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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
3
Three rental notices describe a five room apartment on south Mercer with parlor furnished and box 70 Bluefield West Virginia. an eight room house near south Bluefield with contact 214. and three rooms either furnished or unfurnished at 909 Bluefield Avenue.
The Philippine bureau of forestry reports that American and European lumbermen are attempting to secure large and regular shipments of Philippine woods mainly for cabinet making, signaling strong demand from abroad.
Richlands visitor Dr. Odel Castello appears in the city along with numerous residents and guests from Wills Wilcoe Dante Rocky Gap Dublin and Ghary. Shoppers and visitors including Mrs T J Rader Mrs McGinnis Hatfield Mrs Jessie Mattox and Mayor K S French are listed with their travel or local activities. Several residents travel to Radford Huntington Appomattox Tazewell and Olmstead for Sunday visits or nursing duties.
Mrs Sarah F Bolt of Nemours died about 8 30 last night at Bluefield Sanitarium following liver tumor surgery. She was 69 and survived by seven children three sons and four daughters all grown. She belonged to the Primitive Baptist church. Her sons M L Bolt and C
Mrs. Bolt died with her daughters Mrs Shuf flebarger and Mrs Barger at her side. Funeral planned for Nemours with time undecided. The body will be transported at 11:30 rain to her home.
A compact craft idea suggests making thank you style gifts from leftover ribbon. Fold a six by four inch ribbon into a small cover, hem edges, and stitch. Inside place four pinked flannel leaves with threaded needles, safety pins, and miscellaneous pins in neat rows. Bind with ribbon to form a slim emergency bookmarkable book.
A velvet sash shown as a charming gift for any girl. It uses wide black velvet ribbon for a waist belt with two ends, each just over a foot long, finished with tiny silk rosebud wreaths. Ends are pointed by turning back.
A white satin ribbon bag with pink lavender designs is described as a two compartment purse like milady’s knitted model. It uses long ribbon lengths to hold slippers a fan and vanity items with a center pocket a silk fringe finish and a ringed clasp. The piece recommends the umbrella as a reliable evergreen gift.
The annual report by Brigadier General Frank H. McIntyre highlights tariff changes and export shifts for the Philippines and Porto Rico. It notes removed limits on sugar and tobacco exports, new transshipment allowances, abolished duties on Manila hemp, and extended income tax collection to the Philippines. It also covers education progress, teacher quality, and the Philippines University, plus Puerto Rican trade declines and irrigation and literacy data.
Huntington Dec. 6 West Virginia supreme court set aside a chancery verdict granting Lillian M Huff a divorce The Huff Fitch damage suit faces dismissal claims that federal courts lack jurisdiction due to restored marriage and Huff becoming a West Virginia citizen George S Wallace of Huntington represents the defense and filed a memorandum with the circuit court of appeals after the ruling.
R A Denton a well known figure in Mexican interests was arrested this morning in Mobile Alabama on suspicion of involvement in a filibustering expedition to Mexico from the Gulf Coast authorities said Denton faces charges related to the planned incursion and awaits further questioning and action by officials in connection with the case
Mrs Tolker denounces Mrs Gadabout for eyeing her clothing as they pass on the street. Mr Tolker probes, she retorts and then shuns him for the remainder of the evening in a public quarrel noted by the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A woman explains the top flat man has fallen for their cook and aims to marry her. Her husband, eager to help, offers fifty dollars if she will run away with him, after a night of excitement when he arrives home.
A witty anecdote about a woman noted as an excellent tennis player who admits she has no skill judging horse flesh. She humorously says she could paddle a canoe gracefully but has never tasted horse flesh, highlighting her inexperience at the horse show.
A wife vows to honor their anniversary with a chicken, but the plan collapses. The husband protests that it was not the chicken’s fault, and the dinner ends in failure with no chicken harmed.
A Houston Post quip notes how romance shifts with marriage, contrasting past listening hours with present duties and the demands of married life. The line highlights enduring affection amid growing responsibilities.
A Baltimore American style exchange notes a curious question on cause and effect in diet. The dialogue implies that rich foods may harm health while simple choices sustain it, reflecting editorial curiosity about common beliefs.
A Washington public library issued a social service bulletin to inform social workers about the latest in field information. Princeton students earned more than $20 000 in the academic year ending last June while readers are urged to subscribe to the Daily Telegraph.
An article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for infants and all ages. It cites Bertha Woodward of Moultrie Georgia and claims the remedy relieves constipation without griping. Available from druggists, 50 cents to one dollar. free sample offered by mail.
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