Republican Ticket Announces Slate of Local Officials
The ticket lists Taft for president and Sherman for vice president with a West Virginia slate including Swisher for governor Reed for secretary of state Durst for auditor Long for treasurer Conley for attorney general Shawkey for state superintendent Hughes for congress Robinson Miller Williams for Court of Appeals Holmes for state senate Ellison for sheriff Hawley Lilly for House of Delegates Sutton for retrevit court Honaker Bow man Thorn Hylton Walker God bey Kersey Shirey Pennington Haley and other local posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Taft
Ohio
James 8. Sherman
New York
C. W. Swisher
Marion
Stuart F. Reed
Harrison
J. 9. Durst
Jackson
E. L. Long
MacDowell
W. G. Conley
Preston
M. P. Shawkey
Kanawha
Congress
Jas. A. Hughes
Cabell
Court of Appeals
Dra BP. Robinson
W. N. Miller
L. J. Wiliams
Senate
A. W. Holmes
Summers
I. J. Ellison
House of Delegates
W. P. Hawley
R. C. Lilly
A. M. Sutton
W. B. Honaker
BP. L. Bowman
Davis Thorn
Geo. P.hylton
Forest Walker
E. P. Godbey
J. L. Kersey
Board of Education
G. A. Shirey
W. H Pennington
F. G O. Haley
A Credit To Their Country In the antipodes the American battleship fleet earns praise
The fleet's visit to Melbourne and travels in New Zealand and Australia forged friendship and goodwill toward the United States. Authorities countered false rumors that sailors were of ill repute, and the voyage is praised for discipline and cordial conduct. The trip strengthens ties and boosts U S standing internationally.
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Antipodes
Melbourne
United States
Australasia
San Francisco
Australia
Bryan Logic and Night Riders Highlight Political and Fatal Misreadings
The piece notes Bryan's deposits guarantee rhetoric leading some to misinterpret government action as actually footing deposits. It recalls 1896 free silver myths and cites a Kentucky night riding tragedy in Calloway County where a groom shot his bride, misidentifying her as a prowler.
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Bryan
Kentucky
Calloway County
Curious Commentary on Politics and Tech News
A commentary notes professors in imperial Russia face pressure to renounce liberal groups or lose posts, amid limited constitutional reform via a new duma. It cites Wright brothers and Delagrange advancing air travel, Glasgow unrest, Taft’s firm stance, and labor unions’ economic focus. It also mentions Mexico-Texas neutrality and Barrie’s play What Every Woman Knows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Constitutional Democratic Party
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With Bonded Promise
Frank J. Cheney of Fr J Cheney & Co sworn in Lucas county promising to pay $100 for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The firm advertises internal remedy benefiting blood and mucous surfaces and invites testimonials. pills for constipation also sold in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Fr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Chienty
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
They Take The Kinks Out
An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills used for years with increasing satisfaction. N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont claims the product “takes the kinks out of stomach liver and bowels” without fuss or friction. Guaranteed satisfactory at all drug stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Maid quits after learning cook duties for higher pay
Mrs Millsap's inexperienced new maid Jemima leaves after five weeks, saying she can earn 5 a week elsewhere. She explains she will bring her younger sister who will work for 3.50 a week until she learns cooking, prompting the mistress to question fairness.
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Jemima
War spark from missing et cetera and odd hoof facts
A 1654 Polish nobleman provoked Sweden leading to a war after a dispatch used et cetera counts. Oliva peace followed in 1660. Then a New York Sun note explains horse hoof growth and nail analogy, while a Cleveland Plain Dealer quips on dictionary users and their fear of being corrected.
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Sweden
John Casimir
Poland
Charles Gustavus
Oliva
Danzig
Kechowsky
New York Sun
Cleveland Platu Dealer
A Bibliophile's Reply
Mandell Creighton, bishop of London, refused lending his prized books. A visiting clergyman borrowed an old Shakespeare edition and kept it for months. He returned it with a note claiming joy in returning the volume. The bishop replied that all the joy is wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandell Creighton
London
Jocular Exchange Turns on Slowness of Servant
A humorous dialogue features a remark about a servant deemed 80 slow, prompting a witty reply that she is indeed getting slower and slower. The exchange pivots on linguistic wordplay about progress and tempo.
