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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
3
An 19th century advertisement warns that Contagious Blood Poison is deadly though early signs are mild. It claims the disease attacks the blood, bones and skin, spreads via handshake or shared items, and can be cured by S. S. S. made from roots and herbs. The ad offers a home treatment book and medical advice free on request from The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta.
A Texas reader from Taylor reports an ugly leg abscess and other symptoms of blood poisoning improving after taking S. S. S. Following several bottles, dramatic improvement occurred. An 8.5.8 cleanse completed the cure and the ulcer healed with the patient in good health thereafter. Co. Oberchain, Taylor, Texas.
The stock market reflects event analysis, with prices revealing danger and structural weakness after downturns. Historical notes cite 1803 and 1802 periods, showing deliberate declines and the limits of speculation during panic. John Paul Ryan discusses these in the Metropolitan Magazine.
The article recalls King Christian IX’s unlikely rise from schoolmaster to monarch amid royal succession. It notes Louis Philippe’s exile and later ascent to French king, with a London Answers reference. It ends with a logic puzzle about weights comparing feathers, silver, and the impact of avoirdupois versus troy systems.
The Old Bailey calendar notes a 6th century BCE crime by Alexander of Byzantium, chief public treasury officer, who grew rich by clipping money. He earned the nickname The File for dexterous use of that tool, influencing the modern sense of file as a thief’s attribute.
In winter across China people of all classes wear fur wool or hairened garments. Laborers wear sheep or goat skins and the official classes have many fur lined sets. Homes are rarely heated to European or American winter temperatures so fur lined clothes are worn indoors and out.
Wise warns against Groucher taking anything from you. Han kie reveals Groucher was around yesterday. The exchange implies Groucher borrowed trouble and ends with his hospitalization, per Philadelphia Press.
In a Chicago Herald obituary note the exchange claims Hewitt blames Jewett for marital strain citing New York Press influence. The fragment implies a dispute centered on media involvement and self respect.
An editor cites George Pilliot describing the tide of need and the surge of human claims driving local aid. The want ads reflect the surge in requests for relief and assistance across the community.
Virginia League results show Norfolk 2 Danville 5 Richmond 2 Portmouth 0. Lynchburg 2 Roanoke 4. National League scores list New York 7 Boston 0 Chicago 1 St Louis 3. Second game Chicago 6 St Louis 3. American League notes show Chicago 1 St Louis 2 and Detroit 5 Cleveland 2 with a late finish to aid a train. Washington 6 Philadelphia 2.
At the African Methodist Episcopal church session in Norfolk on May 9 Bishop Salter broke a marble toy table on the pulpit stand while rapping for order. A delegate accused him of unfair rulings and the bishop replied insult.
A woman believed to resemble Mrs Belle Guinness of Laporte Ind, accused of multiple murders, was arrested in Syracuse after arriving by train from Utica. She claimed to be Mrs L Amerson of Chicago and her mother was Mrs Lucy Barton. Police later said she did not match Guinness. She described her origin as Peenkliin Pa and was released to proceed to New York.
Atlanta on May 9 reports that property owners in the burned squares plan modern structures once debris is cleared. Several hundred men work to clean the section as losses reach about 1.25 million dollars with 900 thousand dollars insured. Officials probe water pressure after firefighting streams failed to reach the heart of the blaze.
The 77th General Assembly of Ohio adjourned sine die at 4 p m. The presiding officers of the house and senate named a committee to probe municipal affairs in Cleveland, likely starting by June 15. The joint Cincinnati investigation panel will begin its work next week.
In Okimiomei Oklahoma on May 9 Kamit Greening a carpenter and his brother Fred A Painter both former workers on the Indiana farm testified about a dozen men visiting the home of Mia Belle Gunness and their subsequent disappearances.
The text notes fevers on high elevations and malaria on lower levels due to altitude. It promotes Electric Bitters as the remedy for climate affections lassitude jaundice biliousness fever and ague and general debility with a guarantee at drug stores priced 0c.
In a brief quip Wallace admits he forgets which is larger two times four or four times two. The line captures a playful exchange about arithmetic and memory.
Leslie's Weekly describes poi, a taro based food once made at home by Hawak families. The root is grated, fermented, and stirred to a paste then served in a calabash with fingers. Factory poi costs about one dollar per bag. natives rely on taro farming for sustenance and feasts.
The text defines the comic spirit as civilization’s test, a luminous guiding presence in people that observes without excess. It awakens thoughtful laughter when exposed to hypocrisy, vanity, and false humility, mirroring societal flaws with restrained, silvery humor.
All persons having claims against the estate of BE. H. Arters, deceased, or who owe the estate, are requested to present them for settlement. Kk. H. Basley is the administrator. May 10 and 4t.
Omega Ohio retailer and president of Adams county Telephone Co and Home Telephone Co cites Dr King’s New Discovery as lifesaving after a severe cough. He says it reached the cough spot when others failed and notes its claimed broad reach into throat lungs and chest. Drugstores sell it with guarantees and trial bottles available.
A retailer defends patent medicines arguing honesty and customer benefit. The ad promotes Rexall Mucu-Tone as a cure for catarrh and a tonic for run down conditions, citing a testimonial from Albany and offering a fifty cent trial bottle with money back guarantee.
In a sales pitch, a Rexall distributor argues for specialty Rexall medicines made by the United Drug Company. They claim profits are lowered by specialization and that Rexall lines cover over 200 remedies. The speaker asserts pharmacists’ guarantees and refunds if products fail to benefit customers.
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