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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
4
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to the Daily Telegraph with a 25 cent offer for over two weeks, promising ongoing updates from home. It urges sending the money along with the address to start the service.
Reform efforts surge nationwide with new accounting systems in New York Boston Baltimore and Chicago. States adopt uniform municipal accounting while Massachusetts leads with an influential Bureau of Accounts. National Municipal League and League of American Municipalities grow, spreading best practices and data.
W B Pengo, former mayor of Parkersburg, has been selected to fill the seat left by Judge Reese. The appointment marks a transition in local judiciary leadership.
Blizzard of the Parkersburg Dispatch News extols Mr. Pedigo as an old newspaper man and a good one, praising his long career and contributions to local journalism.
A probate court in Concord New Hampshire will hear the petition of the state treasurer to decide if the legacies in Mrs Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science will are subject to the New Hampshire inheritance tax. The executor is restrained from transferring Eddy property pending the decision.
Three children of Mrs. Elizabeth Murray are dying after eating pennyworths of highly estared candy from a shop near their East Side home. The incident underscores a suspected poisoning case linked to a local shop.
News from the city reports serious injuries to W. E. Kephart formerly of Bluefield now living in Bedford Pennsylvania. An engineer on the Pacahontas division he lost a leg in a railroad train collision. His wife was a longtime choir soprano at the Methodist church. He previously lived in Raleigh North Carolina and worked for the Seaboard Air Line. He belonged to the Hinefield lodge of Elks.
Congressman James A. Hughes and his wife visit the city and plan to go to Welch after a day here. Hughes says he has recovered from his illness and will return to Congress soon. He cites no citizenship issues or evidence that would prompt action against him by Wiley.
The estate board of control has forwarded plans and specifications for three new wards at Miners Hospital No 1. The documents are available for viewing at the office. An advertisement for eligible children appears in another column.
Fallon Florist of Roanoke VA offers Pisan or shower bouquets using Bride's Roses Lily of Valley or Orchids. Fresh flowers ready for prompt shipment. Date shown 6 6 8 likely indicating order or ad year.
Sauer's lemon and vanilla extracts praised by housekeepers and cooks as best value. Sold for 10 cents and 25 cents.
Elizabeth of IL recounts a tale of a remarkable card player whose ruthless cheating at bridge drew sharp gossip. Two guests exposed her unfair tricks at a country house, then faced sorrow as a young, innocent opponent lost a three figure sum while others watched in silent dismay.
The London Express recounts a cruel midnight confrontation at a country house where two women accuse a guest of cheating, seize her money and IOUs, burn the papers, threaten more discipline, and force her to finish the stay without further card play. The piece also notes how gold bullion moved through banks and jewelers, with bars valued at $200 to $500 bearing government assay stamps.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader recalls a grateful moment with an elderly housekeeper who treated him as a mother figure. He found his silver shaving mug tarnished, asked her to polish it, and woke to a sunlit shine the next day along with a warm exchange about his appearance.
A brief quotation attributed to Lincoln about handling an elephant and a desire to run. The line uses a metaphorical image to suggest action and restraint in difficult situations.
Jewelers source gold from old jewelry banks and refineries with government stock forming the major supply. Refineries recover gold from jewelry waste by burning and processing, and the altered coin alloy aided ease of use for manufacturers, reducing time and effort in adapting gold coin for commercial jewelry use.
A farmer confronts an apple buyer over a allegedly short half bushel. A local basket maker explains his pattern basket is exactly a bushel by reference to the old red bucket and a prior test, arguing consistency and tradition prove accuracy.
Long practical guide for baked beans describes soaking one and a half pints of small white beans overnight then parboiling lightly. Layer bacon and seasoned beans with salt and brown sugar or molasses, cover with soft water, and bake eight hours or longer, adding water as needed.
A Harper's suggestion recommends slitting two upright edges of one side of a hatbox so the cover opens like a hinge. When raised the side drops down, allowing removal or replacement of the hat without taking the box from a high shelf.
A remark notes Grabrox joined the church, with the twist that his business partner had earlier rolled dice to determine which partner would join. The Indianapolis Journal records the anecdote as a humorous reflection on loyalty and chance within a firm.
In His Line notes a famous figure building an enormous artificial mountain on his country estate. Puck quips that such a bluff seems natural for him. The item captures a witty aside about pretension and show.
A Wall Street sandwich man carries a sign misworded with Eat your lunch at Stuffer's and Surprise your Palet. Brokers note the last word is misspelled. The next day the sign is altered to Eat your Smack at Stuffem's and Surprise your Wallet.
It is worse than useless to take any medicine internally for muscular or chronic rheumatism. All that is needed is a free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers.
A reader is urged to use the want column to obtain almost anything for just a few cents. The column is praised for prompt results and wide usefulness, suggesting substantial savings over time.
The uniform success of Chamberlain's Col cholera and diarrhoea remedy has made it a favorite everywhere. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers.
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