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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1912
Page
12
A Chicago Tribune report explains a science experiment with a gold ring tied to a string hovering over a fork. It notes that the ring sways differently depending on whether a man or a woman holds the string and that interposed hand contact can reverse the motion, inviting readers to account for the observed behavior.
Princeton West Virginia June 22 That the lid is to be shut down tight in Princeton is evident from a notice by the mayor to hotels and restaurants that nothing but food for eating on the premises shall be sold on Sunday This strict ordinance is to be enforced as long as it remains in the city code The death of William R Brazile is announced his remains in Grundy Alabama He was a brother of Mrs L H Perkins of Princeton and had lived here about two years Pulmonary trouble was given as the cause of death A new moving picture show is to open next week in the Hatchier building on Mercer street with vaudeville planned after opening Two marriage licenses were issued Millard Russell to Bessie Blackwell both of Bluefield Lee N Vail to Bertie G King of Bluefield in Rochester N Y Souita Goldman sues S J Goldman in chancery litigation additional notes and several residents and visitors are listed with travels and engagements during the week
In Fowler Kansas an evangelist lights into latecomers and stares as a warning. He retells a prairie dog story of an owl’s fixed eyes and a head dropping off to moralize that congregants may look under seats for their heads.
The article notes sixty years since the electric telegraph began in the country before postal control. It claims world reach by lines capable of circling the globe 138 times and reaching the moon sixteen times. It cites 180000 offices, 160000 apparatus, and 300000000 dispatched messages annually with the English leading usage at 194 messages per hundred people, followed by France Denmark Belgium and Germany. It mentions telegrams up to 20000 words and others around 10000 words. It also advertises SAUER'S flavor extracts and mentions thirteen top awards and medals.
A bustling shop uses bold advertising to attract customers with bright signs and promotional deals. The notice emphasizes freshness, variety, and weekly specials while inviting patrons to visit for exclusive in store discounts.
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