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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
Advertisement from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co of Bluefield West Virginia outlining mailing address Box 721 and issues No 14 J and No 14 L with price details and no staff contacts mentioned.
For Congress Jas A Hughes of Cabell for Judges Ira B P Robinson W N Miller L J Williams for State Senate L W Holmes of Summers for Sheriff I J Ellison for House W P Haw ley R C Lilly for Prosecuting Attorney A M Sutton for Clerk Circuit Court W B Honaker for Clerk County Court E L Bowman for Commissioner County Court Davis Thorn for Assessor Geo P Hylton for Surveyor Forest Walker for Justices of the Peace E P God bey J L Kersey for Member Board of Education G A Shirey for Constables W H Pennington F C Haley.
The settlement of the right of way for South Bland street widening clears the way for early completion. The project will connect the city to its suburb, spur building activity, create jobs, raise assessable values, and benefit the entire community despite initial rival campaigns and political headlines.
A noted scientist warns that mineral deposits cannot be recreated once used and coal supplies will exhaust. The piece urges local industry to curb waste, fearing post coal era deserts as coke ovens close and Elkhorn valleys fade. Congress is urged to focus on long term stewardship.
The Ohio State Journal reports crops are advancing well with money in Western farmers hands, predicting a blue sky, prosperous outlook and slow growth as beneficial. It notes invention progress shifts interest from airship feats to automotive accidents.
By this time the amateur gardener is getting pretty nearly tired enough of radishes to wish that something else would happen.
The article urges business people to accelerate efforts during dull times and invest more in advertising. It argues advertising is a smart, affordable investment that yields the largest returns when demand softens. It notes fashion notes on Directoire gowns and repeats a sharp opinion about Thaw and his witnesses. It mentions California prune crops and lemon production.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages and is a constitutional treatment. The ad claims the cure works through the blood and mucous membranes and offers 100 dollars to prove otherwise. It urges sending for testimonials and lists I J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the supplier and 75 cent price.
From 9 to 4. From 4 to 7. From 7 to 10. Shorthand typing bookkeeping mathematics rhetoric commercial law and related subjects. From 4 to 7 cornet violin flute clarinet and vocal music. From 7 to 10 arithmetic grammar spelling penmanship letter writing.
Justice of the Peace candidate M. Lb. Postlewailte seeks Democratic convention support. Also a Mercer County clerk of the county court candidate announces, requesting party backing at convention and polls.
Capt. D B Baldwin, agent of Hast View Land and Warranty Company, offers prime lots in Bluefield's fast End. Several front Princeton avenue extension and Macadamized Street frontage. Interested buyers should contact Capt. Baldwin at the First National Bank building.
Chronic catarrh sufferers can try Hyomei with success as G J Stevers of Crown City Ohio reports a complete cure after two inhalant bottles. The White Pharmacy offers a guarantee to cure catarrh and related ailments or money back. A full Hyomei outfit costs one dollar with refills fifty cents. The dry air treatment soothes membranes and kills germs.
The Beaver Pond district board of education invites bids by June 3 at noon for a Bluefield high school building with plans on file in Bluefield West Virginia. Bids due include complete building, complete excluding HVAC, and HVAC only. Bond in double bid amount required. 2 percent certified check with bid. board may reject any bid.
Mercer County seeks sealed bids for grading and resurfacing 24.4 miles from Princeton Avenue eastern Bluefield to Stoney Ridge toward Princeton. Bids open June 1 1908 with $100 certified check to accompany each bid. Committee reserves right to reject all bids and bonds of $25000 required if awarded. Plans at Bluefield committee offices.
Omega Ohio businessman Mr KB Humphrey, president of Adams County Telephone Co and Home Telephone Co, touts Dr King’s New Discovery claiming it saved his life and reached the cough spot, offering a one dollar bottle with a trial free and a general store sale.
Fine per order notes immediate shipping upon receipt. The Roanoke Virginia florist Fallon is listed for per 100 units.
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