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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1908

Page

6

Father of Rev. J. W. Rader Dies at 75 Near Christianburg

Henry Rader aged 75 died after a brief illness at his home near Christianburg. He was a Confederate veteran and father of Rev. J. W. Rader of Holston Conference. Survived by wife two sons and three daughters. Funeral plans not yet set.

Henry Rader Christianburg Rader J. W. Rader Bluefield Holston Methodist Church Knoxville Mr. Rader D. R. Albright Buelah Cora Rader Montgomery County

National and State Issues Discussed in Court Hearings

Yesterday marked the opening of the criminal court with a large crowd at Princeton as Hon. H. D. Rummel of Kanawha spoke on national and state issues. He will continue today in Athens Oakvale Willowton Matoeka Goodwill Rock Bramwell with times noted.

Criminal Court Princeton H. D. Rummel Kanawha Court House Cc. W. Smith Rummel Athens Oakvale Willowton Matoeka Goodwill Rock Bramwell

Fairbanks Speech Draws Large Indiana Crowd at Lebanon

Vice-President Fairbanks spoke at the Grand Opera House in Lebanon Indiana to a packed audience with thousands turned away after a parade preceding the event. In Minnesota John Shequin of Lyon county turned one hundred today, noted as the township resident’s milestone amid his wife’s recent seventieth anniversary.

Grand Opera House Lebanon Ind Fairbanks Marshall Minn John Shequin Sodus Lyon County Vermont Minnesota

Quotations and Ads in a Dated Humorous Publication

A collage of witty exchanges from newspapers and a brief drug advertisement for Kodol. It includes political banter about bosses, modesty jokes from press humorists, commentary on women speakers, and a light dialogue about romantic misunderstandings, ending with an indigestion remedy pitch.

Detroit slips in pennant chase as Cubs, Giants gain

Baseball report from New York notes Detroit loses a doubleheader to Chicago, dropping to 586 while Cleveland falls to 582 after a split with St Louis. Chicago climbs to 583 in the American League race. In the National League New York wins the opener against Boston, keeping tie hopes alive with Chicago.

National League Standings From Sunday Games

New York defeated Boston 8 to 1 while Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 6 to 1 in the day’s games. Philadelphia won 4 to 2 over Brooklyn in the second game. Chicago beat Pittsburg 5 to 2 and Cincinnati 5 to St. Louis 1. Standings show wide margins among teams with New York and Brooklyn leading their divisions.

New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati St. Louis

Baseball scores and results from multiple league games

In the American League, St. Louis defeated Cleveland 3 to 1, and in the second game St. Louis lost to Cleveland 5 to 3. Boston beat New York 4 to 0, Washington shut out Philadelphia 3 to 0, and Chicago defeated Detroit 6 to 1. A Chicago versus Detroit game ended 3 to 1 after darkness halted play in an eleventh inning.

St. Louis Cleveland Boston New York Washington Philadelphia Chicago Detroit

Way Wally Talisman Impresses Baganda Joy

Churchill notes in Strand Magazine that saying Way wally makes a Baganda person worshipfully happy. The recipient may kneel clasp hands, sway side to side like a concertina, and smile with evident bliss while murmuring a joyful A-o, a-o, a-o.

Baganda Winston Churchill Strand Magazine

That girl described with playful garden metaphors

A Baltimore American reader quoted group banter about a young woman using fruit and garden imagery. The dialogue compares her to a peach and an apple of her father's eye, notes a potential pair with Binks, and concludes with a joking remark about her being fruitful in resources.

Binks Baltimore

Palanquin Rumor Highlights Loan Dispute

A fragment reflects a tense exchange where Varis Figaro dismisses Palanquin as untrustworthy and refuses to return money he borrowed, underscoring a creditor debtor conflict.

Getting Desperate Dolly Seeks Proposal Now

In Lustrated Bits the skit jokes about Dolly and Miss Oldgirl changing marriage standards. May’s new line notes she would marry on any decent proposal, a shift from her earlier vow to wait for excellence.

Dolly

Crows Hold Silent Meeting Sparks Pondering Pun

A curious exchange imagines crows meeting and exchanging jests as a joke about a caw cine. The playful line reflects a father and son pondering language and humor.

Daily Telegraph Want Ads Bring Results Today

Daily Telegraph readers are urged to place want ads to find buyers and buyers to discover bargains. The notice emphasizes quick results and wide reach for personal and business notices.

Daily Telegraph

Earliest memories traced to childhood ages

An article discusses how people recall memories from early childhood. A four year old recalls the Philadelphia Centennial of 1876 with brass instruments and a Turkish coffee room, while a three year old remembers Cape May and his father in the sea. A psychologist notes most remember to age four, some to age two.

Philadelphia Borns Cape May Pittsburg Press

Punctuation Origins from Aristophanes to Charlemagne

The article traces punctuation from Aristophanes the Alexandrian grammarian to Charlemagne. It notes Feypt in the third century B C and Wamefried and Alcuin introducing stops and symbols. The current system arose in the later medieval period.

Aristophanes Alexandria Feypt B. C Charlemagne Warnefried Alcuin

Bad Eggs and the Egg Candler in a Dark Cellar

A dim cellar scene features a candle and three eggs as a candler proclaims no egg is insalable. He jokes about buyers from kid glove makers to confectioners and papermakers while a judge acquits and a prisoner laments money’s power at Steptoe’s.

Kid Glove Maker

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve promoted as the best remedy for piles. Guaranteed product and sold by all druggists.

DeWitt DeWitt’s

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