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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
5
A long list of residents and visitors were noted in Bluefield and surrounding areas. Names include J. W. Newton Pocahontas and H. C. Donaldson on business trips, Mrs. W. B. Payne from Salem visiting relatives, and Rev. J. W. Rader with two colleagues en route to Rocky Gap for Epworth League events.
Two trains of steel rails reached Roanoke. The Virginian line received ten cars, mainly sent onward for track laying, while the Western division of the Norfolk and Western received nineteen cars this morning. Both shipments came via the Shenandoah Valley from Hagerstown and push-building work forward rapidly.
Boston observers note the preliminary trial of the Salem, a new scout cruiser built by Four River Shipbuilding of Quincy. Naval experts expect it to meet the contract speed of 14 knots as the test proceeds today in Boston.
Madeira is famed for beauty and quiet living as described by agricultural explorer David G. Fairchild. Travel is by runners on bullock carts or stone boats with teams of oxen, sliding down cobblestone streets and then returning to slow cargo travel at the bottom.
Professor Koenig traces horse origins from neolithic times to modern breeds. He links early horses to the tarpan and Egyptians to Assyria, suggesting domestication and crossbreeding shaped today’s horse, with Arab lineage and possible Indian roots for the long maned breed. A German doctor notes thirty five as a marriage turning point for women’s success.
A lightning strike at Gatchina near St. Petersburg caused a fifty foot stone column to disappear as steam and a blast killed a lone sentry. The event explains a sudden explosion from heated water inside the monument.
In a reflected moment Mr Meeker laments always obeying any request and doing so like a fool. Mrs Meeker overhears and echoes the sentiment adding her own remark about his obedience. The Chicago Tribune captures a domestic exchange with wry humor and self chastisement.
A London Express style couple claims their household now represents the United Kingdom with diverse nationalities including English, Irish, and Scotch as the baby cries.
Mr Frank Conlan of No 466 Houston St New York recommends Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver trouble and weak kidneys. He says it regulates digestion purifies the blood and restores vigor with a guarantee at all druggists.
Santa Fe Railway orders 5,000,000 ties cut from koa in Hawaii using Ohio timber. weighs about 90 million pounds. The supply promises low cost and durability, boosting West Coast rail needs as suppliers consider ships between Honolulu and San Pedro to cut haul distances and expand freight and passenger traffic.
A Wilmington inventor has patented a simple lever system attached to the locomotive that interacts with trackside signal arms. When a danger signal is active the arm jams the lever, automatically applying steam and air brakes to stop the train. If the engineer has already slowed, the lever resets, placing train control in the signal operator's hands.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad established reading rooms for employees six to eight years ago. Twenty rooms now operate from Chillicothe Illinois to Needles California with a $250000 investment by the railroad. No employee contributions are required and use is free except small fees for sleeping and bathing and recreation. The libraries hold over 18000 books with 40 percent fiction, 25 percent history, 20 percent biography and 15 percent technical works.
William H. Hook Jr aged 36 a brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio railway was blown from the roof of a freight car near Wagner's Point Anne Arundel county by a gust of wind and fatally injured. He died shortly afterward according to the Baltimore American.
The newspaper notes that spending a half hour on ads today can save readers a day later. It stresses efficiency and value in placing advertisements promptly to maximize reach and impact.
Special offer valid June 24 to 27 for customers who spend $3 or more on groceries excluding flour. Deliveries to homes within the delivery limit include one barrel of Ideal or William Tell or Monitor Flour for $5.25. Offer ends Saturday June 27 and out of town orders are delivered to the freight depot.
Local market touts deals on canned tomatoes corn and red kidney beans. Promotes toasted cornflake Sunbeam corn and green beans plus Irish pears apples and a wide array of fresh fruit vegetables and meats. Encourages customers to place payday orders to save money.
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