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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented advertorial discusses digestion, claiming poor digestion causes sleepiness vertigo and fainting. It argues the stomach and blood are affected and promotes Kodol as a natural aid that “performs the stomachs work” to rest the stomach.
Editorial critiques William Jennings Bryan on banking policy and postal savings plans. It argues his proposals threaten safe banking, overstate guarantees, and risk deposits, contrasting with Taft's proven measures. The piece attacks Bryan as theoretical and pandering to socialist and speculative aims.
Local notes detail a postponed Rexalls game at Pocahontas and potential future matchups. Night Riders grow, approving new members at East Graham garden. Political chatter includes Ninth district clashes and party leanings with Slemp and Russell. Various locals sighted including Morton, Clair, Hains, and Mrs. Tateman in transit or visiting Graham.
Fragmentary text notes a Taft era election and a named individual aged eighteen. Mentions a major ity and a few garbled names. Limited readable details prevent a full reconstruction of event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR describes the Brotherhood of Engineers planning a new home or workshop dated around 1686 with references to a Corner Com Avenue site. Mentions Meghytarters in Cloves tee and a building project near a future rail network across the United States and Canada.
Report of a local incident describes a large rattlesnake captured near Campbell Avenue Roanoke tied to a box and wire cage. Participants include G Liskoug and brothers R T Liskous civil engineers who observed the snake's fury and arranged transportation to Roanoke for a public viewing and presentation to the parliament.
Incomplete text fragment shows garbled names and phrases with no clear event or entities. Unable to determine main action or context from the readable parts alone.
Contractors Johnson Grommett Bros. work on line enabling Virginia and Southwestern to run daily passenger trains into Nortom within three months. The Norton Bristol connection would bypass Appalachia delays, altering current routes.
Nega Coke and Coal Co. resumes full operations at their large plant near Stonega Appalachia, Wye Railroad end. A. H. Reeder, General Manager, Stone writes for further details. Also a testimonial promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for stomach, liver and bowels with guaranteed satisfaction at drug stores, 25 cents.
Local item listing advertises Moulter Pulverised Flour The Flour of quality available at all stores Crushed lime stone offered in any size delivered to any part of the city by W H Coffman Coke Co Bluefield WV June 29 lmo.
Read aloud in another column and then enroll for an ALL ROUND OFFICE TRAINING course covering Shorthand Bookkeeping Mathematics and related subjects. The musical department includes Vocal Piano Organ Cornet Flute Clarinet and other band instruments.
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