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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
5
Spring health pitch promotes Sentanel Laxatives as a liver and bowel refresher. Claiming herbal, non mercury formula, the ad urges readers to buy a 10 dose box and promises a money back guarantee if results are not rapid. Sold via Easley Penn Drug Co and The White Pharmacy in Covington Kentucky.
The Twenty Million Dollar Mystery debut at the Gem draws strong praise as the most attractive serial film yet shown in Graham. Fire at Graham Mattress Company caused minimal damage thanks to quick employee action. Local incidents include a West Graham fracas leading to a $20 and costs fine, a shoulder injury from a freight jump, and community notices like the Wartburg Lutheran Guild postponement.
The article describes Tenedos as a key allied base near the Dardanelles with strategic value for naval operations. It notes its location eight miles from the Dardanelles mouth, suitability for battleships, and supply access from Greece. Historical control by various powers is outlined, including Ottoman rule since 1322.
Southeast readers report quick relief from stomach and digestion issues using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Carolina residents W R Davenport and J B Erwin share testimonials praising cure and long lasting benefits for stomach liver and intestinal ailments with guaranteed satisfaction and money back.
At a United Sons of Confederate Veterans convention speakers urged end of world war and praised Confederate leaders. Dr Battle lauded southern women and enslaved people’s conduct, and called for monuments to both southern war-time blacks and a lasting national unity. The event honored Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and General J. A. C. Stuart, whose widow attended.
The Woman's Home Companion urges buyers and renters to check the health history of a house before moving in. Avoid homes that housed tuberculosis patients, have the plumbing and drains inspected, and disinfect the entire dwelling. Ensure walls are stripped if repapered and avoid moldy flooded cellars and poorly separated wells or cesspools in towns without city water or sewer.
The London Chronicle praises Memory Woodfall for extraordinary recall of speeches heard in the House of Commons. He memorized debates, printed them in his journal, and recalled a full debate a fortnight later, saying he could store any speech on a corner shelf of his mind.
The article explains hydrosulphite colors as highly fast and adopted for army uniforms. It notes dyeing on cotton yarn is simple with Scotch tub systems and favors vacuum dye machines to remove air, with cotton stationary and dye liquor pumped through.
Pittsburg reports Roumanian government envoy K Worecea seeks bids from steel makers for shells and shrapnel valued in the millions. Horeea says Roumania has 850,000 troops ready and expects war within weeks as Borcea notes $80 million already spent on materiel and more contracts planned.
A Journal note describes a maker ink for damp or chemically harsh environments. Shellac is dissolved with borax, then filtered hot and combined with aniline black tannin picric acid and ammonia in water. The resulting ink is said to adhere to bottles and cans and resist fumes.
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William declares no Italian composer works may be performed in German theaters during the war. The wartime order affects audiences, theaters, and cultural programming across Germany.
Washington June 1 The Department of Agriculture reports the first season bulletin noting cotton condition at 80 percent of normal on May 25.
Instruction camp opens with a two week program under regulars. Emphasis on the sanitary division and medic departments will receive a thorough course of instruction. A complete hospital will be in operation.
The Louisville Courier Journal recalls bold bets and lavish displays of wealth with lines about a man eating coal on a dare and Cleopatra’s mythic pearl dissolution. The piece frames such acts as striking examples of ostentatious spending across eras.
A brief New York Times dialogue features Hewitt and Jewett trading sharp lines about risk and mortality. Jewett warns Hewitt to get life insurance, while Hewitt questions the need, joking that death could come from a jar.
A brief comic exchange questions, through jest, whether the marriage failed with a quip about reforming a husband. The remark, attributed to a mother and daughter, hints at domestic humor and light social commentary.
London reports the admiralty announces all officers of the British battleship Majestic, sunk May 27 near the Gallipoli peninsula by a submarine, have been saved.
Frank Parker aged twenty three, a laborer, shot himself in his Richmond residence this afternoon. The firearm wound proved fatal with no clear cause for the act given and other details remain unavailable.
Training of militia under the War Department will attract notable interest as a large group of National Guard officers and non commissioned officers from eastern states arrive at Tobyhanna Pennsylvania for the annual program.
Honduran minister to the United States Dr. Alberto Membreno will return home this month after being chosen as provisional president of Honduras for six months. Dr. Francisco Hert Rand succeeds to the presidency pending completion of the six month term.
The Honduran leader stepped down recently to lawfully pursue another term. A constitutional rule blocks a president from running within six months after term end, triggering the resignation to meet eligibility.
The transfer of Neston's entire quarantine service to federal health authorities was completed today. The government is expected to buy the property valued at about $200,000, with the city’s lease set at one dollar per year.
Canadian soldiers in the trenches urge sending American sports exn tras to boost morale amid ongoing conflict. The request highlights cross border cultural ties and wartime morale needs as front lines endure harsh conditions.
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