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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
7
A colonel, a major, and a color bearer hatch a pigeon wager with a liberal mission to St. Louis. Joe the boy helps clip wings to delay return. Two days pass and the birds appear, yet the colonel notes they have unusually swift feet.
A train passenger spots a suit case protruding from an overhead rack and, believing it belongs to a friend who stepped off, has the conductor drop it at the station. The friend, en route to a dinner in New London, appears, proving the man’s action well intentioned but unnecessary. The Life quote warns to be sure before acting and to mind your own business.
A description from Army and Navy Life explains the term overboard engraved on items aboard a modern war ship marks them for disposal before combat. It notes alcohol chests turpentine tanks paints and other easily destroyed articles are labeled to be thrown overboard. The piece adds a California college president’s civilian use of the term for the unfit or useless in life’s struggles.
A Washington woman hires a Black servant described as Mary. The maid sits on the floor hair raised, pulling curls to ease a sore throat, claiming she is pulling a lock to lift her palate and relieve a tickle, as reported by the New York Herald.
A grocery clerk recalls a shopper who keeps him guessing at the counter. She tests prices by asking about coffee value before choosing a forty cent ground product, while the clerk confirms the twenty five cent coffee is good.
A Kansas City Journal quote notes a contrast between rich customers who can buy freely and the weary shopkeeper who says they seldom do. The remark highlights price sensitivity and social tension in consumer markets.
A four year old boy Paul answers his father with the joke that the fret meal of the day is oatmeal. The quip captures a child’s quick wit in a household exchange.
A brief dialogue mirrors old newspaper quips and ad style lines. The piece references Chicago News and Philadelphia Record like vintage citations. Kodol for Dyspepsia is cited as a guaranteed remedy sold by druggists.
Hon. Harry M. Smythe of Taze well and Bramwell, editor of the Pocahontas Field Headlight, spoke in Wheeling on Hayti troubles. He recalled sending ships to calm uprisings and praised US influence, noting coffee, tropical fruits, and rum as major exports, plus his role in boosting American goods and farming tools in the island. He said he was asked by the Washington Post to write on Hayti.
A northern Ohio machinery maker notes rising demand for Pocahontas coal slack in Cleveland if freight costs equalize. Current delivered price runs about 2.25 per ton versus 1.65 for Youghiogheny or Pittsburg slack. Freight rates largely determine market growth and potential shifts if Pocahontas could reach 1.90 to 1.95 per ton.
Washington reports say the internal revenue collectorship seat remains unsettled. A. J. Hearn of this city gains daily chances while Fred Paul Grosscup’s appointment talk proves unfounded. George W. Work shows strength but is not closer to appointment than Hearn. The Bluefield Mercantile Co advertises a ladies coat sale.
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