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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1913
Page
4
A columnist extols vacations as brief escapes from a year of work and outlines various ways to enjoy time off. Readers are urged to tailor rest to personality from reading and outdoors to music avoidance and solitary nature exploration.
The report cites rare cases of women in finance defrauding others, noting grand larceny charges against a New York bookkeeper and a Boston banking scheme involving women. It argues women in trusted, confidential positions rarely commit embezzlement due to fewer temptations and reputational concerns, and it mentions a predicted sugar trust and a quip about the sea serpent in the Albany Journal.
The article notes Syria challenging Turkey over sending subjects to its territory as European Mohammedans flood into Syria postwar. It mentions a “turkey trotting” disease linked to dancing, and a Maine farmer with twenty eight barrels of hard cider and fifty gallons of booze. It also references Mrs. Upton Sinclair promoting progressive matrimony.
Opinion piece ponders the practicality of issuing emergency currency as a solution in financial crises and examines potential benefits and drawbacks for policymakers and the public.
The Louisville Courier Journal likens General Huerta to Macbeth, noting his fall from promised strength and the collapse of support from conspirators and an army. The piece argues Huerta lacks the genius and ruthlessness needed for a lasting dictatorship and has become despised and weak.
James Eads Howe publishes the Hobo News in Chicago as the hobo press. An opening piece contrasts societal contempt with a brighter view, describing nature turning roadside seed into blooms along the Romney branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, a sign of hope for weary travelers.
The piece notes a shift toward a happier, hopeful tone for future issues of the Hobo News and suggests possible inclusion of a help wanted column or a soap advertisement. It references themes of nature and unseen blushes, with a playful tone about the Rom ney Road and violet imagery.
Disjointed quotes from multiple papers joke about weather temperatures, Berlin speech, an imam and a refrigerator, canal access, and Atlantic City bonfires. The garbled notes read like a collage of absurd political and cultural snippets without a clear single event or主体.
A classroom moment shows a child answering a teacher’s prompt on what an Indian woman is called. After a pause, a pupil blurts out squab, highlighting a misinformed term used in a humorous exchange.
Paul Gilmore again failed to appear last night despite booking. He performed his play The Havoc at Princeton, leaving attendees disappointed. Lon B. B. Tinton and Dr. Everett Spangler visited on business. Collins Richardson hosts his week end guests May Richardson and Stella Dalton from Sylvatus. Miss May Richardson and Miss Stella Dalton attended Friday’s celebration. Margaret Taylor, superintendent of Kertes Hospital, Baltimore, arrived to visit her sister Mrs. Z H Wiser who is ill at Miners Hospital. Buchanan, principal of Grundy Presbyterian College, is visiting Rev. J H Viser.
A suggested health ad notes kidney sickness can sap energy and hinder work. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a solution with a Bluefield, West Virginia testimonial from Mrs. L. Cooley and a price of 50 cents, citing Foster-Milburn Co as US agents.
An old Tennessee story teller recounts a rough feud with a boastful Arkansaw man. Zeb White reflects on facing a hard hitter as his fighting cat from the shed and a clever mewl rescue tilt the scales, ending with Arkansaw's defeat and a wary farewell.
Submarine telephony has been accomplished over a distance of 11 miles in England using insulated wires, marking a significant development in undersea communication technology.
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