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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
4
Bluefield West Virginia newspaper notice announces advertising rates and mailing details for the Daily Telegraph. It lists subscription options, office addresses, and communication instructions for readers and advertisers.
For President Taft and Sherman for Vice President. James A Hughes for Congress. Judges Robinson Miller Williams for Court of Appeals. L W Holmes for State Senate. I J Ellison for Sheriff. W P Hawley and R C Lilly for House of Delegates. A M Sutton for Prosecuting Attorney. W B Honaker for Clerk Circuit Court. E L Bowman for Clerk County Court. Davis Thorn for Commissioner County Court. Geo P Hylton for Assessor. Forest Walker for Surveyor. E P God bey and J L Kersey for Justices of the Peace. G A Shirey for Board of Education. W H Pennington and F Haley for Constables.
The Leader notes Captain Barger may be registered in Shawsville, with Mercer county voters and Montgomery county residents claiming him as delegate. It cites prior delegations from Danville and Lynchburg and discusses voter lists, alleged ingratitude after Thorne incident, and broad remarks on quarantine and postal savings bank arguments.
The text discusses postal savings banks in Australia and the United Kingdom offering simple and inexpensive ways to save, with success cited wherever tried. It also includes an advertisement section for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a reward offer for catarrh.
Mexican government reports escalating rebellion in Torreon and area from Jaral to Los Vacagos. 1200 federal troops reach Torreon, 200 reach Juarez. Chihuahua forces patrol streets and guard jails as government mounts punitive pursuit. Rebels driven from Los Vacagos to mountains. cavalry pursue fugitives as authorities label participants as criminals.
The North Carolina state Democratic convention adjourned at midnight after instructing delegates to back Bryan for the Denver presidential nomination. United States Senator Simmons and J. Hele of Fayetteville named delegates at large, with Governor Glenn and Senator Overman forming the delegation to Denver. J. B. Grimes, R. J. Lacey, and G. S. Dixon were chosen to succeed them as officials.
Justice Dowl ing denied Harry Thaw's application to be moved from Mattewan state asylum to another facility after observation. The ruling states removal is proper if state authorities deem it feasible. Kodol is promoted as a widely offered remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion, claimed to digest all foods and sold by local druggists.
The advertisement touts Kodol as a reliable prompt aid for stomach issues. It promises guaranteed relief and notes availability at all druggists.
George L. Dillapd announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination as Justice of the Peace for Beaver Pond District subject to the Democratic convention action.
The candidate seeks Democratic convention support for Justice of the Peace and clerk of Mercer county court. He asks party friends for backing in convention and at the polls.
A Scottish village anecdote shows hospitality misread as a dining insult when a Bible is used as punishment for inviting guests. The piece shifts to history, noting ancient dentistry from Egypt to Pompeii with Albucasis credited for early artificial teeth and Martials’ first century reference.
A humorous tale recalls a lawyer who urged a counterfeiter to plead guilty. The judge intervened and the man was acquitted. The piece then reflects on memory as possession, enduring beyond wealth or fame and unique to each person.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a speaker recalling youth as ignorant and unable to grasp relative values. The male speaker admits not knowing a necessity from an affliction, reflecting on a past relationship with insight gained over time.
A fragment shows a woman descending with hat fixed addressing a man who asks if she waits. The line ends with the word Waiting followed by a newspaper name Yonkers Statesman, suggesting a literary or editorial aside.
Carpenters and Joiners of America Union No. 976 based in Bluefield West Virginia holds weekly meetings every Saturday night in the third floor hall of the Hearn building on Bland Street. Trustees J Gibson J Willis and J Nunelly oversee arrangements with sixteenth Lino noted.
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