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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph front page masthead lists editor Hugh Ike Shott and publication details. Addresses, rates, and box number for remittances are shown with ads and AP membership noted.
A detailed roster of national and state offices with names including President Taft Vice President Sherman Governor Glasscock Secretary of State Reed Auditor Durst Treasurer Long Attorney General Conley State Superintendent Shawkey Congress Hughes Court of Appeals judges Robinson Miller Williams State Senate Holmes Sheriff Ellison House of Delegates Hawley Lilly Prosecuting Attorney Sutton Clerk Circuit Court Honaker Clerk County Court Bowman Commissioner Thorn Assessor Hylton Surveyor Walker Justices of the Peace Godbey Kersey Educations Board member Shirey Constables Pennington Haley.
The message urges voters to support Bowman for county clerk and Hawley Lilly for the House of Delegates, praising Ellison as a proven sheriff and Shirey as a strong school board member. It repeats the call to “put your X mark in the circle under the eagle” for all county ticket candidates.
A critical excerpt from a September 23 1896 Washington speech by William Jennings Bryan, arguing the gold standard would bring harsher factory hours and costs. The piece notes his prophesied outcomes, including higher wages, farm returns, and land values, and questions his later fears about wheat prices and farmer incomes.
The piece attacks William Jennings Bryan as inconsistent on policy. criticizes his past free trade and free silver stance and in 1897 proposed dollar contraction to lower prices. It argues he would restrict production, place distribution under government, cap corporate output, and push a government monopoly in transportation, calling his self confidence dangerous.
A political exhortation argues the ship of state needs steady, experienced leadership. It urges laboring men in West Virginia to back Taft, citing Elkins and Bryan as opponents and praising 1907 tax reform reducing state and local taxes by 625,800.
The message urges voters to back Taft to protect American labor and restore good times, arguing Bryan threatens tariff protection and employment. It questions Bryan’s ability to create jobs and warns of injunctions against work, framing Taft as the stable choice for 1912.
The national campaign highlights three labor concerns: good times and employment with fair wages. safeguarding wage earners from wage reductions. and maintaining a progressive national government that recognizes labor rights in legislation and administration.
The Times-Dispatch notes persistent urges to Virginia Democrats to donate generously to the national party, criticizing the slow response and lack of alacrity from local supporters.
An Ansted and Burk Company advertisement from Springfield Ohio touts William Tell Flour as absolutely clean and safe. It outlines hermetically sealed wheat tanks, six stage cleaning, and mechanized bagging to ensure light white bread and wholesome pastries.
Railroad schedule listing daily trains from Roanoke to New York Norfolk Philadelphia and Cleveland with Pullman sleepers pars to Columbus Cincinnati and special car services. Additional departures from Bluefield Tazewell Welch Williamson and Clinch Valley division with station details and agent contact W B Bevill G P A Roanoke Virginia.
A buyer is slated to purchase a property today advertised as the cornerstone for future wealth. The item is promoted as a rare chance to secure a valuable real estate stake and potential financial gain.
A speaker argues that the United States must support foreign missions and spread Christianity as a basis for modern civilization and democratic government. He asserts constitutional bearing through national well being and the duty to uplift distant peoples, despite objections about constitutional authorization. The text shifts to promotional copy for Hall's Catarrh Cure and related products, describing tonics and prescriptions.
The Richmond Times Dispatch questions Democratic support in Virginia noting no citizen or office holder pledged even a cent to the national campaign. The piece suggests readers have grown wiser, not penurious, in the matter of party contributions.
A political proclamation outlines Republican West Virginia achievements for labor over twelve years, listing eight hour day, child labor limits, free hospitals for injured workers, mine inspections, safe factories, guard for dangerous machinery, sanitary facilities, worker washrooms, weather protection for streetcar staff, and a legal Labor Day. Democratic record cited as 25 years.
In a Hot Springs Virginia address from August taft outlines his stance on foreign missions. He notes opposition among many people and among regular churchgoers and consistent members who are skeptical of missions. He emphasizes duty and church involvement as guiding principles.
The article asserts catarrh is a constitutional blood disease not reached by local treatments. It emphasizes medicines must act through the bloodstream, not surface applications, to cure the condition.
Ada L. Croom suffered a severe cough and feared consumption. A friend recommended Dr. King’s New Discovery, and after using three bottles she was completely cured. The remedy, a lung and throat healer, is sold at drug stores 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
An advertisement promises cure for a cold in one day using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears W. GROVIE'S signature and a boxed guarantee.
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