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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
4
Newspaper fragment from Bluefield West Virginia dated Friday December 8 1616 shows a Daily Terra Printing Company notice and postal information. It includes phrases about cash delis days months and an advertisement style list with a few literary quotations by Coleridge Shakespeare and Thorold. The price shown is 2.26.
A dated column extols city managers as superior to elected councils, arguing managers deliver cheaper, clearer governance with public accountability. It cites Seattle and Birmingham as examples, notes embargo debates, and praises the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of American reform.
The article celebrates American teachers and missionaries whose work in education and Christianization shines tirelessly, likened to a night harbor beacon outlined by bright lights, symbolizing enduring dedication without rest.
The piece warns that treatment for colored patients lags behind whites, risking broader disease spread. It calls for instruction and organization over funding, noting higher TB impact among African Americans and urging nationwide action akin to wartime relief efforts. It contrasts safety campaigns with local traffic deaths and comments on current events.
A fragment reflecting opinions on border security stresses that practical discharge carries more value for guardsmen than merely following advice, and warns that good guidance is useless unless acted upon within reach of the guard.
A nostalgic poem recalls children saving coins to buy a meaningful gift for mother while a late 19th century note credits aluminum surgical shapes by a Viennese surgeon as innovative devices. The piece contrasts family affection with a clinical invention meant for body cooling or heating.
An advertisement touts a female health tablet with a 25c price and 60c refund if ineffective. It claims to cure constipation indigestion biliousness headaches and sallow complexion. The copy urges women to try the product and says money back if it fails.
A National Geographic Society bulletin details Schoenbrunn Palace near Vienna, its 1400 rooms, grounds, and Gloriette hill. It notes Napoleon era treaties signed there, the 1805 proclamation, and the final hours of Duc de Reichstadt. The article ends with the palace kitchens count and a brief on the 1683 Turkish siege. The Northwestern Road Congress opened in Chicago with Wisconsin’s John A. Hazelwood presiding.
The report urges funds to build 42 more ships for the army as it notes a shortfall in authorized strength by August 31 and warns citizens about lagging recruitment in both the national guard and regular army during the crisis.
A Towanda reader lauds Vinol as a constitutional remedy that cured a child’s bronchitis after months of illness. The letter claims Vinol strengthens the system and removes the illness cause, with endorsements from druggists in Bluefield Princeton and Northfork and availability across West Virginia towns.
In New York at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, Miss Harriet Alexander daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles B Alexander and Winthrop W Aldrich son of the late Senator Nelson W Aldrich of Rhode Island wed. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Maitland Alexander and Rev Dr John H Jowett.
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