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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
2
Rates for advertising are provided on request. This notice appears in Bluefield West Virginia, with details available at the post office. Terms include cash in advance and second class mail handling.
Election bulletin lists candidates for Congress James A Hughes. State Senate M F Matheney and W A Ballard. House of Delegates Thos Reed and D P Crockett. County Court Clerk E W Freeman. Circuit Court Clerk W B Honaker. Commissioner of County Court Davis Thorn. Superintendent of Free Schools J H Gadd. Assessor 2nd District J W Reed.
The Mercer Hornet voices frustration at Republicans involved in multiple campaigns. It claims the party has been ridden by office seekers and calls for cleansing the organization. It questions Freeman's office history and unites leaders in a push for a convention.
The piece argues the Republican split is real but fixable and calls for court resolution. It cites Spooner amendment support, West Virginia delegation voting yes, and Virginia figures opposing a Jim Crow clause on canal movement. It condemns Mercer county faction and Daily Telegraph bias while urging an impartial transport service investigation.
A letter from Pocahontas defends Pocahontas Collieries Company and town authorities over miners blocked from crossing the Virginia line. The writer urges legal remedy if wrong occurred and cautions against one sided blame while noting two sides exist in law and order.
The advertisement says catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease and internal remedies cure it. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a nonquack internal treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces, using tonics and blood purifiers. It claims physician endorsement, lists Toledo firm F J Cheney as maker, and notes testimonials and nationwide druggist sales.
An Elizabeth Virginia man reportedly cured of incurable cancer after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad claims the remedies expel biliousness kidney poisons and microbes while healing blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Ice cream parlor and soda fountain at Bluefield Bakery noted.
Daniel Banatz of Ott terville Iowa says after years of cough and asthma cures Foley's Honey and Tar gave immediate relief and he will keep it at home. Sold by G. H. Wade druggist. The J M Cigar remains a favorite with smokers.
W B Honaker sells his entire interest in Honaker Godfrey and Co at Montcalm West Virginia to F D Williams. The firm will continue as Godfrey and Williams with accounts collected and debts paid by the new firm. June 2 1902.
An advertising piece argues indigestion harms more than alcohol use, urging moderation and digestion aids. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from F. C. DeWitt Co. Chicago, claiming it digests food without stomach aid and relieves post meal fullness. A testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville Ohio endorses the product.
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