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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
5
DeMille's great West Point play Classmates starring Norman Hackett arrives in the city for a performance at the Elks Opera House on October 27. The New York hit previously ran a winter season at the Hudson Theatre.
Fresh vegetables remain available as shipments arrive from warmer climes. The list includes tomatoes, lima beans, lettuce, carrots, parsley, celery, beets, Bermuda onions, eggplant, cauliflower, salsify, peppers, cabbage, sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes. Fresh fruits of all kinds noted, with preserving pears and quinces. Fresh sealshipt oysters offered every Friday and Saturday.
During October the fol a sale showcases the 10c department and a bargain counter. It promises numerous practical articles needed by shoppers with affordable pricing and a wide selection.
The city council met in city hall and elected F J Brown to fill the Fourth ward seat after a disputed vote while in the Fifth ward six Democrats took office despite a Republican year. The payroll for two weeks totaled 205 322 dollars and bids for a new fire house were authorized with a 15 year lease to Norflok and Western railroad representative Joseph I Doran.
The council approved Georgia Lumber Company building permits for a 10000 dollar project and a 2000 dollar home for G M Barger. New ordinances limit street excavations without board approval and fine defaced city garbage cans. The street crew will address Bland street with Princeton avenue, and a sidewalk for the Elks Opera House is proposed. Arbitration for damages from street widening and grade changes is set for O Leary and Sublette. Council adjourned at 10 15 after routine business.
E L Umbarger, about fifty, was crushed to death yesterday afternoon when a light engine backing off track No 7 at the round house knocked him down. He had long worked as a track cleaner for the Norfolk and Western and was well known among railroad workers. Remains were taken to W B Crockett’s undertaking establishment for burial preparations.
An early 20th century promotion asserts catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease best cured with internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood purifying tonic that acts on mucous surfaces. The ad claims the formula is a reputable prescription from leading physicians and includes endorsements and testimonials.
W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Em pire Ga extols Busklen's Arnica Salve as curing two severe sores on his hand and leg. He says it is worth more than gold and would mortgage the farm to obtain it. Available for 25c at all drug stores.
Where Bullets Flew recounts David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg praising Electric Bitters as worth more than five hundred dollars for stomach trouble and health. He uses them as a tonic and they keep him strong. 50 cents at drug stores. Also mentions campaign Fobs and a lot sale on Thursday the 15th with train service to Princeton.
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