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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
5
The Pacific fleet sails amid gun salutes as wives and sweethearts watch. Mrs Robley D Evans, wife of the fleet commander, stays by the rear admiral and consoles younger wives and sweethearts. She expresses concern over abuses in the department and proposes reform.
Women of Affairs notes highlight a humanitarian championing a stray dog. The piece frames a Chicago police officer as a notable, progressive figure and admires community impact.
The article notes Officer Dorothy Stewart as the sole woman policeman in the country, stationed in Chicago to oversee theater foyers protecting women and children. It praises her charm and says she rules with kindness rather than force, while implying male officers would doubt such methods. It also highlights her public appeal and dismisses harsh clampdowns.
Mrs Laura Comstock Dunlap a Memphis society woman urges the city to appoint her as collector of dog taxes. The article notes her as author and social figure seeking official duties in the municipal canine tax effort.
A Fortune profile highlights Mary Emma Ehrmann who dominates US olive trade from her California factory shipping 100000 gallons of olive oil last year. She offers ripe and green olives for pickling and claims ripe fruit gains lasting consumer appeal even as her business expands.
Notice to Our Customers states Fole's Honey and Tar for cures is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law and contains no harmful drugs. It endorses it as a safe remedy for children and adults. G. K. Wade promotes health products Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Mr Creek Coal and Coke Co. West
In a quiet neighborhood story a Mrs Brown shines with thriving plants year round. Neighbors praise her lush garden and window boxes while rivals wonder at a mysterious green touch. Mrs Biddle's White rosebush dies after a graveyard slip, but Mrs Brown's plants flourish spectacularly. Grandma White and Mrs Witte also note uncanny success with chrysanthemums and other blooms.
Early fall shows Hopeville windows bright with geraniums verbenas and monthly roses but by December the blooms fade leaving only brown windows. Mrs Brown refuses to lend her floral pots for church decoration despite hints from the rector’s wife and faith in miracles.
By Easter the generous sexton supplied the chapel with pots of daffodils hyacinths crocuses and showdrops to brighten the church amid mild weather and early blooming plants.
One year she urged members to plant bulbs for Easter florals. The Potted Plant Club formed with Mrs Brown as director in chief as each member started three plants to create an emergency stock and ensure a notable church display.
The article outlines detailed plant care rules including stable temperatures, daily sponge wash with ammonia, warm water irrigation, and periodic soot watering. It notes airing daily and using liquid fertilizers, plus dark cool storage to induce blooming. The Easter Flower display was unmatched and the Potted Plant club is now an institution in the community.
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