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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement claims Freezone instantly stops corn pain by applying a preparation sold by a druggist. It promises quick relief from hard corns and calluses, highlighting a famed ether discovery associated with Cincinnati ingenuity.
A string of visitors and residents traveled to the city yesterday from Mullens Eccles Draper Elkins Keystone Kum ball Jen kin Jones War Tip Top Lebanon Norton Welch and other towns. The report notes many staying briefly and several returning home after visits and hospital or camp duties.
The War Savings stamp drive's committee chairmen mobilized their teams for a strong week, aiming for a Friday rally with speeches to boost enthusiasm. Saturday sales were led by the Flying Squadron ladies: Honsker corner led with 490, Thornton's corner 185, Federal street 40, Bay W.8.8.
Paris reports a local operation on the plateau north of Le Pert that improved positions and yielded 170 prisoners. An immediate enemy counterattack was repulsed as serial activity intensified between the Aisne and the Marne with five enemy aircraft brought down or disabled on June 23 and fifteen tons of projectiles landed on aviation grounds in Picardy.
Three months early the United States government explosive plants near Charleston will begin operations on July 4. Secretary Newton Baker will attend Nitro opening ceremonies and switch on the powder making machinery. Sulphuric acid production has begun. about 900 men are employed. The plant covers roughly three square miles and will not be fully completed for two to three months.
An advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a solution for women’s health issues including headaches backaches nervousness and moodiness. The pitch links health to beauty and happiness and cites a long-standing family remedy as trusted support.
A Welch gathering salutes George, a Buay Bee H proprietor and Greek-born naturalized citizen, called to Camp Lee. The supper featured toastmasters and remarks by Judge Herndon and others, with guests including Italian naturalized citizen Sally Maretiello. George Andrews urged readiness to sacrifice for the United States as part of the communal farewell.
Hammond Indiana June 24 Three investigations of the Hagensack Wallace circus train wreck proceed while testimony at the coroner inquest centers on Alonzo Sargent engineer of the Michigan Central equipment train. Officials expect his account to guide federal state and county probes. Sargent was jailed in Kalamazoo after vanishing following the crash and opened to further inquiry. No new bodies identified today.
The Senate ratified treaties with Great Britain for reciprocal draft cooperation with no dissent. British subjects in the US aged 20 to 44 and American citizens in the British empire aged 21 to 31 would face draft, with option to return home to serve. About 54 000 US citizens in the British empire and 210 000 British subjects in the United States would be affected. A new clause exempts citizens of signatory nations abroad from the draft at home.
Washington reports new freight rates apply to most short line railroads and larger government controlled lines. Shipments starting tonight sail at old rates. those accepted tomorrow face rates 25 percent higher. Export and import rates start Wednesday. Railroads expect about 700 million dollars in additional annual revenue.
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