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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1940
Page
6
A feature on wallpaper as an inexpensive way to refresh rooms highlighting Imperial papers Stockholm Quimper and Shell and Berries designs. The article notes washable durable options and promotes a display at Sheppard's Mint and Wall Paper Store 530 532 Raleigh street.
A Citizens Underwriters note emphasizes guarding time and rest to prevent losses and boost daily life. It cites Edison’s four hours sleep as extreme and warns fatigue as a major cause of accidents while urging proper rest to maintain health and productivity.
The text warns that fatigue from long work hours raises accident risk. It advocates dividing the day into eight hours for work eight for leisure and eight for rest to stay safe. An alert rested mind is best to avoid injuries at work on the street or at home.
The Bluefield Floral Company offers expert bouquet arrangements. Since 1925 they specialize in floral designs to glorify the June Bride with quality flowers and careful handling of every order. The piece also notes unrelated trivia about mountains and giraffes.
The 1939 national life insurance totals show Provident Life and Accu twenty-five million to living policy beneficiaries and ten million to beneficiaries of deceased policyholders. Virginia ranked sixteenth with thirty-eight million. West Virginia totaled twenty-three and a half million.
The mocker-nut gets its name from the Du term moker noot meaning Suen sania nut as the fruit requires a heavy hammer to crack.
The article explains grass roofs insulate by reflecting sun heat and trapping air spaces, reducing heat transfer. It compares grass roofs to Eskimo igloos, noting their layered, air-filled structure minimizes outside heat flow and enhances shelter from the elements.
The article describes cork insulated shingles by Philip Carey Lumber, combining cork and asphalt shingles. An undershingle layer of granulated cork adds three layers of insulation, reducing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer. Carey products are sold in Bluefield through Carter Floor Landing and Tile Company.
Goforth Freight Lines emerged from early motor freight trials to become a major seller of faster, more profitable merchandising through modern transport. The company modernizes with new trucks and trailers, relies on dependable staff, and invites inquiries at Bluefield via telephone number 1262.
An old advertisement urges readers to guard health during changing weather with BI-TONE PRODUCTS. It touts BI TONE COLD CAPSULES BI-TONE LAXATIVE PILLS and BI TONE TONIC as inexpensive aids for the family. A warning that a delay might become serious appears with the slogan The Buy-Word In Medicine.
Southern Maid ice cream is praised as a year round dessert with high purity ingredients. The ad urges including it in luncheons and dinners and highlights flavors availability at grocers and drug stores for family and kids.
Promote Gibbs BoardTile for walls and ceilings in kitchens and baths. Claims water and grease resistance, a fine textured surface that resists chipping cracking and peeling. Offers color and tile effect options including marble and wood veneers.
Two Canton youths Nelson Hanaway and William Hanaway pleaded guilty to burglary charges after admitting stealing 984 dollars worth of engraving equipment to start a counterfeiting plant. Judge Edwin T. Dickson sentenced Nelson 15 months and William 9 months in the Maryland house of correction. Police said the pair were arrested while trying to dispose of loot near their Ohio homes.
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