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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols Kodol for digestion by duplicating natural stomach processes. It claims a strong stomach supports a sound brain and warns against tonics or dieting. The offer guarantees money back if the bottle fails to help and promotes a large bottle at two times the fifty cent size from K C DeWitt & Co Chicago.
A 1906 United States Geological Survey reconnaissance details the Elk Horn Kentucky and Russell Fork Virginia coal districts in the Ausoels Fork Basin. The report covers 680 square miles over 19 weeks, mapping coal beds, stratigraphy, and structure to aid investors and locals in assessing extent and quality of bituminous coal deposits.
At the general offices in Norfolk a Fairfax meeting of the mine board announced Hen Rogers would succeed W N Page as head of the Virginian Railroad. The decision followed a meeting held in Norfolk last Wednesday.
W N Doak of this city and Miss Emma Cricher of Ironton Ohio were married yesterday at the Tip Top hotel Williamson by Rev Meyers. The ceremony drew little notice before it happened. The couple will reside in Roanoke at the Stratford hotel for the winter. Doak serves as general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen for the Norfolk and Western system.
A new Pullman schedule sets uniform rates across most of the system with a 25 cent base for the first fifty miles and half a cent per mile thereafter. From Bluefield to Roanoke the fare rises to 55 cents, and Bluefield to Radford goes from 25 to 35 cents. Berth rates stay the same while a Philadelphia state room rises by one dollar.
At the western division meeting in Chicago, eighteen roads discussed train dispatching by telephone. Reports show over 6,000 miles under telephone operation mainly on heavy divisions, with safety and efficiency gains. The group unanimously endorsed broader use of telephone dispatching for train blocking.
Another illustration of Republican efficiency in the state department appears in the insurance department with similar claims of streamlined operations and oversight.
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh and related illnesses. It claims the Australian dry air treatment kills germs and promises a money back guarantee if not effective. The White Pharmacy offers a complete Hyomei outfit with inhaler for one dollar.
David Parker of Payette New York, a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg, credits Electric Bitters with curing his stomach trouble and keeping him strong as a tonic. He says the remedy is worth more than five hundred dollars and notes his local druggists offer it for 50 cents.
The readable text instructs a mark action beneath a symbol named the Eagle, likely a decorative or emblematic prompt. No clear date or organization is evident. The phrase reads as a short directive for marking a location under the Eagle symbol.
A fire last afternoon engulfed a planning mill along Knox creek near Panther, likely owned by W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. The blaze consumed the mill, cut lumber, and several Norfolk and Western freight and flat cars. Local N&W office confirmed a similar report but could not state the damage extent.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, says the ad. Internal remedies reach the disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a non quack prescription from reputable physicians and a blend of tonics and purifiers. Sold by druggists with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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