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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
3
The piece contrasts sea fog and London fog and explains their differing effects on travel. It also recounts historical air pollution controls under Edward I and Edward II, then shifts to a railroad engineer’s observations of animals killed by locomotives and a tale of ducks struck on a Queen and Crescent line trestle near Lake Pontchartrain.
A Belchertown preacher recounts a tale from a hundred years ago. He chastises a workman for swearing as he plows a new field. The man counters and proves the preacher’s words false, exposing a pattern of lies implied by the witness.
A reflective piece extols usefulness as the pinnacle of a life well spent. It argues that helping others binds people, improves character, and yields enduring happiness beyond social rank or status. The text links usefulness to social connection and personal fulfillment across life stages.
A playful Ohio State Journal line mocks a student named Willie for two years of grammar with a demand to correctly conjugate the isthmus of Panama by tomorrow night or face an early bedtime. The piece uses a baleful tone and a humorous schooling scene.
A lecturer states oxygen is vital for all animal existence and life would be impossible without it. A student asks what people used before its discovery about a century ago.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote shares a woman finding two pebbles in her milk bowl and a neighbor noting the brook water is low where cows drink. The curious exchange suggests a rural idle moment in the paper's humorous tone.
A collection of brief quips contrasts flirtatious behavior with tennis, then notes that success requires action. It includes a Saturday Evening Post line about incentive, and a Chicago News remark that faith in one's ability makes up two thirds of the battle.
Experts urge abolishing open grates in London and adopting American stoves to cut smoke. London burns over 10 million tons of coal yearly costing about 45 million dollars. five sixths is wasted through chimneys. Air pollution reaches 20 000 tons daily, damaging public buildings and accelerating decay of the Cavateer Needle on the Thames embankment.
Seth Low recounts a Western seminary prank where young women planned an evening with male guests. Men were to be hoisted to a dormitory window in a rope basket, but a vigilant professor climbed in and signaled. The students screamed and released the rope, causing chaos.
The Norfolk and Western Railway offers extraordinarily low rates from all stations to Montana Idaho Oregon Washington and Coast Points. Three routes available and rates vary by destination. Contact an N and W agent or officials in Roanoke Virginia for schedules and to pay to your chosen point.
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