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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
3
Lost dog described as poodle marked by black ears and light brown spot on back answering to Booster. Last seen near Coopers or Pocahontas. Finder to deliver to H. J. Frazier, Coopers. 12-416.
Hogs steady to barely higher with rounded bulk prices around 14.45 to 14.90 in Chicago. Cattle firm with native beef at 9.25 to 13.75 and calves 7.40 to 10.60. sheep firm with wethers 8.40 to 11.00 and lambs 9.60 to 14.00. Baltimore grain shows wheat settling around 2.80 to 2.84 and corn at 1.77 1/4. oats 0.77–0.774. hay 20 to 21. Eggs Philadelphia 32c. live poultry 24–25c. ducks 17–21c. Chicago pork July 38.80, September 38.75.
Wheat July at 2.39 high 2.28 low? Sept 2.02% 2.09. Corn July 1.56. Sept 1.49% 1.52. Oats July 61% 64% Sept 0.3% 0.56. Cash wheat no sales. No. 2 corn mixed at 1.72 per bushel.
Advert in old drug-store promotion touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as harmless and money back guaranteed. Claims mass usage, glossy hair, youthfulness, and nationwide availability with the Hessig-Ellis Drug Co. Memphis Tennessee offering free educational book Hair Culture. Also promotes Q-Ban Superfine Hair Tonic Shampoo Toilet Soap and Depilatory.
Wanted wheel press 140 ton and large lathes with associated shop equipment including mining contracting and electrical machinery. For Sale immediate shipment of a 150 kilowatt plant at 250 volts with two 157 hp boilers and switchboard plus two Erie City boilers and other engines generators motors mining and contracting gear. Logan W Va listing reads Tue Wed Sun 3t.
The report lists prices for refined grains with No. 2 yellow at 1.72 and 1.73, No. 2 white at 1.72 and 1.724, oats No. 3 white at .66 and .6914, No. 4 white at 65% and 74%, Standard at 661% and 69%.
The Boy Scouts of America will visit 10,000,000 homes over four days starting today to distribute subscription blanks for the Liberty loan. About 300,000 scouts, in service uniforms, will cover assigned routes and return with collected subscriptions, reporting results daily to national headquarters.
An advertisement promotes Gets It as the simplest corn remedy, claiming 2 to 8 drops dry instantly and let wearers put on shoes. It costs 25 cents a bottle and is sold by druggists and E Lawrence & Co in Chicago. The copy insists it loosens the corn for painless removal and is the world’s best remedy.
All American League games were postponed due to rain. Sunday results include Chicago 10 over Cleveland 4. Other standings show Boston New York Cleveland Detroit St Louis Washington Philadelphia and Cleveland in various positions with scattered scores mentioned.
Boston pitchers held Pittsburg to no runs in a 2-0 win at Pittsburg. Neal, Alten, Tyler and Tragesser, Miller, Grimes and Wagner worked in the game. Neal also homered for Boston.
In New York on June 11 the Music Publishers Association and the Nations Sheet Music Dealers Association predicted a bumper crop of war songs despite possible crop shortages. Writers will feature soldier and sailor sentiments and home front girls, with ridicule aimed at slackers.
An advertisement touts freezone as a tiny bottle that dissolves corns and calluses with a few drops. It claims instant relief, no pain, and skin safety, urging readers to buy at drug stores for a few cents and lift away loosened skin.
Local official C M Thomas resigns from road construction in Welch to join the Virginia state highway department in Narrows. Community events include a Swarthmore Chautauqua program this afternoon at 2, a Red Cross film on Thursday, and Miriam Leckie hosting a Red Cross dance tonight from 8 to 12. Several residents travel or relocate for work, including bookkeeper Kereys enlisting in the navy in Richmond.
Skinner's Dress Suit stars a downtrodden cashier who rises through adopting a fine suit, enabling a big business deal and a rise to partnership. Enid Bennett debuts in Princess of the Dark set in a Virginia mining town with a blind girl narrator and fairy tale visions.
Advice promoting Parisian Sage as a remedy for dandruff. Claims the product destroys the dandruff germ with direct scalp application and small massage, promising healthier scalp, shinier hair, and lasting results. Also mentions Bradley's Corn Remover for corns and callouses.
Notice to owners of real estate along Scott street from Higginbotham avenue to Raleigh street in Bluefield West Virginia. The Bluefield city council, in its May meeting 1917, assessed real estate abutting Scott street for street paving and curb and gutter construction.
A Telegraph Want Ad promises rapid contact with many people in a day, far surpassing in-person conversations in a month. The ad emphasizes time savings and broad reach for readers seeking quick connections.
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