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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
4
Advertisement lists mail rates for the Daily newspaper at Bluefield West Virginia with options for cash in advance and varying subscription periods including three months six months and one year. The notice labels second class mail matter and references the post office.
A collection of brief observations and quips from the era includes May's optimism, jokes about mackintoshes, a note on a proposed Gosndare tvennaca Dama assembly, and critical remarks on politics, education, and disaster aftermath. The piece touches on radium theories, teacher censorship, the Slocum tragedy, and a Parisian old soldier's facial reconstruction.
A commentator laments the mystery of where money for easy spending comes from and questions how millions of Americans might access funds, pondering the secret behind rapid wealth and consumption.
The Manufacturers' Record announces a special coverage by Alert Phouis on West Virginia Kentucky and Southwest Virginia, detailing coal timber railroads and industrial growth. The effort seeks data and reader input to illustrate the region as a major future industrial hub.
A New York announcement heralds a new hotel for the very rich, costing millions. The piece questions the source of funds for luxury living, noting forty thousand private residences in the city require high incomes and that expensive apartments outnumber expensive houses. It wonders how cash sustains such wealth and property.
The article notes rising Hungarian discontent under Austrian rule and the long history of friction between Austria and Hungary. It compares Hungary’s status to a conquered state after 1849 and cites ongoing desires for greater independence amid a Germanic-Austrian context. It references Pest and the 1867 coronation and predicts worsening conditions before any breaking point.
William A. Pinkerton argues a new class of crime in America with stick up men and willing killers. He cites yellow journalism as fueling crime and urges suppression and juvenile reform plus whipping as deterrents to curb early criminal tendencies. He contends common jails harden youths and promote continued crime.
The article contrasts rich and working people plagued by indigestion and touts Green's August Flower as a fifty year remedy that stimulates the liver and aids digestion. It notes trial and regular bottle prices and lists Crockett & Goodykoontz as sellers. It also advertises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments with a testimonial from Adolph WV.
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Care as digesting what you eat to relieve indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims quick and permanent relief and notes it is sold by all druggists. The text also ends with a humorous Griffon shirt remark about fit.
Bluefield residents endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for backache relief. Miss Gray Nicewander of 22 Burton Street recounts her improvement after using a box bought at John L. Crockett's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. is the U S agent. price 50 cents per box. Remember the name Doan's.
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