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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1908
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph of Bluefield West Virginia describes its publishing schedule and prices. It notes Morning Except Monday delivery, Associated Press membership, weekly rate ten cents, and mail handling through Box 721 with communications addressed to the paper.
The article argues this year’s Bryan is a different, more cautious figure than in 1896 and 1900. It accuses him of trimming his views behind polished phrases while warns voters see through altered rhetoric. It notes Scherr’s supporters aim to defeat, not persuade, and calls readers to subscribe to the Daily Telegraph.
The ticket includes Taft for President and Sherman for Vice President. C W Swisher is named for Governor, Stuart F Reed for Secretary of State, J S Durst for Auditor, E L Long for Treasurer, W G Conley for Attorney General, M P Shawkey for State Superintendent of Schools, Jas A Hughes for Congress, Ira B H Robinson W N Miller and L J Williams for Judges of the Court of Appeals, A W Holmes for State Senate, I J Ellison for Sheriff, W P Hawley and R C Lilly for House of Delegates, A M Sutton for Prosecuting Attorney, W B Honaker for Clerk Circuit Court, E L Bowman for Clerk County Court, Davis Thorn for Commissioner County Court, Geo P Hylton for Assessor, Forest Walker for Surveyor, E P Godbey and J L Kersey for Justices of the Peace, G A Shirey for Member Board of Education, and W H Pennington and F C Haley as Constables.
Unsightly crowded city hall in a growing town like Birefield calls for a new building. Russia offers cut rates to Japanese emigrants via Russian lines. Hay fever cure is declared nonexistent yet the feeling is mutual with the suffering. Turkish laborers strike to show appreciation for newfound freedom. Daily Telegraph supports one Republican ticket in West Virginia. Two cent fare laws prompt hostile railroad legislation. Walter Wellman may attempt polar flight again. A moving picture opportunity is noted. Tammany plans to wage war against organized greed and legal plunder. Fire is the real enemy of savings and property protection. Propose a bond issue to protect property and attract settlers.
A visitor asserts Bluefield is becoming a big town and expanding rapidly. The city plans a school building over 100000 dollars and a post office plus U S courthouse at 130000 dollars. It argues for a new office building and jail funded by bonds due to rising assessable values.
A reflective piece reviews the history of liberal presses in 1872 and notes that newspapers rarely determine elections. It contrasts Bryan’s evolving stance with Taft’s strong party backing, and pays tribute to Ainsworth R. Spafford, a famed Library of Congress bibliophile and writer.
The New York Times notes farmers dismiss the Democratic farmers’ appeal as unnecessary and bullish about their own standing. It argues farmers benefit from modern comforts and should rely on themselves, not political appeals, and may not trust outside generosity.
A local notice explains deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian Tube mucous lining. It asserts the only cure is constitutional remedies and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured.
Advertises stall s Catarrh Cure with free circulars from Fr J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Alls Family Pills for constipation available from druggists.
A Bluefield reader endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and backache. The ad notes the product treats kidneys, cites rapid relief, and claims nationwide distribution by Foster Milburn Co with 60 cent price. It urges buyers to insist on the name Dont's.
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