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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
5
A recipe advises dissolving one package of flavored Jell-O in boiling water, cooling slightly, adding one cup whipped cream and six crushed macaroons, then whipping and molding. When cool it sets, served with whipped cream or pudding sauce. JELL-O costs 10c per package at grocers.
The delinquent list for 1907 is being prepared and will be sent to the State Auditor. Delinquents must pay both real and personal taxes now to avoid added costs after they pass to the agency. A H Land Treasurer Princeton and Higginbotham Avenues with Citizens Underwriters Agency. Grand Family Medicine touts Electric Bitters for digestion and vitality with testimonials. Kodol digests all foods and is sold by druggists.
The Woman's Missionary convention in Sweetwater Tennessee adjourned after a crowded session. Sweetwater was chosen for next meeting with Pulaski and Morristown also considered. District secretaries pledged 5575 for a Korea school and multiple resolutions outlined fundraising and organizational plans.
The Beaver Bond District Board of Education in Bluefield West Virginia invites bids for labor materials and completion of three school buildings. Bids due June 20 at noon with separate bids per house. Bond for double the bid and 3 percent certified check required. Address bids to the Secretary EK L Bowman June 13 1908.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life. The long time throat and lung remedy is praised as a preventive of pneumonia and a staple for weak lungs. Sold at all drug stores with a 10 cent to 1.90 dollar price and a free trial bottle offered.
Norfolk and Western Railway advertises a round trip from Bristol Norton Mast Radford Bluefield Welch to Denver for the Democratic convention at 15.30 dollars. Tickets valid July 1 to 4 and limited July 17 with quick service dining and Pullman cars. W. Bevill, Gen. Pass. Agt. June 17, 1918.
An advertisement praises Kennedy laxative cough syrup as child friendly and tasty like maple sugar, claiming it gently cleanses the bowels to drive out a cold. It also endorses Kodol For Dyspepsia and Indigestion as reliable relief, available from all druggists.
A local grocery advertises 25 cent deals on multiple canned vegetables including tomatoes corn and beans and lists fresh produce such as Irish potatoes apples and various fruits. The note promises city wide delivery and invites shoppers to visit the store for promptly delivered goods.
Philadelphia auction opens today offering two of the rarest American private gold coins. A five dollar piece minted in Colorado during the Pike's Peak era by a Georgia Gulch firm, with only one other known in existence at the U S Mint. Also a ten dollar piece from the Cincinnati Mining & Trading Co in California during the 1860s, featuring an Indian head and feathered chapel crest, which recently set a record premium of 2109 dollars at London sale.
Arthur David Hadley and John Weene Harley start from Toronto City Hall for a three year trek covering Toronto to Vancouver to Seattle to New York to Halifax back to Toronto. They wager $10,000 and must finish within three years with short rests between legs, sleeping in tents, drawing their baggage by cart, and securing official signatures in every town along the route.
Boston observed the 133rd anniversary with parades and fireworks. The Charlestown ceremony featured two processions including military naval civic groups and sailors from visiting warships, plus an electrical pageant with humorous floats.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure from I I Cheney Co Toledo. Endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin attest to Cheney's honor and ability. Cure advertised as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Price per bottle and Hall's Family Pills for constipation mentioned.
READY FOR BUSINESS. We are now located in the building formerly occupied by the American National tank, No. 3 Princeton Ave. We will be glad to have the public call and see us. We carry a complete line of new staple and fancy groceries, as our old stock was all consumed in the recent fire. Yours truly, Stafford & Co.
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