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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement touts Kodol as a digestant that enables eating all foods without discomfort. It claims the product uses stomach-like juices to digest meals, relieves fullness and heartburn, and rests the stomach. A money back guarantee and giant-bottle offer are noted.
Reverend D R Moss pastor of the Christian Church will give his farewell sermon next Sunday after receiving several calls including a position in Homestead Pennsylvania. No replacement has been named yet as candidates are considered.
J. W. Ikins aged carpenter and Civil War veteran died after being struck by an eastbound passenger train near Northfork between Northfork and Keystone. A resident of Bluefield for about ten years he left a wife and four children and belonged to Bland Street Methodist church. Funeral services were set for today.
The New York announcement states Miss Kritzi Scheil, comic opera star, will marry John Ox Jr of Big Stone Gap Virginia. Scheff, star of Mile Modesto, under Charles Dillingham, will appear next winter in The Prima Donna by Henry W Blossom and Victor Herbert. Ox, noted novelist, wrote of wars as a correspondent in the Spanish American and Russo Japanese conflicts.
A man recounts misinterpreted letters and a dramatic misread telegram from his wife who stayed in the country. The tale contrasts cautious wit with unintended alarm sparked by a long-distance phone call and a final letter.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina praises Icksen's Arrow Salve as the best salve for healing, insisting it cures every sore burn or wound and is sold for 25 cents at all drug stores.
A Welch West Virginia reader defends the Daily Leader reporting on Keystone conditions while questioning hidden motives. He argues the Leader aims to aid Democrats and disaffected Republicans, urging accountability and explaining past reform efforts in McDowell County.
Enterprising Lewisburg residents secure state charter to create the Ruved Land and Improvement Company with authorized capital of 50000 dollars. Incorporators include D C T Davis Jr, Mason Matthews, C Z Matthews, W B Nelson, and H A Matthews.
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