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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
4
The notice provides remittance address to DAILY TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO BOX 326 BLUEFIELD W VA and lists business office and editorial rooms numbers 14 and 6. It notes second class matter status at the Bluefield post office in West Virginia.
The piece argues for a "Back Home" push led by Industrial Agent W. O. Roberts to lure westernly relocated workers back to the region, funded by railroads. It contends railroads benefit from both outbound and return trips and questions why newspapers should fill space without railroad support. It notes newspapers need fillers while railroads hunt returns.
An ally close to the president argues the supreme court's rule of reason should guide lower courts. It warns that strict letter-of-the-law reasoning leads to absurd results in restraint cases and favors broader application to curb abuses. The note mentions London hotel prices, dishwashers, and Standard Oil in a satirical tone.
Legislators ardently hope for Lorimer's resignation as they note the slow pace of one jack pot every six years.
Miss Lucy Lorry weds Mr. Robert L Calvert and Miss Mollie B Robertson weds Mr John B Ratcliffe. A P Brown elected mayor of Graham. Ten years ago Howard Roles brother of Oscar and James Roles of Bluefield died in Spokane Washington.
A Boston Globe remark notes that shorter men often excel in athletics, suggesting bulk is less useful for success in sports and highlighting the value of height and physique in competition.
A Lafayette Courier opinion urges readers to skip travel and spend summer at home. It proposes using the time for activities longed for but delayed, encouraging practical home-based pursuits over trips.
A British doctor argues height correlates with heart power and endurance. He claims five-foot individuals have relatively lighter hearts and less capacity for hard labor, while taller people require more energy but may tire sooner in long tasks.
The former cashier describes his travels from Rochester to Canada, Sheboygan, Grafton, and Clintwood before ending near Welch and Gary. He explains avoiding capture to start anew, admits limited funds, and notes a note in the bank vault about “Gone to the tall timbers.”
Mrs Schoff, longtime advocate at National Congress of Mothers, edited Child Welfare Magazine and promoted juvenile justice. She led 1901 effort for a Pennsylvania juvenile court, faced constitutional challenge, and helped see the law re enacted. She served as president of the Philadelphia Juvenile Court and Probation association. Her son Wilfred Harvey Schoff is noted economist.
The article explains that raw pelts are frozen then shaved, thawed, and sent to tanneries. Frozen fur remains thawed at the bottom to free some hair, then coated with rubber to form large seamless pieces. Artificial furs are claimed cheaper and more durable than real skins, though moth resistance is noted.
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