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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
5
The Republican committee plans active urging of voter registration through October 26. Registrars will finalize lists on October 10 and the county court will review and revise registrations on October 26, with a broad canvass and estimates to follow.
Shumate Clothing Co. displays Alfred Benjamin & Co. garments with New York patterns and colors. The Tiger Vest, a diagonal striped waistcoat, is highlighted as an exclusive model favored by New York clubmen. The exhibit promises a glimpse of the world’s best dressed men.
An ad claims Mi-o-na tablets provide fast stomach relief and cure by removing the cause. It touts a 50 cent box and a 24 hour relief promise, featuring a testimonial from Mrs. W. D. Bennett of Bucksport, Maine.
Advertising copy promotes JELL-O as a quick economical dessert. It highlights flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry Chocolate Cherry Peach and claims easy preparation with boiling water. The copy notes a 10 cent package serves a large family and urges grocers to stock it. It also states JELL O complies with Pure Food Laws.
Notice to the public from J B Williams offering cleaning and pressing services and trading worn clothes hats and shoes. He notes five years in business and thanks customers for past favors, listing phone 252 Higginbotham Ave.
Bluefield residents are invited to a special matinee of The Traitor at Thes Dixon with Jolliffe arranging seats. Sale opens Oct 1 at 9 am at White Pharmacy by mail or phone. Norfolk Western No. 2 train provides travel options for attendees.
Bill Moore surprised friends and a policeman on the corner by shouting a curious question about the old man and his building up home and corn. The remark ends abruptly as the scene cuts away.
Cured meats and breakfast bacon sliced by patent process. Dried beef sliced thin. Boiled ham sold by the pound. Cold Westphalia hams. Full line of canned meats. Sardines and salmon. Fresh fish available Tuesdays and Fridays. Chase and Sanborn's teas and coffees.
Glark and Go's promotes a wide selection of canned goods fresh produce and seafood. The store advertises Tuesday and Friday fish and oysters phone orders for oyster stew and lists vegetables fruits and country items with specials on kippered herring haddocks sardines lobsters oysters crabs and clam chowder.
A New York police officer burst into uproarious laughter at a scene described by bystanders, prompting his colleagues to offer a cigar to calm him and keep Bill from being taken for safe keeping.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad opens a four mile double track from Sands to Devon after approval by assistant superintendent Mr. Dowegon. The upgrade promises cheaper haulage and supports plans to double track much of the Pocahontas division by year’s end, with ongoing safety incidents and a regional registrar notice for Bluefield precincts.
A local notice states a towel sale at J. M. Behols Cash Store located at 231 South Bland Street. Prices listed are 9¢ each or $1.00 per dozen for 22x44 inch towels for customers aged five and up. Sale is scheduled Friday with a public price display.
The famous DeWitt's Little Liver Pills are advertised as sold by all druggists in this vintage note, highlighting their popularity and distribution.
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