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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
4
The piece notes railroads would seek to earn under the 2 cent per mile law while Henry Watterson remains a dark horse. It mentions spring’s coming, the straw poll season, and cautions against cooling brainwork. It also critiques a government biologist claim that rats kill elephants as a claim fit for nature fakers.
The season's end brings slack mercantile distribution with weak jobbing dry goods and probable below average sales. Woolen goods show irregular demand while footwear trends ease with price cuts. Crop fears prove overdone and weather will reveal factor impact within 90 days.railroad movement remains active with congestion and car shortages from lake ports. Iron and steel demand quickens but price ranges cap consumption. Monetary strain eases but persists from early spring.
The text reflects Roosevelt era views on industrial competition and wages, contrasting “salary” with “wages” and emphasizing sympathy for workers and farmers. It stresses concern over pauper labor, skill gaps, and improving conditions for laboring families, while praising agricultural families and education in farming.
The speaker rejects reliance on books alone and urges practical duty within the home. He condemns both a man who shirks work and a wife who neglects bearing, rearing, and full housework, emphasizing mutual responsibility for the household and family.
A satirical roundup notes various items from the Washington Herald and other sources. It jokes about persistent defendants in Kansas, wealth concentration, Rockfeller, and a painted town in Minnesota. It also references political figures, a Dutch court case, and quips about public figures and poetry.
Ladies may prevent hair loss and thicken growth with Newbro's Herpicide a hair dressing that kills dandruff germ and leaves no oil or grease, sample 25 cents by mail from The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich DeWitt's Carbolized Hazel Salve offered for scratches burns and minor family hurts by all druggists
The Daily Telegraph promotes its advertising columns as an excellent guide for Bluefield residents. It highlights attractive sales and real bargains from progressive stores and positions the paper as the communication medium between businesses and the community. Shoppers are urged to mention seeing ads in the Telegraph.
Blotches pimples and flesh worms are blamed on impure blood. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea offers a cure to drive them away and lift users toward health and happiness. Sold 35 cents by Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company Cooper West End Drag Company W J Peters Truman.
Thousands cured by Hyomei call the Little Pocket Physician the small inhaler that fits in a pocket. The White Pharmacy offers a complete outfit for $1.00 with a guarantee it cures catarrh or you pay nothing. Hyomei targets the nasal germs directly and heals inflammation for a lasting cure without stomach dosing.
In Fedora Tennessee C V Pepper credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing a severe lung and throat hemorrhage after doctors failed. He reports instant relief the cough stopped and bleeding diminished within three weeks. Adds trials and drugstore sales plus Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup and Kodol digestive aid available through G H Wade and local druggists.
Local ad touts Mount Vernon Flour as a preferred choice from Cedar Grove Maine to Branchton Pennsylvania. Included are testimonials praising Electric Bitters and Foley's Kidney Cure for liver and kidney troubles. The notice lists G H Wade as seller and mentions Fleischmann’s Yeast and Magic Yeast for housekeepers.
A letter from A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas extols Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy and claims it cures consumption in early stages. He notes sales through G. H. Wade and adds a DeWitt Little Early Riser pill recommendation sold by all druggists.
A Dallas resident Mr. E. W. Goodloe reports trying Dr King’s New Life Pills for malaria and biliousness with strong effect. The ad emphasizes the product does not grind or gripe and costs 25 cents at all drug stores.
A mature man and a young woman confront a secret contract made by her mother years earlier. In a quiet library and later in a garden the pair unravel whether marriage to a cousin or the speaker affects the pact. The woman reveals the betrothal agreement, sealing their fate.
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