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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
4
A fragmented OCR line shows denominations such as 1.00 2.00 4,00 and 10¢ with stray numbers No. 14 1 No. 6. The text suggests a price list or ad snippet, not a full article, keeping to readable numbers and label fragments.
The writer notes that lawsuits cost time and money despite damages awarded, as lawyers take large shares and bills. It argues redress should be affordable and accessible without legal expense, citing a woman who netted about $1 200 after settlements.
The piece notes Senators Martin Swanson and candidates Glass Jones favoring dry legislation and claim voting records align with dry policies. It mocks Carrie Nation and portrays trust decisions as reflecting past administrations. Mentions Miss Silver Dollar Tabor, J P Morgan power, and a coronation cocktail as satirical nods to era topics.
About twenty five teachers from Huntington public schools and Marshall College returned from Bluefield where they attended the West Virginia Education Association sessions. The trip gave teachers their first visit to Bluefield the metropolis of the Flat Top coal fields and a growing state city. They enjoyed a warm reception and a sightseeing tour through the upper Tuxa river and Bluestone valleys.
A compact chronology lists events and notable births from 1610 to 1902. Includes Champlain’s defeat of the Iroquois near Richelieu River mouth, Green’s death born 1742, Maine’s separation 1819, Dalhousie’s governorship 1820, Spurgeon born 1834 and died 1892, the Alabama sunk by Kearsarge 1864, Maximilian executed 1867 born 1832, Baltic Canal opened 1895, and King Albert of Saxony died 1902 born 1828.
Logan Waller Page argues that population shift from country to city stems from bad roads and sanitation. He notes 90 million Americans with one third farmers, who lose wealth to poor infrastructure. Improved roads could reduce isolation, boost drainage, and revive country districts, especially for the young.
The text asserts that the trend toward urban concentration will be halted as population overflow moves from cities to the countryside, reversing urbanization pressures and redistributing growth.
Deacon Goodhue who is famed for his serenity adopts a stray one eyed dog named Sambo. The canine provokes a dog war in Derbyville as sixteen farmers’ dogs attack and the deacon defends his pet. A town-wide brawl ensues until Sambo conquers the night and the deacon earns back respect over years.
A historic newspaper brief notes a telegraph job offer priced at one cent per word. The notice seeks immediate applicants, promising prompt payment and concise messages as part of a classified style telegraph sale.
An Outing magazine essay explains quail flight patterns complicate shots. Author Charles Askin notes birds rise near the gun and alter direction rapidly, forcing long swings and quick, precise aiming in cover shooting.
In hot Brazilian regions rats plague households and cats fail to thrive. Gibins or gibolas, small nonvenomous boa constrictors, are kept indoors to hunt rats nightly. They sleep at the foot of stairs and return home if moved. Prices in Bahia and Pernambuco range from $1 to $5.
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