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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1910

Page

4

Upper berth debate moves trains to comfort over cost

A Memphis county hospital chief Alvin Tate faces his own medical joke as Pullman cuts tease travelers toward upper berths. The piece mocks doctors and patients while arguing higher headroom and ventilation favor the safer choice.

William Tell Flour Ad Claims Quality and Price Stability

A vintage advertisement promises William Tell Flour by the barrel with protection from wheat corner price swings and crop conditions. It touts fine grain, white bread, light biscuits, and pastry, highlighting Ansted & Burk Mills cleanliness and grain protection.

Ansted& Burk Company

Parisian Sage sales surge in United States

Advertises Parisian Sage promising quick dandruff cure and hair growth. The White Pharmacy guarantees two weeks to stop falling hair or scalp issues with refunds. product marketed nationwide by Giroux Mfg. Co. and sold in Graham Virginia by Graham Pharmacy at 50 cents a bottle with Auburn girl on package.

United States America Bluefield Giroux Mfg. Co Buffalo N. Y Graham, Va Graham Pharmacy

Subscription pitch for the Daily Telegraph year offer

A bold appeal promotes a one year subscription to the Daily Telegraph and asserts value. The message urges readers to send in their subscription now to secure a full year of the paper.

THE Daily Telegraph

Young British officer wowed crowd at sermon

In a tale from Horace Greeley's Autobiography a young British lieutenant in a scarlet uniform captivates the audience during Rev. Matthew Clark's service. The minister pauses the sermon to compliment the officer before the crowd, and the lieutenant sinks as if shot when asked to sit.

Matthew Clark Horace Greeley

Snubbed Mahler Wanders Munich Corridor

Gustav Mahler, in Munich for a rehearsal, lost his way during a one hour intermission. He tried to pass a plasterwork corridor but was blocked with the remark you look it. He pressed on and eventually reached the hall.

Gustav Mahler Munich Mahler

Camel Varieties in Arabia Offer Transport Differences

Two camel types, the dromedary and freight camel, serve Arabia. Dromedaries trot smoothly and carry about 360 pounds, covering roughly six miles daily, priced around 100 to 150 Maria Theresa dollars. Freight camels bear about 40 pounds, move two and a half miles per hour, with costs of 300 Maria Theresa dollars or more.

Arabia

Not Ide Curiosity, Mrs Wanterknowe Questioning Curiosity

A playful exchange, Mrs Wanterknowe questions why she appears cross when questioned, while another character praises her sharp, energetic curiosity as uniquely alert and persistent. The dialogue mocks relentless inquiry in a light literary tone.

Burns Lines Rendered in Sunday Paper See Through Parody

A playful rendering of Burns lines appears in a Sunday paper, twisting the famous quote to comment on social perception. The note hints at literary humor and invites readers to enjoy the spoof in the Daily Telegraph.

Kornit Rubber Substitute Promoters Sentenced

Promoters Elis and Graves of the Kornit Manufacturing Company, with New York offices and a Belleville factory, advertised a rubber substitute called Koruit made from cattle horns and hooves. They raised 371000 in stock, but only 164 worth of bogus rubber existed. they received three years in prison and investors lost their money.

Kornit Manufacturing Company New York Belleville New Jersey Elis Graves

Tattooing Customs Mark Social Status in Longe Belgium

In the Longe colonies of Belgium, men receive tattoos indicating social status. Designs resemble zouave jackets and the process uses acacia thorns as needles. Inks from herbal breekelly create swollen scars, producing a raised, bus-like effect.

Belgium

Bluefield Lodge Announces Regular Meetings

Stated communications of Bluefield Lodge No. 85, A F and A M, meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month at Masonic Hall 3rd floor Lazarus building Princeton Avenue.

Bluefield Lodge No A. F Masonic Hall Lazarus Princeton Ave

Witty remark on neighbors and strangers in exchange

A grim man answers a question about a neighbor with a sharp line saying he knows little about the man but his impression is that he would make a first class stranger. The exchange highlights terse, humorous judgment of character.

Eliminate all element of chance by Insuring with BE

Advert for BE H Easley Insurance Agency urging protection against risk. Mentions insure with Be H Easley to eliminate chance in 11 18 1.

BE. H. Easley Insurance Agency ER. H. Easley

Frigid Nell Copleigh and a Shyster’s Irish Tale

The passage parodies social coldness and charity with Nell That Miss Copleigh described as frigid and snowing on rainy days. A Boston Transcript quips about alms to strangers while an old Shyster jokes with an Irishwoman about Leonor aiding an angel.

Nell

Condemned Unheard Note From Cornish Church Notice

A fragile church notice from Cornwall reports a grim prophecy quoted from London Punch about a preacher found hanging in a church porch on Saturday. The fragment references a fountain, purity of streams, and insurance agency H. Easley with date 11 13 11.

London Punch

My Sister’s Recovery From Calamity Cited By Fayetteville Writer

A. 2. McDonald of Fayetteville recounts his sister’s dire illness and rapid recovery after using Dr. King's New Discovery. He claims it cured her cough and restored health, praising its effectiveness for coughs colds flu croup bronchial troubles. The testimonial notes a free bottle offer and a 50c to $1.00 price range with drugstore guarantees.

McDonald Fayetteville N.C Rk. F

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