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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1902
Page
4
Advertises houses lots and farms for sale in finefield promising 15 to 29 percent annual return. Encourages contact by visiting or writing for information claiming profitable investment potential.
Two store houses on Bluefield Avenue listed at 1600 and 2000 dollars with flats above. Properties owned by non residents and claimed to be two of the best business stands in the city. Esther will pay 20 percent on the investment.
The New Lebanon Association wraps its Bramwell session after a highly successful year. Judge Johnston delivers the keynote speech on state missions, with the board enjoying strong support. The group reports contributions of 1017.77 to the state mission board and plans to meet next year at the Tazewell church.
An advertising appeal invites readers to obtain a free book on opium and whiskey habits by writing to B. M. Wooley in Atlanta Georgia box 887. The notice targets every man and woman in the United States interested in these diseases.
Spring fever signals biliousness and a poisoned system as the liver and bowels slow. DeWitts Little Early Risers claim to cleanse the system, stimulate the liver, and remove impurities without gripping. Endorsed by R. M. Everly of Moundsville West Virginia and sold by John L. Crockett, druggist.
Fred Stinson visited from the county seat yesterday. F M Peters left for Dunlow to visit relatives. Dr Thomas BE Peery returned to the city after a week away. Mr and Mrs JH Moyers returned from a sea shore visit. Bennie Jones and John French went to Chilhowie Virginia to visit friends. Mrs SO Hall of Tazewell is visiting the Misses McDowell. A J Godfrey, WW Hamilton and HW Shields of Bramwell were in town. Fontz couple returned from Virginia Beach and Old Point Comfort. Rev JW Mitchell of Richmond in the city for the Religious Herald and will stay several days. Ada Ayers returned from Roanoke after six weeks with relatives. First Baptist Church preaching today at 11 am by Rev WA Pearson of Radford, and at 815 pm Dr JW Mitchell of Richmond will preach. The Young People Society will hold a lawn party at Mrs A Loher’s on Tuesday evening. Lynchburg capitalists touring Barboursville oil country were in town yesterday on the way home and pleased with conditions there.
John Houchins, jailed for fines and weapons charges, escaped yesterday with three bicycles. Charles Medley, arrested on a warrant from Roy Prince, was found with the stolen bicycle and other items, confessed, and faces grand jury indictment. S K and S F Lambert of Graham were arrested for trespassing with fines of 2.80 each. S F held as hostage while funds were sought, then released after payment.
A Lee's Summit report tells of Willie M. GC Keigan a boy who climbs a corn stalk to view his father's crop. The stalk grows so fast he is carried upward as he slides down. Efforts to cut the stalk fail. the boy survives on raw corn while cobs and stalks ignite in the air. Farmers plan balloons to aid the stranded child.
Suffolk report states George Easter, a colored man, was hanged in Emporia Virginia for the murder of Thomas Woodruff, an aged white man, last Christmas. Easter showed no statement on the scaffold and died twelve minutes after the trap sprang as a crowd watched, with only a few witnesses allowed.
An old newspaper ad urges readers to subscribe to The Telegraph and claims Foley's Kidney Cure cures all kidney and bladder diseases. It notes the product is for sale by G. H. Wade, a local druggist, and warns users of potential consequences if they do not try it.
J A Kelly recalls a summer attack of dysentery and credits Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with quick relief when used as directed. The piece notes Mr Kelly as a Henderson NY citizen and adds a sales line for the remedy and a rental notice for M Rosenberg at 287 Princeton Avenue. Also advertises Three Ribbon Rye Whiskey with a promotional line.
W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina credits Kodol with immediate relief from fifteen years of dyspepsia and digestion issues after trying many doctors and medicines. The ad urges no dieting and promotes Kodol as digestion without the stomach's aid, sold by John L Crockett.
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