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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
4
A concise notice urges readers to complete registration promptly noting the date Friday September 25 1908. It emphasizes checking registration status and completing the process without delay.
The piece attacks William Jennings Bryan as a personal and political monopolist whose 1896 presidential bid and subsequent actions favor the Standard Oil network and the Democratic machine. It casts Bryan as shaping the party to his voice and aims, praising opposition like Parker and denouncing Bryan’s influence on platform and party unity. It discusses temperance politics, party loyalties, and local editorials amid broader West Virginia and national political dynamics.
Advance edition notice outlines advertising rates with figures such as $1.00 and $2.00, plus smaller charges like 10 cents and 4.00. The brief appears in a period newspaper fragment, indicating how rates are furnished on application.
The slate includes President Taft and Vice President Sherman with state officials such as Governor Glasscock Secretary Reed Auditor Durst Treasurer Long Attorney General Conley State Superintendent Shawkey Congress candidate Hughes and Judges Robinson Miller Williams. County roles list Sheriff Ellison House delegates Hawley Lilly Prosecuting Attorney Sutton Clerk Honaker and others.
A civic plea warns that a citizen and taxpayer loses influence in state and national governance without voting. The piece urges registration, arguing personal government control is vital and chastises politicians who ignore voter participation.
Flour passes through multiple cleaning steps before packaging. It is transported in barrels and bags that are sealed by machine, highlighting the delicate nature of this staple and the production process from field to home.
The writer notes that Bryan supported H. Haskell as chairman of the resolutions and platform committee at the Democratic convention and warns readers about the labor plank. He mentions Haskell belonging to a secret alliance in Muskogee Oklahoma and recalls a resolution about labor in the city.
Short notice lists flower bulbs for sale at East Bud Pharmacy. Item details are faint but indicate prices around 9 to 23 4¢ in the era syntax. No further product specifics are decipherable from the readable text.
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