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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1908
Page
2
Community notices detail Episcopal Bible class and Sunday school times, Princeton service at 3 30 p m, Broad Street Methodist schedule with sermons, youth activities, and social gatherings. Police seek lost watch worth three dollars with a gold piece charm.
Rev H Thompson will preach at 11 o'clock with Rev J W Rader presiding elder delivering morning and night sermons. The morning service will include the Lord's Supper and the second quarterly conference meeting urges full attendance. A Sunday night appeal to the unsaved follows a song service. Also noted are Norton lighting plant plans and a vaccination appeal for diphtheria. Joseph Peery dies at North Tazewell after brief illness.
The Washington Star recalls little Margaret struggling with the alphabet. Her mother suggests the H looks like a gate to help her remember. The mnemonic leads to clever recall, though further lessons loom as spelling grows more complex.
Dr J W Preston and wife left for Baltimore to relocate. Dr F P Landon returns from state duties. FrankPN visits Indiana and Cincinnati. M J Jonagon and Miss Merypl er marry at H B Dillon residence. W H Martin recovers from illness. Miss Fay Butler visits home. K E Pabor visits from Pocahontas. Miss Taylor returns after typhoid. Mare Hyman visits from Wilcoe. Time Vaughan visits Gargoe Co. WM Smith from Wilcoe Drug visits. Rise Nannie Bruce visits Williamson. Ocean Marks visits from Pocahores. Sam Sonnenberg returns from Charleston and Huntington. Several Keystone citizens visit Welch for court business. Dr E H Esping travels to Oklahoma to practice dentistry. W A Pankey of Bluefield Teleph one Company visits on business. Mrs E H pling visits friends in Bluefield.
The speaker rebukes De Million for failing to prove business ability promised at marriage. He asserts he proved it upon marrying the daughter, contrasting expectations with the admitted outcome.
A physician tells Mr. Marks not to take anything that doesn’t agree with him. He then asks where Maria would be if he had always followed that rule, remarking to his wife in a wry exchange.
Cairo Egypt Sphinx recounts an Arabic legend about an Arab who denied genies and saw a mule enter a jug during evening ablutions. His alarm leads to ridicule and madness, a doctor, release, and a final moment where the mule reappears and the skeptic admits disbelief.
Judge Ern est Leon Nunro recalls Albert Parkinson a mining engineer who testified about his brutal trial by three miners Mason Galloway and Tucker. Parkinson claimed he acted in self defense during a shaft accident and was later vindicated while Mason and partners received prison terms. The judge notes Parkinson later profited from mining ventures and sought pardons which were denied.
The New York Herald recounts Bronx Park’s pink granite rocking stone, a 30 ton remnant from glacial advances 1500 feet thick, marked by scratches on nearby rocks. It notes how pressure sways the apex with fifty pounds, a beacon of the glacier’s slow march and a prehistoric journey. J R Blankenship of Beck Tennessee touts Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney and bladder issues, praising relief after several bottles. Sold with a satisfaction guarantee from drug stores.
A brief note describes Naybor confidently declaring he will make a name for himself, with Popley remarking the boy has already done so through a new plan or scheme. The exchange hints at ambition and local curiosity about the youngster's future.
Twenty salesladies at Therese during a big sale prepare for new arrivals as Higginbotham door is set for Monday.
An old ad explains that those with habitual constipation should use Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup to stimulate the liver and bowels. It claims the product is gentle, agreeable to take, and free of harsh griping. Sold by G. Hi Wade, druggist.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for La Grippe and lung ailments. It warns against substitutes and notes the product contains no opiates per the National Pure Food and Drug Law, available from G. H Wade, druggist.
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