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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
3
A promotional appeal extols internal cleanliness and daily bowel movements. It touts Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a natural laxative tonic to cure constipation and indigestion, offering a free sample by mailing name and address to Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello.
Under a deed of trust dated March 28 1906 to secure 7500 dollars and notes, trustee Herbert R. Punter will sell at public auction on June 25 1910 at 10 a m the parcels Lot No 2 and Lot No 3 in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia described in the deed of trust records. Cash price, sale on the premises, trustee date and hand stamp May 20 1910.
Job department advertises best prices and best work available. Readers urged to phone the listed number to get inquiries noted and opportunities pursued.
In a Daily Telegraph short story Billy Burton, son of a wealthy east merchant, runs away at fifteen to become a cowboy in New Mexico. After years away he visits, tries ranch work, plots a burglary with a jailed man, and confesses when his mother discovers the revolver left behind. His father then sets him up as a rancher back in New Mexico.
In Tomkinsville two churches race to build taller cupolas and bells. Deacons Wheeler and Ames clash over spire plans provoking bees and a thunderous storm that crushes both spires, leaving the townsfolk to blame the bees and not the quarrel itself.
Cincinnati beats Brooklyn 1 0 in a nine inning game. Philadelphia overwhelms Chicago 12 2 with multiple runs late. St Louis routed by New York 59 with a strong late surge. Pittsburgh and Boston game postponed due to wet grounds. Portsmouth tops Lynchburg 5 2 while Danville Roanoke and Norfolk Richmond results noted. A want ad follows.
American League results show Detroit beat St Louis 4 to 1 while New York topped St Louis 23 to 1 and Chicago crushed Boston 13 to 0. Rain postponed Phillies Cleveland game. Other games include Detroit 2 Philadelphia 0 and St Louis 2 Boston 1 with several 2 3 5 6 run outputs.
L F Jackson of Honaker reports the Honaker Lumber Company is expanding its plant with a third saw mill, boosting output to about 100000 feet daily. The firm operates nine miles of standard gauge railroad and plans to extend into Buchanan county. The firm aims to cooperate with coal operators to develop local coal rights.
A large timber purchase near Johnson City Tennessee involves 5000 acres of timber and the Caney River railroad. The Caney River purchase cost 1620000. Carolina Lumber Company, led by Tazewell capitalists Alex St. Clair C R Brown H F E Harman A S Higginbotham Cecil Chapman Barnes Gillespie and Pocahontas figures A J Doss C M Galloway, is capitalized at 225000.
Deputy Buddy Shepherd died Sunday afternoon from wounds after being shot by revelers at Lower Elk Friday night. The Blankenship brothers and John Lockhart eluded officers in the mountains, promising not to be taken alive as a large posse hunts them for a likely showdown.
Details emerge of a night time stabbing near Davy. John Neal, a railroad section worker, was killed close to his home. Robbery appears to be the motive as his pocket was emptied and newly bought clothes were taken. The body was found in the early morning hours.
Scientists claim eczema germs reside in the inner skin requiring a penetrating treatment not a surface salve. The advertisement promotes Oil of Wintergreen as D. D. D. Prescription in liquid form, offered at 25 cents with claims of instant itch relief and years of use.
Mr Halloran questions an insurance agent about an accident policy after claims of a prior encounter with Barney Casey. He describes injuries and demands an estimate of damages, saying he will quit insurers if the meeting is deemed an accident. The Youth's Companion reports the tense scene.
A man found on a vacant plot asks a policeman to wake William Dockey by ringing a bell. The officer is drenched by a water-throwing woman, and the man reveals he is Lockey, identifying himself with Mrs. Dockey, who directs the constable to stay.
The article argues that ancient art depicted death cheerfully, often linked to sleep as Thanatos in Greece and twin figures with Night in Rome. It notes skulls and skeletons emerged as symbols only in late Christian times and suggests medieval famines and plagues shaped modern fears of death.
The Loudon Chronicle reports Lord Palmerston rebuking small faults in tone. A tale from Preston Thomas says young diplomats amused themselves by reflecting sunlight on ladies opposite through a mirror. Palmerston ordered that secretaries avoid casting disagreeable reflections on the ladies across the street.
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