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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
4
The column comments on Thaw and sanity, politics after primaries, possible distribution of funds with Johndee Jr, and the Nordic swedish movement in calisthenics. It notes Mark Twain's tobacco heart but suggests his humor remains strong while revenue data show less liquor and more tobacco use.
The author notes a shift from directoire gowns to more voluminous skirts filling sidewalks and street cars. He claims fashion will loosen restrictive sizing, admitting fuller figures and easier silhouettes for women, while praising the change as a welcome social expansion.
Nervous tension eases as the outcome of her ballot battle looms, promising the woman greater personal freedom regardless of victory.
The article notes woodpeckers damaging telephone, telegraph, and electric poles in the south, southwest, and central west. Holes two to four inches wide weaken lines. creosote-treated poles show some protection in Louisiana, while Indiana tests with stone fillings fail.
At the Lyric Theater a hand colored picture titled The Blue Legend portrays a violinist husband whose wife is attacked by two robbers on a mountain road. She dies after being left on the ground, and the husband mourns as he plays her favorite tunes.
An advertisement extols William Tell Flour as absolutely clean and safe for bread. It claims the flour contacts only bright machinery, is handled entirely by machines, and produces the lightest, whitest bread, urging readers to ask their grocer for it.
A violin soloist dies peacefully, marking a quiet exit amid a lineup at the Lyric. The Jilt and Tue Pulverizer, noted biograph productions, join the program for patrons.
Bluefield visitors led by S M Smith G M Mc Culloch and others attended a West Virginia day at the Alaskan Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. More than 8000 attendees, governor included, celebrated with West Virginia badges and rhododendron decorations. Governor Glasscock and Director General Nadeau praised the Northwest as the fair’s best exhibit.
Tidewater coal shipments by rail from West Virginia in June totaled 1,794,337 tons, higher than 1,537,122 tons in the same month last year. The report notes figures cover the period from April 1 to the end of June.
The June aggregate shipments reached 4 964 057 tons, up from 4 399 667 tons in the same month of 1908. Norfolk and Western leads with a 51.9 percent rise, Chesapeake and Ohio follows at 32.7 percent. For the month Chesapeake and Ohio tops Norfolk and Western by 106 017 tons, and for April to June the Chesapeake and Ohio records a 41.6 percent increase.
In Vienna the famed violinist Paganini met a cabman who begged for help to support his poor family. He asked to write on the cab back two words, Paganini's Cab, and the request was granted, leading to satisfactory results for the driver.
In a brisk exchange from a New York Times theater page a stern wife taunts her husband Edgar about marriage vows while Sle muses on polygamy. Miranda comments on the northeast sky as the trio navigates domestic tensions in a lighthearted scene.
The commission reviewed July bills and approved those from the commissioner of finance. Building permits issued include a two story frame on Princeton avenue for 3000 dollars to R W Clifton, an addition for 500 dollars to Sam Payne on Franklin street, a 7000 dollar stable for Mrs Z Prince on Bland street, and a 7000 dollar Bluefield car barn for Bluestone Traction Company on Bluefield avenue. An electric worker ordinance passed final reading. The police judge reported July fines totaling 1015.52 dollars and the city auditor bond of 2000 dollars was accepted.
Twenty five or thirty Knights Templar of the Bluefield Commandery join the unveiling of a Confederate monument in Pearisburg today. They travel on No. 18 and likely return on 17. The ceremony is under Daughters of the Confederacy with Masonry prominent. A large Bluefield crowd is expected.
A senator quoted Lincoln at a Washington banquet noting he distrusted mere financial success. The quotation claims Lincoln linked wealth to four metallic attributes gold in the palm silver on the tongue brass in the face and iron in the heart, underscoring virtue over riches.
A brief exchange has an official advising modesty about one's golf play to avoid provoking jealousy and antagonism among onlookers. The line highlights restraint in boasting about a trivial skill.
A London Telegraph quips that married men may claim the work is incomplete unless a few domestic scraps are added to the volume. The remark frames a playful jab at the idea of weighing battles against home life.
The Keeley Cure endures as a proven method, reportedly stronger and more effective now than in prior eras, reflecting its lasting credibility in medical circles and popular discourse.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen picnic at Eggleston Virginia drew about 150 firemen, their families, and friends from Bluefield and Roanoke. Attendees reported plenty of food and games, with leftovers feeding a late supper. The grounds were donated free for the event and hosts praised Eggleston residents.
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