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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1906
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph will not be issued on Christmas day or the following Tuesday and Wednesday, causing one lost issue. The decision aims to benefit advertisers and readers, as there will also be no paper on Christmas morning.
A compact column blends seasonal reflections and social notes. It cites religious themes, political curiosities, and a Christmas storefront roundup, mentioning the San Francisco Education Board, General Picquart, Secretary Taft, and Secretary Shaw while urging prudent holiday shopping.
The death sentence of Lawyer Albert T. Patrick for the Rice murder was commuted, raising doubts about key witness Jones and the embalming theory. The lengthy series of appeals and motions allowed Patrick to evade execution for years, highlighting flaws in procedural delay and calls for prompt resolution if a new trial is merited.
The piece argues that prosperity comes from God’s love and human contentment, not money. Adversity teaches appreciation, and true prosperity rises when we balance wealth with spiritual growth, inviting us to value noncommercial standards even at Christmas.
The Greater Bluefield Club promotes brainpower and warns that capital shifts annually. It plans to attract industrial capital and migrant workers to the Alleghenies in 1907, with Joseph Bailey confident of securing a vindication through votes.
The Bluefield Telegraph began in 1893 as a weekly and became a daily daily and weekly edition under Bowsfield Aulick. H J Shott gained control in 1896 turning the paper Republican and modernizing presses and equipment. The Daily Telegraph grew from a one story shop to a two story brick plant on McCulloch avenue with modern typesetting wire stitching and make up machinery. The paper prides itself on comprehensive city and coalfield news with dedicated correspondents and reporters and has never missed an issue. It notes rail interest in Southwest Virginia coal fields and highlights community charity and Santa Claus letters printed for children.
Display features elegant hats on the second floor of Ferrell's department store, inviting shoppers to browse a curated selection in the millinery section.
An old notices page promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising renewed energy and wellness and DeWitt's Little Early Risers laxative. The ad lists Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co Coop ers West End Drug Co W J Peters Freeman and Ferrell's big millinery sale with date 12 22 21.
Our Christmas sale offers Win ter Suits and Overcoats at reduced prices. Styles with broken sizes are closed out as resarder delays. Group 1 features men’s double breasted Sack Suits once $18 to $22.50, now available at reduced prices.
Group two mens and young men's overcoats priced to clear from 15 to 20 dollars now offered at lower figures. Limited quantity means early fitting advised. Also gift suggestions include woolen sweaters 1.06 to 3.60 and half hose 0.25 to 1.00.
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