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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph announces subscription rates including cash in advance, three months six months and one year options. Address all inquiries to Tully at Daily Telegraph Printing Co Box 328 Bluefield West Virginia.
Quotation on how cities like Athens Epheus Corinth and Venice thrived when public spaces and education flourished but declined as physical culture and civic vigor faded. Emphasizes the link between gymnasia playgrounds and great cities turning to ruin.
A look at Dayton Ohio after the flood shows a bold shift to city manager governance led by J H Waite. Critics including Socialists challenge its democratic nature, while Waite defends his approach as focused on the city’s welfare and efficiency.
The excerpt surveys tech progress and social habits, noting Henry Ford’s tractor promise, the back-to-the-farm idea, and Serbia’s status. It remarks on war as peace preparation, a man’s duty in marriage, and the heaviness of men’s vocal efforts.
Roanoke editors note W L Shafer will become secretary of the Bluefield chamber of commerce in July after years in Roanoke where he built a strong record. He left the chamber to start an advertising agency but returns to public service in a new city, leaving fond memories in Roanoke.
Quotation snippets from papers reference wit on Bryan and a joke about a buzz saw. Notes mention theft of books from the Nashville treasury office and speculation on prior losses. Roosevelts rib injury hinted at by Charleston paper, and D Annunzio ordered to rejoin as second lieutenant with a jab at censorship duties.
A brief poem contrasts aging and beauty with inner worth. At twenty the speaker imagines trading hair for courage and strength, while at forty the world judges appearances and a pale face is deemed inadequate. The piece critiques superficial value and honors heart.
An old advertisement touts vegetable calomel from may apple root as a gentle liver stimulant without salivation. It promotes Sentanel Laxatives in tablet form available at drugstores and invites free physician trial packs by mail from Sentanel Remedies Co., Covington Kentucky.
The creditors of Phillip Chokas and Nick Karos trading as the Royal Cafe in Bluefield West Virginia are notified that the stock furniture and fixtures have been purchased by A B Nicol. Sufficient funds have been set aside to pay all debts. Present sworn itemized statements within ten days to the purchaser for settlement. The business will be continued by A B Nicol. Date June 15 1915. A B Nicol Purchaser.
Established September 1904 offering day and evening sessions at the Crockett and Graham Block. Departments include Commercial Stenographic Academic and Music. Principal W H Cunningham listed with phone 474.
The Huntington Herald Dispatch rebuts a Washington Post view of West Virginia's debt status. It asserts the state is solvent with ample revenues, a liberal spending plan, growing government staffing, and potential surpluses, arguing the Post misreads the state's finances and spirit.
An official notice reports French operations on the north side of the Dardanelles from June 1. It states a gain of 150 to 400 yards along a front of more than a mile after French and British attacks and that British troops captured over 510 prisoners.
Reuters reports in Vienna that a great Lemberg demonstration occurred before Schoenbrunn palace with Emperor Francis Joseph on the balcony. Archduke Charles Francis and wife accompanied him, while Archduchess Viga held their eldest son as a wild outburst of cheering broke out.
Berlin reports that the Tages Zeitung resumed publication via London after authorities suspended it. The suspension orders were issued following an article on the American note to Germany that was considered friendly in tone toward the United States.
Mrs Martha Seavey of Unionville Missouri says she suffered from a severe female ailment with weakness nervous spells and loss of sleep and appetite after trying many medicines she found relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to seek help and notes the company answers letters confidentially.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German forces after victory in Galicia moving toward Warsaw. Troops from Galicia have been sent to the Benura front west of Warsaw as preparations for another assault proceed.
Dialogue fragment shows Mr Snaggle railing against a wife overbearing a son and mocking patience while Mrs counters for action and a better fate. The exchange suggests domestic tensions and a critique of traditional gender roles in a clipped scene.
Houston Post quotes a line about having servants on the premises a divisor or two at a time but denying keeping them. The remark suggests casual resident commentary on domestic help and social norms.
Fragmented text questions why someone avoids Hilon and mentions owing money. It references Indianapolis Star and a customer losing patience, with unclear names and intent. The passage seems to be garbled OCR from a letter or column, not a complete news item.
Billy Perkins, an American embassy clerk, courts Dona Inez Herrera amid Spanish nobility in Madrid. He flirts through English lessons, outwits guards, and ends by winning her hand after asserting a Texas oil fortune, marrying and living between Spain in winter and America in summer.
Galveston dispatch dated June 24 notes General Gonzales informs the Carranza consulate that Zapata forces have entrenched themselves in Mexico City. The message cites this development as a key reason in current events.
Fragmentary sentence notes a plan to spare the city from some distress by an official action. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to identify the event or actors involved.
June 24 Vera Cruz dispatches say General Obregon's forces occupy Aguascalientes. The Carranza agency cites Kentowna officials noting school teachers have been placed on three quarters pay.
The Dr Howard Company teams with The Goodykoontz Drug Co to offer a limited half price introductory deal. For 25 cents a 50 cent size of their constipation and dyspepsia medicine is sold with a personal guarantee to refund if it does not cure, six doses included.
A 1914 delinquent tax notice warns residents that taxes unpaid by the 50th day of June will be placed on a list. Sheriff Hamilton of Mercer County urges prompt payment and states efforts have been made to collect without levy.
June 8 1915 commissioner's notice states that Bayless Brothers Company versus A L Godfrey et al and Princeton Banking Company versus A L Godfrey et al will proceed to execute the circuit court decree of Mercer county June 2 1915 at the commissioner's Bluefield office on July 7 1915. Parties must appear with books papers vouchers and evidence to comply with the court order.
In Mercer County a circuit court decree directs creditors of E M Lyons deceased to present their claims for adjudication of the estate. Otis E St Clair, commissioner, will receive claims at his office by July 20 1915. Clerk H D Karnes certifies the notice dated June 9 1915.
June 10 1945 notice lists accounts before the commissioner for settlement W H Wady trustee of G L and G W Duneen partners in West End Grocery Company and W C Pollock guardian of John and Margaret Watson. Com'r of Accounts records the proceedings and dates.
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