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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph of Bluefield West Virginia prints advance advertising rates and circulation notes. It lists contact box 721 and emphasizes no individuals connected with the paper will receive mail about establishment matters. CNN EEE No. 14-J. No. 14-L.
The speaker argues the legislature should adjourn and the governor should avoid a special session on local option. Pro prohibition amendment supporters and liquor interests both oppose local option, leaving no side eager for further session action.
A group of daring motorists heads toward Chicago en route to Alaska with plans to cross Behring Straits into Siberia and traverse Asia to Russia and Europe to Paris. Organized by Le Matin and The Times New York, the expedition has supply stations along the route. One car reportedly departed from the World Building in New York amid chorus girls.
A Fort Smith editor asserts daily newspapers educate the public and defend editorial liberty against clamor from friends and foes. The Daily Telegraph reviews a New York World pamphlet titled The Map of Bryanism critiquing William Jennings Bryan, arguing his long dominance faded and warning he cannot win the Democratic nomination.
In the rough school of life we learn from every class how to measure humanity. Your home newspapers deserve support and criticism for speaking for the city and you. Editors face every proposition, present facts, and seek to tell the truth from all sides, even amid croakers. A daily paper educates and guides public life and family instruction.
Charles M. Hays argues railroads can endure if crops stay strong and no major failures occur. He cites higher labor costs and depreciation charges as factors. enhancements in equipment and facilities should help service nationwide needs, and he sees rails sustaining existing dividends with few exceptions under a unified supervision model.
A Mercer county Republican mass convention is called for Bramwell West Virginia on April 4 at 2 p m to select 24 delegates to district conventions and to represent Mercer county at the state convention in Parkersburg on April 26 for sending four delegates and alternates to the national convention in Chicago on June 16 1908 and to nominate supreme court judges. A 36 delegate district to a Huntington congressional convention on April 27 1908 is apportioned among Beaver Pond Rock East River and Jumping Branch with Beaver Pond 14 Rock 15 East River 4 and Jumping Branch 1. A 36 delegate senatorial convention is to be fixed later apportioned Beaver Pond 14 East River 4. By order of the general committee February 15 1908 Isaac T Mann Chairman E L Bowan Secretary
The purchaser of Peirce's Golden Rio package coffee will now find a free stereoscopic view in each package. These views are assorted, highly colored, and no two are alike, offering a decorative and valuable addition to any home.
A Bluefield reminder touts Vinol cod liver preparation as a remedy to boost vitality in growing children. The ad cites rapid growth, restlessness, and pale cheeks, claiming Vinol builds flesh, muscle, bone and blood without oil, and offers a money-back guarantee if unsatisfied. It includes testimonials from Mrs. Allen of New Bedford and lists local druggists East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy as sellers.
A brief verse extols simple happiness a home, good health, and some fortune. Mentions Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co., West End Drug Co., W. J. Peters, and Freeman as local names tied to the wish.
Hon William H Hearne of Ohio county asks Republican voters in Northern Panhandle to question residents about his qualifications for West Virginia governor. Also notes Bluefield lodges meetings Bluefield Lodge 260 1CCF meets Tuesdays Red Men's Hall. Bluefield Lodge 86 AF and A M meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Masonic Hall Bland St. Knights of Pythias Lodge 163 meets Monday nights at Castle Hall Red Men Building. Visiting Knights invited. Try a Telegraph want ad.
An ad promotes Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup for chronic constipation, claiming it aids digestion, stimulates the liver and bowels, and restores natural organ action. It promises immediate improvement, pleasant taste, and no nausea or griping, urging buyers to refuse substitutes and purchase from G. H. Wade, druggist.
Poem by Sam Wallace listing playful contrasts in Bluefield's coal fields with humorous exaggerations about foods weather people and politics. The piece mocks local life with witty lines and repeating refrain in a light satirical tone.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrah cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes a testimonial from Walding Kinnan Marvin and endorses other products like Hall's Family Pills Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It notes price per bottle and availability from Toledo druggists.
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