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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
2
An entry dated April 2 1906 records a second class matter at the Bluefield West Virginia post office under the act of Congress Morehord 1579. The notice indicates formal filing and official authorization for mail handling and classification.
Incomplete OCR text references fear and rate concerns tied to Spanley Afview with mentions of Mal NW Pat ay Hil war mii and Digyired yet the document is garbled. Names Morris and She Parhershir State appear in uncertain context.
Fragmented OCR text discusses Congress and equal suffrage, noting political dynamics around a Washington candidate for Congress, the federal constitution’s qualifications, residency, and citizenship. It mentions the bar of the House and potential impact on a candidate’s eligibility and the election.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions attempts to fix a broken item and seeks a method to perfection. The passage includes scattered names and phrases, with unclear context and multiple misspellings.
A Boston Globe item notes varied writing postures of famous authors. Pope preferred bed for thoughts. Hugo stood to write Les Miserables. Hawthorne, Napoleon, and Scott used chairs and stools. Walter Scott dictated while reclining. Morris, Whitman, and Traubel studied ideas in unusual poses, sometimes sharing layouts to compare thoughts.
Fragmented text depicts a chaotic court scene with references to Jed Hitke, a negro, and threats toward a judge. Readers are left with disjointed phrases about legal action, moral tension, and the desire to avoid legal representation amid heated, unclear details.
The text surveys global geography and demographics, noting Alaska, Norway, Denmark and West Virginia, with references to wheat supply, wartime pressures, and imagined futures. It weaves in quotes about women from a Jewish Talmud passage and a fictional contemporary scene of family life and schooling.
The United States built a new road in the Panama isthmus linking Boulevard Fourth de Julio to La Boca road through Ancon, canal zone, and Fatima. It shortens travel between Ancon and La Boca, easing local traffic and speeding canal zone business. The road is now paved with crushed bone ballast, regraded with more stone and water spray, and compacted by a road roller. It promises broader road networks from Panama City to Colon, boosting commerce and connectivity across the zone.
In Good Roads Magazine an article notes a newly erected iron bridge replacing a wooden frame on the Ta Born road near Ancon. The route offers a shorter travel path to La Boen docks, despite swollen streams after rain.
Prof B B Schoenhaus a graduate violinist offers lessons in violin mandolin and guitar with years of experience. Contact Duvall Music Co 19 Prineston Avenue Bluefield West Virginia or W H Coffman Coxe Co for crushed limestone delivery pricing in the city.
Train and sleeper schedules from Roanoke and Norfolk detailing departures to New York Philadelphia Columbus and Cincinnati with Pullman parlor and dining cars. Services to Lynchburg Richmond Welch Norton and Tazewell listed with intermediate stops and daily departures. Agent contact note for Norfolk Western Railway in Roanoke Virginia.
Fragmented OCR reads as a local notice about a medical group and road project in Lancaster County. It mentions Dr Donald and a hired person, a crew, and references to voting days and local operations. The text is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete names.
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