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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1908
Page
5
Train No 3 ran into an open switch at the Welch east end passenger station injuring a mail clerk. A grain box car was demolished and the engine front damaged. The sidetrack was blocked over an hour while a second engine was secured and the train resumed. Passengers were shaken but only the mail clerk was seriously hurt.
Philip Goodwill president of the Pocahontas Company told The Daily Telegraph he favors a quarter centennial event. He believes it would advertise the Norfolk & Western region and boost the Pocahontas Flat Top coal field as well as Tug River Thacker Clinch Valley areas and urges Bluefield to generate enthusiasm for a successful celebration.
Bluefield physicians gathered for a citywide meeting to consider forming a new hospital. Attendees included recent arrivals, and the group showed strong support for establishing a hospital and even discussed a potential site. The Mercer County Medical Society held its February session.
On December 24 1907 Concord Lodge No 45 A M and Free Masonry mourn the death of John A Douglas a loyal citizen and devoted member. The community loses a useful figure and a jealous patron of Masonry in this solemn notice.
A lodge drafts mourning resolutions praising a deceased brother for his faithfulness and service. It commends his loyalty to the order and his family, extends sympathy to his wife, and orders lodge mourning badges for thirty days. Records include notices to family and local newspapers.
The Strand Magazine extols problem solving as an intellectual amusement. It argues solving diagrammed problems sharpens analysis and speeds perception, strengthening chess faculties and sparking ideas for regular play.
A needy man asked for aid at a rural home and was given a dime by a generous resident who declined charity, saying she wished to provide some pleasure rather than charity. The tramp gratefully thanked her. Philadelphia Ledger.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip about a recent theater outing describes a play named Hatmlet as only fair and jokes that a lively sex tet could improve it, reflecting a witty, informal tone from the page.
A humorous exchange about recognizing time in darkness followed by a Swift quote on longing for longevity but not aging. The lines parody timing by waking someone to check a clock and reflect on aging.
An ad promotes Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a digestion aid. It lists merchants Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co West End Drug Co and W J Peters Freeman and endorses consuming the product freely without fear of discomfort.
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