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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
3
A young Fryeburg woman had a singular accident with a singe roller towel. Her head slipped through the towel and tangled around her throat, leaving her speechless and immobile. Her mother found her unconscious, nearly to the floor, but she was soon revived without pain and described a pleasant dream.
A street pick up in Ottawa Kansas yields a letter noting a girl will not keep regular company with any boy while in school. She plans to focus on studies and suggests they remain friends while seeking others. The tone hints at a tragedy of feminine restraint.
Washington restaurant man George W. Driver advertised during the holidays that he would give as change sheets of four one dollar notes. The publicity attracted many requests for the new four dollar bills, but the treasurer of the United States forbade further issuance of uncut sheets.
A new Melrose Park group nicknamed the Pig club gathers with a philosophy of pork as their sole meat during weekly sessions. Ferdinand Dunnebecke, president of the Melrose Park Savings Bank, leads the club. Members pledge hot weekly talks and no other meat.
An advertisement asserts One Minute Cough Cure quickly treats coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. It claims to soften liquify mucous draw out inflammation and remove the disease cause with immediate effect and safety. Testimony from J O Hood and John L Crockett endorses its efficacy alongside other local promotions.
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as rapidly curing lung ailments and preventing pneumonia. A testimonial from N Jackson of Danville Illinois notes recovery in a daughter’s terrible cough after trying many remedies. Sold by G H Wade.
The story outlines Thomas L Rows a pioneer real estate dealer in Topeka, who settled there in 1873. He suffered long from dyspepsia and indigestion before trying Kodo Dyspepsia Cure which he credits with relief after years of illness.
Advertises the "J-M'?" Cigar as the best smoke for double the money, claiming it will not burn the mouth and burns evenly for cigar smokers seeking a superior product.
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