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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1908
Page
2
A crowded, volatile contest for the governorship unfolds with a neck and neck vote estimate among Swisher and Scherr. The Wheeling Intelligencer charts county allocations, noting discrepancies and potential shifts as corrections are applied, with each county counted toward the two main candidates.
Votes show Scherr at 365 and Swisher 848 with Scherr seven percent shy of nomination and Swisher ninety five percent. Three counties yet to hold conventions, state convention set for July 5. Delegates must be chosen thirty days before the gathering and the campaign promises continue as candidates stay in the race awaiting the plan decision.
A Bluefield note highlights Mi-o-na as a stomach helper aiding digestion by strengthening stomach and bowel walls. The White Pharmacy backs the remedy with an absolute money-back guarantee if it fails to cure.
Key West patrolman Roland Curry says rheumatic pain plagued him for years. After his wife bought Chamberlain's Pain Balm and he used it for about two weeks the pain largely disappeared and has not returned for over three months. Available at West End, Hast End, and Bluefield pharmacies.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble with a Bluefield testimonial from W. Clark of Park Street, claiming long lasting relief after years of pain and paralysis and urging readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole agents.
A long claim for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy touts its reliability after a century of use. The description notes it mixes with water for a pleasant taste and lists The West End Drug Co Mast nd Pharmacy Cluefield Pharmacy as retailers.
Mr Wo Humphrey of Omega Ohio owner of a large general store and president of Adams County Telephone Co and Home Telephone Co of Pike County testifies the cough medicine Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life. He says it reached the cough spot and helped throat lungs and chest. Sold with guarantee at drug stores 60c and 1.00 Trial bottle free.
The article reports strong support for consolidating forestry irrigation land reclamation mining and the forest and reclamation services into a single executive department. It notes President Roosevelt may push the plan in a coming message and mentions Gifford Pinchot as a potential head.
The Western Maryland Railroad, now under Rockefeller influence, reaches Charleston via the Coal and Coke line built by Henry Gassaway Davis. The Virginian Railway nears Deepwater, 16 miles from Charleston, promising a seamless tie with Coal and Coke and Western Maryland. Experts say this would give Davis interests a major sea outlet to Norfolk and lake regions via connected lines.
An ad claims high elevation fevers, malaria, jaundice, biliousness, and general debility are cured by electric bitters. It touts the bitters as a great alterative and purifier with a guarantee, sold in drug stores for 50 cents.
Schedule lists courses from 9 to 4 including shorthand typing bookkeeping mathematics rhetoric and commercial law. From 4 to 7 subjects cover instrumental music and vocal training. From 7 to 10 offer arithmetic grammar spelling penmanship and letter writing.
A nursing mother’s tip recommends Chamberlain's Salve to relieve sore nipples after nursing. Wipe off before the next feeding and many trained nurses report good results. Available at West End Drug Co East Kac Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
In a tense office scene HELOISE AMES, a trusted assistant, is pressed by her chief to marry and accompany him abroad as his stenographer. She resists with wit, then accepts after a mix of business talk and genuine sentiment, finally choosing to go with him.
Fallon Florist Hoanoke Va offers tomato plants in ten varieties. Telegraph style notice seeks buyers by listing baskets and price.
Direct sale piano from the maker promises authentic craftsmanship and direct pricing. The instrument emphasizes artisanal build andpersonal connection with the buyer, highlighting limited distribution and direct factory access.
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