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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
Mrs G H Schill of Texas City reports three years free of headaches after taking Cardui. She says the remedy end to months of suffering, noting it cured her head pains that left her unable to work or sleep. Cardui is promoted as a long used female remedy from medicinal ingredients.
Summary of daily major league results with highlights from Washington Chicago Philadelphia New York Cleveland Boston and Detroit. Notable performances include Washington shutting out Chicago 3 0 and Cleveland defeating New York 6 1 while Philadelphia beat St Louis 11 6. Dauss held Boston scoreless.
The National League team announced today that Wagner has signed and will appear at first base in tomorrow's game shaping the lineup.
The Athens Normal School awarded forty two diplomas yesterday with J S Marah officiating. Dr T B D McCormick addressed the class and Vincent Padriello of Bluefield charmed attendees. Alumni banquet drew eighty as B B Ashworth served as toastmaster amid festive crowds.
A dining room bulletin listed Miss Graham and FL Burton as groom elect with a June 16 date. The bulletin noted towns where the couple would stop, prompting amused chatter and mild concern among guests.
An automobile parade opened the Swathmore Chautauqua week with decorated vehicles including a national colors truck filled with girls and a Red Cross float. Notable entries included McDowell Woman's Club pink rose-decorated machine, Camp Fire Girls, Chaminade Club, and Boy Scouts. Over ten thousand McDowell county residents registered for selective service, Welch reporting 422 among the totals. The Methodist church ladies aid suspended this week due to the chautauqua. the next meeting is in two weeks with Mrs Herndon.
Fifteen recruits enlisted with the national guards encamped here after a recruiting drive at registration precincts in Athens Bram well and Matoaka. The local companies arrange to bring a 42 piece band from Charleston for a Saturday night recruitment push aiming to reach full war strength. About one hundred more men are needed and the plan includes a big public drive with music to attract young men from the city and surrounding county. A tall Camp Creek schoolteacher six feet nine inches is named as a strong subject for service.
Market news from Chicago Baltimore and Philadelphia shows hogs weak with varied bulk prices from 15.40 to 15.95 dollars per cwt and light and heavy ranges. cattle strong with native beef cattle from 9.25 to 14.75. calves at 9.50. sheep weak with wethers at 8.40 to 11.05. lambs 9.50 to 14.50. Baltimore grain lists wheat settling prices at 2.70 to 2.75 and corn 1.75. oats 0.67 to 0.68. hay No 1 timothy at 0.20 to 0.21. eggs 35 to 40. live poultry unchanged. Chicago pork futures July 387.75 and September 37.80.
Open high low close figures for wheat corn and oats from Rector Barham Taylor grain brokers. Cash closes show wheat No 4 hard western at 2.65 with mixed and yellow corn at 1.67 1.72 and oats continuing around .60 to .65.
An ether based remedy called Freezone, developed by a Cincinnati man, is marketed as a painless corn remover. The product requires only a few drops on the corn, dries into a sticky film, and supposedly lifts the corn out without harming surrounding tissue. It also claims to prevent deaths from lockjaw and infection by avoiding home corn cutting.
Cincinnati defeats New York 6 to 3 as Toney settles in after a rough start. Alexander shines for Philadelphia in a 4 to 0 shutout of Chicago. Hornsby delivers a late homer and Cruise adds a key single for St. Louis in an 8 to 7 win over Boston. Wagner returns to the Pirates lineup after missing training.
Miss Hazel Hinchee of Bluefield is the guest of her sister Mrs. 8. H Ihinsen. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Logan of Maybeury were visitors in town yesterday.
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