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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
5
A Goodykoontz Drug Company advertisement touts Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a guaranteed cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. The claim promises a money-back guarantee if customers are not more than satisfied, priced at 25 cents and sold in Bluefield West Virginia or by mail.
Ada L Croom of the Croom Hotel Vaughn Mississippi recounts a severe cough and mounting consumption relief after using Dr Kings New Discovery. She credits three bottles with complete cure and notes the remedy is widely famed for lung and throat ailments. Trial bottle free. Sold at all druggists 50 cents and one dollar.
An advertisement from J. M. Echols’ Cash Store at 231 South Bland Street offers a five-pound package of Pawnee Oats and a piece of decorated china for 24 cents. The ad bears the date 10-29-21.
In Bluefield and surrounding towns Alton Packard draws large audiences with original spontaneous humor. He performs sketches songs recitals and comedy while conveying uplift and moral lessons. He appears at the Elks Opera House Saturday evening as part of a busy local speaking schedule.
Fragmentary text indicates a telegraph wire will relay election returns but details are missing. Readers await complete tallies as officials coordinate results and publish final figures.
In Bluefield West Virginia Sublette and Barnes promote Sealshipt oysters packed in steel containers with ice, arguing a pint of Sealshipt is equivalent to a quart of watered oysters, claiming better taste and no contamination. They price water at 20 cents and a quart of oysters at 80 cents, urging smarter buying.
Last night locals learned Bluefield unloads heavy fish cargoes every Friday. Norfolk shipments arrive by train No 3 with up to six tons on peak nights and three to four tons on typical Thursdays. Oysters also ship in large volumes to Bluefield and coalfield towns.
Jairus Collins of Bramwell visited the city yesterday. HS. Brown of Bramwell joined him. Hatfield left last night on No. 3 for Keystone. Mrs. Max Marks of New York City passed through the city en route to Pocahontas for her son Nathan’s wedding next Tuesday.
Cards announce Nathan Marks of Pocahontas will marry Lillian Miller of Pocahontas. Ceremony Tuesday at 5 30 pm in Pythian Hall officiated by Pocahontas synagogue rabbi. Guests to adjourn to Masonate Hall for supper and dancing into morning.
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