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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
4
A pair of 19th century aphorisms emphasizes personal resilience and practical arithmetic. William Bliery Channing urges self empowerment through knowledge virtue and influence. George Eliot stresses mastering odd and even in life as well as numbers.
A letter argues schoolhouses should serve as evening social centers to reduce idle time and foster community discussion. It cites Philadelphia practice, urges supervised recreation, and cites Henry Campbell and Wisconsin ideas about using schools for adult civic education and political discourse. The piece links opportunity to improvement and notes a $50,000 damage suit against Young Mr. Hoe.
General Coxey has come back from his trip to Washington appearing less notorious than when he set out and leaves the capital with a quieter reputation.
The New York World jokes that congress avoids business while the Castles earned $30,000 on a tango tour. Some people seem close to prosperity as Latin America may revise the Monroe Doctrine to shield the United States.
A terse, misquoted line hints at a remark about a married man and a woman’s appearance in the early morning hours. The fragment suggests a gossip-driven or salacious note without clear context or attribution.
A Parkersburg clipping notes an upcoming July 18 primary in the fifth congressional district with four declared contenders for the Hughes seat. The Republican stronghold makes the primary decisive, featuring F litter Hughke Bhott of Winefield, Harold A. Ritz former U S district attorney Edward Cooper coal operator, and Wells Goodykoontz as possible entrants.
In St. Louis Representative Bartholdt runs a heated bid to beat his own renomination. He swears he will not return to Congress, yet uses every tactic an able candidate can to prevent his nomination in Missouri’s tenth district, where he previously won large pluralities.
A Huntington Advertiser piece argues that gossip in small towns harms families and suspicions rise as rumors swirl about Catherine Winters. It notes how widespread rumors can ruin reputations and pressures fathers or mothers, even in orderly communities, while police work continues.
An old Arabian tale of three brothers inspires a modern view of science. Dr. A. M. Tow advances a device to see by wire, enabling visual transmission as well as hearing. The New York Times notes Bell’s 1909 dinner prediction to spell over a telephone.
Fabrics such as printed taftetas and embroidered crepes dominate the season with Japanese and Dolly Varden motifs. One piece gowns show hip flare via draped back or chiffon arrangements, No 8165 suits bordered armany, sizes 14-18, with yardage noted for 36 inch material. No 8121-8276 offers a bold bodice and striped skirt with a circular tunic, sizes 34-42. Each pattern costs 15 cents.
The Atlanta Journal notes skepticism around a new device by Dr. Low using selenium to sense light. Details remain private but the invention is described as promising with potential for romance and broad scientific impact.
A collage of remarks notes Mrs Fish plans Newport summer swim. A new Japanese premier vows people rule. Wry lines compare hunting trouble to finding genuine happiness. A remark on voters knowing public life like baseball averages.
The Connerville council balloted all night to select the custodian of the stockroom at the city water works. A movement to send popular magazines to Vera Cruz soldiers is mentioned with a skeptical note on the boys there.
An older advertisement promotes prompt delivery and courteous service from McNeal & Company. It emphasizes fresh goods and asks readers to honor them with business, listing phone contact as 261.
A testimonial from W A Lochart of Homer City New York recommends Chamberlains Liniment as a remedy for rheumatism. He says a bottle relieved his arm and shoulder pains after the first application and one bottle cured him. For sale by all dealers. Tu-Sat.
Reports show Union gains with 826 new members for the Order of Railroad Telegraphers in April while industrial workers in Saxony and Great Britain engage in large scale labor activity. Other items note Toronto office and store workers starting a union, a New York court ruling on Sunday work ages, upcoming conventions in Schenectady and Peru, and a $75,000 verdict for a worker burned on the job in White Plains.
A witty exchange captures a hostess remarking the party marks her seventh anniversary of turning twenty eight, while the guest compliments the affair as delightful. The line reflects playful social banter credited to a censor in the text.
Charles E Wheeler of Matoaka West Virginia announces candidacy for Mercer county clerk on the Republican ticket and requests voter support in the primary or convention. He notes prior service as county court clerk and invites Democratic voters to support as applicable.
J A French of Matoaka and M W Christie of Princeton announce their bids for Mercer county superintendent and clerk of the county court, respectively, subject to Republican primary or convention. E H Witten also declares candidacy for clerk of the county court, urging voter support.
J E T Sentz announces candidacy for Mercer County Clerk West Virginia subject to the Republican primary or convention. Mercer county Republican executive committee meets in Princeton on June 13 at 2 pm to call a primary and handle other business. J C Pack chairs, S N Worley secretary.
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