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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
5
Health ad promoting S. S. S. tonic for catarrh malaria and poisoned blood claims rapid recovery. It touts S. S. S as a universal stimulant to restore blood vigor, heal sores, treat rheumatism and skin disorders, and offers free booklets and medical advice from the Spacife company in Atlanta.
Local young women express enthusiasm to enlist as field nurses for the United States possibly with Mexico. Graham has already sent near a dozen soldiers to the front, including Huff Davis and Marvin Harman, with crowds cheering as soldiers depart. The town also notes Tom Thumb wedding at the Methodist church with Master Edwin Simms and Miss Emeline Poston in the lead roles.
Prof. Peter A. Janutolo accepts the position of assistant chemist in the agricultural experiment station for the Argentine republic and will sail on July 29 for Tuceman where he will be located. Professor Rosenfeld, chief chemist at Tuceman, assisted through a V. P. I man.
A church fair organized under the Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society ran smoothly as volunteers from the committee worked hard to ensure a successful event.
Walter Graham of Graham Virginia, a Progressive organizer and congressional candidate, says the country is progressive. He asserts Progressives helped shape Republican and Democratic reforms and urges all progressives to vote for Charles E Hughes on the Progressive Republican platform.
A local note reports rapid plant growth after heavy rain and heat. Vegetation including corn oats grass and fruit crops thrives while cherries strawberries and raspberries flood local markets. Sugar remains ten cents a pound raising canning costs with no near price drop expected.
Wireless report from Mountain Lake notes many guests arriving from Graham and Bluefield as the popular resort remains cool in hot weather. Among visitors are Miss Annie Dudley and Dave Spracher. Rowing is enjoyed by guests as the history of the lake’s formation is recalled.
The Gem Theatre hosts an Odd Fellows and Rebekah entertainment night headlined by the four reel biblical film Joseph in the Land of Egypt. Graham ministers are invited with free admission. Miss Chloe Cole sings a solo as the Rebekahs present a program. two complete showings begin at 7 30.
The report notes Mrs Tolbert Clark as in satisfactory condition and Mrs L J Barbee ill for several days with tonsillitis at her Graham home.
New York speaker Frank Dixon during Chautauqua week delivers a lecture praised as a double barreled oratorical shotgun. Reports from cities like Jacksonville Chicago and Flint note immediate community-building results with park funds and public health interest. Dixon, brother of Thomas Dixon Jr and A C Dison of Spurgeon Church London.
Pittsburgh tops Chicago 4 to 2 in an 18 inning National League marathon. Mamaux and Gibson pitched for Pittsburgh with Lavender Vaughan and Fisher behind Chicago. In the second game Pittsburgh won 3 to 1 behind Millar Harman Jands Cooper and Wilson. Cardinals rally to beat Cincinnati 9 to 6 in ninth. Pfeffer drives in two for Brooklyn as they beat Boston 5 to 2. New York defeats Philadelphia 4 to 6 for fifth straight loss by the league leaders.
Reports on Mrs Tolbert Clark recovering after gallstone surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs Victoria Bock of Flat Top ill with pneumonia shows some improvement. Community talk on political endorsements for John M Parker and Rose. local home project by Graham Land Company under Andy Sutter. death of Ethel Bertling in Hurricane. Big Dance Friday at Hotel Graham with Graham Shining Shoals Orchestra. Theda Bara appears at Gem in Lady Audrey's Secret and A Fool There Was. various personals including visits to Greensboro Lynchburg Charlotte Galax and local sports scores from American League and others.
Announcement from the International Socialist Bureau states the peace conference scheduled for The Hague on June 28 is postponed to the end of July. The postponement affects the assembly of delegates from socialist movements seeking peace talks.
An ad claims peanuts cause appendicitis and promotes Adlerika as a cure. It asserts buckthorn bark glycerine and Adlerika relieve constipation and many stomach issues, with a claim from Trank Mastin, a druggist, and a plug for the Daily Telegraph Want Ads.
About 275 cars carrying 12 000 tons of coal will depart the Norfolk and Western lines around July 5 for Tiburon California. The 100 000 ton contract is under navy season agreements with Crozier Pocahontas Company supplying the fleet via a multi line route to the Pacific coast.
Mrs Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky relates she suffered six months and three months bedridden before using Cardus a woman’s tonic. She credits eleven bottles for recovery and improved vigor, urging others to try the medicine and noting its decades of prior success. Chattanooga Medicine Co advertises the five page treatment offer.
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