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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
3
The article reviews forest fire causes in national forests, noting campers and locomotives as top starters, with railroads lightning and brush burning also contributing. It highlights incomplete records, the value of timely detection, and calls for better spark arresters and careful campfire practices to cut losses.
Bluefield residents report backache relief from Doan's Kidney Pills after long standing kidney trouble. R W Clark of 10 Park St recalls using them since 1903 with lasting results, noting severe back pain headaches and blurred vision before cure. Sold by local druggists. price 60 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
The National Association of Manufacturers through American Industries surveyed 3000 members nationwide on trade conditions. Many firms link future prosperity to Taft’s election, urging voters to support Republican policies. Firms named include Woodward Iron, Alabama Consolidated, Baltimore Bridge, Lowell & Engell, Marshall Electric, Lowney Chocolate, Atlantic Works, Portland Iron, Interlaken Mills, Diamond Mills, J. & C. Fisher, Wolsbach, Allyne Brass Foundry, J. A. Fay & Egan, Standard Tool, Ford Motor, Paine Lumber, Homer Laughlin, Connersville Blower, Davis Sewing. The tone favors Taft, warns Bryan could harm business.
Weekly list of unclaimed letters in the Binefield West Virginia post office ending October 25 1908. Names include Atkins Anderson Alexander Adams Buck Breen Booth Booker Black Bentily Belew Becker Belcher Bayal Bar nett Calfee Cramer Dunigan Dodd Dorsey Dolton Danderidge Davis Easley Fuqua Gillespie Grimes Gray Fuqua Goff Gold Henkle Hester Hacker Hager Ingram Jones James James Jarvis Lee Murry Osborne Pollard Permell Parson Rangely St Clair Stump Steele Strother Smith James Shelton Settle Williams Wright Willis Wilson Walker and numerous ladies and foreign names. Callers must state letters were advertised to avoid overlook.
An advertisement extols Hyomei the antiseptic dry air remedy for croup and other respiratory ailments. A Vermont pastor testifies it calms a croup attack in minutes, noting rapid relief and sleep. The White Pharmacy guarantees cure or money back with a $1 outfit and optional extra bottle for 50 cents.
Advertisements tout DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as the best remedy for piles and urge buyers to purchase from all druggists. The copy emphasizes authenticity and wide availability.
A Norfolk stockholders meeting set for November 6 will decide on boosting capital stock from 383 million to 35 million dollars to finish road work. Henry H. Rogers, reportedly owner of the system, is named president by a New York dispatch, with W N Page out of the post. Interests include F Q Brown of Redmond Co and Urban H F Broughton, Rogers’ son in law.
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