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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
6
An advertisement touts Blacko Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming cures with a 25¢ dose and a double refund offer. It emphasizes strong language about health decline and urges customers to ask their druggist, while noting a broader economic crisis affecting merchants and price uncertainty.
Princeton area notices describe a slide campaign urging home help for the chamber of commerce plus a turkey theft and replacement tale by Jimmie Osborne. Jurors listed for circuit court and a Civic League meeting at the high school are announced. Thanksgiving slow day effects noted with shops closed and residents out hunting.
A fragmentary item describes a hat and pin linked to an incident, with unclear details but notes possible connection to a local event and an unnamed person or group. The readable text hints at a small clue but leaves the broader story unresolved.
Princeton merchants voice alarm over rising prices driven by continuing advances in footwear and leather costs. A shoe dealer cites paying eight cents more per pair for spring stock while offering no price hikes yet, predicting consumer pain when sellers raise prices. A shoemaker warns half soles could cost about 2.50 by spring as leather inventories appreciate.
A pharmacy advertised Rheuma as a fast acting rheumatism remedy sold by White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy and other druggists. An unnamed physician quoted praises its novel formula and claims it clears poisons via bowels and kidneys, noting it is superior to common remedies and urging sufferers to try Rheuma.
The article outlines 1912 primary law changes from a legislative extra session. It defines parties by 1912 vote shares, sets nomination methods by share thresholds, restricts fusion tickets, details ballot printing order, lowers fees, and imposes penalties for abuse. It also covers official return copies, registration changes, and several Senate bills on removal and election contests.
Nationwide redistribution of box cars is required to ease freight delays. The new car order directs lines with excess cars to return them to junction points and specify surplus percentages by region. The move, backed by the Interstate Commerce Commission and shippers, aims to resume coal and food deliveries and ease eastbound export traffic pressures.
An old time Musterole advertisement promotes topical relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headache congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago and general pains. It touts a cool soothing effect, no blistering, and jars priced 25 50 cents or hospital size 2 50.
John Head of Tuscumbia Alabama, long believed dead since 1915 and receiving life insurance payments, appeared in lawyer H A Carmichael's office to deny his death and explain his California travels while court battles continue over his widow's damages claim. In Querétaro Mexico Albert Paní, Mexican commissioner, presented a protocol to General Carranza after meeting. Raffael Nieto accompanied Paní to Mexico City. The Tennessee Tennessee battleship Tennessee will draw 27,500 electrical horsepower to power a city of 100,000.
After extensive testing the new preparation Kimo-San Oi is offered at 29 cents a bottle as a first aid for rheumatic pains while Tanlac repairs kidneys and purifies blood. Bluefield Pharmacy and Northfork Drug Co. are listed as agents in Bluefield and Northfork, West Virginia.
Washington leaders and federal employees paused national business on Thanksgiving Day November 30 as churches public institutions and homes celebrated. Morning services marked by widespread observance highlight the holiday spirit across the nation’s capital.
Patrick's Catholic church and a national Protestant Thanksgiving service at the Metropolitan M E church drew many public figures. Uncle Sam's army holds a patent for wireless instruments for aircraft use, weighing seven pounds with a seven mile transmission range.
Thousands seek Celery Mist to relieve headache and neuralgia without opiates or narcotics. Pleasant to take with an ice package available at drug stores in city or country locations.
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