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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1910
Page
3
An 19th century ad promotes Bucklen's Amnic Salve as treatment for knife wounds gunshot wounds burns boils sores skin eruptions and other injuries claiming to prevent blood poisoning or gangrene. It lists price 25 cents and references Ruhbecher for the Daily Telegraph.
A new company aims to spend 3 to 4 million dollars to build water works for road and industrial use in the Monongah Valley. Water would be piped from the Alleghenies, with rights of way secured. J H Wheelwright of Consolidation Coal Co notes the valley’s development hinges on ample mountain water. Baltimore is urged to back the venture to boost regional trade.
State Commissioner I. E. Barton notes 2602 enterprises started in West Virginia from 1897 to 1909 with total capital of 175,763,463 dollars. They employed 76,565 people and paid 3,319,805 dollars monthly. Coal and coke lead investment at 7,707,100 dollars.
State secretary dissolves corporations including K. Sudiuth Lumber in Welch and Hanan & Baker Shoe in Cleveland. A Woman's Great Idea touts health by Electric Bitters for women, claiming benefits to digestion kidneys nerves skin and complexion with a 50 cent price.
A sports summary lists multiple American League and National League games with scores and batters. Cleveland edges New York 7 to 6, Boston beats Detroit 4 to 1, Philadelphia defeats Cincinnati 7 to 3, Pittsburg tops New York 6 to 3, Chicago loses 1 to 16 to Brooklyn, and St. Louis Boston games were postponed due to rain. A classified ad notes a word riddle: a want ad will fetch it.
Richmond 2 Roanoke 1 Danville 2 Lynchburg 1 Portsmouth 2 Norfolk 0 American Association Indianapolis 4 St Paul 3 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 2 Toledo 10 Kansas City 5 Minneapolis 6 Louisville 5
An explanation of volcanic mechanisms and famous eruptions. Krakatoa in 1883 produced a vast explosion, ejected a cubic mile of rock, lit the sky with a dust glow, and generated air waves that circled the Earth three and a half times. The piece also covers Etna, Vesuvius, and other volcanoes with historical examples and illustrations.
The city board met at city hall and approved a new ordinance raising the treasurer salary from the old commission plan to 1200 annually, with an expected savings of about 800 per year. The meeting also discussed market regulation, hog and cattle control, a building permit for Fannie Dickerson, street walls, and sewer issues.
The article notes the house fly spoils dinners by haunting soup and cream on tables. It urges public help to urge the board of affairs to tackle the problem, even if it costs some sleep to solve.
The Deputy Sheriff Kk. Be. Carter announces delinquent 1909 taxes will be published in the Mercer Republican Penhuston WV and proceeds to levy and garnishee for all unpaid taxes after sending statements and making inquiries by telephone. A want ad will fetch it at lc a word.
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