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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces publication details and advertising rates. It lists address at 66 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and mentions box 721 for communications with rates noted for advance and per issue.
A study of election returns notes Glasscock's large margins in districts two, three, four, and five, with a state total majority of 12,248. It also mentions a possible shift in appointees and critiques Rockefeller’s philanthropy trends, contrasting with Fletcherization ideas.
A Chronicle of health ideas shifts from folk remedies to medical interventions. The piece contrasts old self treatment such as hot foot soaks and pork neck wraps with modern medicine and hospital stays, noting rising severity and broader social concerns about French affairs and emigration.
After a period of calm the ocean again rages with serious accidents reminding readers that sea travel remains dangerous. The piece notes a shift in public perception over decades as many seek distant waters and relations in Europe speak by telephone of peril, while ships endure storms and wrecks like those near Sardinia.
A Missouri woman sues her deaf mute husband for divorce claiming he swore at her using sign language. The report notes the case as part of a broader reflection on sea travel risks compared with ancient voyages.
The Harrisonburg Times reports strong support for renewing Hon. L. P. Summers’s post as collector for Virginia’s Sixth internal revenue district. It praises his four years of satisfactory service, asserts GOP strength under his leadership, and notes Judge Taft should keep Summers in place. Portsmouth Things adds a witty drought remark.
L. K. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western railway, states at Roanoke that transportation business will rise gradually. He urges prompt congressional action on tariff laws to remove uncertainty unsettling national business. The American people can adjust when the condition is known.
An 80 year old Lewistown resident credits Vinci liver tonic with restoring strength after years of illness and lung trouble. She says three bottles let her walk a quarter mile and perform daily tasks, urging others to try it and noting a money back guarantee from Goodykoontz Drug Co.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh. Advertisement from Fr. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio claims the cure works by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists. Mentions testimonials available, price 75 cents per bottle and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Kinzer offers the best line of ladies gold watches in the city showcasing elegant designs at competitive prices. Shoppers find a selection of styles, including classic and modern pieces, with reliable customer service and warranty options.
An advertisement extols William Tell Flour as absolutely clean and wholesome. It claims the flour contacts only bright machinery and bags are machine filled and sealed, ensuring pure flour for the lightest, whitest bread. Ask your grocer for William Tell.
In M Claude memories a Paris police chief recounts a famed ballroom ruse by a clever criminal who mimicked the poet Beranger to escape capture. The chief, resembling Beranger, faced a sea of dancers and flowers as the crowd shouted Beranger in triumph, while the imposter slipped away.
Canada yields only about five perfect black fox pelts per year with rare ten or twelve. Russian nobility seek them through agents. pelt fetches from 800 to 1500 dollars. Breeding wild black foxes may become a new luxury market and spark a fur panic among hunters. Edmonton Correspondent Toronto Globe.
Caricature became a principal critique tool as financial frenzy around John Law in 1719 and 1730 fueled widespread satire. Nobles, duchesses, and others sought shares while writers profited, prompting Dutch papers to lampoon Law and the era. Hogarth later shifted his energies to caricature in London, influencing public opinion and policy.
The article explains aphids reproduce by budding with young forming on the parent, each producing about twenty five offspring daily. If unchecked, the twenty fifth generation would yield an astronomically large number, illustrating explosive population growth. Tan Tan Fair opens this afternoon at 2 p.m. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
Advertises Kodol to digestion of foods and relief from dyspepsia indigestion sour or weak stomach. Claims the product sweetens the stomach and cures stomach trouble when taken occasionally with a guarantee. Sold by all druggists.
An old advertisement touts Sauer lemon extract as pure not terpeneless and features King’s Little Liver Pill a remedy for biliousness sick headache and constipation priced at 25c plus Goodykoontz Laxative Cough Syrup that “moves the bowels gently” with no opiates and a child friendly maple sugar taste sold by all druggists.
Pleasant reliable liver pills and kidney bladder pills from DeWitts marketed as safe effective cures. Sold by all druggists with claims of easy relief for back ache and urinary inflammation.
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