends.
A European ruler attributes his success to poor marksmanship, saying his luck in exchanges and battles stems from misfires and errors rather than skill.
Mr. Wm Henry of Chattanooga Tennessee describes severe rheumatism in his left arm with muscle weakness. After using Chamberlains Pain Balm and nightly arm wrapping, he experienced gradual relief and full disappearance of rheumatism in three weeks. The ad promotes Pain Balm with local drugstores listed.
The schedule lists courses from 9 to 4 including shorthand, typewriting, bookkeeping, mathematics, rhetoric, commercial law, and related subjects. From 4 to 7 in the evening, cornet, violin, flute, clarinet, and vocal music are offered. From 7 to 10, arithmetic, grammar, spelling, penmanship, and letter writing are taught.
A letter from Roding Georgia dated August 27 1906 reports stomach and bowels illness in 1897 and claims great benefit from using Kohol purchased in 1902. The note thanks the Chicago firm KH C DeWitt Co and ends with a wish for long life. Sold by local druggists.
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