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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement touts Kodol as a natural digestion aid that duplicates Nature's process to rest the stomach and strengthen the brain. It claims a sound stomach prevents illness, warns against tonics and dieting, and guarantees refunds if unsatisfied after using a full bottle. The large bottle is valued at 24 times the small, with a Chicago laboratory origin.
About seven hundred attended a Bluefield rally at the rink where Louis Bennett spoke to favor woman suffrage and criticized local conditions and banks. D H E French introduced him and echoed party optimism as Payette County’s D D Neckels defended the platform amid questions on race and national policy.
Two boys fishing divide a string of fish near a graveyard while an old man and a minister chase away fear. The tale ends with both adults fleeing as they fear devil and Lord parceling people, leaving the two boys to finish their catch.
Report describes penguin mating disputes and regular duel grounds where two combatants circle and strike with improvised wings as blubber shields may deflect attacks. It notes fights rarely end fatally and human bystanders often bleed from blows.
In the growing town of Wagle, real estate values rise as residents hear about an upcoming Jet sale at Princeton scheduled for Thursday October 15.
The death of J. W. Pack aged 74 occurred in a Hinton hospital yesterday. He was father to W. N. Pack of this city and J. C. Pack of Bramwell. His illness was widely known in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
Manassas Virginia October 13 W Langyher was cremated in his home near St Ediths academy five miles west of Manassas when the house and its contents burned. The fire started from a defective flue and all other occupants escaped. Despite pleas from his wife and children Langyher re entered the burning building to save money and papers from an upper room. Langyher's Mill was a historic landmark in the county.
An Inter Ocean report notes ash rain over Guadaloupe from Martinique and St Vincent volcanoes while US Weather Bureau officials explain cyclone depths. Ordinary cyclones are two to three miles deep, hurricanes up to five to six miles, with upper air currents crossing cyclonic zones.
The artist credits a shopgirl model for the pose that transformed his latest painting, describing how her suggestion of abandonment in a kiss altered the scene. He notes many masterpieces owe their merit to models and their poses, with a medical student assisting. The piece ends urging readers to attend the Princeton lots sale on October 15.
Theodore Hook, a famed Garrick Club member, arrived late and stayed till morning despite doctors warning. A club member predicted the millennium in three years, prompting Hook to offer a five pound note for fifty at the millennium. A child’s remark about Eve’s missing mother echoes from a New York Times note.
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