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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
6
Market quotations reported by the Bluefield Brokerage Company list stock, bond, and security prices. The firm operates from the Third Floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
The New York cotton market shows March futures at 1043 high 1052 and low 1031 with close 1038. May futures trade 1060 high 1968 low 1052 closing 1053. Calendar spreads and daily activity noted along with spot at 1135 unchanged.
A traveler recalls a California omelet tale in which a waiter delivers an enormous ostrich egg omelet after a long wait. He paid two dollars and learned a memorable lesson about patience and humor in dining.
The tale from Joe Miller's Jest Book recalls Ben Jonson seeking access to Lord Craven during King James I. Craven’s porter refuses him in rough fashion. Jonson subdues the objection with a witty exchange, and Craven recognizes him after Jonson’s quip about Bo.
Barney Mulloy and Mike Carrey shingling a roof discuss the difference between satisfied and content. Mike pulls nails from his mouth and muses on marriage and contentment while a local ad note mentions figs priced 10 to 15 cents per pod under Sublette & Urnes.
In Boston a Post reporter tours Cooper's headquarters amid huge attendance. Brokers like Carleton Hutchinson praise the medicine after long illness, while Mrs. Eugene Bull of Massachusetts reports kidney and liver relief. Four thousand people reportedly called on Cooper yesterday.
Advert reads Vinci a cod liver preparation from Morgues and Gautier that concentrates beneficial elements while removing oilier byproducts. It claims strong effects for weak children and pulmonary troubles and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Sold at West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy and Cascasweet with ingredients printed on the bottle.
The Coal Trade Journal chart tracks Virginian Railway construction from Deepwater to Sewell s Point. Of 446 miles planned, 307 miles are complete with 159 miles left, mostly in Mercer county West Virginia. Officials say trains could run the full length by year’s end though final links may take longer.
Railway workers and operators urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant more time before the March 4 start date of the eight hour limit for locomotive operators and sixteen hour limit for crews. Protests filed at Washington argue insufficient staffing to meet the new rules.
Prominent state officers General Charles A. Barlow Col. W. H. Dunbar and Col. J. W. Armstrong visited Charleston to finalize the new Fifth regiment of the Uniform Rank. Companies listed include Glendale 18 Charleston 34 Montgomery 25 Bluefield 27 St Albans 29 Burnwell 37 Cedar Grove 40 Miami 43 McDowell 51. The unit is expected to be mustered in soon and touted as among the best in the state.
A rail movement seeks to end Shipments in transit delays caused by Interstate Commerce Commission rulings. Appeals have reached state railway commissions and the ICC, with hopes a united effort will settle the dispute for the benefit of shippers and railroads. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup promotes gentle relief by soothing throat and lung irritation. Sold by all druggists.
Rural supplier Bluefield Fred Co announces upcoming delivery of oats and stock feed in bulk quantities. Consumers urged to visit on Bland Street or call phone 540 to arrange pickup and save on hauling.
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