Fortune Cornerstone Promised by Real Estate Purchaser
A buyer announces plans to acquire a piece of real estate today and set it as the cornerstone of a future fortune. The notice highlights bold optimism about investment potential and local opportunity.
Classified Ad Policy Notice
One cent per word for all advertisements with cash in advance required Signatures count as part of the ad The column accepts lost found and sale notices and other similar ads priced by word length for quick calculation by advertisers.
Wanted distributor for gasoline lighting systems
Advertises a high level sales position for a representative to distribute from Acorn Brass Manufacturing Co. Exclusive territory offered. Applicants to call Friday between 10 and 12 a.m. at Windsor Hotel room 7. Acorn Brass Mfg Co. 11.
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Windsor Hotel
Acorn Brass M
Keystone seeks bids for forty five bonds in 1908 issue
Sealed bids will be received until noon September 28 1908 by Keystone West Virginia committee for fifty five two hundred dollar bonds totaling eleven thousand. Bonds dated October 1 1908 payable in ten years with 6 percent interest redeemable after one year. Bid must equal par with five percent certified check. committee may reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
W. Va
West Virginia
Bank of Keystone
C. C. Hale
Louis Totz
W. BE. Stuart
A. L. Calhoun
Sol Hyman
Incompatibility of temper cited in divorce talk
A lawyer asks for grounds and a woman cites incompatibility of temper. The exchange centers on domestic strife and the couple’s prospects for divorce. The dialogue hints at persistent quarrels and the legal framing of fault.
Train Schedules for Roanoke Shenandoah Division and Connections
Norfolk and Western Railway timetable lists routes from Roanoke to New York Philadelphia and beyond with Pullman sleepers dining cars and parlor cars. Departures include 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. and 2:65 p.m. for Roanoke Lynchburg and intermediate stations. Leave Bluefield 8:20 p.m. for Kentucky Virginia Columbus and points West. Contact agent for tickets maps and ad information.
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Roanoke
Norfolk
Shenandoah
Pullman Sleefer
New York
Hagertown
Pullman
Richmond
Pullman Sleeper
Lynchburg
Shenandoah Valley
Philadelphia
Gary
Bluefield
Kenova
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cafe Cara
Cafe
Tazewell, Norton
Ellie Tt
Clinch Valley
Norsa
Clinch Valley Division
Welch
Williamson
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevill
G. P
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Daily Telegraph Printing CO
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W. V
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Wright Brothers
M. Delagrange
Paris
Glasgow
Scotland
Taft
Mexico
Texas
Washington
State of
Southern
Ansted & Burk CO
Springfield
Virginia
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
First National Bank
Kaufman
Kimball
Ira J. Partlow
Princeton Avenue
C. O'Leary & Son
Northfork
Mre
N. V. Watkins
P. O. Box
Graham
Clinchport
N. C
Meadows Co
M. H. Weiler
Johnson City
Tenn
John Ingles
Joln Reed
N.C
Bluefield City
Care Daily Telegraph
VIRGI
Ian
Deepwat Page
Eccles Maben Mullens Harndon
Weere
Matoa
Deepwater
Bluefield Normal
Business College
City
Cos
DAY
Wight
Pitman, Gregg and
Systems
Oliver, Underwood, Remington and Smith Machines
W. H. Cunningham
Sluefield, W. VA
Gestegiens Survey
Pocahontas
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
United States Navy
Castner, Curran & Bullitt
Tature FatetsaMe Ps Corres
New Yoy
Citizens’ Bank
Neave
Cinela
Lonchicago
Terry Building
Reancke
Old Colony
Bubopran
Blyth & Compens
Fenchured Avenue
Kelly & Moyers
M. Smith
Insuranc
L. G. Toney
Edward Cooper
H. C. Donaldson
Sec
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S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
Kelly & Moyer BD G
Lazarus Club
L. Lazarus & Co
Vetere A
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Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
WM. McGarthy
Eng
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Cashier
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