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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
Advertisement card from Daily Telegraph Printing Company in Bluefield West Virginia features the phrase a pleasant thought of you every day repeated as a promotional message.
The text argues that primary elections force voters to declare party support and vote within a single party, denying independent voting. It asserts independents cannot influence nominating or choosing across parties, urging independents to stay away and let partisans select self-nominated candidates.
A merchant prints 20000 circulars at 580 dollars with 27.80 dollars net profit. He then runs the same letter as a newspaper ad costing 124 dollars, which yields 962.50 dollars in three days with more orders emerging. The piece argues newspapers offer cheaper, more certain reach for business announcements.
The piece contrasts children’s innocent cheer with a broader note that Christmas is near while warning that Asia and the world are in turmoil after Russia’s defeat by Japan. It suggests the news center has shifted to the other side of the globe amid rumors of war.
The Pittsburg Dispatch announces world renowned correspondent Mr. Carpenter will send illustrated letters from Asia starting the first Sunday of the new year. He has left the United States and travels to Japan then Korea Manchuria and China visiting Seoul Mukden and Peking. He may continue to Siam Burmah Hindustan Palestine and Turkey. Readers should order The Dispatch from their news dealer for Sunday delivery.
The notice lists births and multiple visits to the city yesterday from Tyler street resident Mr and Mrs T J Thompson a newborn son James E Jones from Switchback Gladys Watson of Eckman Ernest Freeman from Bramwell and guests Mr and Mrs T K B Stofflet of Eckman at the Lutheran parsonage J K F Steele from Keystone and Edward Cooper from Bramwell among others The Misses Thomas of Crystal also shopped in Bluefield yesterday.
A lengthy list of residents and visitors depart for Christmas holidays to destinations including Richmond Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and New York. Families and individuals such as Ben Ruthenwreath Roscoe Crozier William Bunt and Mr and Mrs Bentler are shown leaving for towns like Griffithsville Pulaski Wytheville and Bramwell while others plan returns from Morgantown Jackson County and Bluefield.
The William Tell brand proclaims top grade Ohio wheat from Ansted & Burk Co. processed in Springfield Ohio mills. It claims thorough cleaning and hermetically sealed storage, with machinery handling all steps from milling to bag sewing to ensure absolute cleanliness.
Vienna December 25. The Hofburg Christmas is subdued as the emperor remains alone with no children to celebrate. The day centers on religious observance and charity to the sick and poor, a departure from happier royal holiday scenes of past years.
The 1998 annular to total solar eclipse occurred today but was not visible in North America. It began annular, turned total in the middle, and ended annular again, with the path crossing southern South America, the South Atlantic, South Africa, and the southern Indian Ocean.
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