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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
4
A compact Bluefield docket notes cabinet makers overtime and weather optimism while commenting on Indiana senate politics and broader regional topics. It references Roanoke Times, Gregory not guilty, Christmas shopping advice, tobacco scheduling in cigars, Governor Glasscock’s stance on endorsements, and Senator Elkins’ campaign contributions.
The Charleston News and Courier criticizes the idea of a solid south and cites the 1904 election returns showing six presidential tickets and a narrow Democratic lead of 457,597 votes over all other tickets in fourteen southern states, arguing regional political forces differ from elsewhere.
Senator H. S. White visits the city as a leading candidate for president of the state penal. Representing the Sixth district, he covers Wayne Mingo Wyoming and McDowell counties, the state’s largest district. White’s long career includes six years in the house of delegates and a term as United States marshal of the entire state.
A veteran Civil War figure and longtime observer of state progress champions Senator White as a fit choice for senate president. The speaker cites White’s parliamentary skill, past prominence as a presidential contender, and belief in regional balance within the party leadership.
A collage of quotable lines from daily papers touches on life value, marriage, tickets, burglars, and theater seating. It recalls a theater anecdote about counting letters on fingertips to locate seats and the play of light commentary across newspapers.
A Near East writer questions why Slivnitsa is hailed as a decisive battle in world history noting it did not end the 1885 conflict. He cites Austria's intervention as pivotal and recalls both armies assuming defeat as Bulgaria’s Alexander and Servia’s Milan hurried home before the outcome changed.
The politician caught with the goods heeded friends and stayed to face the music. He first heard denunciation and cried Great Scott then, impatient, asked if that was music. Moments later he moved on, leaving the scene.
A couple's quarrel erupts after a wife reports a dream of infidelity. Husband defends his fidelity, dismissing the dream as foolish, as tempers flare and neighbors hear the argument through the walls.
An angry wife confronts her spouse about arriving late and asks why he could not come home at a reasonable hour. He replies with a drawling excuse that he was waiting to go to sleep, revealing a tension filled domestic scene.
A witty dialogue notes the honeymoon as a period when a husband jokes about meals not being ready. Mrs Benham questions why a man hates his mother in law. Benham quips that he does not hate her but resents how she joined his family.
The Swedish king and queen, guests of King Edward and Queen Alexandra, paid a state visit to London on November 18. They were received at Guildhall by the lord mayor and officials and presented with an address in a gold casket as an elaborate procession led the way.
A description notes flour travels from wheat field to kitchen after six cleaning passes. It is loaded into barrels and bags by machinery and the bags are sealed with fishlines.
Crowds packed streets from Paddington station to Guildhall to greet the royal party as trumpeters conducted the procession, drawing enthusiastic cheers from onlookers along the route.
From across the country delegates converge on Atlanta to attend the second annual convention of the National Association for the Promotion of Industrial Education. The session begins tomorrow and runs through Thursday and Friday with many prominent speakers scheduled.
A missionary relates a Morocco anecdote about meerschaum before hardening serving as soap. He notes the coast near the Atlas mountains has abundant meerschaum, softer than butter in crude form and good for washing hands, contrasting with Dutch carvers who ship less of it.
The annual meeting of the New Jersey Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows opened in Trenton and will continue tomorrow. A highlight is the laying of the corner stone for the addition to the Odd Fellows Home nearby.
Dr Bradshaw offers special attention to children's teeth at 15 Princeton Avenue. Phone 007.
Advertises Kodol as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion sour stomach and any stomach trouble with a day trial and guaranteed results. Claims availability at all druggists and implies a money back guarantee.
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