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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1916
Page
6
Aerial view shows traffic on a busy street with pedestrians around cars. One car is equipped with a Klaxon and the owner has sounded it. Lovell McConnell Mfg Co offers Klaxons for all cars from 4 to 200 dollars, with a Klaxon plate for authenticity.
Our stock of timber for frame work, sidings, posts, etc, is kept up to top notch quality and quantity. We carry shingles, roofing materials, doors and window frames, sash, shutters, flooring, and more. Builders and contractors will find deliveries prompt and satisfactory.
J M Barr former Norfolk and Western official, now Terra Cela North Carolina resident, urges expanding southern livestock through a Raleigh packing plant to create a market for hogs and cattle. He contrasts Iowa wealth with North Carolina and urges coop with the North Carolina Experiment Station to boost livestock profits via processing facilities.
A tobacco stained Brazilian head from the Tapajos river 1877 78 is housed at the United States National Museum after being acquired from Ernest Morris who gathered eight trophy heads while fleeing hostile tribes. Dr Merriam of Washington arranged the sale with the American Museum of Natural History netting Morris about 600 dollars. Morris vanished soon after. The article also notes plans for a new business front with a soda fountain cigar stand and billiard room managed by Mr Petros and Mr Prince offering daily baseball results.
A compact extract contrasts bread crust preferences between foreigners and native Americans noting healthier immigrant teeth and longer bread freshness. It then cites Robert Louis Stevenson sharply critiquing Henry James and joking about manuscript revisions in a letter signed R L S.
It was announced that the first floor of the building on Princeton avenue by W. L. Mustard has been leased by R. B. Prince and Robert T. Peters. They plan to open around July first a first class pocket billiard and billiard room named the Smoke House. Prince and Peters are noted as popular Bluefield businessmen.
A New York American summary discussing how tropical sun can harm health through heat and sunstroke while acting as a strong disinfectant against disease. It notes mosquitoes seek shade, tuberculosis bacteria die quickly in sun, and tropical heat aids sanitation in neglected regions.
The Duke of Wellington valued his role as warden of the Cinque Ports over other honors. Dover Hythe Hastings Sandwich and Romney formed the five, later seven with Winchelsea and Rye. The warden protected England from invasion, overseeing marines who faced French counterparts and even led to England abandoning fortresses on the French coast. Wellington died at Walmer Castle in Kent.
In Paris an argument at a studio tea between Mr. Whistler and an English painter over Velasquez turned turbulent. Whistler boasted about himself while the English artist sneered and quipped that people cannot see themselves as others do. Whistler replied that he would likely grow conceited if he could.
Northfork News reports Jo R. Taylor alleged to have confessed to breaking into the Powhatan Coal and Coke Company office last Saturday night. He was captured at his Richmond home and brought back for court proceedings. Taylor previously worked as a locomotive fireman for the Norfolk and Western Railway.
Work with the contractors who are building the tipple at Powhatan. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Logan of Algona host for the weekend with Mrs. L. H. Logan of Bluefield and Mrs. Mary Cummings of Sistersville. Miss Cummings attends the V. I. Thnals. Lester Logan arrived home from V. P. 1 Thursday night to the delight of his many friends.
Central Station on Pulish Street reports a network of fire alarm signals across Bluefield and nearby avenues. Listing includes intersections at Princeton, Mercer, Bluefield, Chestnut, Spruce, Poplar, Raleigh, Monroe, Wyoming, and more with cross streets and street names noted.
London reports the destroyer Eden was sunk last night in the Knelsch Channel after a collision. Thirty one crew members were saved, three officers are missing, and the official press bureau released the notice this afternoon. Bostow's new 1200 foot dry dock will be the largest in America.
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