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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
19
A ten year old girl almost drowned crossing a foot log on the Northfork. townsfolk recall S C Stewart leaping into the swift current to save her after a six foot creek rise. Algoma lodge installs officers and hosts banquet. brief notes on moves, examinations, and local business changes.
On the Woman's Page health guidance tops fashion notes as women seek remedies for ailments. The column highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a popular aid and shares stories of women who recovered using it.
There is no opium or narcotic in Chamberlains Cough Remedy and it can be given to children as confidently as to adults. It is touted as excellent for coughs and colds and is obtainable everywhere.
Miss Mary Barker and Olive Rebenack visited Coalwood friends earlier in the week. Miss James returned from Excelsior after visiting her aunt Mrs. Weaver. M. W. Gilliam of Appalachian Power Co. Coalwood station came by last week. A. M. Long of Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co. left for White Thorn Va. for two weeks. P. A. Grant and R G. Stewart were in Welch attending court. Mrs. C. Deaton hosted a Friday night gathering for Miss Rebenack and Miss Parker with dancing cards and refreshments. Other guests included the Tice, Kerr, Deaton, Grant, and Stewart families.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a miracle corn and callus remover. It claims corns and warts vanish in seconds, with no toe irritation, and sells for 2½ cents a bottle or via mail order from Lawrence Co. Chicago, distributed in Bluefield and endorsed by several druggists.
Howard Meyers, manager of the Yu kon Pocahontas Coal Company, and R. H. Burton, W. M. Gilliam and A. M. Long attend. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver of Excelsior entertain Thursday in honor of Miss Barber and Miss Rebenack visiting Mrs. C. Tice of Yu kon and her niece Miss Jones of Tazewell.
A vintage ad touts Parisian Sage as a root reaching hair tonic that stops itching and removes dandruff. It claims to nourish roots, soften hair, and increase volume, with beauty and gloss from a single application.
Theodore Roosevelt urges fellow Progressives to back Charles Evans Hughes in the 1916 presidential race, arguing Wilson’s administration failed and emphasizing public duty over party. He defends Hughes as efficient, honest, and capable of leading a united nation through crisis. Roosevelt signs from Sagamore Hill, June 22, 1916.
The trustee will sell at public auction on July 22, 1916 at 2 pm the Bluefield Brick Plant property in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia including undivided one half of a three acre tract and related leasehold and personal property. Sale follows deed of trust dated February 24 1915 to secure notes, default on payment, and involves land described with road right of way, machinery and fixtures. Cash payment required. sale overseen by L J Holland trustee.
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is pitched as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation, with a money back guarantee and pleasant taste.
The trustee THOS H SCOTT will auction Lot 18 Genoa Avenue Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia on July 28 1916 at 10 a m. The property secured by a deed of trust to pay 1250 with twenty five notes due quarterly. The house rents for at least 15 per month and inspection is available by appointment.
North Dakota allocates 64 million dollars in land endowment for education funding. The initiative aims to secure long term support for public schools and higher education facilities through a state land grant program.
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