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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1908
Page
3
A conversation about necklines and fashion accessories unfolds at a social gathering. A dressmaker notes many collar choices while a tall guest laments indecorous styles on a crane like neck, sparking a playful, genteel exchange about poets and beauty.
Fragmented dialogue on fashion and poetry comparing a swan neck to a goose, debating attire and propriety. A rural encounter ends with a hostess’s incredulous laughter at a manly collar choice.
Numerous residents and visitors are noted in the city yesterday. Names include E. E. O Tool e of Gary Philip Goodwill Bramwell W Whitaker B G Stultz Norton Harry Bowen Bramwell and Mrs I Price of Welch friends in Bristol and Radford attendees at social events in Falls Mills and Bland Street.
Betty Rodgers shows a pack of collars to the hostess describing high neck wear as a sign of superiority and propriety. She argues the collars’ embroidery and stiffness denote expert handiwork unlike homemade stocks.
Miss Ina Eloise Young, 24, becomes sporting editor of a newspaper after filling in on a baseball game. Her approval grows as she proves knowledge in football golf and tennis, earning continued assignments two years later and stumping skeptics who doubted a woman could hold the role.
Regular annual stockholders meeting of Pocahontas Company to be held in Bramwell West Virginia February 11 1908 at 10 a m for electing a board of directors and other business. Philip Goodwill president W J Beury secretary. Also includes an ad for Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup and a Treasury notice inviting sealed proposals February 14 1908 for Bluefield West Virginia post office and courthouse construction supervised by James Knox Taylor.
A pamphlet promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm claiming it eases rheumatic pains and aids rest and sleep. It notes availability at West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
Special notice states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not covered by the Pure Food and Drug Law because it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults and is for sale by G R Wade, druggist.
Market quotations reported by the Bluefield Brokerage Company, dealers in stocks, bonds, securities and provisions. Located on the third floor of the Kely and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
The article explains the custom of serving tiny mince pies called Happy Months at Christmas in England. Each pie is said to bring a happy month if given to the guest who eats it, and refusal to take one is considered rude. Pies are often made by the dozen, using rich puff pastry and a dense mince filling, in Suburban Life.
A historical note observes that Ceylon elephants lack tusks in males and have small or absent tusks overall. It contrasts Ceylon cattle horns and antlers with those elsewhere, suggesting geological shifts once tied Ceylon to the mainland and proposing missing elements in Ceylon pasture for ivory production.
During the dreary winter months mothers grow tired and run down. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is marketed as the greatest blessing for mothers, claimed to restore happiness and health. Advertising mentions products T ea or tablets and notes suppliers Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co West End Drug Co W J Peters Freeman.
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