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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Tate DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as antiseptic and fast acting. It urges patrons to insist on De Witt's Widney and Madder Pills and notes availability from all druggists in Soliere.
A reader letters recounts Fred Murray of Saint Paul on the Clinch as a sailor who joined the CSS Alabama in 1862. He sailed with Semmes, witnessed the 1864 Cherbourg sinking, and later moved to Wise County Virginia. Rumors about a train wreck plot and police awareness are mentioned with uncertain details.
A report from Wytheville states a colored man named Grubb was arrested there yesterday by a Baldwin man. Several bystanders were questioned, but one man, Ley, refused to comment as details of the incident remain unclear and disputed.
Te Be Feb Lor reports that Thos Peery will be out of the city through January 15 1909. The note notes his absence and expected return date.
An old newspaper ad promotes Ning Little Liver Pill as a time saving remedy for biliousness sick headache and constipation. It claims the pill does not gripe and is sold for 25 cents by the bodykoonta Drug Co.
The notice advertises cut flowers arriving Tue Thu Sat at Crockett's Drug Store. It promotes Manan Pile Remedy claimed to give immediate relief for piles, with a 560c guarantee. Also touts Cos Lasetive Cough Syrup for colds, coughs, croup, and whooping cough with cautions on seasonal colds.
The Matouks Hardware Company and C. H. Gilmer & Co merge in W Va to form Storka Supply Company. All accounts transfer to the new firm. Medicine in legalese highlights stomach and fever relief with first dose effects. Goodykoontz Drug Co advertises Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs and colds.
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