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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
5
Advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a remedy for catarrh, claiming local treatments fail and the disease may move to the lungs. It asserts the preparation reaches the source, cleanses the blood, and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
The report covers a Tazewell district conference meeting held in Clintwood Virginia with remarks by Rev J A Early Rev J M Paxton and Rev H F E Kelop plus greetings from Rev S B Vaught and others. Attendees toured from Graham West Graham and Clintwood sharing sermons and meals at the Damron home and a court house welcome.
A former Graham resident now in Trenton is accused of sending back to Graham residents money claimed to be from a “con science” fund. The letters containing the fund were mailed on the same day, with four or five recipients named in the accusations.
An old milch cow owned by Mrs. Jana tolo of Hishianenue is described as unregistered yet highly productive, yielding six gallons daily and eight pounds of butter weekly. The sale to Mrs. Jana tolo was made by Mrs. G. W. Carland, highlighting a plain animal with no formal breed ties.
Mrs. Janutolo laughs at offers of 175 for her famed cow as neighbors buy milk and butter from the prolific animal. The cow has become the town’s dairy heroine, sparking chatter over its daily production and impact on the community.
London reports in the House of Commons that twenty one German destroyers plus many submarines and auxiliary craft are confined in Bruges canal docks after recent British operations at Zeebrugge. The admiralty financial secretary says the effort was more successful than expected and that German vessels are now under constant bombing.
Northern neutrals worry Germany leverages Finland and Aland to bind Baltic trade under Mittel Europa. Swedish experts warn Finland’s integration with Germany could reshape Sweden’s exports like amber and pulp. A Wheeling to Pittsburgh river packet service resumes after 35 years with the Verne Swain launching inaugural trips.
American aviators trained in Italy departed today for the front accompanied by the Carabinieri and a Guardia di Finanza member. The contingent, all volunteers, will join Italian efforts and is welcomed by Italian authorities and U S officials signaling continued support. The dispatch also notes a new banking association in West Virginia and local political and legal notices.
Paris reports there was no event of importance during the day. In the eastern theater on June 18 air combat and bombardments occurred near Villers, Franqueux, Faverolles and Fiennes with Allied bombers. North of Monastir artillery duels and prisoner repatriation were noted amid raids by Allied planes. Train services and banking news follow in brief later items.
An ad urges women to seek real beauty through Bio-feren lecithin and iron, claiming it revitalizes nerves and boosts health. It promotes easy pellet form, promises no teeth staining, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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