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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph issue description lists publishing schedule morning except Monday and advertising rates. It notes address Box 721 and location 66 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and price advances of one dollar.
An appeal urges residents to donate to the Associated Charities to ease winter suffering, noting many will be needy even in smaller cities. It stresses that gifts of clothing and small cash help individuals and asserts no gift is wasted. Mayor Busse cites municipal plant failures and broader questions of public versus private initiatives.
The Washington Post editorial credits Charlies W. Swisher of West Virginia and Jesse Overstreet of Indiana. Swisher withdrew from governor nomination for party harmony. Overstreet, a valued public officer, was defeated as the ticket faced unpopularity. The piece notes public memory and the idea that defeat can be a stepping stone to higher honors.
A real estate ad touts a property sale set for today with the aim of turning the purchase into the cornerstone of the buyer's fortune. The listing emphasizes investment potential and long term value in a strategic location.
Cheyenne Wyo November 11 Six persons were killed and three badly injured when a Union Pacific freight train collided with an engine and caboose at Borie.
New Orleans hosts 1200 to 1500 delegates at the national convention of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union. The keynote calls for higher cotton prices and storage warehousing across the South, with plans for central and regional warehouses and attention to night riding. Li Sum Ling, editor of the Hong Kong Chinese Mail, will address the group on Southern cotton shirts making Chinese people happy.
Ansted and Burk Company in Springfield Ohio markets William Tell Flour as a premium product for housewives demanding clean flour. Wheat is stored in sealed tanks, cleaned six times, and milled with automated equipment ensuring pure flour. bags are filled and sealed by machines.
Hearings by the house ways and means committee discuss camphor tree cultivation as a substitute for orange crops in frost prone Florida. The plan envisions restricting camphor to crude natural product on the tariff free list and mirrors agricultural experiments and company plans to expand camphor growing.
James B. Duke, president of the American Tobacco Company, says in a stockholder letter that the federal court found the company a lawful combination in restraint of trade. He argues the ruling shows methods and success did not harm tobacco consumers and benefited leaf producers with a larger market and higher prices, while noting one uncontested point where the court treated the company like many other large and small firms.
The farm owner, exhausted after a county fair, asks his wife if everything is ready for the next day. She confirms all chores are done from cows in the barn to wood chopped and wagons ready, as farm life resumes and stress eases. An advertisement for DeWitt's Carbotized Hazel Salve and Kinzer Jeweler follows.
The piece recounts Derby victors bought for small sums as yearlings, notably Voltigeur and Thormanby, who later won major races and amassed vast earnings. It notes other cheap purchases like Little Wonder, Spaniel, Syrrcus J, Teddington, Sainfain, Isonomy, and how owners profited through stakes, bets, and sales, illustrating keen dealer instincts in 19th century racing.
A London Telegraph fragment recalls Bridget an immigrant in America who jokes about knowing her work while misusing a horse to iron clothes. The tale shifts to a misattribution about a prisoner and ends with a sales pitch for Hall's Catarrh Cure, including a 100 dollar reward and druggist endorsements.
Timetabled trains from Roanoke and Bluefield list departures to Roanoke Philadelphia New York Norfolk Richmond Lynchburg and Cleveland area destinations. Includes Pullman sleepers parlor cars cafe and dining services with multiple daily departures and connecting routes via Shenandoah Valley Clinch Valley and West Coast lines. W B Bevill GP A Roanoke Virginia directs tickets maps and extra information.
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