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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
6
Charles Witten of Walton in City and Coal Field reports railway layoffs on lighter grades at St Paul and adjacent lines. He notes heavier work continues with wage cuts to half, yet tunnel work proceeds, delaying full road completion until conditions improve.
J A Davis from Alexandria Virginia and Carrie Lee Vickers daughter of Mrs S A Vickers Dublin Virginia were married in Bristol by Rev A H Burroughs. They arrived in Bluefield on No 17 and will reside here Davis becomes Western Union operator handling press messages for the Daily Telegraph.
Last night at Grace Church the climax service drew a filled house and intense interest. Rev. Mr. Shuler preached a strong sermon based on Romans 10 14 about all appearing before Christ’s judgment seat. Many responded to the appeal and came forward seeking faith in Christ. Preaching continues tonight at 8 with song service at 7 30.
Arrangements are made for a city farce at the opera house on Friday the 13th to raise funds for a city hospital. Miss Critchfield and Mrs. Mann head the effort with local talent under the Children's Aid Society auspices. Rehearsals will be at the opera house and help is welcomed for a successful show.
Officials report progress as residents respond to sanitary campaign requests. People are urged to preemptively tidy premises to meet health standards, with a pledge to report back that properties are in good condition and free of fault.
George W. Young died yesterday at 7 25 pm at J H Preston's residence. He came from Farmville Virginia eighteen months ago and served as assistant superintendent of Scott street Baptist lay school. Members of the colored lodge K of FP at Hayes Lodge No 80 will meet at Raleigh street hall at 2 30 pm to attend the funeral. The services will be at Scott Street Baptist Church at 4 pm today and the remains will be shipped to Farmville on No 16.
A brief note discusses cod liver oil and iron in various preparations. It mentions the therapeutic use of these nutrients and hints at differing formulations or delivery methods, without prescribing a specific regimen or brand. The item reflects a medical or dietary discussion typical of the period.
The article profiles Mr. Cooper his New Discovery claiming to expel tapeworms and tone the stomach, with a Chicago case of Jessie Birdsall fourteen relieved after seven years of illness. It urges readers with chronic health issues to try the medicine and notes The White Pharmacy as local agent in the city.
A vintage advertisement touts Vinol, a cod liver oil and iron tonic, claiming superior healing and rebuilding benefits for anemia, convalescence, and respiratory illnesses. It emphasizes suitability for the elderly, children, and those recovering from illness, with trial offered at local Bluefield druggists.
An old advertisement urges use of Dr Kings New Life Pills for bowel cleansing and claims headaches biliousness malaria and jaundice are helped. It also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a soothing tonic for babies, listing Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co West End Drug Co and W J Peters Freeman as sellers.
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