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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
3
A newlywed complains about apartment living forbidding laundry odors while a friend offers a cheap solution. He suggests using Fels-Naptha soap to clean clothes without boiling water, claiming it makes garments look like new. The exchange hints at budget strain and practical humor about domestic chores.
The article surveys syndicalism as a modern labor doctrine, contrasting it with traditional unions. It notes direct action, universal solidarity in a single union, and the aim to shorten workdays while replacing employers. It cites figures like Haywood and Helicon, compares union and syndicate aims, and discusses potential economic disruption from coordinated strikes.
A discussion of 1911 12 strike tactics and the rise of syndicalism notes that organized workers across England France and Germany used coordinated strikes sabotage and international solidarity to challenge governments. It cites leaders Tom Mann Ben Tillett and Yvetot and describes sabotage methods and cross border unionism.
Bluefield opportunity for a young man with limited capital to buy Altamont Cigar and News Stand. Stock and fixtures sold on three months credit with no interest, but good security required. Contact H. H. Barres Altamont by telephone.
The article notes imperial pressure to expel a figure while citing remarks urging unity against manipulation by governments. It highlights French and Italian syndicalists opposing militarism amid strikes and recalls Holland's 1908 strike suppression, Hungary’s farm labor ban, and the use of army triers in harvest. It mentions underground propaganda in barracks and large desertion and resistance figures. It also recalls wine growers riots in France with regiments mutinying rather than firing on protestors.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets promising to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee by Druggists. KE W GROVE'S signature appears on the box. Also promotes SAUER'S PURE FLAVORING EXTRACTS endorsed by pure food chemists for vanilla and lemon.
A vintage urging to use Parthue Paxtine as a superior concentrated antiseptic powder to dissolve in water for family care. Claims it is more economical cleansing germicidal and healing than liquid or tablet antiseptics and peroxide.
Stated communications of Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A M held on the second and fourth Tuesdays monthly at the Masonic Hall third floor Lazarus Building Princeton Avenue.
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