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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
6
Captain F. E. Kleinschmidt notes Eskimo homes feature skin sleeping berths and lamps of seal oil. Guests disrobe to the waist, meals are shared even when the food is odd to whites, and humor and hospitality define the disposition, though some deceit has appeared with white contact.
A doctor recalls meeting a shy child in a sparse district. Weeks later he treats another family member as the mother reveals the girl later said she rode with him after school because doctors charge for talking and she had no money.
In Longfellow's journal he recalls attending a church where the minister preached on Progress and quoted half of the Psalm of Life. The poet was flattered by the praise but later admits a woman at Prescott's said no one knew the source of the quotations.
A dealer assures customer that the car is the best with no come back while the buyer, Mr Jug gins, rejects it. The exchange echoes sales banter from Trapper's Weekly with a joke on returns and attachments.
A Toledo Blade quip contrasts a wife urging thrift in dinner planning with a husband asking how to economize by utilizing leftover dishes. The joke highlights frugal domestic life and practical reuse.
A New York Times quip notes that Gotrox is a multimillionaire whose wealth far exceeds his brains. The remark questions the link between riches and wisdom and pokes at his motives.
A fashion store advertises Heatherblog petticoat priced at 1.00 dollars. The listing appears under a dated notice from June 27 1903.
Louis Cohen recalls Kimberley’s early days with dodges in illicit diamond buying. Dogs starved then fed diamonds, horses carried stones, pigeons bore loot, wax sealed stones hid in heels, and a Cape boy’s forty carat diamond vanished in a goose fat trap.
A letter sent to a German town never reached the recipient because the sender wrote John Brown Esquire on the envelope. It would have been delivered if addressed simply to Mr. John Brown, but it sat in the poste restante as Mr Esquire. A guide warned that Esq might be mistaken for a name.
On a bright spring day in the country Willie and his sister play in a farmyard as a group of Leghorn chickens approach led by a Leghorn rooster. The little girl asks why they are called Leghorns and Willie points to the chickens ankles noting the horns.
The Buffalo Express recalls a remark about the line between a curbstone broker and a genuine broker with a seat on the stock exchange. The quip notes the similarity to the distinction between an alligator and a crocodile and reflects on humor from the late Prank Work.
A theatrical line from the New York Times frames procrastination as the thief of time in a courtroom style exchange. A convict confesses to stealing a watch while a prison visitor comments on fate and downfall.
In a witty exchange the man asks why the woman would kiss him and she counters that a guess is unnecessary as the exact fact can be known. The dialogue plays on curiosity and flirtation with sharp shorthand humor.
Baltimore authorities report Jennie Disner an eighteen year old Polish girl of 508 South Pulaski Street in a strange trance defying doctors in two continents. The condition described as a strange disease baffles physicians and unsettles residents.
Street girl hovered between life and death at Franklin Square Hospital with heart action strong but senses deadened. Doctors call it a phenomenal case, noting six weeks of coma in a Philadelphia hospital and recurring death-like trances since childhood. Efforts include artificial respiration, but little hope for recovery.
A Titmarsh Club dinner at Charterhouse marks the 100th anniversary of William Makepeace Thackeray birth. Attendees include notable figures from art, letters, and official circles, recalling the novelist's Charterhouse years that inspired parts of his novels.
The body of Princess Clothilde dowager of the house of Bonaparte was buried with regal honors. The entire court headed by King Victor Emmanuel attended solemn mass. The population joined in the funeral procession.
Frost covers ground in Couderay Wisconsin with ice on water receptacles. Garden truck sustains damage from the freeze.
Two men on Revere Beach attracted attention by shifting positions to see and hear. The younger said he was deaf in his left ear and moved to stay in voice range, while the elder, blind in his left eye, moved to see what was happening.
A comic exchange shows a father admitting he cannot start housekeeping due to lack of savings after his daughter's wedding. The bride reassures him that the groom will not lose her, as the ceremony concludes.
A Yonkers Statesman quip contrasts a woman's belief she should wear a smaller shoe with a man's belief he should wear a larger hat.
