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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
2
Kodol claims to inspect and relieve indigestion by duplicating Nature's digestion. It asserts a healthy stomach supports a sharp brain and readiness for emergencies. The ad promises a money back guarantee if no benefit after a full bottle and notes production by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago.
A jeweler notes superstition shapes jewel sales with zodiac born month ties for topaz and rubies while opals remain unpopular for their fragility and myths. A Columbia lecturer explains the origin of the phrase so long from Norwegian saa laenge and its greeting wave.
Rain yesterday halted the Graham ball game with both sides claiming a win had play continued. Sir Knights from Graham attended the Bluefield commandery meeting as Templar degrees were worked. A tacky party at W L Barton’s and multiple social visits are noted along with local political talk on Taft Slemp and district aims.
The London Tatler notes that edition numbers are not fixed or universal. An edition can range from a few copies to thousands, driven by a publisher’s strategy, and phrases like "twentieth thousand" convey clear scale while "forty-fifth edition" gives no definite information without context.
An automobilist in Castile found villagers inspecting his car after the mother of a large family confessed she had cut chunks from the back wheels to make rubber toys for her children. Authorities noted the unusual repair and the crowd's curiosity.
A list of residents and guests from Bramwell Swords Creek Bristol Radford Princeton Knoxville Cumberland and Lebanon visited the city or were en route yesterday. Notables include Chief of Police Bob Newkirk and Mrs Lipford with others from Cedar Bluff Landgraft Pearlsburg and Monroe County.
Mrs. JohnSarver has returned home. Mrs. J. W. May of Honaker visited the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Leach, guests of Mrs. J. S. Hall, returned to Monroe County. Mrs. W. N. Hendricks of Lebanon, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ww. A. Leonard, has returned home.
The Visitor questions the identity of a youth in the sanctum and the editor responds that the newcomer is the new office boy. The exchange hints at the boy's familiar appearance but notes his unfamiliar manner.
The quote contrasts methodical habits with forgetfulness and ponders how our estimates of food and evil reveal values. It echoes a reflection on order, measure, and moral weighing in everyday life.
A memory from a small party recounts a moment when a guest was mistaken for a host. A young lady refused prompting and later a remark about owing much to a kind woman was made. The scene shifts to coal ads urging Roanoke residents to choose Clinchfield Coal for winter independence.
An 1908 notice advertises an ig lot sale at Princeton with references to the division town of the new railway and an appeal to view women’s coats. The Hawley Merchandise Co promotes products and DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is praised for piles. Kinzer and C J Kinger are named as local jewelers and sales figures appear for a Parker’s pen and other items.
The article recalls Mrs Andrew Johnson as an almost invisible public figure whose influence rested on gentleness and toleration. It notes her close support of her husband from their impoverished youth, her quiet presence in public, and her fading health marked by consumption. Her eldest son's death deepened her sorrow.
After Cairo fell to British forces Nubar Pasha considered instructing a servant to play bagpipes. A French intermediary met a piper who warned the effort would require strong wind and risk injury, leading Nubar to drop the idea of a household bagpiper.
Complete line of ladies sweaters in all colors from Hawley Mercantile Co. offered at reduced price as the store closes this line. Kinzer your jeweler. Glass sale note dated 10 9 31.
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