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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1907
Page
4
The proposed bond issue to improve Bluefield and elevate it among state cities will be voted on June 20 according to the mayor's proclamation. Businessmen and property owners broadly back the plan, which promises value increases and conveniences unavailable for decades.
A 1890 to 1905 bureau of statistics compilation shows U S manufactured exports more than doubling in value while export share of total production grows from 6 46 to 9 11 percent, with a peak of 9 59 percent in 1900. Higher wages curb advantages yet efficiency keeps products competitive amid evolving economic methods and by products utilization.
The Daily Telegraph highlights attractive Bluefield sales and real bargains in its advertising columns. It positions Bluefield stores as progressive and reliable, urging readers to mention the ad when buying. The paper serves as a communication medium between businesses and the community.
This advertisement explains that Herpicide kills the herpes microbe causing dandruff and itching scalp, promoting hair growth. It notes the product is sold by druggists, with samples available from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit and lists two sizes priced at 60 cents and $1.00, with H. L. Crockett as special agent.
The notice extols Chamberlain remedies as essential for self care in households. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, Cough Remedy, Pain Balm, Stomach and Liver Tablets, and Salve. A set of five bottles costs $1.25, sold by West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy.
A historical listing notes June events and births including John Howard Payne born 1792 and Eugene Hale born 1836. It records Copenhagen fire loss 1795, Monte Bello defeat, Dickens death 1870, and other events through 1905, with Hale’s long Senate career and Maine ties.
Ad cites blotches pimples and flesh worms as signs of impure blood and touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as cleansing remedy. Advert mentions price 35 cents and lists vendors Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company Cooper West End Drug Company W J Peters Truman.
A testimonial from G W Kilmer of Bluefield West Virginia says Doan's Kidney Pills cured years of back ache and irregular kidney secretions. He bought from John L Crockett's drug store and was quickly freed from pain. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A lady customer suffered tetter for two to three years and could not tend to her duties. One box of Chamberlains Salve cured her. Chamberlains medicines give splendid satisfaction in this community. West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy sell the remedies.
Letters from Cedar Grove Maine and Fedora Tennessee praise Electric Bitters and Dr King’s New Discovery for liver kidney and lung throat ailments. Receipts claim relief within days and weeks with guaranteed results and trial bottles offered. DeWitt Little Early Risers are recommended as a pill option at druggists.
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