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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1908
Page
9
A critic maps American musical life from concert halls to street songs. He notes strong spending on art yet a gap between school training and home practice, with ragtime and sentimental tunes cited amid hopes for higher art. He worries music education and tastes drift away from serious works.
Raz Barlow plans to smoke himself to death after a prank by Miss Hostetter Hocks. Tobe Mosely heads to Princeton for a funeral procession horse entry. Rosyla Mosely remakes a parasol into a merry widow hat. Frogs migrate to Bluefield’s new hotel site. Poke Easily fences Gander Creek. A stranger on a raft near the post office may seek mail and is armed with a shotgun. Raz Barlow and Sap Spradlin lead a name inquiry committee. Rodents steal Robe Mosely’s corn. rats haunt his fields. A visitor named Smith says he’s famed for catching fleas in a trap.
An endorsement by Frank Conlan promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia liver issues and general vitality. A separate public notice invites bids by June 25 1908 for grading and masonry foundation work on Bramwell Public School in Mercer county West Virginia with plan access in Freeman Rock District. J C Honaker secretary notes bid rejection rights and Montcalm WV address. Kodol advertised as a digestive aid sold by local druggists.
Subscription request about Daily Telegraph and a Telegraph want ad. The fragment seeks information or guidance on placing a want ad and subscribing to the Daily Telegraph. No names, dates, or explicit offer details are provided.
WOOENIL this week on Red Lot features Jolliffe’s Bright Lights vaudeville company with nightly performances at Raleigh Street and Higginbotham civennue. Highlights include Royal English Marionettes, Pontiff Sisters, Dorothy Quillian, Quillians, Austin Sisters, Harry and Ruth Orville, Plastic Duo, and Sam Wilson with a Saturday matinee at 2:30 PM for ladies and children.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is favored by children for its taste. The product acts gently on the bowels and helps purge ice cold from the system. Sold by all druggists.
The West Virginia Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias will hold its annual meeting in Hinton on October 14. Preparations are under way for what is described as the largest event in state history with a report on a proposed new home for aged members to be built in West Virginia.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel is praised as especially good for piles and urged to be obtained. The product is advertised as available from all druggists.
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