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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
4
The paper comments on gold coins in stockings, the Hessian fly in wheat, Taft and Foraker, Lawson entering politics, and a proposal to consolidate state conventions. It notes dividends rising to 185.6 million dollars and Berlin's concern over schooling breathlessness, urging earlier state and congressional conventions and unified ticket naming.
The Ohio railroad commission reports a year of a 2-cent fare as a money maker for roads and a saver for passengers. It notes a net passenger earnings rise of 1,597,448 and 3,666,206 more passengers year over year, crediting the cheaper rate though railroads dispute the full conclusions. Floods last spring in the...
The report shows 27 of 45 routes gained 6 cents per passenger mile, 14 earned less than 6 cents, and 4 had no change. Average passenger receipts per walk remained 1.4 cents, with per mile earnings at $1.05 under 2 cents and $1.02 under the old system. Service quality is not addressed and calls for evaluation of improvements, schedules, and train frequency before judging value.
Market quotations are reported by the Bluefield Brokerage Company, dealers in stocks bonds and securities. The firm operates from the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
Frank J Cheney and Co of Toledo promise one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason records the oath on December 6 1886. The notice also promotes Hall's pills for constipation and a Pittsburg mining investment report.
A bride drops three new items from her china closet as a dish shatters. A friend notes breaks come in threes, then two more objects smash later. The bride remains hopeful, claiming luck and safety of the rest.
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