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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1908
Page
4
Publication details for the Daily Telegraph of Bluefield West Virginia include pricing for daily subscriptions and affiliations with the Associated Press. It lists address Box 721 Bluefield WV and notes all communications go to the newspaper with no individuals named for mail matters.
A compact chronology notes 1279 Alphonso II of Portugal dies. 1656 Spain declares against England. 1804 US "Philadelphia" burned at Tripoli harbor. 1853 Independence wreck near Lower California with 129 dead. 1878 Senate defeats Bland silver bill. 1905 financier Jay Cooke dies born 1821. War context implied.
A broad column riffs on nearing spring and political jests. It mocks lawmakers like Foraker, references batty bets on auto routes from New York to Paris, and teases figures such as Morgan and Taft while noting oddities about ages and waist measurements. It closes with word of a committee to study legislative advisability after an upcoming investigation.
The piece argues for a general hospital admitting all classes on equal terms, criticizing single-class miners or printers hospitals. It links hospital policy to continued state maintenance and calls the amendment a potential political trigger, predicting Bryan may surpass Parker's 1904 tally if polling is favorable.
William H. Hearne of Ohio County seeks Republican voters to inquire of his qualifications to become West Virginia governor. He asks Northern Panhandle citizens, regardless of politics of query source, to assess his fitness before the state convention. Also notes local fraternal lodge meeting times and invites visitors to Knights of Pythias and Masonic gatherings.
A Cambridge report claims Harvard baseball is training with an automatic pitching machine that hurls balls at adjustable speeds and styles. The piece notes the ironical link to Trollope and foresees a clash between conservative and progressive forces as machine pitching enters the diamond.
The Eckman church hosts an Epworth League program at 7:30 p m with Prof Miles Lee as Master of Programs ushers J Waerren Smith and Karl Deaton organist Frank Belle Davs chorister G A Dehart and Rev D A Atkins speakers and choir numbers including God Calling Yet and The Gift of Grace. A reward advertisement offers one hundred dollars for catarrh cure with testimony from J Cheney and partners.
The Rev Madison C. Peters argues that divorce is not always a menace to domestic purity and that forcing mismatched couples to remain married can be immoral. He calls for stronger safeguards around marriage rather than coercing continued unions.
Bluefield residents report relief from kidney pain backache and fatigue after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs J Morris credits permanent improvement following years of discomfort with kidney troubles. Sold by John L Crockett's drug store and FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Market quotations are reported by the Blucheliad troner age and Commission Company, dealers in stocks bonds and securities. The entry notes the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia as their location.
The Chicago Tribune urges cautious care for colds in autumn through spring noting dry warm clothes and good ventilation as key safeguards. It promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe effective treatment and lists West End Drug, East End Pharmacy, and Bluefield Pharmacy as sellers with a cheerful free world trip offer tied to Peirces Golden Rio coffee.
Advertisement claims chronic constipation risks and promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a safe pleasant remedy that aids digestion stimulates liver and bowels restoring natural action. Recommends starting today and notes it does not nauseate or gripe. Sold by G L Wade药.
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