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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a non habit forming remedy that relieves pain and quiets nervous irritation. It cites testimonials about rapid relief for backache grippe and headaches and notes a refund offer for unsatisfied customers.
Bluefield Lodge No 250 holds meetings Tuesday at 8 pm at Men's Hall. Bluefield Lodge No 85 AMA M met on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Masonic Hall 3rd floor Lazarus Building Princeton Ave. Bluefield Lodge No 152 Knights of Pythias meet Mondays at Castle Halls Ola Hell at 8 pm. Visitors welcome.
An Vermont man endorses Dr King's New Life Pills claiming relief from stomach liver and bowel kinks after years of use. The ad states guaranteed satisfaction at all drug stores and lists a price of 25 cents.
The widow of Robert G. Ingersoll pursues spiritualist contact to prove an afterlife. She formerly rejected belief in a hereafter but now seeks positive, private messages only if they reveal intimate details of her life with her husband.
In Lebanon Virginia Russell County two brothers George and Henry Johnson confronted Jake Rachels after a long grudge. Rachels shot George Johnson dead and Henry Johnson killed Rachels as he prepared to shoot him. Henry fled but was captured and jailed. The settlement has seen several tragedies in two years.
The article warns dust on shelves signals disease in commerce and suggests advertising as a spring, summer, fall, and winter tonic to revive sluggish trade. It likens dusting shelves to taking a drug that offers temporary relief but not cure and urges building business strength to revive blood and microbes.
A historical advertisement touts DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as the best remedy for piles and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A Model store hosts an unusual entertainment featuring a debate between Taft and Bryan with canned speeches on peaches. The event includes wagers on political messages and tariffs, followed by local social notices about fairs, surprises, theater plans, and residents traveling or visiting Graham and nearby towns.
Mr. John White of 88 Highland Avenue Houston Maine reports winter cough relief after using Dr King's New Discovery. He says a 50 cent bottle cleared his cough last season and a few doses this season again vanquished it. Sold with guarantee at drug stores with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
The incorporators call a meeting at the Bluefield West Virginia office on September 1 1908 at 10 o'clock a m to organize and elect a board of directors. Signed by J S Johnson C W Thornton C H Gilmer G W Barger J T Thornton with dates August 20 23 27 30 September 2 4 6 9.
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