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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
2
A vintage health notice urges women to monitor digestion and bowel health rather than rely on powders. It touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as mild and effective, lists supporters, and offers a free sample via mail if a card is sent.
County news reports two lawsuits against the city seeking 6000 dollars each over grade and subway construction along Walker street and Hearn avenue. A chancery suit against St Patrick Coal and Coke Co. follows. Social notes announce Miss Verda Vernilla Walker's engagement to George Ornest Carr with travel plans after June 12. Church news note large church membership increases across Baptist Methodist Episcopal and Catholic services. A police raid on a Bee Street craps joint yields ten prisoners awaiting trial. Local health updates include Dr McClaugherty’s post op recovery and several personal notices, including deaths and visitors.
Binefeld resident RC Lilly passed through Princeton Sunday en route to Visitelutivey at Spanish Velie. The weather was hot as travelers moved along the route.
Unclaimed letters listed for Bellfield VA post office for week ending May 1912 include Bruce Adams John Akers John Alexander Eden Andre Edward Anderson J. M. Armstrong T. Atwell J A Raugle Bookluy Prair Co 0 FP Boyd W R Bowden Luster Bowen Bernard J Beaheny J W Burges Bynoe Wade Ballay Cary Johnny Casey Carswell J I Childress Wrymouth Christian J O Clark J Colaman Sam Colfeens Wm Devor Alvi Dillard Hy Wilson Roy Evans W M Francisco John Garner Av Gh Garrett Guvey Graham Everett Grubb W Green S B Hathaway W B Haynes W L Hawley W El Hawking M K Mutton Jack Hairston Cote Howard Charley Hale LW T Hale Grover Jackson Mercer Jones Brother Kens J W Wiser.
An advertisement from The White Pharmacy promotes RHEUMA and ENGLISH MARINN as remedies. It claims RHEUMA acts quickly on kidneys liver bowels and blood to remove uric acid causing rheumatism. The ad offers a money back guarantee and prepaid shipping from Buffalo New York.
A western detective was congratulated by a reporter on the arrest of a notorious swindler. The officer noted the scam netted about $700 daily in money orders. He added that the swindle fed by ravers and warned that crooks could expect such meals, as gulls feed the opportunistic.
A reflective line notes that learning makes youths temperate and aids old age, granting wealth or poverty a steadier stance while becoming an ornament to richer figures like Cicero. The quatrain-style thought frames education as moral ballast for character and fortune.
A garbled line mentions glass for a company and chipped elrina for the tumbuy, framed as guidance for making a home. The text reads unclear and lacks complete names, places, or events to identify a concrete subject or action.
Details of Emory and Henry College commencement week include sermons by Bishop W A Candler, address by L H John, prize contests, literary society events, graduation exercises, medals and diplomas, Alumni dinner, and an address by I S Johnson of Norfolk and Western Railway. The program highlights campus improvements and the railway president as a key contributor to the college’s development.
Local notices report a disrupted schedule as No. 7 runs late and a coal train wreck east of Bluefield delays arrivals for Grattan players and others. Amid this, businesses suspend and polls open in Welch with citizens voting for state delegates. Voting sites include Welch high school or the town courthouse, from sunrise to sunset.
The first statewide primary in West Virginia is held today as candidates from all offices contend. In the gubernatorial race three contenders include Dr. Rattel, Matheld, and a third hopeful. Long seeks reelection as state treasurer with a strong campaign in McDowell County. Local notices mention Death of L. V. Ketter, travel from Welch, and various residents returning from Roanoke, Charleston, and Bedford County for the summer.
An advertisement extols Zemo as a vanishing liquid that relieves itching and eczema by rubbing into scalp glands. It claims non stickiness, easy washing, and full satisfaction guaranteed, prepared by E W Ruse Medicine Co. and sold locally by C 4 Goodykoontz Drug Co. and pharmacies in the East End and the Binefield.
A list of contributions totaling six dollars and ten cents is presented from Jed Relief Fund. Employees of Bettony Creek Co, Sycamore C and C Co, and Bottom Creek Co are named with individual donations. Totals appear and a grand sum is shown.
An ad claims two or three Digestit tablets prevent or relieve discomfort after eating with a money back guarantee. It touts Brown's Digestit as a certain, safe remedy for all stomach upsets, stating relief is instant and tablets are easy to swallow. The White Pharmacy is directed to be asked.
Curious clock novelty named the shadow boudoir clock shows the time by a wall flash. The owner sets a night dial to the ceiling and presses a bulb to project the correct time as a shadow on the ceiling, avoiding the need to strike a light.
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