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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1910
Page
4
The notice lists business office and editorial rooms at 603 as well as postal filing details entered as second class matter on April 8, 1906 at Bluefield West Virginia under the 1879 act. The Tuesday afternoon December 20 date appears as the issue timestamp.
The Lender October 26 inaugurates a subscription contest with impartial judging to name winners on December 24 at 2 o clock. Prizes await judges' decision as subscribers urged to settle arrears and recruit new names to support contestants.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column rails at predigested foods and overpriced cereals. It mocks advertisements that claim nutrition while padding profits, criticizes predigested products, and advocates traditional staples like oats and corn meal. The piece also parodies a bizarre plan in Washington state to exterminate gophers using cats from Bluefield, praising the region’s cat as a superior gopher hunter while poking fun at the scheme.
A mixed editorial snippet debates John Temple Graves claim that Champ Clark will ride to the Capitol behind ten Missouri mules after election. It mocks the stunt as undignified and notes political satire and ridicule would follow. The piece contrasts the idea with current inquiries into corporate and government officials amid ongoing public scrutiny.
An assortment of clipped chatter and trivia spans Hobble skirts and a New York Colony Club debate to quick vignettes. The column references Elizabeth Marbury and a cotton of social wit with mentions of hunting in Maine and golf family roots. It notes Billy Dawson Holloway and a dog named Pact, plus a Oklahoma census quip and a Graham resident sighting in the city.
Charles H. Bell of Mercer County West Virginia petitions the Southern District of West Virginia for a full discharge of debts provable against his estate under bankruptcy laws. The filing notes his adjudication date January 18 last year and compliance with all bankruptcy requirements while requesting dismissal of debts not exempt by law. The matter includes notice to creditors and a hearing set for February 14, 1901, before Judge Keller.
Concord State Normal School lists C L Bemis as principal.
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