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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
3
The Los Angeles Times recounts a jokeish vignette on Japanese cosmetic ritual. A college party host describes a maidens routine: rising before sun, washing and grooming, rouge and pink for cheeks, charcoal eyebrows, cherry lip tint, eight garments, obi knot, white socks, lacquered clogs, silk tobacco, and a poised exit with fan and glide.
Peter the Great enjoyed tooth drawing and was told his valet’s wife suffered agony from toothache. The czar ordered her tooth extracted, but she claimed no pain. He discovered the valet used him to punish his wife, who had no decayed tooth.
At least sixty percent of bridge lies in the make. A poor player loses tricks and games, but many hands have no play, so the harm from an injudicious maker matters most. The key is choosing between hearts or diamonds, trumps, suits, and knowing five card versus four card strengths, while tracking the score. In short, steady attention and study build a stronger game.
A reflection on Victorian England’s rural culture and language. It cites the decline of rural speech and how nature terms shaped speech, noting old country phrases like Dame Partiet for hen. It also contrasts fluent and limited speech tied to idea and word richness, with examples from Swift.
Georgie and Auntie discuss irony. Auntie defines it as saying the opposite of what you mean. They joke about confusing examples like calling a rainy day fine and refusing a big piece of cake.
A local notice reports Grabbit giving up sheet clerking to take a conductor role on electric streetcars. The Bohemian notes the change as odd while a Danish proverb about individuality is quoted. Fresh country butter and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Sale advertise druggists.
Lieutenant Gilford Darst dives from the eight inch turret to save a sinking sailor aboard the Mississippi at League Island. He brings the man to the surface and both are rescued as the ship lowers a boat. The Navy Department commends Darst for cool judgment and swift action. Darst is a West Virginia native and son of Senator Darst.
A Mercer County mass Republican convention is called for May 16 1908 at Bluefield to select 24 delegates for the West Virginia State Nominating Convention and to nominate county officers and a county executive committee. Districts vote by Roosevelt 1904 totals. list of district votes given. plus officer and district committee nominations. Also includes notice of Spring Coal Mining Co annual meeting May 26 2 pm in Philadelphia and boilerplate advertisements.
Howe's Great London Shows adds many and novel acts this season. The management vows to rival rented shows, drawing hundreds of performers in friendly contests for public acclaim. The show promises education and entertainment for all ages, with waterproof tents for bad weather. Note the date Saturday May 23. The piece also highlights a large Webb family lineage on a longtime plantation in West Virginia with a school and church serving descendants.
Readable fragments describe a local farm on Fourteen Mile Creek in Lincoln county where Mr. and Mrs. Webb and many descendants live. The text mentions Mr Webb at 76 and Mrs Webb, with references to AneBAXON and old tribal theory.
Plans and specifications for adding and altering Bramwell Graded School in Bramwell West Virginia will be ready for bids on May 11 with bids opened May 26 1908 at 2 p m in the architect Walter J Smiths Bramwell Bank office. Documents and viewings available at the Bank of Bramwell Building. The school board may accept or reject any bids.
A Lincoln county detective arrived in Charleston pursuing John Hale and two accomplices in the attack on Sallie Whiton wife of W D Whiton near Big Horse Creek. She was stabbed shot and beaten with Hale now said to be hiding in Charleston while Stowers and an unknown man remain in the woods.
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