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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
2
The Telegraph Yesterday's Advertiser reports a remark about Christmas gifts arriving soon causing comment that too much Christmas has appeared in some quarters. The notice hints at widespread overabundance and public amusement surrounding early holiday cheer.
The passage warns against a small misunderstanding between Holland and Portugal over Boer status as a potential spark for a broader European war. It hopes these minor states can be pacified to avert a predicted general conflict.
Portland dispatch reports Mrs Leslie Carter starred in Zaza at the Jefferson theater to a packed house. Several local clergymen published a protest against the play in the local papers, underscoring public controversy over the performance.
Panic grips Maine drugstores as calls for stricter prohibition enforcement surge. The uproar hints at the scale of liquor sales claimed for medicinal use and the hidden breadth of the trade.
Trial races between the New York and Boston candidates for the defender offer a promising start to next season's yachting. The outcome will hinge on the boat and skipper deemed best by competition.
The article surveys diverse items from Queen Wilhelmina’s parting words to President Kruger and Chicago gambling defenses to John W. Gates’ $12,000,000 fortune. It notes diplomatic musings, a St Louis fair for 1903, Tolstoi on government, Alaska gold hints, and an ad for One Minute Cough Care.
The piece notes growing tensions between Portugal and the Netherlands over neutrality in Portuguese South Africa. It describes Holland as militarily formidable with a strong navy and colonial holdings, while Portugal risks alliance with Britain. The text warns against a potential open clash between two small powers with outsized international stakes.
General Chaffee voiced vigorous protest against looting by officials and soldiers in China, insisting looters not operate within American lines. Waldersee rejected his harsh note as too strong, but the act earned Chaffee renewed respect at home while diplomacy likely resolved the incident.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Mall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from Toledo wholesalers vouch for F J Cheney's reliability. Hall's Family Pills promoted as best. Norfolk and Western Railway holiday excursion tickets on sale December 22 to January 1 with return date January 4 1900.
By decree of the Mercer circuit court a special commissioner will rent at the Bluefield law office of J. M. Anderson the life interest in Lot No 2 Section 26 Block 1 Bluefield. The sale will be by public auction to the highest bidder on January 5. Terms sufficient to cover costs, balance due in six and twelve months with note and security. Commissioner J. M. Anderson has posted bond and security per decree. Clerk W. B. Honaker certifies the commission.
A garbled ad touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for female diseases. It claims rapid improvement in nerves sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches fainting and dizziness. Presented as a God send with each bottle guaranteed and priced at 50 cents.
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