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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1910
Page
5
A promotion invites readers to receive the Daily Telegraph by mail during the summer, with delivery to any address in the United States and Canada for 40 cents per month.
Hughes is certain of the nomination with 207 delegates from Cabell Wayne Putnam Mason Logan McDowell Mingo and others, needing 161 votes. Lilly Raleigh Boone Mercer Lincoln add 92, still short of the total. debates over contested seats and county delegations loom as the Democratic convention approaches.
The county Republican committee met to canvass returns with Coopers in poor shape and Thornhill un certified. From the second ward, ballots were not returned. The Daily Telegraph argues that despite accusations of unscrupulous tactics, the committee did not discard precincts to favor Hughes, praising Mercer for a fair, square committee decision.
The article notes Gov. Gillett of California will prevent the arranged fight between Jeffries and Johnson, a move praised by reform-minded readers and criticized by boxing supporters. It argues prize fighting violates the law and discusses broader views on cruelty, sportsmanship, and the role of business houses in civic improvement.
A campaign urges patrons to use money orders registered letters and checks and to buy stamps at home to expand the post office. The plan aims to grow the Pittsfield office, hire more clerks and carriers, and improve service to customers.
The Denver Republic obituary reminiscence compares Poe Hawthorne Stevenson Kipling and O Henry noting Bre Harte’s fading prominence and asks what makes a writer endure and who will be remembered after we are gone. The piece reflects on literary fame, time, and the fleeting nature of prominence.
A 100 dollar reward offer for an uncured catarrh. Endorsements from Walding Kinman Marvin and others vouch for F J Cheney and Hall's Catarrh Cure. Promotes internal use and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Supplies and pricing noted with manufacturer and distributor details.
A Bluefield reader warns back pain worsens with age and ties relief to kidney health. The testimonial claims Doan's Kidney Pills cured a long standing dull back ache, with continued use eliminating the trouble. Sold by dealers.
Knoxville Iowa resident Clara Franks reports lasting relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for a year plus of pain and weakness. The ad touts the product for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and digestive issues promising free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
A fragment notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for United States and urges to remember the name Doan’s and take no other.
An early ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest, surest healer for wounds from knives, guns, nails, burns, boils, sores, eruptions, eczema, chapped hands, and piles. It claims protection against blood poisoning or gangrene and sells for 25 cents at druggists.
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