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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
5
A youthful boy Harold longs for a playmate and confesses to his mother he wishes to be two little Gogs so he could play with himself and his brother is away. The piece notes his unsatisfied desires and his mother promising help.
The Atchison Globe notes the old fashioned flower Bouncing Betsey grows on neglected gravel and corners of antique gardens. It blooms as a quiet protest against being pushed out and echoes the memory of someone once living.
A London Globe quotation depicts a heavy father boasting his daughter’s luxury lifestyle and a witty reply from a suitor who says he is now the luxury she seeks. The exchange captures social satire on wealth and marriage attitudes.
A witty exchange frames a couple’s vow and a quip about cramped living space. A Harpers Bazaar note promotes cut glass from Kinzer, a well known jeweler, showcasing a large, exquisite line from leading makers.
A list of residents and guests visiting Bluefield and surrounding towns includes W. H. Daniel Welch T. P. J. Ashworth Duhling and W. B. Honaker Montcalm. Guests Penningson Princeton Misses Foxie Brown Ora Lewis Kate Peery Nanda Gillespie Evelyn Foutz Estelle Baach and many others travel for school visits shopping or holidays.
W A Maynard of Richlands visited the city last night on the way to Bedford City to spend the holidays with relatives. Dr J B Martin and Dave Martin left on No 16 for Lynchburg for a business trip with a possible hunting trip into North Carolina.
A Buckingham Palace coachman, famed for his dignity, rejects driving royal guests during Queen Victoria's jubilee era saying he serves the queen not the riffraff. A joke follows about engagement and an imitation gold ring illustrating frugality and humor.
Stores on Pulaski street and Bluefield avenue. four room house on High street. six room houses on Bluefield avenue and Allen street. six room flat with bath on Princeton avenue. Apply to E. H. Easley at 423 Princeton Avenue.
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