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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
4
Advertising rates available on application with advance costs listed. Remittances to Daily Telegraph Printing Co Box 721 Bluefield West Virginia. Communications for the Daily Telegraph to be addressed to the paper. No individuals connected to the paper are to receive mail at the establishment. February 13 1908.
A scratched telegram from Charleston is quoted in The Daily Telegraph and misrepresented as editorial comment in yesterday's Leader. The piece discusses the New York to Paris automobile race limits, currency reform prospects, and social gossip about Count Hadik and Mrs. Vanderbilt in a flurry of speculation.
The San Francisco Call notes a young San Jose sport (likely misread) spent fifteen thousand dollars over a fifteen month span. The piece implies operation under the obscure San Jose scale may have influenced the loss.
President Roosevelt proposed a uniform fuel purchase plan for federal use. Washington buildings now buy coal by contracts that specify heating value and ash content, ensuring buyers get value. Dealers faced penalties for substandard coal and can earn premiums for coal exceeding specs.
The U S government, spending about 6 3 million annually on fuel, adopts coal analyses to set heating value standards. A technician analyzes coal on delivery, awarding premiums for above standard and penalties for below, shifting purchase toward chemically verified quality and transparent contracts.
Mrs EF BD Charles of Harbor Maine calls Electric Bitters a neighborhood favorite. It relieves dyspepsia liver and kidney issues malnutrition nervous debility and strengthens the blood as a spring tonic. Sold with guarantee at drug stores and by all druggists. Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills as a pleasant easy option.
The state central committee orders a Parkersburg convention on April 29, 1908 to elect four delegates at large and four alternates to the Chicago Republican national convention of June 16 1908. Delegates are apportioned by county votes for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 with names and counts listed. notices of contests and certification must reach Clarksburg by ten days prior.
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co claim honorability and financial ability. Walding Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Druggists Toledo endorse. Cure taken internally for blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Hon. William H. Hearne of Ohio County asks Republican voters of the Northern Panhandle to inquire into his qualifications for the West Virginia governorship ahead of the state convention. He requests inquiries from any citizen regardless of the source of the information.
An advertisement touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a remedy for chronic constipation. It claims to aid digestion and stimulate the liver and bowels, restoring natural action and providing quick, pleasant relief without nausea. Sold by G. H. Wade, druggist.
Ap Bluefield Lodge No 2650 meets Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Red Man's Hall. Bluefield Lodge No 85 AF and AM meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Masonic Hall on Bland Street. Bluefield Lodge No 153 Knights of Pythias meets Mondays at 8 30 p.m. Castle Hall Redmen’s Building. Visiting Knights invited.
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