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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
2
State finances show a total on hand of 1,946,524.38 with expected receipts of 300,000 to 400,000 from license taxes within sixty days. School fund deposits total 947,082.72 with investments in bonds yielding up to 6 percent. The treasurer’s July statement reports a solid balance and regular bill payments.
An article describes a locomotive designed to run on a three foot track capable of pulling twelve to fifteen loaded mine cars on a three per cent grade. It is stated to equal the work of ten mules and is positioned as a key improvement for mining operations.
Indian Chief narrates how he defended Fort Ripley in 1862 and resisted forced land cession. He recalls government promises of protection and warns a Washington agent against folly. The scene ends with Shah-bah-Skong’s defiant, aging reply and council closure.
An oil burning mine locomotive is being tested at Hazelton No 1 and Seneca in Lehigh Valley Coal Company operations. The compact, 15 500 pound engine runs on a 42 inch gauge track to haul mine cars, with oil fuel preventing gas fumes in the workings.
The Graham Fishing Club members J Milner Mitchell R H W Palmer W L Burton and J P Cameron left for Pounding Mill to spend several days fishing. Lightning struck in Graham during the storm damaging a home gable and rattling occupants.
An aside traces the ruff in English fashion from a simple chemisette edge to twelve a tunic reaching ears under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The piece then shifts to a humorous Burnt Cork Circle tale from Slarper's Weekly with a joke on a storekeeper vs pillow feather picker and a ballad performance by Mr T N Orr.
Bankruptcy sale by M B Postlethwaite trustee for J T DeWitt Co formerly Bluefield Book and Stationery Co on August 15 at 11 a m at the front door of the store room offering entire stock and fixtures including stationery office supplies soda fountain and store fixtures One half cash and the balance due in three and six months with security to be approved by the trustee.
A fragment describes a man last seen with an empty sack on his back containing apples peaches pears plums watermelons cantaloupes beans corn tomatoes onions radishes celery lettuce pineapples fresh fish eggs spring chickens old hens and canned goods on his way home rejoicing about finding food.
The school offers Primary tuition of 1.00 per month Intermediate 1.50 per month Collegiate 2.40 per month Normal 2.00 per month and Music-Extra 2.00 per month Boarding with furnished room 2.50 per week special rates for two or more from a family. Norfolk and Western Station Delorme W VA. The school lies five miles from any town in the mountains.
A discussion notes that swank is the defining trait of Englishmen and that foreigners once called Britons perfidious Albion. The term swank means making something that is not seem as if it is, per the London Globe.
A suitor sends a witty proposal line to his beloved. She replies firmly that she will not marry, leaving the question unresolved and the romance awkward. The exchange captures sharp wit and clear boundaries.
A sarcastic Chicago Tribune tease notes the reversal of fortunes around Squillips. It contrasts claims that sobriety followed wealth with the reality that wealth came after quitting drinking, implying a critique of vice and success narratives.
Fragmented text references Ideala and Baltimore American with phrases about being right versus presidency. No clear event or people to confirm a factual story. Unable to extract a coherent news item from the garbled input.
A Philadelphia Inquirer quotation proclaims honesty as the best policy while noting its lack of surrender value in practical governance.
The text complains that many homes lack STIEFF PIANOS and argues buyers seek the best value. It notes honest representation matters and hints at some trade practices, urging reliance on quality despite temptations and missteps.
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