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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
2
On the second page an advertisement by Carter announces a bankrupt sale of the stock belonging to Banks and Rosenheim. The notice provides the sale action and the involved parties in a brief classified style.
The passing of Miss Cord Worley, a highly esteemed Eckman young lady, at 5:20 p.m. led to a funeral in Eckman Methodist Church conducted by Rev. J. R. Brown. Burial followed in Graham cemetery as the Eckman community mourns and reflects on the several local religious and civic notes.
Norton resident J Ro McNutt spent last night in the city. Athens doctor D St Thornton and Union’s John L Rowan were in Bluefield on business. Princeton’s Dr James Vermillion visited, as did Cashmere’s F EK Woodson. Edward Cooper of Bramwell visited friends. Judge Samuel W Williams of Wytheville and Judge T L Henritze of Middlesboro were in the city on legal and important business. J H Crockett and Miss Crockett of Tazewell were in town yesterday afternoon and departed for Philadelphia.
H L Price and Mrs C Campbell of Cooper traveled to the city yesterday with Mrs Campbell's young daughter for medical care.
A German clockmaker from Gommer near Magde ling builds a clock in a bottle. He uses a forty five millimeter cylinder escapement and a tripod support to hold the movement. The dial is a twenty centimeter ground glass disc with skeleton numbers readable at night.
An article extols the tongue as a telltale organ for health and habit, arguing it reveals nervous disease and alcohol influence more reliably than pulses. It cites tests for drinkers and notes an old eye test may fail, while tongue examination remains decisive. A separate blurb humorously describes shoe-derived combs processed from old boots. Begin the day with the Daily Telegraph.
In the Southern District of West Virginia a hearing is set for May 30, 1908 in Bluefield. The court orders notice by publication in the Bluefield Telegraph and mail to all known creditors and interested parties. Judge Benjamin F. Keller signs the order dated May 12, 1908.
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