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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
2
A mix of storefront notices from Gibson's Cash Grocery and The Market promote cheap country butter fresh eggs and pork sausage. Other items advertise photography at Christmas, beauty treatment demonstrations at Honakers, and neckwear at Pedigo's with short weather notes for West Virginia and Virginia.
The notice promotes comparing store piano grades from moderate to high end including the STIEFF model and assures a written guarantee on every piano.
Train timetable effective November 8 1918 lists daily departures from Bluefield at 7 45 a m to East Radford Bristol and Roanoke with connections to Norfolk Philadelphia Hagerstown and New York Sleeper cars and parlor service noted for multiple legs including Roanoke Shenandoah and Columbus plus cafe cars Availability to Lynchburg Taeger Williamson Gary Norton and intermediate points shown for select trains Authority contact W B Bevill and W C Saunders in Roanoke Virginia
A mixed local item notices a lost gold faced Swiss Genot movement ladies wrist watch on black ribbon reported last Tuesday afternoon. The Market advertises spinach, cauliflower, celery, cranberries and fish. Private J T Jennings returns home after discharge from service. Arwell and Richard Huffman arrested for robbing grandfather Huffman. $2 cash, $200 in Liberty Bonds, liquor stolen. one confesses. Funeral of Mrs Sloan set for Sunday at 10 oclock Grace Methodist. Tug River Electric Co to raise rates thirty percent. T J Jones from Western Union assists local office due to staff illness. Onward Court members urged to attend J T Bartee funeral at Sawyers home East Graham. burial West Graham. J W Brown Fuel Administrator and R E Rightmire visit Princeton on fuel matters. Mrs C R Godsey and daughter Bessie ill with influenza.
An wartime newspaper item promotes women’s home nursing training and describes assorted herbal patent medicines. It touts “Dr Jerce’s Favorite Prescription” and “Pietoo’s Pleasant Pellets” with testimonials, urging readers to order from Buffalo or Baltimore publishers amid admonitions about women’s nerves and health.
The Norfolk and Western safety first car, a traveling school for accident prevention, will be open to visitors starting Monday at 9 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm. RK Starrett and D W Naff conduct lectures with slides and moving pictures. The car carries over 300 slides and a film The Rule of Reason.
A Town resident tests Cardul for severe headaches and nerves claiming three years of agony and inability to work. After taking three bottles the patient reports permanent relief and no headaches for five years, praising the remedy as effective for female troubles.
A review notes a pretty little love story set amid multiple railroad accidents and head on collisions caused by a switch mishap. The production has significant action and is worth viewing, with hope that railroad workers attend. mention of a car lots site just west of the passenger station.
WV state banks increased total deposits by 4.797 million from June 29 to November 1, with resources rising to 162.628 million. Time certificates fell by about 1.5 million while deposits subject to check rose from 68.971 million to 74.713 million, amid war drive contributions.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for grippe and severe colds. One dose relieves head congestion, feverish symptoms, and sore throat, with two more doses up to three and no quinine needed. It claims instant relief and easy taste, urging buyers to get the genuine product at drugstores.
Several residents and visitors are recorded in city yesterday. N Lee of Alpora H W Pinkney of Pride Hill Mrs O Floyd and Lois of Princeton avenue recover from influenza. Various others including J T Faulkner John Stone H B Seamand and A T Robertson were noted as visitors from multiple towns.
The Rotary Club held its monthly meeting at the high school building with a dinner prepared by the domestic science department. Visitors included J Walter Barnes state fuel administrator and other officials who spoke appreciatively then toured the new cafeteria library and labs.
Charles Howard Plattenburg, a newspaper man, headlines the Redpath Lyceum tonight with the lecture Loyalty to the Hometown. At the Christian church convention in Omaha he addressed 12,000 people and earned praise from the Associated Press as one of the convention’s brightest speeches.
Mrs Mary Jane Ferguson died last night at 1 30 at her son W M Ferguson’s Frederick street home from pneumonia after influenza. Survived by six children W M and E G Ferguson Ada D Ferguson Princeton Mrs Scott White New Hope Mrs J T Smith and Mrs Louis Lilly New Hope. Husband died months ago. Funeral at 3 tomorrow afternoon at New Hope church with interment in New Hope cemetery.
A November 1915 letter from a U S Army unit in France describes a two week battle, the writer’s health and mood, and inquiries about Violet Blankenship and other family members back home, noting hope of return to the United States and mention of an uncle.
A soldier writes from the front by candlelight praising West Virginia and asking for mail and homemade candy. He mentions his brotherly affection, asks family to forgive delays in letters, and sends regards to his mother and the local girls. Chamberlain's Tablets advertise for stomach and bile issues with hopeful claims.
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