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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1906
Page
4
A column reflects on Dewgiocracy and past and future in Roanoke Times style while joking about politics. It notes a woman in Powhatan shooting herself after her husband must work, and an attempted robbery of a physician in Pennsylvania. The piece muses on prominent figures, vaccines, and legislative behavior with satirical asides about trusts and public affairs.
Public sentiment on a cause is crucial and prior failures when sympathy lagged show the risk. The Pullman Porters plan a campaign to win their cut of a $26 million surplus, aiming to shift wage costs onto the corporation and gain broad public backing. A further plank in their platform remains to be seen.
The organizer argues tips amount to little and urges public action to refuse gratuities. He sees a porters union using the push to gain surplus and praises broader civic action to unite business toward common good. The note also reminds merchants Christmas is imminent and telegraph ads offer the best reach.
Premier Stolypin reports reduced unrest in Russia and hopes the third parliament will be conservative and stable from the government’s view. He threatens dissolution at signs of radicalism while liberals pivot to local reforms and universal suffrage remains a distant goal as radicals’ stance remains uncertain.
The notice explains Herpicide as a destroyer of herpes and related scalp microbes that cause dandruff itching and hair loss. It asserts the product kills the microbe, allowing hair to grow, and invites samples via mail order from The Herpicide Co Detroit Michigan with agents Jotinel Crockett.
The piece argues that while extremists are few, the first revolutionary surge has passed and a long struggle begins. Liberals seek gradual emancipation, while the bureaucracy must face ongoing popular education and agitation that will steadily push toward constitutional government.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as natural food for the body and life producing, claiming unique medicinal value. It lists tea and tablets at 35 cents and brands the Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company and several local outlets including Cooper and West End Drug Company.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for Bright's disease and diabetes, citing Mrs. Rachel Brookman's testimony of relief after using the product from Foster Milburn Co. It also markets Carter Furniture Company's discounted stock, urging prompt purchases due to significant price cuts.
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