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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
4
A satirical collage mentions Orchard's stubborn reputation and a newspaper headline declaring he has a soul. It discusses tobacco as a necessity, democratic Servia, Los Angeles bond votes, Bryan opposition to terms, and Roosevelts favorite expletive with mockery of mollifying critics.
The Pullman company argues it is not a common carrier but owner and manager of hotels on wheels. If treated as hotels, they would be subject to state hotel laws and penalties per car, affecting profits. If railroads are sole carriers, the issue hinges on railroad responsibility as carriers and Shippers of movable hotels.
The article argues that railroads must charge the same rate to all shippers of travel services, including Pullman cars and hotels, enforcing equal treatment on public highways. It contends such equalization would resolve the Pullman car issue and express business, lowering charges to reflect operating costs and a fair return on investment.
An editorial argues President Roosevelt should have curtailed long Georgia oratorical speeches at James town. It suggests appointing a presiding officer or the guest of the occasion to cut wasteful talk. The piece praises any move to regulate verbosity and reduce banqueting rhetoric for public benefit.
An article reflects on James Watt and steam power, then presents health ads for Herpicide claiming to treat dandruff and baldness by destroying a germ. It promotes samples, druggists, and two product sizes. Additional notices tout Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Foley's Kidney Cure with local distributors listed.
Eugene Holmes Burt recounts a perilous wedding trip tale in Moscow during a Russian revolution. A Washington girl accompanies her husband Ozenhoff's family as soldiers barricade streets. The narrator braves fire to reach his wife and rescue her with help from Ozenhoff and armed friends.
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