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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
5
The review notes several good voices in the troupe but few laughs and little of the play that amused. Frank P. Cahill delivered a strong tenor solo and a conversation song, though the production overall lacked humor.
Creston Clarke will star in The Ragged Messenger at the Elks Opera House on Tuesday night after manager Jules Murry secured the dramatic rights to George Paston’s novel and arranged a quick dramatization. The deal followed Murry’s search for a worthy successor to Monsieur Beaucaire and his belief in Clarke’s drawing power.
A long line at the box office signals the comedy Are You a Mason? will play next Tuesday night at the Elks Opera House. Audiences are promised the funniest comedy on earth as the man in the moon supposedly agrees.
The Gans–Nelson fight pictures showing 42 rounds will be exhibited at EKiks Opera House next Monday night. The footage is described as highly clear and free from vibration, promising a complete display of a battle praised as one of the most remarkable in ring history.
Elisha Dyer mayor of Providence and former Rhode Island governor died suddenly of heart trouble. Born November 28, 1839, he led the state from 1897 to 1900 and served as mayor since 1905. A brigadier general in the state militia, he was Republican and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress this month.
Filipino newspapers condemn the fatal inoculation of ten prisoners at Bilibid jail with cholera germs. They fault the health bureau lab and urge a committee of bacteriologists to investigate alleged culpability and determine responsibility.
The piece explains muskrat houses in meadows and along riverbanks. Muskrats build beds over tussocks in wetlands where water remains unfrozen, with multiple entry holes to escape floods. They may tunnel underground when possible but face spring freshets that wash them out.
Madrid reports the new cabinet members swore in amid heavy police protection to deter a hostile demonstration. The scene reflected a tense start to their administration as guards shielded the ceremony and observers noted the atmosphere of unrest.
The article portrays Crisfield Maryland built on a vast Chesapeake oyster shell bank. It describes boats and crabbing factories, shipping by rail and water, and a population closely tied to crabs and oysters though locals rarely eat them. It notes social glimpses of young couples and bustling crab trade.
The term parliament comes from the French parler meaning to speak and was once written parlement. Its earliest English statute mention is in 1272 with Westminster. The institution traces to Anglo Saxon witenagemot and, under Henry III, split into Lords and Commons with separate deliberation chambers.
The Birmingham Ace-Herald argues the Alabama state flag, adopted in 1805, bears a crimson St. Andrew’s Cross on white. The piece notes most residents would not recognize the flag outside state capitol use and warns that treason against the flag could invoke federal authority.
A traveler in the Balkans notes the vast array of languages spoken from Turkish, Pulgarian, Serbo Croation, and Roumanian to Armenian Greek Albanian and many others. He observes that none of these languages are in common use across the region.
The Birga pore Times describes Hindu lore that links the eclipse to a planet or serpent named Rahoo grasping the moon. Folk practice includes bathing in the sea before and after contact and forbidding water during the interval due to perceived pollution.
A literary note connects the Koranic image of bells hung on trees in paradise with John Moore’s line in Lalla Rookh. The passage imagines wind stirred melodies from a divine throne, echoing Edenic imagery and eternal music.
The note hints at a band performing soon with locations and venue details to follow. It emphasizes a live appearance and audience anticipation.
The White Pharmacy offers Hyomel with a personal guarantee of cure or refund. The pocket inhaler treatment costs $1 for about two weeks. extra bottles available for 50 cents. It claims to relieve longstanding catarrh without stomach dosing and to heal the mucous membrane.
Mount Vernon ad advises delaying purchases to inspect stock at Carter Furniture Company where prices are cut by 12 percent and goods are selling quickly. The note urges timely decision.
The Surprise Stores and the 5 and 10 Cent Stores join Mt. Vernon Flour in spreading festive noise like Santa Claus as mid summer activity swells.
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