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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note reports urgent naval operations and search actions with unclear station names. It references a radio message and redacted units, urging readiness and rapid response amid unspecified threat. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable.
The snippet shows the Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead with editor Ike B Shott and address details at Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. It lists Associated Press membership and advertising rates, plus box 721 for remittances and telephone numbers for business office and editorial rooms.
The Daily Telegraph argues for a $1.00 franchise cap while citing a Commerce and Labor census. It notes US average gas price about 1.0512 per 1000 cubic feet with wide regional variation from 0.582 in Pennsylvania to 4.50 in Nevada, and reports New York City sold 181,808,4125 units at 0.905 per 1000.
The piece lists Chicago Philadelphia St Louis and Boston as the largest U S cities after New York with public use coal sales figures. Chicago sold 8 367 801 185 cubic feet valued at 7 288 187 averaging 0 871 per thousand cubic feet Philadelphia 7 055 549 210 cubic feet for 5 572 774 average 60 761 per thousand St Louis 1 607 230 800 cubic feet valued 1 494 616 at 0 93 per thousand Boston 1 510 635 235 cubic feet worth 2 594 852 or 1 03 per thousand cubic feet The notes praise the Appalachian Trade Journal and Daily Telegraph for coal trade coverage.
The document reviews existing conditions and proposes improvements such as injunctions with notice, postal savings banks, and a new department of public health. It notes harmonious relations with foreign lands and predicts benefits to commercial interests. A Bluefielder’s preinaugural letter is also mentioned.
The author quotes the president elect on proposing a department and highlights the bureau’s clear advantages. The issue offers a condensed form of the message, praising the state paper as proof the new chief executive belongs to a high class of statesmanship driving the nation’s leadership.
In a letter to the Bluefield Telegraph a reader challenges the claim that Mr Conner, named assistant to Mr Laing head of the state mining department, is a Bluefield resident and West Virginia voter. The writer recalls Conner as a Wise County hotel keeper in Virginia and argues he is unfit compared to Mr King.
An advertisement touts William Tell Flour by the barrel claiming price protection against wheat corners and crop conditions. It promises finest grained bread and clean flour due to specialized milling by thensted and Burk Company and urges readers to ask their dealer for it.
The article notes streets and alleys dug for miles of pipe to install a gas plant and compares current electricity and coal costs with gas. It also highlights the completion of a new federal courthouse admired for its courtroom and modern rooms in a Blo fielder area.
In a letter Bluefielder argues the United States district court should hold sessions in West Virginia’s southern district where business can be expedited. He questions why Congress funded a Charleston building if not needed and urges the court to hold pro rata sessions locally.
Mrs. J. W. Flage recounts a severe pneumonia illness in her daughter. After starting Vind the child rapidly improved, astonishing the doctor, and was soon restored to health. Sold by The Geodykoontz Drug Co.
Aged warning on medical costs notes many migrate seeking health abroad. It claims neglecting a cold causes throat and lung trouble, urging Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as dependable and preventive. Available at East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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