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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
An old advertisement invites readers to have the Daily Telegraph follow them while away, offering mail delivery to any address in the United States and Canada for 40 percent per month.
The piece laments growing frivolity and high living costs amid aging America. It cites warnings from Colonel Hill and Judge Gary about thrift versus prosperity, noting strong demand for vacation goods and weak bond markets as households evade saving. It warns against chasing pleasures like golf and cars over essential savings and supplies.
The speaker defends a frivolous national character, noting a love of fun and willingness to take chances. Despite economists’ warnings, the public anticipates a bright vacation season and a continued, if blind, confidence in future prosperity.
The piece playfully notes Bailey in a high hat and Keifer in a sack suit as indicators of a shifting mood in the house. It quips spring delays the strawberry crop lengthening the season and hints at porch furniture’s usefulness before summer ends. A graduate’s sermon advice is lightly cited as sound guidance. The tone closes with a reference to a riot ending a western picnic as summer returns.
Roanoke is to host Henry C Frick and James McCrea as they travel by special train to Norfolk and on to Columbus. Frick, a steel magnate once an ally of Andrew Carnegie, now holds significant steel and railroad investments. McCrea, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has overseen major projects and the line’s stockholdings include Norfolk and Western.
Charles Dillon in Harper's Weekly recalls a late night visit to Widow Yarn who owns forty acres on the main road. The tale shows a road district dispute, her right to vote on road taxes, and a dramatic twist as she contemplates using all forty votes against the proposed rock road.
A Rochester newspaper ad states a hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It quotes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo and notes the remedy is taken internally and priced at 75 cents per bottle. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Dr. Kings New Discovery promises life saving relief for coughs colds lagrippe asthma croup bronchitis and lung trouble with instant relief and claimed as sure cure James M Black of Ashville NC reports it cured his obstinate cough after other remedies failed a 60c and 1 00 bottle with free trial guaranteed by all
An old want ad touts Buck Jen Amnica Salve as the quickest surest healer for wounds Burns boils sores eczema chapped hands and more. Sold by all druggists priced 25e.
Elkhorn residents share travels and visits with relatives in Bluefield Fayetteville and Philadelphia. Notables include I R Page John M Lewis and Annie Wickham as well as G F Kelly returning from Hot Springs and Virginia after two months away.
The Logan Southwestern financed by Pennsylvania capitalists pursues rights of way near Dingess against Island Creek Railroad traffic between Holden and Logan. Island Creek resists the new line’s attempt to secure crossings as the two railways contend over access and routes.
An American advertisement extols Parisian Sage as a quick acting hair restorer to create lustrous hair. It claims benefits against dandruff and itching, offers a money back guarantee, and details a 50 cent bottle available through The White Pharmacy in Amelia or by mail from Giroux Mfg. Co. Buffalo New York.
Two sisters married two brothers Tuesday in a double wedding at Christ Episcopal Church Big Stone Gap. Rev John J Lloyd officiated as Miss Mattie Pullitt wed John K Geart and Miss Virginia Howard Bullitt wed Ralph F Taggart. The couples plan to reside in Stonega.
A landmark Logan County circuit court session opened under Judge Wilkinson. A company formed to build a new railroad along Island Creek plans a mountain tunnel at the head of the stream to connect with the Nor- line.
The C. F. Sauer Co claims the largest sale on flavoring extracts of any brand in the United States. Sauer's is promoted as pure and high quality for culinary use.
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