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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
7
Heavy rain and a strong wind cooled the city into a sharp fall snap. Overcoats climbed in price while shoppers rushed to prepare for Christmas, with Norfolk and Western payday on the 18th prompting gift plans. Bluefield merchants offer early buys held for delivery to Christmas Eve.
Acting on the recommendation of State Superintendent of Insurance Hotchkiss a grand jury investigation has begun into alleged irregularities at the Phoenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn under former president George P. Sheldon. Larceny indictments are possible.
Cherry Illinois December 7coroner inquest nears end as rescuers prepare to descend the Cherry mine to recover entombed bodies. Managers report the main shaft cooling and hope to reopen sealed shafts if temperatures drop from 104 degrees.
Dr. P A Baker general superintendent of the Anti Saloon League reports at the convention that eleven thousand saloons were voted out of existence and four thousand more forced to close in 1908. The report declares no power on earth can long withstand this trend.
Rathbone Gardner of New York bid in the name of the Norfolk and Southern Reorganization Committee to purchase the railroad property for 8.5 million dollars in a late today session at Norfolk Virginia.
Charlottesville Virginia on December 7 reports a local option decision where the drys won by 180 votes out of 762 cast. The previous election two years earlier had 780 votes with the drys securing only 40.
Returns indicate George Alexander the present mayor and the entire good government ticket have been elected in Los Angeles.
Miss Flagg critiques a new fall bonnet as she views it on marked down sale pricing at $3.98. The amused shopper notes the garment’s tag remains attached, spoiling the moment.
Classified ad notes a sale for one lot of ladies' skirts at 1c per word with a 25c to 50c reduction. All colors available. Posted by Pedigo on 12-8-2t.
An irritated skin condition ad touts Chamberlain's Salve as quickly relieving intense itching for eczema tetter and salt rheum. Claims many severe cases have been cured. Sold by The Mast Wad Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
A humor filled cartoonish plea urges crowds to laugh away troubles with a Sunshine orator while a weathered heckler seeks jokes and a porous plaster provokes a laugh. Verse echoes say virtue alone accompanies the deceased and lightens the gloom of death.
A Scottish parish minister hired a neighboring clergyman to officiate on Sunday. The minister’s beadle drove the visiting reverend to the manse and, after two hours at the station, returned with the claim that the visitor was told to wait until night so locals would attend the sermon. The minister threatened dismissal.
A Toronto homeowner encounters a small Irish boy at the door who demands money owed on a parcel. After paying, she asks for a receipt, but the lad improvises a voucher and writes on the memo, “T. Maloney came for the money and got it.”
A London Mall excerpt recalls Birmingham as a prize fighting hub where literate patrons and royalty mingled with a declining demimonde. Bendigo, famed yet defiant, abandons tavern life and rails against atheism while bristle-eyed crowds gather at a public house to witness fading glory.
The passage muses that paint costs nothing yet preserves, while sunshine costs less and yields finer pigment. It adds that cheerfulness or a good temper, when spent, increases in quantity and remains.
Chauncey Depew relays a tale about a spiritualist funeral that goes awry when a widow claims a message from the deceased and tears into the clergy. The clergyman quips that he has preached many sermons but was never sassfed by a corpse.
Raven Red Ash lump coal offered at 3.50 dollars per ton by Pine Street Coal Co phone 252.
A brief want ad seeks a reliable worker for a local job posting. The notice highlights duties, hours, and contact instructions for applicants to respond.
The piece traces the origin of plum pudding from porridge and its evolution into a festive symbol. It notes early forms, shifts in meaning, and the 1890s trend of embedding jewels and coins in puddings. It also describes Yule babies dough figures tied to Christmas devotion and education of children.
The article advises immediate treatment after eye trauma with a hot cloth for twenty minutes to loosen clotted blood and help it pass to proper channels. It notes eye bruising is more disfiguring and painful than bruises elsewhere and suggests applying heat promptly.
Use leftover turkey diced with half the amount of canned button mushrooms. Moisten with Bechamel sauce, season with salt and pepper, heat briefly in hot water. Heap the mixture on triangular toast rounds and serve immediately.
The corkscrew movement develops all arm muscles from shoulder to fingertips. Stretch one arm overhead and twist from the shoulder starting at the hand. This strengthens and shapes the arm, producing a spiral curve. A famous actress with classically perfect arms uses this method.
Select yellowish scallops rather than white ones soaked in soda water to bleach and swell. Rinse quickly in cold water and dry. Dip in a cooked salad dressing, roll in breading, and fry in hot fat. Serve with broiled bacon slices and tartare sauce.
Boil a pan of water and place a vessel of milk in it. When the water boils remove it and add a teaspoonful of soda per quart of milk. Bottle the milk with a cork. Treated milk stays sweet in hot weather for twenty four hours.
A remedy on how to treat burns using a carton oil mixture of equal parts limewater and raw seed oil. Apply mineral oil then cover with cotton batting. This guidance emphasizes safe topical care and protective layering to aid healing.
Market reports indicate Savers branded flavoring extracts, labeled as the paid kind, are the largest selling in the United States with strong presence in both 10 and bc product lines amid widespread substitutes.
West Virginia politicians converge on Washington for federal appointments including two U S marshals two district attorneys and several postmasters in Wheeling Fairmont Clarksburg Moundsville Parkersburg and Huntington. Races involve Ritz Tyree Waugh Moss Blizzard Elliott Doyle Marshal McCrum McMahon and Hubbard allies with contest over halting reforms and cabinet-like staffing in the coming weeks.
On Sunday C. W. Campbell of Huntington and Judge Frank Cox of Morgantown will travel to Washington to argue the King land case for West Virginia. On Tuesday December 13 the case will be heard by the Supreme Court with defense led by John G. Carlisle and Judge Stiles. This is described as the most noted land litigation in US courts, involving vast land quantities and deep complexities.
The lands are in Mingo McDowell and Wyoming counties West Virginia and in Buchanan and other Virginia counties. Mr Campbell has ten years of involvement and is a leading expert on the case. He will open for the state with Judge Cox of Morgantown providing the closing argument.
A New York barber touts Parisian Sage as a cure for dandruff and germ elimination. A Springfield, Massachusetts barber confirms its effectiveness and urges wider barber shop use. The White Pharmacy guarantees stopping hair loss and dandruff with a 50 cent bottle available locally in Graham, Virginia.
An advertisement promotes Wyrick Mineral Water with a health pledge claiming longevity and happiness from drinking the product. The copy states it is for sale at Bluefield Tea and Coffee Co. and at all druggists.
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