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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
4
Bond buyers nationwide show eager interest in a Bluefield school issue, confirming the town's excellent credit. Buyers anticipate smooth sales and would likely absorb a larger issue if offered. Diamonds and June brides are mentioned in passing as unrelated market chatter.
Report notes strong local backing for Swiss Er with about 1800 votes cast in the Kanawha County primary. Observers cite precincts with no votes and compare to 8858 Republican votes in the last election. The piece questions party depth for vice presidency and suggests a candidate who could strengthen the ticket.
The Panama Canal project benefits from improved hygiene as shown in Colonel Gorges’s 1907 sanitary report. Sickliness decreased, cleanliness and health measures lessen disease risk, though earlier gains would have been greater if started sooner.
February 1908 shows dairy and meat exports rising to 19.5 million dollars, up from 15.9 million, as foreign buyers trust American products. The piece argues purity assurances boosted trade and declares honesty the greatest commercial asset, noting imperfect things remain.
The president sets aside nearly 1,000,000 acres in Arkansas as a national forest reserve. Hardwood shortleaf pine timber valued around 1,500,000 dollars will be managed to generate profit under scientific regulation and replanting. Preservation of watersheds and flood prevention are stressed as forests decline nationwide.
News from Tokio reports the final U S reply on immigration pleases the Japanese government and signals a mutually honorable agreement. The piece also notes General Fock’s duel with General Smirnoff over a court martial, Smirnoff’s death sentence, and questions what happens to Fock. Hayt comments on the situation.
In Missouri a woman named Miss Alice Hollis regains sight after 30 years of waiting. Her story contrasts courage and self education with others felled by despair, offering a lesson to men and women. Also notes rising freight movement and a cautious Johnson boom amid competition.
We offer one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The condition stems from inflamed mucous lining of the ear and eustachian tube. Send for free circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The annual stockholders meeting will be at the company office in Hramwell West Virginia on April 6 1908 at 10 am to elect directors for the coming year and address any business before the meeting. James L Hamill Secretary. John Riha of Vining Iowa endorses DeWitt kidney and bladder pills praising their performance and urges purchase from all druggists.
A strong iron safe is offered for sale in good order with a flexible price. Interested buyers can contact Safe at Box 721, City. The ad states no reasonable price refused and invites inquiries.
The Republican committee calls a meeting in Huntington on April 27 1908 to nominate a candidate for Congress in the Fifth district and to elect a national convention delegation. Each county gets one delegate with no alternates a fixed Roosevelt vote basis and no proxies.
The state central committee orders a Parkersburg convention in Wood County to choose four delegates and four alternates for the GOP national meeting. It outlines county apportionments, rules on voting, credentials, notices, and a statewide primary process with H. C. Woodyard as chairman and Virgil L. Highland as secretary.
Hon. William H. Hearne of Ohio county asks Republican voters to learn his qualifications for the West Virginia governor post before the next state convention. He invites inquiry from Northern Panhandle citizens regardless of the inquirer’s political views. Also notes Mrs. J. P. White endorsing Dr King’s New Discovery for lung trouble with praise and availability at drug stores. Trial bottles free.
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