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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1909
Page
4
The article mocks Boquet season politics and notes Tucker’s defeat. It comments on his lasting reputation and the flattering press. It questions the Tyler County Star's push to reorganize the state committee and questions persuading members to resign.
In a Portsmouth Ohio item, Mrs Walke near Ninth and Ofmnere streets notes a mother cat caring for a young mouse as she nurses it like her other kittens. The piece sits beside baseball box scores from the National and Virginia Leagues with Roanoke and Lynchburg showing results.
A Hutchinson farmer once bought a wagon for 60 dollars in 1884. When offered a similar wagon for 70 dollars, he balked at the price, arguing tariff and trust abuse. The dealer then proposed trading 600 bushels of corn for the wagon and a bundle of farm tools, valuing the corn at 10 cents a bushel and total goods at 420 dollars, which the farmer finally accepted for 70 dollars.
The oldest member of the House of Lords, Earl Nelson, celebrated reaching his eighty six years with greetings from peers and well wishers. Dignitaries extended messages commending his long service and steadfast presence in parliamentary affairs.
Rapids Wisconsin hosts ceremony marking the dedication of a monument with ceremonies in nearby Argonne and London connections. The event highlights include a notable figure from the oak house of lords and a sense of historic commemoration for the local community.
The elderly earl, who inherited the earldom at twelve, is the only House of Lords peer living in King William IV’s lifetime. Grand-nephew of Lord Nelson, he receives a perpetual 25000 dollar annual pension. Once a clergyman, he remains a staunch member of the English Church union.
Fair Sunday and Monday forecast for West Virginia and Virginia with light winds in Virginia and a southeast tendency. The outlook notes generally pleasant conditions across the region.
An advertisement extols William Tell Mour flour as the cleanest flour, noting six cleanings of grain, a resting process, and machinery only contact, ensuring safe, light, and white bread. It urges readers to ask their grocer for the product.
The County Historical Society will conduct dedication ceremonies for a monument marking the grave of Chief Mexico, the earliest Indian chief in the area. The society spearheaded the memorial’s erection.
The Lionel Law rence Company will perform Forgiven at the Elks Opera House on August 1, with arrival in Bluefield August 23 for rehearsal. A dress rehearsal is planned August 20 to photograph the cast for lithographic advertising. Directed by Mr Lawrence, the troupe includes noted actors and will debut with a free initial performance before a southern tour.
Description circulates of a man believed headed this way on freight train No. St due at 10 30 this morning. He is described as a mulatto about five feet ten inches tall and about thirty years old.
A fire of unknown origin broke out in the third story of the Y M C A at East Williamson about 1 o clock this morning. Loss estimated between 1000 and 1500 dollars. Fire department saved the structure, and the building will be out of commission for three or four days for repairs. The Williamson building is described as the finest on the Norfolk and Western line.
In Sydney an electric light bicycle race drew about 10 000 spectators with 50 entrants. Rivalry between James Somerville and Percy Cliff ended in tragedy as Somerville led then fell near the finish and both bicycles crashed, with Somerville dying just before crossing the tape.
The Russian Academy of Medicine reviews a 1200 year old Tibetan handbook of medicine noting its many truths. It cites dose counts nerve and pore numbers, heart as king of organs, and methods like tongue inspection and pulse feeling. It mentions baths massages and bloodletting, with fines for dirty instruments. A royal anecdote recalls Victor Emmanuel suppressing panic during an early explosive test.
The list shows multiple candidates with scores and standings, including Berns Salter, Mite Jom Bi, Garett, Givi Peterman, Kenneth Mastin, Viola Widner, Janie Drinkard, Bett, Bessie Cu, Mable Garnett, Foxie Brown, and others. Numbers appear as tallies next to names, indicating votes or ranking in a single month standings update.
The Thompson trial was argued late last night with Webh sending word that jury deliberations would not start until after midnight. An advertisement for Kodol digestives and DeWitt’s salves appears among the text.
Snaggsby the toyshop keeper faces a quarrel over a bought railway engine as Johnny Biggs points to Mrs 8 in a humorous exchange. Dr W T Campbell of Charleston plans monthly patient visits at Windsor hotel. Bee’s Laxative Cough Syrup is recommended for coughs and colds and praises its gentle bowel action for children.
News from Bluefield at 3 o clock reports construction foreman DC Amburgy of Dante Virginia shot and killed by a black man believed to be named Broady who fled the scene after the shooting.
Recommendation to take Foley's Kidney Remedy for back ache rheumatism and kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to correct urinary irregularities quickly before serious illness develops and will restore health and strength. Sold by all druggists.
A humorous ad warns that idleness and laziness harm health causing constipation headaches and pimples. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a quick remedy to banish liver trouble and restore health with a 25 cent price at druggists.
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