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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
5
Winter weather revives rheumatic pains as liniments fail to reach the disease in the blood. The ad promotes 8.5.5 as a vegetable blood remedy that purifies the blood and removes the cause, claiming results. Free medical advice offered by Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
Hannibal Tanner's arrival sparks fuel worries while Sallie the cook dives into work at the Mayor's home. Local figures include Coy W. Thompson departing for camp, a baby named Willis Anderson, Mrs. Embrey in Washington, and Calf-accident court action against Ed Tyree. Clergy visits, church district reports, and missionary leave to France accompany weather and community events.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally to reach the disease and purify the blood. Described by a noted physician, its ingredients are said to form a powerful tonic and blood purifier. Testimonials and testimonials are offered. pills for constipation also mentioned.
Robert Williamson Jr at Plattsburg officers training camp writes home he likes the situation and is progressing well. Miss Edris Sluss leaves Taze Well to work in the Norfolk and Western superintendent’s office at Bluefield. Pearl Harman directs a Ket Cross charity show in Vivian that raised a hundred dollars. A Hamilton resigns as Roanoke police chief to join John & Guernsey as labor agent for the Graham furnace.
Mrs C A Ralston returns from a two weeks visit to Cincinnati. Mark Harmen of Roanoke, an engineer on the Radford division, visits Graham with Mr and Mrs Davis and their newlywed status. Davis formerly Miss Guirie Litz, a Graham young lady.
The list outlines week long four minute talks on Thrift and War Savings Gramps at the Colonial and Opera House venues. Speakers include W W McNeal John Kee Thos H Scott A F Kingdon Jas S Kahle D M Easley J H Gollehon and W H Thomas among others across Thursday to Saturday and into next week.
Advert promising La Creole Hair Dressing will revive natural color and restore dark tones to gray or faded hair. Claims it is not a dye and can be applied by combing or brushing. Sold by Central Pharmacy Bluefield with money back guarantee and mail orders available at $1.20.
G A Simpson announces public notice that J M Bailey and George D Mays are no longer associated with Simpson Motor Repair Company. The statement is dated June 1 1918 and serves to sever ties with the two former partners.
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy as having more than forty years in use and millions of bottles sold. It claims the remedy has stood the test of time because it can always be depended upon.
A Benton County report narrates a near crash as Bryant Weaver’s car flipped after he dodged a boy Vivian Reynolds on Clarktown street. The driver escaped unhurt. several witnesses helped and a doctor was called. Also, Bundey officers detained Camp Lee soldiers W. M. Ross and G. A. Russell en route to Ohio, seeking furloughs to France. An auto belonging to a Powhatan resident rolled over a bank, damaging a home but injuring no one. W. E. McCray returns from Washington as a commissioned first lieutenant. A theater plans a separate Birth of a Nation showing for colored patrons. Odd Fellows hold memorial service. local missionary society hosts a birthday social at Mrs. Havens home.
A Wednesday evening gathering at Raleigh Street church honors Mercer County draftees for army service. Speakers include J. A. Pickett, Dr. Edwards, and Prof. Sims. A local council of defence will be formed and all called-to-colors men are urged to attend. Prof. Dickerson will preside.
An advertisement claims eczema cannot be cured by internal medicines and praises GRANCLENE as the external remedy that destroys the eczema microbe. It offers free test treatment from Millis Chemical Co and cites a testimonial from J McCracken about relief after use. Products priced at 25c, 1 and 2.50, sold by Goodykoontz Drug Co with a money refunded guarantee.
An ad praise from Ed Whart in Rangely Maine endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior to other syrups for coughs and colds, claiming readers will share the favorable opinion after trying it.
George Key, a colored man, was shot by an officer at Pocahontas Virginia yesterday after allegedly trying to enter a baseball grounds without paying. The officer fired multiple times as Key leveled a double barrel shotgun toward the back. Key was hospitalized for surgical treatment. The officer’s name was not learned.
A wounded man was found with his intestines punctured at least nine times and little hope was held out for his recovery.
An old advertisement from Mastin's Pharmacy touts Lavoptik eye wash for weak or inflamed eyes. It describes two applications curing a strained eye and one application aiding a woman with weak vision after trying three glasses. The ad guarantees a small bonus in relief.
Mercer's quota set at 990000 dollars for War Savings followed by a call to advertise in the Telegraph as part of National War Savings Day observances.
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