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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
4
The page lists candidates for state wide and local offices led by Taft and Sherman while noting Bluefield’s need for a new city hall and fire department. It highlights Gov Johnson’s third nomination, Bryan’s defeats, and praises A W Holmes as a strong state senate candidate visiting the city.
The Christian Advocate denounces efforts to label Secretary Taft as non Christian for being a Unitarian. It defends that a person can hold Unitarian beliefs yet be a Christian of high standing, challenging the cheap politicking of attackers and noting long-standing demonstrations of compatible faith.
The text argues that Mr Taft’s Christianity is not defined by his Unitarian view but by his core faith. It says no church should be drawn into politics and warns that church involvement would harm both politics and religion.
The article notes Canada attracting thousands of American farmers to the north west while Australia explores importing American farming methods. It highlights Victoria's agriculture minister proposing a joint effort of American farmers and irrigation practices to develop drought prone lands, praising the efficiency of U.S. irrigation over Australian attempts.
The United States mined 51,720,619 long tons of iron ore in 1907 valued at about $131.996 million, up 8.32 percent in tonnage from 1906. Most ore is mined for pig-iron producers, with prices varying by ore type and state, and 169 mines reported production led by Hull-Rust in Minnesota.
The report classifies ore districts by region with Lake Superior leading at 80.51 percent, followed by southern 12.42 percent, northern 5.46 percent, and western 1.61 percent. It notes 1907 US iron ore imports exceeded 1.2 million long tons with Cuba supplying over half and Spain about a third. Exports reached 278,208 long tons, mainly Lake Superior ore shipped to Canadian furnaces.
Advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian Tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars free. products sold by druggists. recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The piece explains the false peak mirage seen by sailors near Tenerife, where the peak appears inverted from its true direction. It describes ship in the sky appearances, the Dardanelles mirages, and how distant real objects are only seen after reflections fade, with notes on historic legends.
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