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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
4
A rough, partisan critique flags alleged Republican treachery and manipulation in Mercer and across the state. It questions leaders, cites tariff votes, Cannonism support, and hints at shifting loyalties amid national party strife. A Gould family member plans to move to England, signaling political and social upheaval.
Bluefield Evening Leader issued daily except Sundays with subscription rates. prices shown for daily, six months, three months and one month, payable in advance. Contact address and business office details appear for remittances and communications.
The piece critiques Taft and Roosevelt era contrasts, noting Taft’s execution of policies and public reception. It argues the public trusted Taft to carry out promised reforms, while accusing Roosevelt of duplicitous rhetoric and appealing to popular applause rather than delivering real measures, questioning the people’s tolerance for such political theater.
Washington mourns the loss of Mr James Bryce who contemplates retirement to pursue literary work. A respected diplomat and scholar, Bryce is praised for his clarity, wit, and broad influence in Washington and New York society, with his departure drawing wide attention and mixed sentiment.
A fragmented harsh critique targets political leaders in West Virginia accusing an entrenched oligarchy of neglecting public welfare. It denounces inflated PUD salaries, excessive government spending, and taxpayer burdens while urging action against corruption and misgovernance.
A fragment argues against Republican methods in Mingo County politics. It condemns intimidation of opponents and exposes hypocrisy among leaders who back a hostile campaign. The piece calls for voters to end boss rule and reject such tactics in West Virginia politics.
A collage of short jokes and riffs from various newspapers including Boston Transcript, Boston Herald, Life, St Louis Star, Baltimore Sun, Detroit Free Press, Washington Star, and others. It features puns about ux, cats, jokes about marriag e, and a Halls Catarrh Cure ad plus a note on subscribing to Bluefield's Evening Paper.
Fallon Florist promotes tomato plants with a price of four dollars per hundred and urges buyers to order express packed baskets shipped promptly. Local vendor Gash lists Fallon as the florist handling orders.
In a House of Lords tale the verbose Bughan bishop plans to split his forthcoming speech into twelve sections. The Marquis of Salisbury interrupts with a humorous anecdote about a drunk man near St Paul’s whose attempt to tell the time culminates in the clock striking twelve all at once. The bishop laughs and takes the hint.
A fragmented note discusses testing paper by handling rather than stretching it. It mentions holes and cracks after abuse, leatherlike strength in good paper, and impurities indicated by white dust. The text briefly references London Glebe and a personal anecdote about giving up drinking smoking and golf.
The atmosphere is a mechanical union of nitrogen and oxygen in a four to one ratio with carbon dioxide and water vapor in small amounts. Its thickness spans about fifty miles, possibly extending to 500 miles. It exerts fifteen pounds per square inch at the surface and weighs over eleven and a half trillion pounds. Each adult breathes one gallon of air per minute and consumes daily about thirty ounces of oxygen, while a standard gas jet uses as much oxygen as five persons.
A Boston veteran quotes General Warren fel and a Chicago gentleman replies while inspecting a Bun ker Ti monument. The dialogue suggests a lively, speculative take on a potential moving picture act, as noted in Puck.
A collage of light anecdotes on courtship and gossip from vintage sources. It cites customs in the Isle of Man where offended brides could demand punishment by sword or rope, jokes about a spoiled wife and a husband, and remarks on proverbial wisdom.
A sharp remark frames Motke McManus as part of a family of thieves, while a defiant Cosgrove quote urges patience and wisdom. The conflict centers on social judgment and reputation within a distraught community.
Great Falls resident Chas Golseor praises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a "great cure" and a reliable blood purifier after two years of use. The White Pharmacy lists it for sale.
Notice is given that J L Perdue, deputy sheriff of Mercer County West Virginia residing at Glatto, will apply to the Clerk Court at the Mercer County Courthouse on June 6 1910 for a license to carry a pistol under the act of the legislature 196.
At a Baltimore meeting on May 87 1910 stockholders adopted a resolution to discontinue The Hadassa Brooks Company a West Virginia corporation surrender its charter and franchises. The president will publish the adoption in a general circulation newspaper for four weeks and certify the notice to the Secretary of State.
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