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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
2
Bluefield Daily Telegraph ad notice indicates rates for advertising and cash in advance. Entry at Bluefield Post Office as second class mail matter. Rates shown as $4.00 and $1.00, with no further details on usage or duration.
A jumble of opinion pieces discusses Texas moves to ban saloons with ballots and votes while the President faces remarks on Kaiser era folk songs. Vinish reflections touch on Roosevelt speeches and freight rates, coal prices, and a mix of other topics from racing to gender roles and licensing.
A Rochester murder trial ends with an acquittal and the jury publicly celebrating the verdict. The case involved a woman killing another woman, and the post verdict scene raises questions about jury behavior and potential bias. The piece questions whether such jubilation indicates a flawed verdict.
The article notes summer’s arrival near and cites Mrs. Guy Wood of Penn Yan, New York, who while rowing on Keoka Lake spotted a lake trout approaching her hand and made a grab for the fish.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio pledges to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason confirms December 6, 1886. Advertises internal cure and testimonials. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
A letter from Mrs May Fairland of Minneapolis praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving headaches organic pains weariness and aches. She says after faithful use her symptoms disappeared and she felt health return and urges other women to try it. The note touts the product as a proven remedy for irregular menstruation and related symptoms.
In Slate Hill a terrapin bears initials and dates linking to a veteran tale. A Chicago hotel cat retrieves a $3000 pocketbook left by F M Knowles. Gloucester sails toward Havre in a small dory. New York’s Devery claims Tammany beaten as whimsical season enters. Summer is coming.
An advertisement touts Fadette Ovals with 28 for 25 cents at Cute Studio 385 Princeton Ave Bluefield WV. The notice lists malt liquor claims under a pure food law and promotes a rental offer for seven rooms above N O Hawkins on Main Street. Also, the Treasury announces the Flat Top National Bank in Bluefield is authorized to commence banking per the Comptroller of the Currency on March 16 1903.
The corrected daily market summary lists Wabash, C&O, Con, L&N, Manhattan, N&W, and NYC figures with opening highs lows and closes. Commodities include Sugar Cotton Provisions Pork Ribs Lard and Grains for July Wheat Sept Wheat July Corn Sept Corn. Prices show varied percentages and session updates across multiple railroads and commodities.
A Bluefield resident testifies that kidney pain and irregular secretions from long hours on his feet were relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills bought at a local drug store. The ad notes 50 cents per box and Foster Milburn Co as U S agents, plus a Norfolk and Western excursion offer and coupon book sale details.
The notice claims cold and grip danger comes from pneumonia risk but can be avoided with reasonable care and Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It says thousands have used it with no pneumonia cases and that it cures colds or grip faster than other treatments. Available at White's Pharmacy.
Graves Grocery Co announces closing out staples and fancy groceries at cost for cash at 105 Princeton Avenue. Bargains available. stock to be replaced with shows and home furnishings. Come quick to save.
An advertisement promotes Becklen's Arnica Salve for cuts burns and wounds and announces Newton H. Garthright & Co will relocate after June 15 to 81 Bluefield Ave to offer plumbing and slate work with guaranteed service.
Mrs 8 H Newton of Decatur Alabama endured three years of agony from stomach and bowel trouble until Electric Bitters cured her. She credits the remedy with rapid recovery and recovery from liver kidney and stomach ills. Only 50 cents guaranteed by all druggists.
An 19th century advice note warns readers that accidents can strike any moment. It promotes keeping Dr Thomas's Electric Oil in the house as a precaution against unexpected incidents.
Public notice touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the sole unadulterated witch hazel remedy for piles and warns against counterfeits. Also advertised are Hester’s Weiner Export beer, Milk Flakes sterile milk powder, and Sweet Little Batter Cap Butter from Cramp & Stafford with prices.
Fresh testimonial claims Dr King’s New Discovery treats consumption coughs colds bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. A Virginia man cites three years of bronchitis cured after using the remedy with guarantees and trial bottles offered by druggists. Regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
Hosters Pale Ale and Half and Half highlight Algo Hosters Porter as the best on the market. The porter is showcased at nine first class saloons and crafted from select barley malt and hops.
Local builder Abel Massey advertises rapid estimates and construction services for all kinds of buildings. He boasts assembling 100,000 feet of lumber for the Carter Wholesale House, completed quickly with a skilled crew in Bluefield West Virginia. He offers contact by phone.
A May 24 1903 timetable lists departures from Bluefield to Radford Roanoke Lynchburg Norfolk and points North East via Shenandoah Valley route with Pullman Sleeper services to New York Philadelphia Columbus Cincinnati andClinch Valley connections. Other daily departures cover Tazewell Norton Pocahontas Coopers Bramwell and Welch with arrivals in Philadelphia and connections through Hagerstown.
A product claim extols Burdock Blood Butters as delivering pure blood and increased vigor via toning the whole system, suggesting health benefits from a single herbal remedy.
Frank W. Perry editor of the Enterprise Shortsville New York testifies that one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured his second grip attack last winter. He says a teaspoonful stopped coughing and sleeping without cough and pain, noting it knocked out the grip and shortened the illness. For sale at Wite s Pharmacy.
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