This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
2
Instructions issued by the Republican and Democratic state committees explain the new ballot form and three methods for a straight party vote. They allow ink or pencil, emphasize voter intent in counting, and detail procedures for mixed tickets and unavailable voters.
The Graham Daily News reports the biggest rally of the year in Tazewell with voters busing in from Russell county and the lower Tazewell area. C Bascomb Slemp and John B Wise headline discussions on local and national issues, with prospects of a large diverse turnout.
The text notes poll clerks must record a spoiled or defaced ballot on the poll list at the time and destroy it in the presence of election commissioners. It then shifts to a different excerpt about a leading sketch artist appearing at the Elks Opera House as part of a public school entertainment course this evening.
W R Shelton a Norfolk and Western yard conductor was killed in the Baltimore and Ohio yards at Kenova when he slipped while transferring cars. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon. He leaves a wife and five children. his oldest daughter is dangerously ill with typhoid fever. The notice also advertises Cascasweet as a remedy for babies and children with no opiates.
The Labor World of Pittsburg forecasts next Tuesday’s election and says Gompers’ campaign has driven many workers toward Debs and socialist sympathies. A straw poll from 86 mills and mines across six states shows Taft leading overall, with Debs rising among laborers and Bryan lagging in several regions.
Mrs Ada TL Croom of the Groom Hotel Vallehy Mies recounts a severe cough and looming consumption eased by three bottles of Dr Kites New Discovery. She praises the remedy as a world wide cough and lung healer. Sold at all drug stores with sec and 1.90, trial bottle free.
Sealed bids due by Monday, November 2, 1908, for erection of a two story brick building in Northfork West Virginia for the Northfork Realty Co. Plans and specifications from A Catzen general manager Northfork Jos Shaw architect Algoma. Owner reserves right to reject all bids.
W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Em pire Ga asserts Rusklen’s Arnica Salve cured two chronic sores on his hand and leg. He says it is worth more than its weight in gold and would mortgage the farm to obtain it. Available for 26 cents at all drug stores.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.