Weather look ahead to autumn storm periods and cold wave
A detailed October forecast predicts multiple storm periods from early to late October with rising barometers, northerly winds, and a creeping cold from west to east. Possible early snow squalls in northern areas and seismic activity near mid and late October accompany shifting cloudiness and frequent gales along the Gulf and lakes regions.
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Atlantic
Saturn
Earth
Gulf
Boreas
Grand Lodge Week To Bring 1000 Visitors To Bluefield
Bluefield prepares for November 16 to 21 as 356 lodges and 600 to 700 delegates attend the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the state plus 200 to 300 Rebekahs. Knights of Pythias band will play while merchants drape stores in flags. The event aims to boost the city's standing and future prospects statewide.
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Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows
Bluefield
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
Rebekahs
Knights of Pythias
Merch
Odd Pellows
Good Family Echoes Through Gossip Matrix
A neighbor overhears a villager noting a daughter’s happiness and a husband whose wealth is acknowledged but whose family ties raise questions. The dialogue hints at rumors about infidelity and remarriage within a strained community.
Quoted Epigrams From Circa and Ledger
A compact collection of witty fragments and moral quips including a Philadelphia Ledger line about signs a deaf and dumb man wears and a Circla joke about a boy at the foot of the class. The exchange ends with a Syrus maxims about starting at the bottom to reach the top.
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Bigne
Philadelphia Ledger
Tommy
Johnny Smith
Pocahontas Mine Worker Dies From Accident
William Elias Liddle 29 of Grayson county Va died from injuries from Pocahontas Colleries Co mines. He leaves a wife Miss Marjory Higgins and brothers Ed C and Geo W Liddle of Pocahontas and sister Mrs Bettie Hallie in Grayson. Andrew Wabash 18 died at home after a brief illness. member of Rexall baseball team. Funeral at Presbyterian church with burial in Pocahontas cemetery and a cross floral tribute from his boy friends.
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Pocahontas
William Elias Liddle
Pocahontas Colleries Co
Grayson County
Marjory Higgins
Geo. W. Liddle
Bettie Hallie
Andrew Wabash
Andrew
Rexall
Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas Cemetery
Towels on Sale at Cagh Store 221 South Bland
J M Echols offers a sale on towels at 9 cents each or a dollar per dozen. The 22 by 44 inch towels are advertised for Friday with a “Towels for everybody” tagline at 221 South Bland Street.
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J. M. Echols
Cagh
South Bland Street
The Tardy Guest
A man arrives late to a dinner, excuses at office with an out of town customer. He discovers his wife and children have left, and after breaking in through a window he reads the paper while guests wait, finally recalling the engagement at 6:08. The anecdote notes similar blunders.
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Dipner
Hestons
Kansas City Star
Pie with knives among early presidents
The Utica Observer notes that George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison and James Monroe ate pie with knives. It was not until John Quincy Adams in the White House that Americans began using forks, Mrs. Adams saying he learned the habit in France and cannot break it.
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George Washingson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Momroe
John Quincy Adams
White House
America
Ife
France
Gret
Aturdy Patriot
Massachusetts
Utica
A Doctor's Disadvantage In Collections
A New York Times quote argues doctors face unique pressure in collections. It notes doctors’ waiting rooms attract potential patients and collectors can extract payment terms from those who pay cash. The piece highlights the nerve required for a doctor to deny having funds.
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New York Times
Lote of Places and a Tramps Reply
A police officer asks the tramp where he will go. The man retorts he has the whole United States before him and many places to visit, implying worry over endless options. The exchange highlights his nomadic stance and disdain for lodging.
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United States
Sho Papa base given to establish home for elf men
The fragment mentions a plan to establish a home for a group described as elf men and references naming a particular young man as part of the plan. The garbled text implies discussion of creating a living space or home and acknowledges differing opinions on the idea.
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Esteblienn
Sim
Aed
Estebiioh
A Permanent Arrangement Conductor Joke
A Chicago News gag depicts a passenger arguing for half fares for two young women. The conductor objects, noting one appears fifteen and the other at least thirteen, while the passenger stresses they are half sisters.
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Chicago News
West Virginia Governor Proclaims Amendments For November Ballot
Governor Dawson proclaims two constitutional amendments to be voted on in November. The first, Qualification Amendment, would set age and residency terms for state and local officials. The second, County Court Amendment, restructures county commissioners terms and voting, with details on election by lot and compensation.
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J. Wm. M. O. Dawson
West Virginia
MM. O.dawson
C. W. Swisher
Secretary of State
Kodol Promoted for Indigestion Relief and Dyspepsia
The advertisement urges taking Kodol for slight indigestion and longer use for severe attacks or nervous dyspepsia. It claims relief and notes the product is sold by all druggists.
West Virginia Bankruptcy Petition in W. C. Kane Case
The district court in Bluefield West Virginia schedules a hearing for October 30 1908 on W C Kane bankrupts petition for discharge from debts under bankruptcy law. Creditors and interested parties are invited to appear and show cause why the discharge should not be granted. Clerk Edwin M Keatley notes service of the petition and order by mail to known creditors.
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Ankrupt
District Court of the United States
West Virginia
W. C. Kane
Benjamin F. Keler
Kane
Bramwell
Mercer
Acta of Congress
West Virginie
Bluefield
Piuefield Telegraph
Benjamin F. Keller
Linefield
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