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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
1
Norfolk and Western reports January coal shipments by field. Pocahontas 412 782 tons of coal and 86 587? From Tax River 71 356 and 1 559 Thacker 4 029 and 25 816 Kenova 44 583 and 4A? Clinch Valley 96 243 and 2 056. Total 648 943 and 121 408.
Lt. Emory Hawk from Bland Street Church condemns liquor lobbying and urges church leaders to resist licensing to curb saloons. He cites biblical warnings and notes Kentucky roots of the Anti-Saloon League, praising efforts to close the American saloon and protect families.
Market quotations from the Bluefield Broker Age and Commission Company list prices, with dealers in stocks bonds and provisions. Located on the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
A Chicago Tribune item warns that neglected colds threaten children and adults, urging proper food ventilation and dry warm clothing. It advocates Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and effective and notes sale by West End Drug Co Bluefield Pharmacy.
The state central committee directs a state Republican convention at Parkersburg Wood County to elect four delegates at large four alternates for the national convention in Chicago June 16 1908. The body will nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and three Supreme Court of Appeals judges and address other business. It convenes at 1 p m on July 29 1908 with one delegate per county.
A meeting of the Republican Central Committee of Mercer County West Virginia is called to assemble in Bluefield on Saturday February 15 1908 at 11 pm to fix time and place for a state convention in Parkerburg West Virginia April 29 1908 and for delegates to congressional and senatorial conventions to be named ISAAC T MANN Chairman KK L BOWMAN Secretary
George Ade’s quaint comedy The Country Chairman will open here on Wednesday February 19. The play faithfully portrays life in a midwestern village in the eighties with no frills and has strong early critical notices. Ade credits local material and Midwest life for the work and a leading producer praises its American character and stage appeal.
Mr L J Woodbury of Twining Mich praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and cold relief including croup. He notes it did the work for him in hard colds and recommends it. Available at West End Drugs Co East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy.
U S Geological Survey indicates total coal production around 450 to 460 million short tons in 1907, up about 10 percent from 1906. Anthracite gains exceeded 20 percent with Pennsylvanian shipments over 85 percent of total, while October and November records show strong demand despite a late-year panic.
An advertisement touts Mi-o-na stomach tablets as a cure for digestion and nutrition issues and related symptoms. The White Pharmacy claims many cures and offers a 50 cent box with a money back guarantee if it fails to meet listed claims.
Free to Our Readers prompts readers to mail names and addresses of three artistic friends to the Knickerbocker Clock Company and enclose 16 two cent stamps to receive a San Antonio Mission Candlestick and an illustrated price list of Father Knickerbocker clocks in Weathered Oak or Forest Green.
Mrs. Fannie Griffen of Troy Alabama reports a twenty year skin disease cured after using two boxes of Chamberlains Salve. Ads list where to buy and note Dr Margaret Bowen will offer osteopathic consultations in Graham on Tuesdays free exam.
La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and heals the lungs so no serious results need be feared. The genuine product has no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. For sale by G. H Wade. He Wittt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is good for piles. For sale by all druggists.
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