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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
4
Public notice fragment from Bluefield West Virginia paper lists advertising rates and rates inquiry for the Associated Press service. Includes device description and catalog-like references to numbers 14-J and 14-L.
A full ticket slate is named including Taft for president Sherman for vice president Swisher for governor Reed for secretary of state Durst for auditor Long for treasurer Conley for attorney general Shawkey for state superintendent Hughes for congress Robinson Miller Williams for state senate Holmes Ellison Hawley Lilly Sutton Honer Bow man Thorn Hylton Walker God bey Kersey Shirey Pennington Haley.
A collection of quips and commentary on politics and society. The excerpts reference Prohibition figures, tax laws, a tailors strike, a Cleopatra pearl tale, a marital romance involving an artist, newspaper critiques, and speculation on party politics and rail safety devices.
The piece notes starting work on a government building and new school facilities including a high school, with hopes for a new city hall. It predicts widespread private building and a prosperous season as public projects create employment and private enterprises drive a record autumn.
The article notes Col Pressly Morrison finally entering candidacy for auditor on the Scherr slate. It jokes about past editorials and urges backing Oscar Jenkins, claiming Morrison aims to help elect Jenkins rather than seek election himself.
The passage recalls an election night pledge not broken by the leader and notes William Jennings Bryan’s self nomination. It criticizes Bryan for fickleness and vacillation on policy while highlighting his influence in forcing the party’s nomination.
Judge Thompson of Cincinnati federal court rules makers of imitation whiskey may not label products as whiskey falsely. The decision aims to protect buyers who deserve food and drink to be what they pay for and not adulterated substitutes. William is noted as central to the spotlight in this discussion.
The WV Democratic state platform embraces past Democratic deeds from Jefferson to Bryan, retaining call for four more years of Grover Cleveland and references to Coxey Army and soup tureen trimmings within the debate.
The item surveys light editorial quips about autumn, hats, and aging, noting quips about a boy versus a man and Senator Foraker's silence. It hints at political maneuvering aimed at pleasing the administration.
The piece argues the Republican party traces its strength to past protectionist policy and faithfulness of its national ticket. It claims protection favors industry and workers, cites laws like eight hour, employers liability, railroad employee, and District of Columbia child labor laws as evidence, and suggests preserving heritage against Bryan’s call for popular rule.
An advertisement asks readers to enroll for an all round office training listing shorthand bookkeeping mathematics and related subjects plus a music department offering vocal piano organ cornet flute clarinet and more. A trustee's sale notice for Bluefield West Virginia describes mortgage default on two notes of 750 each and sale of Lots 12 and 14 Fairview Addition by Bernard McClaugherty on August 22 1908 at 10 am with cash terms.
The passage recounts Bryan's telegram after defeat in 1900 where he declines another run for president and Roosevelt's 1904 pledge that he will not seek a second term, arguing a term's substance over form and declaring no further nominations.
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