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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
6
Roanoke dispatch reports A. W. Link, a traveling man described as a Chicago man, killed himself in a Roanoke hotel yesterday. The coroner received a telegram from A. J. Link in Chicago requesting embalming and the body be held for disposition orders.
The Loftus case against the Pullman company for lower berths and upper berth charges lacks a final decision as interstate commerce commissioners hear the rehearing in Chicago. The outcome could set nationwide rate reductions long urged by travelers. Oldest Odd Fellow Dead in Glentals as funeral follows a birthday mishap. Alfred De Oro breaks world pool record with eighty one balls in a championship win over Jerome Keogh.
Albany, November 30. The state board of health will request the legislature to appropriate funds in January for an investigation of infantile paralysis. Surgeon General Wyman estimates about three thousand U.S. cases this year.
Three crew members of the tug General were drowned when the vessel collided with the Canadian Pacific steamer tug Athabasca off Lime Island near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. Rescue efforts followed the sinking on November 30.
In Plainview Minnesota on November 30 a wedding united Miss Hesee Lillie of Plainview with Paul W Carroll son of Governor Carroll of Iowa. Guests from out of town attended the ceremony.
A wild gale off Corunna Spain on November 30 damaged the coastline and capsized an ecoasting vessel resulting in sixteen drownings.
The aged jurist Judge John F. Kumler aged sixty seven died this morning in Toledo. Judge Landis of Chicago, a cousin, was mentioned in the report.
Four centuries ago meals were limited to two daily feedings with long evening feasts. Berne banned table time over five hours, Bale allowed from 10 AM to 6 PM but council habits differed on special occasions, and Saseny inns could not serve more than four dishes per meal.
The note opens with a folksy greeting urging cheerful manners when meeting Joy, asserting cordial reception as essential because he generally stays in good humor and expects mutual politeness from readers.
A distinguished New York society leader recently back from a France motor trip recalls the most delightful experience as hearing French pheasants sing the mayonnaise. The remark is paired with a Rochefoucauld quote on hatred and its abasement.
Fresh fish shipments arrive every Tuesday and Friday mornings from Sublette and Barnes. The notice advertises regular supply and prompt delivery.
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromine and quinine tablets. It promises refunds if ineffective and bears Dr. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
Sauer’s Pure Flavoring Extracts received American and European medals for purity and strength, highlighting its quality credentials in the taste enhancers market.
Deputy Sheriff KE. E. Carter of Mercer County West Virginia announces a 2 percent discount on Beavers Pony district taxes for 1910 valid until November 20, 1910. All taxpayers must visit the Union Bank and Trust Company office to settle promptly.
Welch November 8 A Special Banquet by the McKinley Club drew about two hundred Republican leaders and workers from across the county for a long night of speeches and plans for a 1912 majority. Judge Ritz Hatfield and Dr H D Hatfield led calls for strong organization and unity in next year’s campaign.
Senator Nath an L. Scott of West Virginia is ill with a nervous breakdown and stomach ulcer. He will miss the opening session of Congress as he rests at the New Willard Hotel, aided by a nurse, after overwork during the campaign. Doctors emphasize rest as crucial to recovery.
Plans long discussed by Secretary of the Navy Meyer may place the Marine Corps under an acting commandant until formal Congressional approval is obtained. Gen Eliott, who has led the corps for over seven years, is a native of Alabama and began as a second lieutenant in 1870.
A scientific foot tablet claims to draw out inflammation and soreness and cure corns callouses bunions frostbites chilblains ingrown nails tired aching swollen nervous sweaty feet. It asserts smaller shoes can be worn and foot condition improved. Available at druggists or from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago IN for 25 cents per box.
Washington reports Major General Go. Eliott, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, has reached his sixty fourth birthday and is retired from active service. The move signals a broader planned reorganization of the Marine Corps.
Notice to consumers that starting with the December meter reading a minimum monthly charge will be instituted. DMUESTONE TRACTION CO. announces the change. P M Waltzer is general manager. Also mentions fresh country butter at Sublette and Barnes. Date 11-30-3¢.
Floral Ark Mrs Viola Baker reports improved health after using Cardui the woman s tonic She says she was weak and nervous yet after one bottle she can do housework Thousands of women have written similar testimonials Cardui contains natural vegetable herbs and no minerals or strong drugs Readers are advised to contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for more information and the 64 page Home Treatment of Women booklet
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