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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
5
Governor candidate Hon. Wm. E. Glasscock and Secretary of State Hon. Chas. W. Swisher set to address audiences in Bluefield on Monday October 12 at 8 p m with Glasscock touring Norfolk and Western rail lines during the week.
Five year operation claims expertise in cleaning and pressing. Offers trade for worn clothes hats and shoes and thanks past customers. J B Williams contacts 232 Higginbotham. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised as superior by druggists.
Cured meats and breakfast bacon offered with a patent slicing process. Dried beef sliced thin, boiled ham sold by the pound, and Westphalia hams. A top canned meats brand, sardines and salmon, fresh fish on Tuesdays and Fridays. Chase and Sanborn's teas and coffees featured.
George L. Carter Norman B. Ream Mark L. Potter and M J Cuples of the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad rode through the city in the Clinchfield special car en route to St Paul. They tour a new road while denying plans to purchase Clinch Valley and rejecting reports of a parallel line by Southern Railway.
Mr and Mrs J L McKinney are reconciled after elopement and a divorce decree from his first wife. The couple, seen by the Daily Telegraph, plan to live in the city with many friends offering congratulations.
Information from Republican state headquarters at Clarksburg says Judge William H. Taft will spend a day or two in West Virginia on his eastward journey. Details on timing are not yet known but arrangements will include brief addresses in several cities and towns.
Rev C F Cheelzzil, Abyssinian ex priest touring the U S, spoke at Raleigh Street AME Church on returning blacks to Africa. He predicted the plan will unfold in time, arguing Africans will rise while whites are driven from Africa, with a farewell talk planned at Scott Street African Baptist Church tonight.
A penny pincher encounters an acquaintance at a railway refreshment bar. The companion declines food and the miser suggests they take a walk, prompting astonishment over the abrupt social choice.
A child on her first farm visit wanders the barn looking for eggs but returns upset, saying many hens stood around doing nothing. The scene contrasts child innocence with farm life and perceived waste.
Local grocers advertise Sauer's pure flavoring extracts offered at two price points 10 cents and 2 cents. The copy emphasizes superiority and value, urging shoppers to choose Sauer's over competitors.
A brief advertisement promotes DeWitt's Little Barly Risers as famous liver pills sold by all druggists with bold claims of efficacy and wide availability.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve claimed to be the best remedy for piles. Consumers are advised to buy only DeWitt's, with routine sales through druggists.
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