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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
6
A man from Monongah reports four years of hopeless illness but claims Dreco healed him after doctors gave up. The ad touts Dreco as a root-based remedy, easy to obtain and fast acting, with widespread use and simple directions.
West Virginia reports include Frank Yohn’s arrest on three charges after a hot automobile ride in Marshall County and labor federation meetings in Parkersburg pledging support for the war. Charleston lists 700 engineers needed for military mapping and a tour car crash injuring Mrs Miller near the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Well preserved bodies found in Jamison mine and Gladys Parker arrest for forged checks in Martinbourg.
Bluefield residents celebrate an unusually mild season with mountain breezes easing heat. A railroad official noted 72 degrees in town versus 96 degrees in a distant office, illustrating the town’s temperate climate at an elevation of 2,557 feet.
A letter promotes Jewel Carmen in the Wm. Fox drama Confession opening Monday June 7 at the New Colonial Theatre. The note praises her beauty charm and the film’s suspense dramatic twists and wedding beginning.
A military board of inquiry probing the June 1 warehouse fire that damaged government property worth over a million dollars in St. Louis has arrested three men, all aliens. Officials did not release whether the blaze’s cause has been determined.
The local registration board reported 120 registrants aged twenty one since last June 5, with 96 white, 21 colored, and 3 aliens. Thirty seven men will go to Camp Lee starting June 24. the full 200,000 man call spans five days from June 24 to 28.
Washington June 5. The army register will likely list more high ranking officers than ever as Pershing Bliss March and others hold full general ranks. The piece traces the history of generals from Washington to Grant Sherman and Sheridan and notes the revival of general and lieutenant general grades.
In a wartime program Valeska Suratt stars in a stage portrayal titled A Rich Man's Plaything. The notice urges support for War Savings Stamps and reminds the public that debts contracted are the individual's responsibility.
The war office reports German troops attacked the British lines southwest of Morlancourt east of Amiens. Despite heavy artillery support the raiders were repulsed and left prisoners in British hands.
Vice Admiral von Capelle German navy minister disputes American help in the war. He says U S troops and planes were meager in 1917 and warns long term tonnage and shipbuilding delays hinder Allied support. He claims U S shipyards and freight space must grow and dismisses U S submarine chasers as failures while noting convoy flaws.
A Richmond Virginia man proclaims Tone Scalpa a safe and sure dandruff cure after poor results from other remedies. The testimonial claims Tone Scalpa removes dandruff completely and encourages purchase at a local drug store.
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