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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
2
A humorous tale recounts Kanebiter praising his farm dog for curing a leg wound and later reacting fearfully when a highwayman appeared. The dog did not confront the robber. instead, the man fled as Ponte ran off, illustrating a comic misunderstanding of animal instinct.
A London correspondent argues the ferret is the best remedy against rats, bred in a ventilated kennel and kept on straw. He praises the ferret’s health, training, and effectiveness in wheat stacks, claiming guns and traps fail. Also quoted is Clement Shorter on selecting a hundred best books and how temperament shapes reading.
In a Broadway restaurant two young women who had not seen each other in four years sit silently. One friend, now stout, asks what the other is thinking about. The reply notes expressions are the same, only more of them.
A London Captain recounts a tall tale of an Irishman who slept with a hat on a gate post. He wakes at midnight and cuts the hat with a scythe, then thanks heaven for removing it first. He reasons that if his head had been in the hat he would have killed himself, a deadly mistake averted by luck.
A workman on scaffolding fell many feet into the street but escaped with severe shaking and bruises. In a brief interview the man quips that vertigo was not the cause, since it was about thirty five feet, enough to frighten him.
In a London Tit-Bits item a farmer in northern England reports a scarecrow terrifying crows. One crow dropped and returned with its corn, frightened into abandoning the theft after three days.
A talkative man at a concert muses on solitude and faith in a brief aside. He asks what one would do alone and ends with a nod to divine thanks.
Dialogue snippet notes Peggy asking if a policeman could be a baby as she ponders the unlikely idea. The mother confirms yes, while Peggy remains incredulous about seeing a baby police officer.
Judge Taft delivers a one hour thirty minute acceptance speech praising Roosevelt era progress and national security, defending Republican governance and warning against Democratic proposals. He cites canal work, foreign policy, and economic measures while noting heat and crowd responses and a large Civil War veteran escort.
Governor Dawson orders a November election across all counties to fill the unexpired term of the late Attorney General C. W. May, with writs and proclamations published weekly for four weeks. Also includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and testimonials from C N Cornell.
Mr A A Felton of Harrisville NY endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming long satisfaction. The ad promises relief from constipation biliousness and malaria with no discomfort and lists a 25 cent price at drug stores.
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