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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1900
Page
2
A dated column highlights India’s famine facing millions in hunger and thirst with dire scenes of death and suffering. It urges immediate aid, claiming a few cents daily can save lives and appeals to readers’ duty and Christian charity. The rest lists varied political snippets and notable figures of the time.
A report warns against trusting polite gentlemen with whiskers as potential con men, noting Dom Paul will possess $25,000,000 regardless of events. The remark frames a cautionary view on scams and swindlers using plausible personas.
The Courier-Journal advocates expansion tied to wartime outcomes and southern energy renewal. It notes a lively bid for county offices and the sheriffalty as a coveted post in both parties, while referencing political womanhood and implications for global conflict and China.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo and several wholesale druggists. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Advertises price, free testimonials, and wide sales by druggists. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cure claim and cautions about counterfeits.
A flood of notices from Mercer County voters announces candidacies for Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney and House of Delegates. Names include Dr. D Pr Crockett K L Bud Bailey John M Anderson Harold A Kiitz W A Brown and J Frank Maynard with party labels Republican or Democratic and pledges of faithful service and district deputies to be announced.
A brisk remedy claims to cure colds and sore throat in a day using Kermott's Chocolates Laxaive Quinine marketed as easily eaten candy. The note touts rapid relief and simple use for cold symptoms.
In Millheim Pennsylvania W.8 Musser saves his girl from dying of croup by giving One Minute Cough Cure. The ad claims it is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results and cures coughs colds bronchitis grippe asthma and throat lung troubles. The notice is signed H N White.
Advertised remedies claim arnica salve heals skin eruptions sores felons corns warts and burns while also easing pains. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure touted as savior of life digesting all food and aiding stomach trouble with a testimonial from W R Wilkinson of Albany Tennessee.
George D. Williams of Manchester Michigan recounts a slave of disease who found freedom. He claims his wife, previously bedridden, recovered after using two bottles of Electric Bitters, restoring her ability to work. The ad touts the remedy for female illnesses nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches and fainting with a 50 cent price and guaranteed bottles from all drug gists.
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