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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
2
A mosaic of satirical observations touches on Justice Shiras Taft and imperial visits, with notes on telephones coal famine Nile project and penal migrants. The author lampoons political appointments, public figures and social trends while questioning progress and sanity across nations.
An advertisement argues deafness cannot be helped by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case cured by Fall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes Hall's Family Pills as a superior remedy.
In a University of Nebraska lecture Judge Grosacup argues that attempts to eradicate trusts fail and that Roosevelt Knox policy aims to regulate them, not abolish. The piece reviews enforcement failures, steel trust concerns, and Mr Hyde on crop statistics bias. It closes with a testimonial for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets from Mr Francis Little of Benton Harbor.
A jar on display at White's Pharmacy invites patrons to guess the number of beans in it. The closest guess wins a jardiniere valued at $65, given as a premium to the shopper making a twenty five cent purchase.
Geo R McDonald of Man Logan County West Virginia reports his husband’s partial paralysis improved after two bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm. The liniment also treats rheumatism sprains and bruises and is sold by H N White.
Du Pont Georgia candidate J F Hughes was deemed unlikely to live six months due to a lung condition. He tried Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, improved after three years, and beat the grim forecasts. Drugstore claims guarantee relief for throat and lung troubles. Pearson's Restaurant offers goods and services.
R. Larson of Bay Villa, near River Cape Colony runs a general store claiming to serve a thirty mile farmer radius. He cites fourteen local cures from Chamberlain's Cough Remedy within a year and notes the area population is about sixty within a mile. For sale by H. N. White.
A line of foreign and domestic fruits and nuts is offered for Christmas by the Mercer Merchandise Company. The selection includes assorted fruits and nuts suitable for holiday gift baskets and seasonal tables.
The accounts of Mrs J A White guardian for Flora May White and W E White guardian for A B White were filed for settlement. The document is dated December 10 1902 and issued under the hand of the probate officer.
A letter from President Kimball to Edwin Mann of the First National Bank outlines Norfolk and Western Railway Company plans for more than half a million dollars in Bluefield upgrades. The project includes yard extensions, track rearrangements, long local delivery sidings, paving with Belgian blocks, two overhead bridges, new officials’ houses, and enhanced streetscapes with curbs and sidewalks. The letter urges city officials to coordinate paving and street improvements to support the growth and health of Bluefield as a coal distribution hub.
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