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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1908

Page

4

Ed Press Advance Prices Listed

The notice shows advance pricing of one and two dollar entries with small amounts such as ten cents and four dollars indicating ticket or service costs. Names and places are not legible in the readable fragment.

Loyal Legion Triumph in Mercer County Republican Victory

The Mercer county Republicans celebrate a broad victory noting clean campaigning and no illegal votes while lamenting the defeat of some allies. The piece predicts Jimmie’s return to Congress and jests on Taft’s religion and a gift mule as the politics of the moment.

Mercer County Loyal Legion

Surgery Restores Man After Brain Injury, Not Moral Reform

A Philadelphia case is misread as curing depravity. Dr. Herbert L. Northrop reports a man sober and devoted until a head injury led to alcoholism and financial misuse. An operation corrected brain adhesion, restoring responsibility and employment, with sobriety since.

Philadelphia Herbert L. Northrop

Couple Found Dead in New Heaven Home After Fatal Collision

In New Heaven Connecticut on a November day the bodies of George T Loveland aged 73 and his wife Christiana aged 76 were found by neighbors. Authorities believe Loveland fell ill and during a bid for air their heads collided resulting in his death. The woman reportedly died from the shock and injuries sustained in the same incident.

New Heaven George T. Loveland Christiana Loveland

Westinghouse Wins $5 Million Pennsylvania Rail Electrification Contract

On the eve of the election the Pennsylvania Railroad directors awarded a five million dollar contract to Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company for electrifying the New York terminal system. The plan covers Harrison New Jersey under the Hudson through tunnels to Jamaica Long Island with 100 electric locomotives and 250000 horsepower plants. Westinghouse may switch to an overhead system. work to start immediately and take about twenty months.

Pennsylvania Railroad Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company New York City Geo. Westinghouse Pennsylvania New York Harrison N. J Hudson River Manhattan East River Jamaica Westinghouse

President Roosevelt Comments on Republican Victory

President Roosevelt described the party win as steady progress that must avoid radicalism and excessive conservatism. He hailed Mr. Tatt's nomination as a triumph over reactionary conservatism and his election as a defeat of unwise radicalism.

Washington Roosevelt Republican Party Mr. Tatt

Georgia DAR chapters open tenth annual conference

Covington Georgia November 4 The tenth annual conference of the Georgia chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution began this morning in the Methodist church. The church was handsomely decorated and there was a large audience. The exchange of greetings occupied the initial session. The election of officers will be held Friday.

Covington Georgia the Daughters of the American Revolution Methodist Church

Atlantic City Golf Club Fall Tournament Opens Tomorrow

Atlantic City New Jersey hosts the annual fall tournament of the Atlantic City Golf Club with many prominent players arriving. The event starts tomorrow and runs through the week end.

Atlantic City N. J Atlantic City Golf Club

Society Wedding of Miss Emily Field and F Kennett Drisler

A notable New York wedding took place today uniting Miss Emily Osgood Field, daughter of Mr and Mrs Maunsell B Field, with F Kennett Drisler, son of Mrs Frank Drisler and a grandson of the Columbia College dean.

New York Emily Osgood Field Maunsell B. Field F. Kennett Drisler Frank Drisler Columbia College

Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage Association Holds Annual Meeting

Norristown Pennsylvan ia Woman's Suffrage association convened for its annual meeting in Norristown and will stay in session through Saturday. Delegates from across the state attended the event.

Norristown Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage Association

Ohio Library Association Holds Annual Session

Cincinnati crowd gathers as librarians from across Ohio attend the Ohio Library Association annual session in Cincinnati.

Ohio Library Association Cincinnati

Sunday School Question Shapes Bedtime Benediction

In a lullaby of memory a mother asks her husband if all doors and windows are locked and the cat is out before she goes to bed. The scene frames a quiet domestic ritual and a child named Arthur listening for meaning in daily care.

Arthur

Hall's Catarrh Cure AdClaims One Hundred Dollar Reward

An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as trustworthy. Claims state the cure works systemically and invites testimonials. Pills for constipation are also advertised.

Hall Fr. J. Cheney & CO Toledo O. We F. J. Cheney Walding, Kinnan & Marvin D. Hall

William Tell Flour Promises Clean, Safe Bread Quality

An advertisement claims William Tell flour is absolutely clean due to six washings, bright machinery, and machine-filled bags. It asserts the flour yields the safest, lightest, and whitest bread, urging readers to ask their grocer for it.

William Tell William

Rube Logic and Old Club History in Collected Notes

A humorous tale from an electrical sales man recalls a Maine town barroom remark about lights failing in wind, with a local expert explaining the cause. It mentions 19th century figures Van Buren and a misadventure near Plainfield, plus the Almack's club origin in London tied to McCall.

Maine Electrical Review Almack’s Club London Willis’ Rooms Lord Bute McCall McCalls Almack’s

Ballooning Safety and Costs in Balloon Ascents

Albert White argues ballooning is safe in good weather with a sturdy willow basket and careful passengers, noting a typical ascent costs 35 to 75 dollars in the U S with gas, pilot, and transport, while France offers about a hundred francs and uncertain landings.

France Paris Albert White Success Magazine

Captain recalls sea ordeal with troop horses overboard

The captain recounts a storm at sea when troop horses were lightened by being jettisoned. The remaining mare sailors witnessed horses swimming in a long line, losing their lives one by one. He carries the memory as a burden of conscience.

Allegheny Crossings By Presidents Through History

The passage notes that few presidents before Lincoln crossed the Alleghenies. It states four who did were western men who crossed to reach Washington: Jackson, Polk, General William Henry Harrison, and Taylor. It also begins noting Monroe crossed the mountains on.

Allegheny Mountains Lincoln Washington Jackson Polk W. H. Harrison Taylor Monroe

Thirst For Work Sees Lawyer Rush From Party

A Baltimore American quip has a lawyer claim a home case to absorb every detail while hastily leaving companions after a bluff at a large practice. The remark contrasts legal duties with a beer case, then quotes Marcus Aurelius on quiet retreat into the soul.

Baltimore American

Horse for sale sparks curiosity at Bushby stable

Gideon Lane, Bushby livery stable keeper, touts a horse named Lauree as perfectly safe for families and children. He hints the animal has notable spirit on circus day and warns it may not handle many riders at once.

Gideon Lane Lauree Mr. Lane

Thirteen in Jewish Tradition Cited by Ehrlich

Jewish writer Jacob K. Ehrlich argues thirteen is a positive number in the Oesterreichische Wochen schrift. He cites the thirteen attributes of the Most High, thirteen feast days, Haman hung on the fifteenth of Ab, a son’s thirteenth birthday marks communal membership, and biblical dreams and genealogies all featuring thirteen.

Jacob K. Ehrlich Haman Abas Joseph Jacob

Hard Practice Might Earn a Glimmer of Golf Mastery

A London Sketch bit imagines a stubborn novice urged to practice hard for two to three years to even glimpse mastery. Jones and a professional speculate on the elusive depths of golf skill as a quarry scene interrupts with a visitor asking for Mike Clancy, Costigan replies he is gone for good, having gone in that direction.

London Mike Clancy Costigan

Unnamed Guest Questions Waiter’s Tenure

A impatient guest mocks a waiter asking how long he's been employed. The waiter replies about a week, prompting the guest to doubt his own memory and accuse himself of giving the order to another waiter. The exchange highlights comic frustration in a restaurant setting.

Archytos Quotation on Guilt and Backbone

It quotes Archytos likening the search for a guiltless man to finding a spine for a shell. The fragment reflects classical moral reflection and the metaphorical comparison to weakness.

Archytos

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