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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement offering real estate and financial services notes solicitations for business and correspondence. It promises efficient service and customer satisfaction with small loans on short notice and mentions securities, loans, and collections. The copy appears as a general classifieds promo with garbled phrases.
The Virginian Railway timetable shows daily departures from Deepwater to Page and Matoaka with several listed arrival times. Connections exist at Deepwater with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and at Matoaka with Norfolk and Western Railway. agent M. Adsit notes trains leaving Deepwater at 1:02 and 12:47 with arrivals at Page and Deepwater at various times.
Bluefield West Virginia reports market quotations from the Bluefield Brokerage Company dealers in stocks bonds and provisions located on the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building.
An oddly garbled Philadelphia Press excerpt presents a mimed exchange about happiness and desire. The fragment notes a bright boy in a back seat and a line about making people perfectly happy, with a quirky misprint in the stock market context.
A compact quote from Cui Rico News notes that men with less religion tend to believe their wives should share fewer restraints. The observation frames social attitudes with a wry, reflective tone.
Everybody is welcome when we feel good and this comes from proper digestion. Dr Kings New Life Pills regulate stomach liver and bowels so you feel better. 25 cents at all drug stores. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
The article surveys sleeve length for spring gowns comparing elbow and wrist-lengths, notes French fashion favors sleeves reaching knuckles, and promotes a jumper waist pattern for teens. It describes button molds covered in velvet with blue silk networks and suggests guimpe waists to pair with frocks for street or formal wear.
A fragment recounts Beau Fielding a stylish yet secretive fifth son of Thomas Wilson of Leicestershire. His lavish lifestyle, guarded secrets, rumored theft, and a duel with John Law end his brief, mystery filled life. The piece shifts to Marquesas tattoo culture and London babies hotel practices, noting elaborate hand tattoos and staged child suits with dedicated nurses and cots.
A defendant charged at the WH Leeton Pathow court pleaded guilty to the stated use of the charge. The plea followed the defendant’s acknowledgment of intent and knowledge of actions, with the court noting the offender’s involvement in the alleged scheme and related conduct.
A London facility labeled the babies hotel offers care for infants from birth. Rates are 2 guineas weekly for under three months, and 250 pounds to 400 pounds annually for older babies. Location places it near Kensington Gardens in an upscale district.
The passage describes a babies hotel where English officers, missionaries, colonial officials and others can leave young children for safe care. Guardians and mothers unable to provide homes, or parents traveling, may confide infants to the hotel, risking climate concerns being managed. The venture is already seen as a potential financial opportunity for American women with medical training.
A physician continually attends to keep children in good health and detect early illnesses. Sick babies are promptly removed to the infirmary for skilled care. Precautions quarantine ailing inmates to prevent contagious diseases.
The article describes a London children’s hotel with carefully chosen nurses and attendants. It notes six months preparatory training for new nurses, a head official supervising welfare, and options for schooling or governess instruction. Families without other care find it a comfortable solution for their children.
A legendary siege tale says a spy worn in armor fooled guards and was hanged on a parapet. A ghostly figure later aids surrender when revealed as a brave girl who planned the ruse with her knight fiancé. Nellie Edna Curtis.
Dialogue captures a heated moment as a rider and his brother argue about a news agent and a magazine. The exchange centers on a bold sign reading Magazine Jest Out and the implication of what was printed, highlighting family tension over access to reading material.
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