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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
5
Baseball results show Wrights, League, Norfolk 4 Danville 3 and Richmond 7 Portsmouth 3 with Roanoke Lynchburg 4. All National League games postponed due to rain and cold weather. all American League games were also affected.
Richmond May 7 Delegates in five sections reported to the general meeting. Dr Charles R Grandy spoke on the Negro consumptive noting higher tuberculosis deaths among blacks and urging study of racial conditions and prejudice. Frank J Bruno of Colorado Springs urged a national sanatorium for consumptives in the Rocky Mountain region funded by private gifts and coordinated with charity organizations.
A fierce storm drives the German ship Peter Rickmers ashore at Sach's Inlet. Lifesavers on shore cannot reach the hundred men aboard as heavy seas and high winds persist through the night. Rescue now relies on the Sandy Hook life saving crew approaching from the sea.
Pittsburg May 7 A warrant was issued for the arrest of William Montgomery cashier of the Allegheny National Bank. He is reported to face charges connected with the bank's affairs.
William Folds, now a bank examiner, is charged with embezzling $469000. The warrant's issuance shocks the city as Folds is a well known social and political figure.
In Vienna Emperor William and the empress welcomed Francis Joseph as leaders of German princely houses gathered to salute the diamond jubilee of his reign. A notable crowd attended the event, marking the start of a state festivities across the dual monarchy. In Minnesota a Bryan campaign team reports outperformance in primaries, fueling talk of a possible separate convention on May 14.
An official Miyazaki prefecture report says a mob of 80 attacked a timber factory in Llino on May 5 causing significant damage. No injuries reported. Forty arrests have been made.
Paris May 7 A court expert concludes in the McKee divorce ruling granting the divorce and holding both Mr and Mrs McKee responsible. Formal judgment scheduled for May 15.
In San Francisco on May 7 Admiral Evans made his final public appearance as an active naval officer. He will retire from service in a few days marking the end of his active career.
Mrs Ida Dundore Evans, wife of Samuel Evans Jr., died of tuberculosis at her Elkhorn home Wednesday. A Reading, Pennsylvania native, she moved to Bikborn years ago and leaves a husband a son and her parents Mr. and Mrs A J Dundore. Funeral services will be at St John’s Reformed Church in Reading with interment in Reading cemetery. Funeral cortege included relatives from Pageton Elk Horn Maybeury and Reading.
W B Webber 28, of Salem Virginia, a fireman on the Norfolk and Western, lost his right leg when his train narrowly avoided striking the War Eagle shifter at Matewan. He jumped, the wheel passage tore off his leg between ankle and knee, was treated by Dr L D Burgess, moved to Bluefield Sanitorium for amputation, while the engineer escaped injury. The report notes his prior stomach trouble and promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Cincinnati Tailoring Co with suits and salts priced at 15.00 and a drugstore pitch for Kodol claiming nausea relief. It lists Eindomet Tailoring Co and references orders and up charges, typical sales copy of the era.
A humorous verse dialogue contrasts April’s persistent precipitation with a playful doctor and patient exchange. A languid young lady asks for a European trip in lieu of symptoms, while the doctor cautions against overdoing the cures and seeks real signs to diagnose.
A peculiar conversation features a hungry woman saying she has gone a week without food and a cousin obsessed with a fasting fad claiming it works wonders. The dialogue invites the other woman to return in a week to share how she feels.
A dialogue hints at distrust of Old Jenkins who is said to lack credibility. Another character challenges the idea of believing him even under oath and questions if he could be trusted as a wit ness.
A conversation shows He and Mrs Jones debating a new bonnet and whether it feels dreamlike. He questions its wonder while suggesting medical consultation if dreams resembled such visions.
A verse echoing light gossip and fashionable whimsy as vanity flouts wisdom. The speaker notes mirth in the air and Folly flaunting about while a woman fixes her gaze on a bold mast, signaling bravado and bold change.
A curious quip questions the meaning of made in Germany and its gendered echo maid in Germany. The remark highlights language play and stereotypes tied to fraulein as a pun on German origin and female roles.
The excerpt muses on nature and compensation for women, vanity, and pride as a balm for bruised feelings. It contrasts stealing with starving, notes people accumulate trouble, and ends with a proverb about apples and peaches guiding pairs.
An old ad urges readers to try fresh soda and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills sold by druggists. The copy emphasizes small safe and gentle effects and encourages patronage.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup marketed as not constipating but easing bowels. Product claims include gentle laxative action and child appeal. Drugstore ads target general customers with bold labeling and availability at druggists.
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