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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes S. S. S. as the sole safe blood purifier for catarrh and systemic ailments. It claims the vegetable remedy cleanses blood, relieves nasal congestion, and aids skin disorders like eczema lupus and psoriasis. The notice urges readers to seek Medical Dept. at Swift & Co. in Atlanta for guidance and warns against substitutes.
A Mrs Sarah M Cha Est of Mt Airy N C testifies to relief from long womenly and stomach troubles after six bottles of Cardui the woman’s tonic She recommends Cardui to readers and notes others have started using it The Chattanooga Medicine Co advertises a 64 page booklet and instructions for women seeking help with such ailments.
Grading work on a trolley line between this city and Bluefield begins today with two sections to Serbaugh's and from Carbaugh's to Dare Place. Projects include right of way, cuts and fills, with aims to finish by December to place the first steel by year start.
C Frank Wright of this city is here on coal field business. J T Lentz left for Bramwell and other Rock district areas. Rev W F Donneway preached here then left for Beckley. Mr and Mrs W J Lilly of Athens visited Sunday afternoon. Charley Price of Welch visited Princeton Sunday. Z W Crockett of Bluefield and Judge John M McGrath attended circuit court in Pineville. Miss Mabel Sarver returned home from Falls View. Lowry C Bowling of Bluefield visited here yesterday.
Judge F H McGregor heads West Virginia State Golf Association in unveiling the second annual state tournament to be staged at Parkersburg Country Club starting Monday July 13 1914. About 100 entrants are expected from Wheeling Bluefield Martins Huntington Charleston with entries due by July 13. The program outlines medal and match play flights with 36 holes for finals and a handicap option for entrants.
J. W. McNutt of Princeton, who spent two years in Tennessee on a sub contract for the Lewisburg and Northern railroad, says the line from Nashville to Birmingham is completed. He notes its aim to connect Kentucky coal fields with steamship routes via the Panama canal, and praises a new tracklaying machine achieving a half mile of track in two hours and eight minutes with 300 laborers. Sub contractor S. V. Straley, of Princeton, completed mileage for Tolls & Company. McNutt has returned home.
Miss Racel Adams of Huntington visits Miss Mae Blanton. Miss Nellie Cline of Welch stays with Ruth and Edna Herndon at Bluestone Inn. Mrs John English of Mc Dowell visits friends. Eulalia Little and Inga Clark leave for Blacksburg for V P I finals. Lelia Harmon Rae Abrahams on Lucille Pack return for summer. Glenna Pack returns from Baltimore Peabody Institute. Rev J T Crowe attends 87th annual council of Protestant Episcopal Church in Morgantown June 10 to 14.
The Christian Crusaders movement persists in Bluefield with open-air services and city jail prayers. Seven inmates prayed for mercy during Sunday morning service, while 3:30 and 7:00 sessions drew attentive crowds. An 8:00 p m hall service was well attended and others are planned around town this week with public services Tuesday and Thursday nights at 8:30.
Bluefield pharmacist T. Frank Mastin endorses Adler-i-ka a buckthorn bark glycerine preparation said to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation after a single dose. The notice urges readers to consult a doctor for stomach or bowel trouble but promotes the remedy as a quick relief option with a Blair P. Wilson Special at No. 16 Federal Street Blair Farms.
A Chicago druggist cured of chronic stomach and intestinal trouble by Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is highlighted as proof. The ad claims one dose provides relief within 24 hours and notes its availability at The White Pharmacy.
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