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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists the 1st Ward through 8th Ward Republican nominees and urges citizens to vote. It claims the men are capable of delivering good government and promises to run the city on business principles for material and moral advancement and prosperity.
A compact reflection pairing Keats on enjoying morning happiness with Bacon urging weighing ideas over belief or dispute. The fragment presents a transient mood of gratitude and contemplation without a defined event or narrative context.
A wartime prayer asks divine blessing on the land and its people. It calls for courage, unity, and sacrifice, honoring sailors and soldiers and seeking healing from national wounds through Christ.
The column extols Republican candidates as worthy and capable to administer Bluefield impartially and efficiently. It emphasizes their pledge to prioritize the city’s welfare and urges citizens to vote for them and to inform neighbors. The piece also notes a Japan silkworm cultivation discovery promising higher silk yields.
The Charleston Mail notes British praise for a simple infallible submarine method and reports a New Britain Connecticut invention to locate subs at twenty miles. It argues destruction of submarines is essential and credits American ingenuity but urges rapid practical results.
A study by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the United States National Museum finds heredity strong and lasting in Americans. After examining hundreds of descendants of the pilgrim fathers Virginia Cavaliers Pennsylvania Dutch and Huguenots the research concludes the old stock has not melted and a true national blend will take centuries more.
Rograd this morning on a special train it is expected the commission will arrive in Petrograd June 17.
A sequence shows two men negotiating hotel rates. One clerk quotes two dollars for a room until twelve, then a question about rates after nine. Another guest asks for a room with a bath but the clerk says he can provide a room only and lacks time for a bath.
The excerpt threads editorial quips from papers like Birmingham News and Charleston News and Courier. It notes shifting warfare headlines and social issues such as pension applications, ship shortages, cereal restrictions for beer, milk prices, and cow slaughter.
Detroit Free Press reports on curare as the world's deadliest poison. It details Abor tribe use, alleged plans to assassinate Lloyd George, and a Vienna case where curare killed via a scratch.
A humorous vignette from the Newark Mage and St. Louis Post-Dispute, featuring a merchant scolding a whistling clerk and a quip about a miserly salary. Mrs Chestnut and Mrs Walnot share a gossiping moment about yesterday’s man, with sharp exchanges and a playful misunderstanding.
A poetic meditation urges readers to seize life’s beauty before it fades. The speaker compares life to a fragrant rose and warns against fear of pain, suggesting bold living as the true price of experiencing existence.
The annual biological survey reports buffalo numbers rising after near extinction. Once millions strong, numbers fell to about 1081 in 1880, but recovery and continued use of hides and byproducts show renewed economic value and conservation progress.
A reader from Richmond K says Chamberlain's Tablets are a wonder and unmatched for relief. He reports friendly opinion and strong endorsement, noting benefit for nervous or upset stomach symptoms.
The modern plow originated with Dutch makers and later saw improvements by English and American inventors. A French patent is noted for a process of bleaching and drying sea weed for packing purposes.
In an Orville Wright interview in Harper's Magazine Burton J. Hendrick notes that airplanes will not replace rail or motor travel but will serve certain roles. He explains natural size limits based on wing area versus weight, comparing birds to machines.
An author recalls a failed partnership with Calkins after years at Universal. They shared tastes and skills but lacked the drive to actively push the business beyond the desk. The piece notes their identical fears and overconfidence as key factors in the collapse.
An informal editorial urges Americans to save daylight by rising early. It advises going to bed early, using an intermittent alarm set away from the bed, and staying up to maximize daytime hours. The piece appears in the San Francisco Bulletin.
The piece lists problems in glassmaking metallurgy ceramics and agriculture. It cites viscosity limits with temperature and composition, hardness of tempered steels, calorific conductibility of porous substances, and germination laws for grain by humidity temperature and oxygen.
In a proclamation dated April 22 1708 Washington asserts neutrality as war exists between Austria Prussia Sarnia Great Britain United Netherlands and France. The message urges citizens to avoid any acts breaching neutrality and to steer clear of entangling alliances.
A Cleveland Latin dealer mocks a preacher who predicts that women will know more than men in fifty years. The clergyman’s claim is labeled as outdated and behind the times.
A fragmentary note describes a morning dispute over hot water in a household. The dialogue hints at a missing bath and a father figure reacting to cold water, reflecting domestic friction in terse, informal terms.
A brief quoted dialogue shows a playful reflection on youth and marriage from a Boston Transcript page. The exchange highlights nostalgia and the humor of aging paired with marriage.
The American railroad commission led by John F. Stevens inspected a Russian port on Sunday June 3 before departing for Pet-. the report notes Stevens formerly served as chief engineer of the Panama Canal.
The article notes Mexico's wonders include a nearly invisible spider whose legs require a glass to be seen. This minute arachnid weaves a web so delicate that forty of them equal the thickness of a common hair.
The piece defines misprision of treason as concealing treasonous acts and notes it as a crime nearly as serious as treason itself. It applies to both citizens and aliens under American protection. A Detroit Free Press quote about achieving promotion through exemplary work is included.
Fragmentary piece notes a quote on parenting and hardship from Christian Herad and Johnson. It cites Vienna saving 142000 dollars in gas under a new time schedule and mentions US WNG paying sixty dollars a ton for steel, two years ago costing half that.
Washington reports the Malian War mission’s southern and western swing was postponed due to an unforeseen incident involving Prince Udine. The departure was announced tonight but likely pushed back.
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