Platform of West Virginia Republicans
The West Virginia Republican platform endorses Taft and Sherman for national offices, supports Roosevelt’s administration, backs local option or constitutional prohibition on alcohol, promotes workers’ rights with limits on boycotts, favors an employers' liability law, a national bureau of mines, and strong mine safety measures. It praises tax reform, road building, public education expansion, agriculture promotion, and Governor Dawson's administration while criticizing Democrats as obstructive and citing past legislative progress.
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Republican Party of
West Virginia
Chicago
Taft
Sherman
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
National Bureau of Mines and Mining
Senate
Republican Party
General School Fund
State Board of Agriculture
Democratic Party
West Virginia Governor Proclaims Ballot Amendments for 1908
Governor William M. O. Dawson announces two constitutional amendments to be voted on in November 1908. The first, Qualification Amendment, alters section four of article four about age and residency requirements for office holders. The second, County Court Amendment, rewrites section twenty three of article eight detailing county commissioners terms, districts, and compensation.
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I. Wm. M. O. Dawson
West Virginia
WM. M. O.dawson
C. W. Swisher
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed for Kidney Trouble
Bluefield resident Marcus L. Sarver testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved years of back and loins pain after bad kidneys caused urinary issues and bed confinement. Sold by John L. Crockett's drug store{.} Foster Milburn Co. lists them for sale nationwide at 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Bluefield
Marcus L. Sarver
Princeton Avenue
W. Va
John L. Crockett
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Dr King’s New Discovery and Electric Bitters Advertised
A Maine caller praises Dr King’s New Discovery for cough relief, claiming winter and spring coughs vanished after use. He endorses the remedy as the best cough and lung treatment and notes trial bottles are free. A Chicago man touts Electric Bitters as a tonic improving his mother's health, appetite, and sleep, with quick help for stomach liver and kidney issues. Both products sold with guarantees at drug stores.
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John White
Highland Avenue
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
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Platform OF
Republicans
Charleston
Wm. M. O. Dawson
Fairyland
the Newlyweds
Number
Bec Yuse
Saby
Phelps Furniture
OLD State Bank
Compaany Building
Wilton
Arlington
The
Phelps Furniture Company
Bluefield, W. VA
Daily Telegraph
P. J. Daly
Congress
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