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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
3
Partial OCR reads like a stockish trade list with references to steel, Texas, Mexico, and provisions. Entries include pork ribs lard and various numeric codes, with scattered abbreviations and inconsistent capitalization. The fragment caveats unclear authorship and dates.
A Thurmond dispatch reports miners ignoring a United Mine Workers strike while Chesapeake and Ohio lays off freight crews. Longshoremen at Newport News and ship crews at sea reportedly refuse to handle coal, risking widespread work suspensions in the New River coal region.
J. W. Miller and his family, long-time Bluefield residents, departed yesterday to establish their new home in Hinton after more than a year in Bluefield.
Commencement exercises will be held at West Virginia University in Morgantown from June 11 to June 18. An interesting program has been arranged.
The following new postmasters have been appointed: Flat Top Ernest Epling Maher Allen Hensley Nang atack formerly Fairfax Freddie Evans.
P A Danforth of La Grange Georgia suffered a frightful running sore on his leg for six months but Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. It is claimed to cure ulcers wounds and piles and is sold by all druggists for 25 cents. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
The city issued warrants totaling 16 904 94 with allocations to streets 168 78 police 1519 00 bridge 1861 45 river 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 water base 842 67 city hall 146 84 telephone 4 50. Fire Department charged 375 00 for five hundred feet of new hose. Licenses paid to treasurer totaled 7 451 69.
An army officer in the city enlists men for new cavalry regimental bands and seeks musicians who can ride and play while mounted. A THOUGHTFUL MAN. M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana recounts his wife’s stomach and liver illness treated successfully by Dr King’s New Life Pills, 25c at drug stores. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
An old newspaper ad fragment promotes Sweet Little Butter Cap Butter at 80c per pound from CRUMP & STAFFORDS and urges purchasing carpet when cheap. It mentions WM HICKS & CO and beer offerings from Hester’s Special Brew and Hosters products. A bay horse for sale and horse gear details appear in the same listing.
Governor Montague refused to commute the death sentence of E A Hobson who was convicted of murder at Wise County during the January term 1903 and sentenced to be hanged May 15 1903 A respite extended to June 12 was granted Hobson’s request for clemency The case also involved Booch Wright and Robert Mollins with Wright and Mollins each sentenced to eighteen years in the penitentiary.
A Toledo woman, Mrs Laura S Webb, cites change of life as a dangerous period and promotes Wine of Cardui as a remedy to reinforce a woman against the shock of aging. The advertisement claims it reestablishes healthy functions after years of suffering and urges early, thorough preparation and treatment start today.
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