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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
4
A collection of quips and curiosities from a bygone issue mentions June brides, a Dakota widow eloping with a man of nineteen children, and humorous asides about weather men. It alludes to scandals, oddities, and social chatter spanning weather, royalty, and public anecdotes without cohesive news merit.
A museum exhibit showcases toys gathered from ruins of ancient Greece and Rome. A rag doll once held by a baby in those distant times illustrates how playthings persist across civilizations. The display highlights contrasts between old and new toys and the enduring appeal of simple playthings.
A reflective musing on ancient ruins where Roman chariots and Grecian marbles surface. The author notes children playing marbles beneath Acropolis shadows and a girl singing by the Tiber, seeing enduring child spirit that unites nations through simple joys.
Editor Waitman Barbe argues in the West Virginia School Journal for preserving all six normal schools while expanding two into higher training roles. He urges strengthening Fairmont Huntington and preserving the others, with care to avoid demoting any institution. He notes a May 1907 Mercer county circuit court filing about Bluefield street widening and notice by the city.
An old newspaper clipping promotes hair restoration with Newhro's Herpicide as the sole effective dandruff and germ destroyer, claiming it guards against baldness and doubles as a hair dress. It sells samples for 16 cents and lists Detroit based The Herpicide Co. among other health and beauty offerings.
Public notice in Bluefield West Virginia outlines a commissioner's order requiring all lien holders against Mary M Talbert and George W Talbert to file claims by June 21 1907. Also announces a June 21 1907 proceeding to audit books vouchers and evidence and a suit to determine ownership of a Bluefield lot and to declare Mary P Anderson a trustee of a one half undivided interest.
Manilla Maine Alley aged under twenty one sues by Nannie B. McCloud against Enos B. McCloud and The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in Mercer county Chancery. The suit seeks to settle accounts and recover funds missing from the guardian case and requires the non resident defendant to appear within one month of first publication. Attest W B Honaker Clerk Harold A Ritz p a. 6-4W
Pursuant to a Mercer county circuit decree, all lien holders on Benjamin Henderson's real estate must present claims to the auditor at Bluefield West Virginia by June 20 1907. The notice seeks adjudication of all liens against the property to satisfy judgments.
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