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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
7
The Brush Fork postoffice and store were entered Monday night. Postmaster Francisco said nothing appeared stolen though he has not confirmed any loss. Nearby notes report meetings, weddings, and local visits as Bluefield headlines continue through the day.
A three month old girl was found on the front porch of L B Reynolds at 3308 West Avenue Newport News. The infant lay on a bundle of new clothing and drank milk from a bottle. No marks or clues to the abductor were noted by investigators.
J. W. Doss of Gary Jno A Patterson of Bland county and D. H. Barger of Hiawatha are in the city on business.
Strand Magazine portrays a young Englishman in the East African highlands as a hardy settler. His attire is minimal with sun hat, a brown flannel shirt cut to the chest, short knickerbockers, boots and putties. His skin darkens from sun and exposure, his endurance likened to native toughness.
The text contrasts whales with elephants noting whales are the largest mammals. It states an elephant weighs about six tons while the biggest whale can reach 150 tons. It mentions about forty kinds of whales and dolphins exist and explains they are mammals, not fish, feeding their young with milk.
A young lady visits an editorial office and asks how to pronounce MSS. The editor replies that they sometimes say muss and sometimes mess, illustrating a playful note on abbreviations from Lippincott's Magazine.
A Baltimore American item notes a paradox about a young doctor described as a queer contradiction. It says he has an exceedingly good temper yet is the king in patients.
A Chicago Record-Herald style note emphasizes courtesy as a valued asset in professional settings, linking good manners to productivity and success in commerce.
In a German town on the eve of war two strangers arrived with a large packing case and stayed at a hotel before vanishing without paying a sizable bill. The case yielded a richly upholstered state chair bearing Napoleonic insignia and a musical box, believed to be to be the throne planned for use in Berlin if the French army prevailed. The chair later crossed to England via the hotel keeper's widow and found a buyer.
Hamlin Garland argues in Everybody's Magazine that so called messages from the dead may originate from living minds. A physician recalls a sealed letter read by a famed psychic who cannot read it unless a mind on earth absorbs it, suggesting a universal mind reservoir behind spiritual communication.
The article lists longevity estimates for various animals. The whale is 800 to 1000 years, tortoise 100 to 200, elephant camel eagle crocodile about 100 or more, carp 75 to 150, big cats around 25 in captivity, birds like swans parrots ravens 200, pelicans 40 to 50, geese 80, primates 16 to 18, squirrels rabbits 7, queen bees 4, workers 6 months, drones 4 months.
Domestic workers in Germany fall under a pension law requiring all with low income to contribute to old age security. Employers sometimes supply Monday dated ecards and stamps, with the servant paying half the cost at times. Women paid by the day get stamps at their workhouses on Mondays. If a girl marries she may quit insurance and lose the state sum for an outfit, otherwise continued coverage yields 15 to 20 marks monthly after seventy.
In 1883 at Konisberg Germany a man named Albert Richter vanished after quarreling with a young woman. After five years he returned claiming to be Richter. impostors then tried to assume his identity. A line of frauds followed, with three impostors caught. the real Richter later returned from South Africa, undergoing proof and a cross‑check with Katrina before being confirmed.
Ayscue B. F. from Ingleside North Carolina touts Dr King’s New Life Pills after 15 years of chronic indigestion and $200 in remedies. Sold at all druggists with a 25 cent guarantee.
Advertises tomato plants including Fine Ponderosa and others at 7dds per 100 with prompt shipment. Fallon Florist Roanoke Virginia dates 6-2-31.
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