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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
5
Bluefield social and civic notices cover a range of items. A bluefielder’s chance Roanoke encounter prompts reflection on city size. Local funerals for H P Burton and S meningitis cases loom. Memorials, church rummage plans, and meeting notices for Tazewell and Bland Street contexts appear alongside relatives’ travel and visitors.
A list shows J H Gadd Camp Creek and E H Easley Huntington visits. Judges and pastors travel, with many residents from Princeton Pocahontas Falls Mills Northfork Spanishburg Red Ash Matoaka and Bla nd visiting Bluefield or city on business or for meetings. One note says Mrs J J Fagg and Mrs J Martin at home. Dr Crockett confined by grip.
The Bluefield passenger depot renovations begun October 1 are nearly complete after spending about 10 000 to 12 000. The baggage room extends westward, a new 16 by 26 foot smoking room is added, the ladies and gentlemen waiting areas are reconfigured, new ticket window installed, bronze trimmings replace hardware, and the building repainted with widened steps and extended sidewalk.
A Norfolk & Western official wearing a colored uniform appeared as porter on No 3 attracting attention at the passenger station. Reports misinterpreted his role as brake man though railroad plans include colored porters on passenger trains to keep coaches clean between division points. Fresh milk from Rich Mountain Dairy Farm is available via Kahle & Kahle and St Clair & Goodson.
An advertisement invites readers to mail three friends’ names and addresses to Knickerbocker Clock Company at 01 Lexington Ave New York for a $1 San Antonio Mission Candlestick, with 16 two cent stamps to cover expenses, plus an illustrated price list of Father Knickerbocker clocks in Weathered Oak or Forest Green.
Mrs. Charles of Harbor Me speaks about Electric Bitters as a trusted remedy. Her endorsement highlights relief from common ailments and supports the product’s local favor and everyday use.
An old advertise ment touts a tonic as a neighborhood favorite and spring remedy. It claims quick relief for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues and general debility, asserting it purifies blood and strengthens nerves. Sold at drug stores with a guarantee for 0c.
Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin says four doses of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills have done more for him than any other medicine. He notes the pills are sold by all druggists.
The passage promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy for la grippe. It claims the product stops coughing and strengthens lungs, preventing pneumonia, and warns to refuse substitutes. Sold by G H Wade.
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