A brief quotation exchange from the Record-Herald notes that women understood wisdom earlier than Cervantes suggested. The remark reflects a witty contrast between literary claim and lived insight.
A Mohammed quotation notes a mountain changing place may be doubted, but a claim that a man has changed his character should not be believed.
A quotation by Froude emphasizes self-creation through disciplined effort. It urges forging an authentic persona rather than mere dreaming. The message links character formation to persistence, craft, and personal development.
The ad promotes Sauer's Extracts and Flavors as top award winning products. It highlights Velvet Slippers fragrance at The Fashion Store with a sale price of $1.25, down from $2.50, inviting shoppers to enjoy economical indulgence. The notice includes store address 6127-81.
Readers who do not receive the Daily Telegraph regularly are asked to inform the management by telephone or letter, helping ensure service. The notice provides contact details and encourages prompt complaints to correct delivery issues.
A dramatic death occurred on Stewart alley when Pres ton Smith a Black barber aged about forty was found dying in his chair. He had been a Bluefield barber for a decade and suffered dropsy. His last words requested a glass of beer. Smith carried a small life policy and J W Sanders the beneficiary. He never married and had no known relatives in the area.
Navajo Tribe No. 102 has merged with Calumet Tribe No. 58 of the Improved Order of Red Men. At Calumet’s next meeting Friday night a pow wow will honor members joined from Navajo 102 and elect officers for the new term. Hon. H. M. Payne and Hon. T. H. Clay are invited guests.
Nora Barbour, a colored domestic, was stabbed by her husband Clarence Barbour during a friendly quarrel in front of the Norfolk and Western division office. Officers Calloway and Walters detained both parties. Nora fainted from blood loss and could not appear in court. The trial is to be held this morning if her condition improves.
Mrs Archibald MacQueen of Nicholas County celebrated her ninety ninth birthday with a large family reunion at Summerville. Her grandson Dr G A MacQueen of Charleston drove the car on four laps around the farm, each faster than the last, as she enjoyed her first joy ride. The celebrant plans to host all again next June for her one hundredth birthday.
James Adolph Cody aged two years and three months weighs 122 pounds and grows daily. He lives in Mt Airy Georgia and is under medical care after failure to diet to normal child size. He eats heavily and shows strong health despite extreme measurements.
The subject eats again between dinner and supper and the supper mirrors the breakfast and dinner in composition, creating a consistent pattern of meals throughout the day.
Washington officials reportedly pursue a new Atlantic coast coaling station tied to a far reaching rail plan akin to Collis P Huntington’s Ohio to Chesapeake Bay project. Two dredges deepen Cape Fear river bar from thirty to thirty five feet not extending to Wilmington, enabling access for ships with drafts up to forty five feet. On July 4 Southport North Carolina celebrates with a barbecue and patriotic events marking first locomotive whistle since colonial days.
At All Quality Grocers Sauer’s lemon and vanilla extracts are praised by housekeepers and cooks as the best value. Sold for 10 cents and 25 cents.
Brown's Creek district McDowell WV invites bids until noon July 5 1911 for a four room brick school in Kimball. Plans by W B Smith Huntington WV available in Welch Bluefield and Huntington offices. Bids to CC Cook secretary Welch WV with one third bid security. Board may reject any or all bids.
The regular annual meeting of the Welch Coal and Coke Company will be held at their Bramwell West Virginia office on Tuesday July 11 1911 at ten o clock in the morning for electing officers and directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Respectfully E J Howe President S A Toy Secretary 6 16 1f
A special meeting of the Welch Coal Company will be held in their Bramwell West Virginia office on Tuesday July 11 1911 at 1 PM. KF J Howd president 8S A Toy secretary.
Durham woman Mrs. J. M. Shepherd credits Cardui Home Treatment with restoring her ability to work after four months of weakness. She praises Cardui as a safe, plant based tonic easy to take and says it helps without harsh medicines. She urges other women with womanly trouble to try Cardui at home and asks them to consult their druggist.
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