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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
6
A theater box party woman, weary and scornful, fixates on the play then remarks That girl in the blue kimono thinks she is the whole custard. The Chicago Tribune notes the moment amid election chatter and social backdrop.
Fresh cut flowers arrive at Crockett's pharmacy on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised as best for piles. Dr Bradshaw offers special attention to children's teeth at No 15 Princeton avenue phone 507. Make your X mark in the circle under the Eagle.
Numerous named figures travel to or through Bluefield including T. M. Finley I. J. Ellison T. Boyd Cook E. T. Sprinkle and many others from Bland Rock Welch and Parkersburg The report notes illness visits political campaigning and departures among residents and guests with several from nearby towns and counties.
City council discussed erecting a seven story hotel with new member F J Brown taking an active role. Mayor Peters chaired as members Hawley Clark Wingfield Brown Lynch Thompson and Mason attended. The board of supervisors declined to concur with a council ordinance leasing a north side lot from Norfolk and Western for a fire station citing lease conditions.
The council discussed a buyout clause for a property priced at 3000 dollars and referred the matter for possible inclusion. Executions against the city by Oscar Roles and G W Jones were acknowledged with drafts to be drawn. deductions permitted from assessments to satisfy city dues. Building permits issued for several properties. plans noted for a 75,000 dollar hotel and a 50 bedroom addition. County road contract let to A D Stone & Co and work to begin. extension of the east macadam road to the bridge proposed. New railway and relief of the poor committees formed. adjournment at 10 15.
An English observer describes the bottle tree in Australia as a tall gray trunk with a bottle-like lower section and a single leafy crown. Its moist interior feeds cattle during long droughts, saving stock when water and forage vanish. Farmers seek these trees, strip bark for fodder substitutes, and spare the trees for future droughts.
A humorous anecdote from a train journey where a fat passenger is teased by a man about yeast. The fat lady rebukes him at the next stop with a witty retort about being better bred, a line that amused other passengers. The clipping also advertises jewelry selections from Kinzér, Your Jeweler.
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