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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
2
Auction notice states Mount Vernon Front is sold by Sulette and Sarnes for $1-3t with owners or buyers unspecified in readable text.
An advertisement asserts Vinci surpasses cod liver oil as a strength builder for the elderly and children and for coughs and bronchial ailments. It promises refunds if no benefit is seen and lists Goody Koontz Drug Co along with West End Drug Co Bluefield Pharmacy and East End Pharmacy as sellers.
A brief advert promotes Sugar Butter by Sublette Barnes in maple sugar flavor. The small notice notes cute little buckets and lists the ad code 3-1-3t.
Market quotations are reported by the Bluefield Brokerage firm on the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia. The notice lists dealers in stocks bonds securities and provisions with quotation updates from an area broker.
An 19th century ad cites Chicago provision market woes and claims deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation can be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers a $100 reward for unpaid cures and promotes Catarrh Cure from Fr. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with sale by druggists for 75 cents and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An advertisement explains stomach trouble signals overeat or inappropriate foods for age or work. It promotes Yuke Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to regulate bowels and aid digestion with a free sample offer. Sold by The West end Drug Co. East End Pharmacy and Hivefield Pharmacy.
Mrs. J. P. White of Rushboro Pa touts Dr King s New Discovery as the most reliable remedy for coughs colds lagrippe asthma bronchitis and hoarseness claiming it loosens a cough quickly and cures lung disease even after hopeless prognosis. The remedy sold at drug stores 50c and 1.00 with bottles free. Also advertising Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea and Freeman Kodel as stomach disorder remedies from local suppliers.
A Bland Street Church crowd in Portsmouth Ohio hears Rev George Stuart in a lecture titled Is Fun Divine or Devilish The report notes streets filled to capacity and ushers lifting the speaker to the platform to avoid turning attendees away Similar scenes are described in Atlant with Moody meetings cited as a past comparison
Contracts signed bring The Clansman back to Elks Opera House March 16 amid fanfare and regret for not being a yearly feature. The production plans a worldwide tour after Chicago and New York engagements, with manager Geo. Hr Brennan leading a new company. Over 3,000,000 have seen the play. mail orders with remittance will be filled in order received through manager S. H. Jolliffe.
The Isluefield Merchandise Exchange offers $10 for the best name ideas for Mr. Catzen’s furniture store. Open to city students and Daily Telegraph readers, entries must be short, memorable, and easy to spell. Contest ends March 17 at noon. letters numbered and published.
The article notes that old calendars from 1812 1840 or 1896 can be reused in 1908 and again in 1936 1964 and so on, since calendars repeat. It explains leap year quirks and that 2000 is not a leap year, affecting day counts and reuse intervals.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for sickness across ages. It claims long-standing effectiveness and urges readers to buy tea or tablets from Mul Creek Coal and Coke Co, West End Drug Co, W. J. Peters, Fiveman.
The text explains how calendars repeat or shift when leap years occur. It traces how 1907 started on Tuesday and 1908 added a day, causing 1909 to start on Friday and 1912 to align differently due to leap years. It concludes that one leap year in a six year span recreates the start day, while two leap years in eleven years alter the cycle.
Charles H. Rosenfeld of the Baldwin Detectives Agency received a third threat a coffin skull and crossbones drawing with an Italian script warning. He suspects the Black Head and notes prior warnings while still in West Virginia. The item promotes Peirce's Golden Rio Coffee with a stereo view offer.
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter of the Delbert Building in San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters as a tonic for stomach liver and kidney disorders. He calls it the best spring medicine sold at druggists and says it builds up the system. available for 50 cents.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised as agreeable and effective for coughs colds and croup. W S Pelham of Kirksville Iowa commends its long standing use for throat troubles and popularity with children. Sold by local druggists including The West and Drug, East End Pharmacy, Bluefield Pharmacy. John Riha of Vining Indiana reports satisfaction with DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills after a year of selling and personal use.
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