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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
4
A vivid column surveys Christmas weather hopes, Taft’s cabinet timing, a naval ball at Old Point Comfort, and the Paris incident. It notes Jolmdee’s stance on a $29,240,000 fine, and fears Harriman may reappear in a new influential role.
Bluefield residents urge rapid aid for Monongah disaster victims and offer carload provisions or monetary contributions for widows and orphans. The piece also questions state convention site bidding and notes high Wheeling costs and county delegation spending.
The Portsmouth Ohio Times cites 280 typhoid cases linked to river towns and mountain streams, suggesting widespread waterborne illness. The writer questions official case totals, noting that local physicians treated all suspected typhoid cases, challenging reported figures.
The town denounces panic over typhoid rumors while noting past meningitis cases caused undue fear. Officials explain fever was not ecobus in Bluefield and outline measures to prevent future infections, aiming to improve resilience and public confidence.
A Bluefield update promotes Mi o na stomach tablets via White Pharmacy with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure indigestion. The ad claims Mi o na strengthens the entire digestive tract and relieves headaches and nervous symptoms tied to weak stomachs. It also includes Hall's Catarrh Cure claims and a testimonial from Mrs. Clapp about Dr. King's New Discovery curing her son's lung troubles.
The piece explains diphtheria risk from a cold misinterpreted as severe illness and praises Chamberlin's Cough Remedy as reducing diphtheria danger. It notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a popular cough and lung remedy with no opiates, sold by local pharmacies. The ad urges guarding health with genuine products and subscribin g to the Daily Telegraph.
A description of a Bluefield newspaper offering home news features society items sporting news trade indications and market reports. The paper costs 4 per year 2 for six months or 1 for three months with delivery by city carriers or mail and available on trains hotels newsstands and by newsboys within 100 miles.
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