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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
6
A fragmented discussion on appointing a United States marshal for the southern district. Critics arguing geography and fairness in appointments, noting long-standing regional bias. The piece also touches on Judge Bennett and public reaction, with satire on railroads and tobacco coupons amid broader political commentary.
A fragmented Tennessean style excerpt notes a New York editor lamenting the loss of conversation while Milwaukee contentions suggest talk as a blooming industry. The dialogue hints at ideas about speech, gestures, and social skill in urban life.
A West Seem editor proposes a Father’s Day movement following Mother's Day. The piece reprints two selections praising fathers for aging, weariness, and sacrifices, noting their years of care, sorrow, and labor while children reflect on chances to ease their heavy load.
A New York Times poem praises fathers who labor steadily while mothers are celebrated. It contrasts diligent, unpaid effort with absentee or indulgent dads and urges daily recognition for their steadfast, modest lives and job security.
The chameleon operates with two lateral perception centers in its nervous system and a common concentrating center. When agitation disrupts concentration, movements become erratic as each side acts independently, even with two eyes sending distinct impressions. The creature cannot swim, and calmness restores coordinated action.
A narrator recalls boyhood days of saving ashes and tinder to start the wood stove. He notes how many youths today do not know tinder and describes the chipped flint and steel kept on the mantelpiece for lighting fires.
An Ansted and Burk Company mill in Springfield Ohio markets William Tell Flour. Wheat is stored in hermetically sealed tanks and cleaned six times before grinding. The flour is bagged by machinery and claims to produce light white bread biscuits and wholesome pastry. Your grocer supplies William Tell Flour.
A reminiscence describes preparing tinder and brimstone matches in a Boston childhood, the glow of a lighted tinder core, and the rare sight of many tinder boxes in the city noted by a writer from Woman's Home Companion.
The London Tatler recalls Joseph Grimaldi the clown dreaded the 14th of each month. It notes his fear of dates, his father’s similar superstition, and mentions Grimaldi’s death on March 14, 1788 after a lifetime of uneasy associations with the number.
A court jester bursts into the king with a joke and asks if it is his last. The king confirms and orders the execution by the royal ax, ending the jester’s life in the royal presence.
A brief exchange shows The Author praising a church scene as realistic while The Critic notes many people in the audience, about 38, fell asleep during the performance. Cleveland Lender referenced.
A discussion on tunnel construction notes tunnels are costly and require double inspection yet they greatly reduce grades and distances. Engineers must plan for separate tunneling crews and may dig from shafts and portals for longer tunnels to ease mountain transportation.
The shafts remain in use after completion as vents for engine smoke and gases. Cutting shields progress from portals and shaft facets, with workers guiding and clearing a path. Tracks and locomotives move material as electric light keeps air clear. When rock permits, brick lining is set in place along the shield. After weeks, bores meet and form a continuous underground tube.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip and Lipincott's humor piece describe a miner’s supposed immunity to cancer. A doctor suggests miners’ daily bathing and temperate lives may delay cancer, while a librarian jokes about lacking a social registry in a steam-heated town.
A brief note from Chicago News about mirthful dialogue between Mamma and Lola, and a reminder line about carnations for sale at East End Pharmacy Begent, offering 40 cents a dozen for the duration of Saturday.
John Finn a farmer was arrested this afternoon in Parkersburg West Virginia charged with the murder of his wife who died last Sunday evening. The warrant was sworn by N B Ferguson brother of the dead woman. It had been thought Mrs Finn shot herself during a personal crisis and a note to that effect was found. The evidence against Finn is considered circumstantial.
The annual Brethren church conference in Harrisonburg Virginia adjourned with Warsaw Indiana named for next year’s meeting. The group rejected life insurance, discussed dress standards and Sunday School lessons, considered church history, and approved a protest against enlarging the U S Navy. A German hymn led by Rev Hiram Gibbes drew thousands.
Thomas Gall is Binety reports Thames Bail the famous sculptor turning ninety in Montclair New Jersey on June 3. Ball, native of Charlestown Mass, educated in Boston, shifted from painting to sculpture in 1851. He lived in Florence for years and has resided in Montevideo since returning to America a decade ago. Bail’s notable works include Washington’s equestrian statue in the Boston Public Garden and Webster statue in General Park, New York.
A grand jury in Charlestown Charksburg West Virginia returned six felony indictments today against Fred B Wood former cashier of the West Virginia Bank. The charges include misappropriation of funds making false entries and failing to make certain other entries. Wood was arrested several weeks ago.
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles spoke at the Sixty-fifth Regiment Association annual reunion in Norwich yesterday afternoon. He said he came in part due to statements by Maj. Lavin of the New Hampshire regiment provoking the visit.
The notice notes a Saturday offer in the Telegraph Want Ads where carnations are priced at 40 cents per dozen. East End Pharmacy is mentioned among location references in the small classified snippet.
Gen Miles criticizes Maj Larkin as crazy during remarks about the Sixty-first New York at Ream's Station in the Petersburg siege. Miles, once colonel of the Sixty-first, notes he has not attended a Chenango County reunion.
A concise admonition urges merchants to back Home Trade to gain advantage. The piece argues that fighting for Home Trade, advertising in local papers, and avoiding mail order hurtful to the mail order trade will yield a cinch result.
A witty exchange contrasts Mrs Boggs and Mr Meekman. The quip frames a domestic dynamic with a playful stereotype, reflecting social humor of the era. The remark suggests expectations of manners and roles within a family.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes coaches favor college training for ball players. It argues training gives an edge, while some top players honed their skills on back lots.
A sly remark about a girl who throws glances and hits the work while a man is called the easy mark in a Boston Herald snippet.
Dan Cunningham of Charleston says he has laid aside his revolver after twenty years in government service as deputy marshal and other roles. He seeks the district attorney’s opinion on whether federal statutes allow him to go armed despite the new state Johnson bill.
Thirty machinists and apprentices in the Ohio River division shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stopped work in Parkersburg West Virginia. The walkout followed a similar action by workers cited in the report.
News from Wheeling West Virginia on June 3 reports machinists at the Baltimore and Ohio strike not obeying the order. Local citizens are concerned about health issues tied to neglect of symptoms and seek remedies advertised for kidney problems and digestive relief.
A sufferer from stomach trouble proclaims Dr King’s New Life Pills banish dyspepsia and indigestion and improve appetite, nerves, and vigor as stomach liver and kidneys function properly. 25 cents at all druggists.
Floral notice for wedding bouquets in plain or shower styles using roses lilies of the valley orchids or sweet peas. Prompt shipments and guaranteed satisfaction. Contact Fallon, Roanoke Virginia by wire or phone. 5 28 71.
The Daily Telegraph urges readers to place want ads today to secure fast results. Local merchants and individuals report quick responses, with customers noting clear listings and prompt follow up from the paper’s classified section.
A historic advertisement extols Kodol as a universal digestive aid that lets users eat any food without discomfort. It claims Kodol acts like a healthy stomach, digests all foods, and never tires, with a money back guarantee and nationwide drugstore availability. It notes two bottle sizes and a family usage guarantee.
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