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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
4
The stock market steadies to a level of relative calm, signaling cautious optimism. Steel production and rail equipment orders show a pickup, while grains and stocks foresee a broader business spread at harvest, arguing for prudent, gradual progress rather than a rush.
The Pennsylvania branch of the Shut-In Society reports 654 shut-ins across Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky. The society, founded in 1877 in New York, offers reading material cheerful correspondence cards air cushions hot water bags and loaned sick room appliances. It also maintains exchanges to fund and distribute necessities to the invalids and invites support from the public.
The society invites new associates to correspond with infirm residents and visit them in their neighborhoods. Dues are one dollar yearly. shut-ins pay twenty five cents for Open Window subscription. The branch requests reports of invalids in four states and donations to the 1710 Chestnut Street Philadelphia office to Miss Mary Parker Nicholson. Sample copies of Open Window and the Quarterly are mailed on request.
A large Wise County party searched the mountains for Annie Wolfe and her 15 year old lover after they fled Coeburn to wed in Bristol. Authorities feared a license would be granted and a Bristol arrest was planned. They were captured at Whitesburg Kentucky before a license could be issued.
Richmond June 22 The Republican party appears close to nominating a candidate for governor with George J. Sipe A P Gillespie and George B Rivercomb among contenders Gillespie favored by delegates to Newport News convention Rivercomb also endorsed while Sipe states he will not run for any office and asks to accept his assurance.
Rain lingers across middle Tennessee and nearby regions slowing crops. Reports say wheat in shocks is sprouting, with losses anticipated in the thousands of dollars. Conditions extend into northern Alabama and southern Kentucky.
Scott Winders a 15 year old orphan living with farmer D. M. Pennington in Spencer is reported to be in a desperate condition with hydrophobia. Under spasms he attempts to bite and scratch his friends. He tears up his surroundings.
An advertisement extols William Tell flour from Ansted & Burk Co. at Springfield Ohio. It claims top nutrition, wholesome taste, and absolute safety with hermetically sealed wheat tanks and six cleanings before grinding. Machines handle bag sewing and milling stages.
The lad, bitten by a dog six months ago, received no medical attention until this week as illness developed. Doctors hold little hope for recovery.
Traces of unsettled sentiment and feverishness followed yesterday's price break as large deals moved stocks sharply. About 4,900 Southern Pacific shares traded at 127 14 and 127, while Union Pacific rose fractions. United States Steel Harriman lines and Reading led the advance with strong buying.
Me in Pennsylvania reports Charles Clary, said to be son of a wealthy New York undertaker, shot Beatrice Kelly and then killed himself early today.
A 1900s Kan. Globe columnist laments gender roles in marriage. Women bear social and moral burdens, while men change careers and seek patience from wives who keep graves tidy. Engagements bring mixed sympathy as happiness remains uncertain.
Vienna June 22 The condition of EF H Harriman is much better. Accompanied by family he left this afternoon for Semmering a mountain resort about fifty miles from Vienna. His party avoided contact with newsmen.
A Washington clergyman recalls a Richmond colored congregation talk and an aged deacon who prayed with a dialect filled plea for salvation. The anecdote quotes a Harper’s Weekly paraphrase urging earnest prayer without inflaming zeal.
The Forestry Department conducts tests to develop a commercial use for white fir found along the Pacific coast. Little material has been cut so far.
A sufferer finds relief from stomach trouble after using Dr. King s New Life Pills. Dyspepsia and Indigestion vanish and appetite, nerves, vigor improve as stomach liver and kidneys function well. 25c at all druggists.
Tips for dyeing lace at home stress avoiding streaks by wetting garments first and using warm coffee for color. Prefer keeping dye baths at similar temperature and test on scraps before full immersion. Some say tubes of paint and gasoline yield better results, though cautions on safety remain.
A reader shares thrifty culinary hints including using soda in stewed tomatoes for dietary needs and saving small China jars used for beef tea to craft molds for jellies and pressed meats.
Notice urges readers to subscribe to Daily Teltegraps and offers Foley's Kidney Remedy as a quick cure for kidney and bladder issues. Claim targets citizens and promotes purchase through druggists.
A short classified note hints that sending a simple word gets swift results. The terse appeal implies a quick search or task completion via a targeted ad. The wording suggests a catchphrase style prompt aimed at prompt action and immediate response.
Want ads in the Daily Telegraph deliver quick responses for readers. Advertisers report steady inquiries and faster sales, while job seekers note improved opportunities from daily listings and classified briefs.
A housewife learns sandwich craft to ease hosting. Use close grained bread to avoid crumbling and round tins to keep edges. Butter bread to deter moisture, and layer moist fillings between lettuce. Mixes include minced egg with olives and pickles, or two varieties to suit acidity.
Household notes describe deviled eggs with peas pickles olives and yam dressed with butter and vinegar. It covers quick prep of cocoanut horseradish peeling peeling hard horseradish and scraping potatoes with lemon plus advice on dressing table placement sunlit damage and dampness to plate backing.
Practical baking tips cover butter quality sour milk and soda using buttermilk with soda for biscuits sifting lumpy sugar beating to incorporate air and cake texture using a wooden spoon or hands greased parchment for pan rims and signs of over rapid rising or too much flour to avoid coarse cakes.
A testimonial extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the supreme remedy for cuts corns burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema salt rheum sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and piles. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists.
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