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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
2
The notice outlines legal rates for display and classified ads in The Evening Telegraph Bluenfield West Virginia. Rates include per inch charges for column widths and insertion counts with extra charges for changes and front page placements. Also lists lower rates for shorter terms and notices per word.
A collage of remarks touches on strike sentiment in Maryland and Iowa rains, Kipling and Alfred Austin, South American politics, and Panama canal paths. Stories note a Michigan woman found bound near her door, possible poisoning, and warnings about anonymous gifts and prudent giving.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Havana harbor has been cleaned and waters soured enabling fish from the wharves a first for generations. Puerto Rico benefits from stable government serving the people joining Havana in praise of American control and promising further improvements.
A Toledo firm F J Cheney & Co offers one hundred dollars for any man failing to be cured of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notices sworn December 6 1886 by A W Gleason Notary Public. Also includes promotional claims for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and an endorsement by Bill Nye on life insurance.
A physician notes daily thorough washing of the head reduces contagious disease risk. Dirty matted hair increases infection chances. Washing with weak soda water can quickly relieve nervous headaches and rose cold symptoms. Dry the head afterward and avoid drafts briefly.
George KE Cary editor of the Guide Washington Va suffered a severe sprain of the ankle. After trying several medicines with no relief he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm and felt relief quickly followed by a complete cure. Sold by H. N White druggist.
To make room for fall stock we must move about four thousand dollars worth of furniture and seven thousand yards of carpets and mattings. The goods must go and will go at and below cost. Purchases received in 60 days. First come, first served. Hicks & Co.
A Kentucky man from Lexaeton changes skin and eyes to yellow. Doctors fail to help until he uses Electric Bitters, reporting two bottles cured his stomach and liver issues. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for headaches linked to stomach disorders. Read by H. N. White.
An exploration of historical claims about the Tower of Babels height. Herodotus describes a Babylon ruin of eight stacked towers at 75 feet each, with uncertainty over how upper levels were reached. Opinions vary from four miles to ten thousand fathoms and beyond.
A tiny mouse near a magician's home pleads for protection from a cat. The magician turns her into a cat, then a dog, and finally a tiger. Each time she fears a new predator, until the magician declares the problem is not the form but the heart.
A German doctor advises adopting a hard bed and training children from the start to sleep on it. He asserts hard beds bring the most refreshing sleep while feather beds, beloved by grandmothers, are enervating and promote morning sluggishness.
A statistician predicts that by 350 years hence the Earth's population will reach 52,073,000,000, with each person allotted two thirds of an acre for agriculture, roads, houses, parks, and railways. He cites the current population at 1,600,000,000.
A New York newspaper note compares ferries and bridges with tunnels, stressing tunnels as enduring earthworks. The piece argues a properly built tunnel is essentially a permanent work of earth, nearly as lasting as the globe itself.
An advertisement touts Bucklen Arnica Salve claiming it clears eruptions fever sores boils ulcers and other skin problems after use. The copy asserts dramatic facial improvement and includes other product lines for pets and minor injuries with a 25-cent price at drug stores.
Promotion touts a summer clearance with drastic price cuts on varied items. It highlights bargains such as lawn fabrics, percales, dress skirts, gingham, aprons, and palm leaf fans, claiming dozens of low prices and wide customer interest.
A local advertisement showcases a complete line of Hamburgs Valencienne Laces and Insertions with real value finds. It promotes Silk Parete items priced from 12 to 40 cents and notes a broad assortment available, including ribbons and special valves for novelties.
Bargains on corsets 50c to 75c no 796 and no 113 F P Corsets with straight front. Ladies hats 1.35 grade 62c. Oxford shoes cut to 69c to 125 and 165 for larger lots. Neckties and mens neckwear showcased with 50c ties at 37c.
A receiver under a Mercer county circuit court decree will sell seven parcels at public auction on August 15, 1901, at the Mercer and Cabell county courthouses. The lots include properties in Guandote Central City Hentisetoo Huntington and Bluefield with varying sizes and improvements. Terms require one third cash and the balance on credit with security bonds and interest, overseen by receivers BR Hale and W M Mahood.
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