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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
4
A fragmented notice references Baracai IM ADVANCE and related rates for advertising and communications. It mentions Salty and Gili Mestes with figures like one year costs and a base rate of 40 Salty, plus 100 advertising rates.
A reader laments the rise of unsolicited circulars and quotes a New York Herald editorial calling the practice wasteful. A letter signed For a Clean City warns merchants against stuffing mailboxes, noting it wastes money and clogs homes with unread ads.
A Bohemian official explains Prague has no flies due to brick stone concrete docks granite sidewalks and no open drains. He notes no wooden structures and daily street cleaning deter breeding, saying removing causes eliminates effects.
The newspaper highlights the effectiveness of its want ads for all businesses, claiming they generate top results regardless of what is sold. It urges readers to try a want ad to see the impact for themselves.
Goodland Kansas bachelors club advertises plans for a shift in activities and hints at soon finding a suitable matron to join their group. The note suggests upcoming changes to routines and social events.
An exchange notes that some men remain steadfast in their perseverance and continue to insist they are right even when they know they are wrong. The remark highlights stubborn pride and the folly of clinging to incorrect views.
A fragment discusses President Wilson and alleged dangerous lobbyists at Washington with Louisiana senators accused of backing protective interests. It mentions lobbyists varying in aims such as factory discouragement, temperance, and bird slaughter prevention.
The New York Evening Post notes a menacing lobby seeking a Mothers Day holiday and a campaign to incorporate the Boy Scouts under a federal charter. It warns of allies aiming to rename the country to Asana and to align with President Wilson to counter harmful lobbies.
The Senate investigators begin hearings on the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek strike amid martial law, summoning state and national officials to detail actions, court procedures, and alleged conspiracies with the United Mine Workers of America accused of narrowing coal markets and stirring violence.
In Richmond on June 10 C F Tomlinson of High Point N C, chair of the national membership committee, is urged to accept the Travelers Protective Association presidency. George Armstrong of Philadelphia has announced his candidacy. San Antonio and St Louis compete for the next convention while delegates conduct business then enjoy mid day entertainments.
Waterloo hosts the Spanish American War veterans as flags decorate the city for their two day convention. The fore noon covers routine business while entertainment features are planned for the remainder of the meeting.
The Eisenach steamer, docking with fifteen hundred immigrants, spotted a barnacle crusted life boat on June 4 near the Titanic iceberg collision area, almost exactly a year after the disaster in the North Atlantic near that site.
Delegates from England, Canada and the United States have arrived in Edinburgh for the world conference of the Young Men's Christian Association. The formal opening is tomorrow and sessions will run through the end of the week.
London June 10 two women were arraigned at Richmond on suspicion of firing Kurst Park race course yesterday. They named Kitty Megarion an actress and Clara Given a noted suffragette with prior imprisonments. They were released on bail.
In a Pittsburgh Post item a reader recalls a puzzling exchange where a phrenologist is called a fake. The brief notes the speaker’s lingering suspicion after an odd question about a shampoo and an absentminded remark.
The famous line by Patrick Henry emphasizes learning from history to anticipate what lies ahead. It reflects the enduring value of experience as a compass for decision making and planning.
A concise reflection cites Marcus Aurelius on personal strength and independence. The line asserts a man should stand erect himself rather than be kept erect by others.
Captain John EB Morris recounts a Spanish governor facing Moros in Jolo where a gunboat bombarded Moros after a sultan could not stop the sailors commanded during a water patrol. The incident ends with a sultan threatening to resign as the gunboat continues its target practice.
Bahrein island in the Persian Gulf is described as one of the hottest places on earth with no fresh water on land. Fresh water wells up through sand at the harbor bottom, where divers collect it in skin bags, and locals reportedly passed the springs' locations down through generations. A scientist notes the harbor floor may once have been shore.
An octogenarian walks ten miles to a neighboring town and is surprised by an acquaintance. He jokes that he managed fine until a road sign reading Slow down to fifteen miles an hour slowed him down, illustrating a humorous take on speed limits.
An inexperienced London constable, questioned about the whereabouts of a famed local firm, replies that he knows no more than the questioner and adds he only arrived from Dorset yesterday, highlighting the amusing gap between city and countryside policing.
A man in a group discussion on wives jokes that his wife enjoys window shopping but never buys a hat unless he approves, and never buys one he did not pick. The remark appears in the Indianapolis News.
Mark Twain twice missed a work train and sent a brief telegram to his employer claiming the 7:20 departure had gone. He wrote that he arrived at 7:35 and could not catch it, reflecting his humor in a simple notice.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a humorous exchange about census figures, saying there are 125000 idiots in the United States and noting suspicions of cheating as someone counters meeting that many daily.
A display in the window of Isadore Cohen Co jewelers features the smallest edition Bible, claimed to be a copy of the St James version. This curiosity draws interest as shoppers view the compact sacred text.
A brief description notes the old and new Testament with thirty illustrations. The volume requires a reading lens to read, measures one and one-eighth inches by one and a half inches when closed, is half an inch thick, and contains pages numbered 176. Printed in Glasgow by the University Press.
James Graves of Brooklyn aged over seventy drives a horse on Fifth Avenue when a panicked girl stands in the path of a runaway horse at Twenty eighth Street. He acts without hesitation to avert disaster, earning praise for his wartime valor and duty.
Onlookers watched Graves act decisively as a runaway horse spooked near a sidewalk. He placed his horse between the mare and a girl, taking the full impact. The hero, an old soldier, was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken thigh, while the girl remained uninjured.
A Bluefielder who visited Williamson reported the excitement over the Sunday morning attempted assault on Mrs. Lloyd Alley has quieted. Mrs. Alley's condition is said to be much improved. The negro barber arrested in Charleston under guard remains the prime suspect. he was not brought before Mrs. Alley to identify him due to fear of lynching.
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