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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
5
The Bland Street Methodist church women plan a cake candy and fancy work sale on Friday and Saturday December 10 and 11 in the Martin block at Bluefield avenue with ice cream stewed and fried oysters on offer.
Beavers district teachers gather at the Beavers high school on Friday for the teachers institute. A plan to form a Teachers Round Table links Mercer Mc Dowell Mingo Wyoming and Ualeiga counties with optional participation from other counties. L L Friend assistant to State Superintendent Shawkey and Waiteman Barbe WVU representative will attend to discuss instructional and collegiate issues.
Advertisement notes HUFF, ANDREWS & THOMAS selling popular flour brands at mill prices in a car lot and local lot. It urges homemakers to buy from any retail merchant, highlighting superior quality and a guarantee by both mill and merchant.
S. S. Steele of Elkins, a business visitor to the city, was noted. Wyft. Overstreet of Camwell was a Bluefield visitor yesterday. Morris Watts of Eckman visited the city yesterday. Dr. J. B. Kirk of Elkhorn and Judge Henson of Pearisburg were in the city last night on their way home.
Robert Payne lies in serious condition at St Luke's Hospital after an assault near Giles Street on Saturday night. He, a seventeen year old, was struck by three youths while walking on Princeton Avenue. Police seek the assailants as doctors treat a thinly fractured skull and the public is urged to ensure streets are safer after dark.
An advertising note promotes Bucklen Arnica Salve for pimples skin eruptions and sores claiming it softens skin and improves appearance. It also touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for indigestion and multiple ailments with broad claims and prices.
Mrs. Nettie Carter of Elkton Kentucky credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with complete recovery from consumption after weak appetite indigestion and chest distress. The ad claims thousands praise the product and describes its health benefits and doctor recommended status with cautions to buy only the genuine sealed bottle.
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