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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
6
Obscure dispatches report a Mexico departure with references to naval activity and a private sale of ferns at East End Pharmacy. The text is garbled, but mentions Blue Bell Tea and Cold Storage Co and a private sale at reduced prices. Names and places are inconsistently rendered.
An ad promotes pickles and pie spices with garbled text but mentions Mrs. Kid's Pin money and a full line of pickles including melon mangos cucumbers and chow sauces. It lists relishes condiments and a contact point forLor 2.
The article describes specialized stone and brick granaries in Mexico designed to shield corn and wheat from rats and theft. Structures range from 500 to 5,000 bushels, with deep foundations and tight closures. Filling involves unique methods to prevent exposure, including a separate rain chamber and solid brick walls. Gan fas City Stir.
Passage recounts a dramatic financial collapse with a question about who bore the losses. A friend’s rough estimate of a lost two hundred per cent is given, amid a chaotic scene in New York and references to brigandage and a European traveler. The piece evokes a sense of historical misfortune and public distress.
A loose narrative recalls a weary traveler aided by a rancher amid the harvest season. A muttered exchange shows a bedless man finding shelter in straw, while locals juggle blankets and space on remote land. The scene highlights frontier hospitality and rough accommodations.
The article discusses varied traditions on the height of the mythical Tower of Babel, citing ancient authorities and speculative measurements. It notes figures ranging from modest to fantastical, with scholars debating whether the structure reached celestial or divine thresholds and comparing historical opinions.
London Saturday Review quotes the assertion that the ruin’s examiner sets a four mile limit, while other remarks are even more extravagant. A Vienna teacher tested eighty two juniors by topics written without help, producing amusing pieces later collected for publication.
At the revival Subir of the evangelist's sermon tals evening is The Difference Between A Religious Experience and Conversion. Everyone is urged to attend these meetings. Also noted: requests to rent a seven or eight room furnished house ready for occupancy, and contact through C W Leary and Son. Residents and Citizens of Blue Felch seek contact with friends back home for possible mail or calls. local trades including good stonemasons and watchmakers are in demand.
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