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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
5
Rev. A. H. Burroughs united George T. Roberts of Graham Tazewell county and Margie French of Broadford Smyth county in marriage at Bristol mecca Saturday morning.
A dentist identifies a dying nerve as the cause of the patient’s pain while examining the molar. The patient responds that the treatment should be handled with more respect.
An illustrated Bits ad from Sublette and Barnes dated June 15, 1931 promotes a pairing of health and wealth with a playful line about combining health with money. It invites readers to “make out your menu” and lets the publishers “do the rest.”
Lost and found and advertisements of like character offered for one cent a word per insertion. Cash in advance required. Ad price can be easily determined by advertisers. Signatures counted as part of the ad.
On June 8 events span Patay where Joan of Arc defeated the English in 1429, Hampden died at Chalgrove in 1643, and 1812 marks the start of the Anglo American war. Napoleon fell at Waterloo in 1815, London opened the Waterlo bridge in 1817, and Isaac Stephenson born 1829 rose to Wisconsin wealth and politics.
A list of unclaimed letters for the Bluefield West Virginia post office for the week ending June 13 1907 includes numerous names across individual and ladies lists. Readers urged to state they were advertised to avoid overlooking letters.
An editorial urging Bluefield voters to support a bond issue for street, sewer, fire protection and public property improvements. It argues appearances affect commerce and cites the chamber of commerce push for growth, warning against partisan strife and urging community advancement.
The notice urges readers to register to vote on Thursday to decide if Bluefield should issue bonds totaling $100,000 for street improvements. It directs readers to the registrar at the city hall council chamber, available most of the day and until 9 PM, and emphasizes participating to create a Greater Bluefield.
Miss Polly and Aunt Matilda discuss Jason Hardapple finally proposing after two years of waiting while Bacop Ridge hosts a wave of local excitement over speed mania in Chicago News fashion.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a domestic exchange about waking someone at seven o'clock. It contrasts with a distant Emerson quote about nature being a mutable cloud that is always and never the same.
The secretary of state issued a charter to Taylor-Harmon Lumber Co in Bramwell Mercer county West Virginia with authorized capital of 25000 subscribed 13000 paid 5000 Incorporators include A M Taylor A W Harmon Freeman Abraham Witt C B Witt Wm Walters and Wm E Fowler a notary commission was issued to Bluefield official DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised for backache weak kidneys bladder inflammation and urinary troubles a weeklong treatment offered for 25 cents by druggists
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