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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
4
A fragment reflects on those who seek endless sleep and solitary reverie, condemning the fatal trap of passive riches and unambitious living as a critique of ambition and action.
The piece reports California delegates declaring they would not be bound by overall state votes in the Chicago convention while Roosevelt supporters cry foul over alleged fraud. It notes two Taft districts shifting votes, disputes over national committee control, and cites Richmond mass meeting delegates acting without formal regularity.
The Department of Agriculture cites a favorable turn in the spring wheat outlook. A smaller than expected winter wheat drop boosts total wheat yield by about 7,000,000 bushels compared with last year. Government figures are unlikely to change much as harvest nears.
The gathering of the crop shows a large potential in oats and barley with rye also likely to rise. This is hopeful for producers and consumers as market demand may absorb any yield without price increases. Cotton faces delays due to cool May weather and smaller acreage, but other crops may hit near record highs. Agriculture remains a key part of the economy and a good year is anticipated when annual figures are tallied.
The article recounts McKinley’s first ballot nomination at St Louis with 661 votes, Reed 84, Allison 35, and Don Cameron one, and notes Teller, Dubois, and Cannon led a silver faction out to join the Democrats. It also covers the Chicago and Indianapolis conventions and the rise of the New Wallacean Democrats led by Parker and Buckner.
A Richmond health department note from 1908 shows 139 diphtheria cases with only one death when antitoxin was provided free and used early. It warns paralysis is caused by the disease, not the antitoxin, urging early treatment to prevent poisoning.
A newspaper notes a correction about Roosevelt third term remarks and cites Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. The piece mentions Perkins McCormicks and party politics, then shifts to a Toledo company offering cures and a $100 reward for failed results.
An excerpt from the Philadelphia Public Ledger discusses the bolts and secessions in third party movements. It suggests President Roosevelt could study these results to draw his own inferences.
Advertisement offers a rough dry washing job at 225 Lawson Street and a knock for money selling Great Leaders and National Issues of 1912. Includes Roosevelt Wilkow Taft Clark and other leaders with 100 colored illustrations. Outfit fee and terms $1. Philadelphia Universal House, 1010 Arch Street. Also Abe Martin in flesh tale with Judge Collins dismissing drunkenness after the deputy’s astonishment.
Mastin's Pharmacy in the Elks building endorses a compounded preparation labeled as a single dose buckthorn bark glycorin and other components claimed to relieve constipation or stomach upset almost instantly. The product is marketed as a new German appendicitis remedy.
The piece argues that a new progressive party lacks a unifying issue and faces long odds, comparing its fate to the Liberty and Republican rise from 1849 onward. It notes how major parties formed around strong moral causes and suggests Roosevelt’s effort lacks such a galvanizing plank.
An excerpt discusses Corra Harris on human destinies noting how plans often diverge from outcomes. Fate interrupts efforts with setbacks such as lost inheritances or failed elections, dramatizing providential restraint and the belief that fortune requires self-made effort. Published in the Daily Telegraph for four dollars yearly.
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