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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
3
Advance publisher notice lists subscription prices and advertising rates with application details. It directs all communications and remittances to the Daily Telegraph Printing Co of Bluefield West Virginia and provides business office contact information.
The document lists state leadership and officeholders including President William Howard Taft, Vice President James Sherman, Governor Glasscock, Secretary Stuart Reed, Auditor Durst, Treasurer Long, Attorney General Conley, State Superintendent Shawkey, Congress Jas Hughes, Court of Appeals judges Robinson Miller Williams, State Senate Holmes, Sheriff Ellison, House delegates Hawley and Lilly, Prosecuting Attorney Sutton, Clerk circuit Honaker, Clerk county Bowman, County Court Commissioner Davis Thorn, Assessor Hylton, Surveyor Walker, Justices Godbey Kersey, Education member Shirey, and Constables Pennington Haley.
A 1908 letter criticizes The Reformer for concealing authors while praising The Daily Telegraph for its openness It accuses the Reformer of stealth and dishonesty and argues the Telegraph upholds truth telling and public accountability through named editors and promoters.
The clipping from the New York Sun shows R Dos Passos, a longtime Democrat, urging a Taft vote. He argues the Bryan dominated Democrat Party lacks a true candidate and that the platform and campaign are Bryan’s, condemning hypocrisy and labeling dynamite as dangerous.
The speaker labels William Jennings Bryan as conscious of little of value to the nation, calling his theories paternalistic and his plans barren. The passage argues real Democrats must oppose Bryan, hoping a failed third bid would revive the Democratic party and protect the federal republic, labor, capital, and laws.
Historic village lockups in Breeden Worthington and nearby Leicestershire parishes are described as small archaic pris ons by the Sheffield Telegraph. Breedon features an eighteen foot high roundhouse with thick stone walls and iron door, while Worthington shows a seven sided brick ruin beside the pound. Similar relics exist at Smithy and Ticknall near the county border.
Sir Arthur Mitchell of Edinburgh argues that blushing proves brain activity. He notes infants do not blush until the brain develops and insists blushing is a mental state expressed bodily with no voluntary control.
A French paper recounts Boissier arriving at Renan with news his autograph sold for more at auction than Renan's. The twist: Renan explains a forged appeal of Boissier's prose, and a friend bid on the Boissier letter due to artificial gems, ensuring a better impression of Academy members.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. asserts the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not saved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath dated December 6, 1886, before Notary A. W. Gleason, Toledo, Ohio. Advertising claims include internal treatment and blood mucous surface action, with testimonials and daily newspaper subscription noted.
An advertisement asserts bread may taste fine yet lacks wholesomeness unless made from clean flour. It promotes William Tell Flour as the absolutely clean flour and lists its reasons.
Norfolk and Western Railway timetable lists daily departures from Roanoke to New York Philadelphia and Norfolk with Pullman Sleeper and Parlor cars, including connections to Lynchburg Richmond and Columbus. Additional westbound service to Kenova Columbus Cincinnati and Welch is shown with cafe cars and intermediate stops. W. B. Bevill G. P. A. Roanoke Virginia.
A buyer will acquire a property advertised today to serve as the cornerstone of a growing fortune. The listing promises strategic value and potential wealth through the asset’s location and prospects.
The article recalls how Joel Chandler Harris, then 28 and a writer for the Atlanta Constitution, created the first Uncle Remus tales after a push from the editor. He drew on plantation memories and Negro dialect to craft a piece that launched his worldwide fame the next day.
The London Chronicle notes Prague tipping norms with two heller as standard for tram conductors and cafe staff receiving substantial tips. It reports head waiters in larger towns earning more from tips than professors, aided by incomes from journals and service duties. It mentions open air cafes and modest tips for waiters and beer boys, with Parker’s Lucky Curve Fountain Pen advertised.
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