Ministers and Laymen Censure Senator Baker
The Ministers and Laymen Institute of the Rock Castle Baptist Association meeting at Good Hope Church on March 27 1908 condemn Senator Midward Baker of Crampwell for opposing prohibition. They pledge to support the anti saloon movement and refuse to back Baker or any candidate lacking clear liquor policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers
Rock Castle Baptist Association
Institute
Friends of Temperance
Senate
West Virginia
Baker
Cramwell
Reck Castle
Trafic
West Virginia Geologist Warns Coal Depletion Within Century
J C White state geologist warns at a House subcommittee that coal supplies will exhaust in less than 100 years if waste continues. He urges creation of a federal bureau of mines to study wasteful extraction and protect coal resources. The subcommittee has not reported yet but favors the bureau proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. White
West Virginia
Committee On Airmy
House of Representatives
White
Bureau of Mines
United States
Pittsburg
Cooper's Medicines Spark Interest During Nashville Visit
The Nashville Banner reports strong sales and avid interest in Cooper's medicines during L T Cooper's visit. Interviewees praise relief from stomach, rheumatic, bladder and kidney symptoms after using the preparations, with one noting improved sleep and another recommending the remedy to others. The White Pharmacy lists the agency for Cooper's line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville,fenn
L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Banner
Mr. Cooper
The
White Pharmacy
National Lawyers Meet in Washington for Conference
A group of prominent lawyers will convene in Washington on Saturday to discuss and map out a plan of procedure in the court, aiming to shape national legal strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Washington
Vinol the cod liver tonic says Bluefield readers
An East End Pharmacy advertisement touts Vinol as a reliable cod liver oil based tonic and strength builder. It claims Vinol provides medicinal elements without clogging oil, supporting old people, women, children, nursing mothers, and recovery after illness with a satisfaction guarantee. Local Bluefield outlets named for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
United States
East End Pharmacy
West End Drug Co
Bluefield Pharmacy
Death Was On His Heels and a Kidney Beans Ad
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia recalls a near fatal pneumonia in 1906. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with rapid relief after two and a half bottles and calls it the best remedy for coughs and lung disease. Available at drug stores 60 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse P. Morris
Skippers
Dr. King
Eureka salve claims cure for eczema and itching
A testimonial from Rlder John T. Ongley of Rootville Pa reports relief from years of skin itching after using a salve advertised through the Eureka claim. The product is sold by West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Wluefield Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
John T. Ongley
Rootville
West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Wluefield Pharmacy
Hannahs Green Seal Paint for Sale by Eureka Hardware Co
A vintage sale notice lists Hannahs Green Seal Paint offered by Eureka Hardware Co. An accompanying testimonial claims Electric Bitters restored a man from near death to health, noting a bottle cured weakness and supplied renewed vigor, with a 50 cent price at drug stores under guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah
Eureka Hardware Co
Supreme Court to Hear Virginia West Virginia Debt Settlement
The Supreme Court will begin oral argument Monday on the Virginia West Virginia debt settlement. Attorneys prepare for a prompt hearing as accounts to be audited are debated. Virginia will be led by Anderson and Major Holmes Conrad while West Virginia is represented by unnamed counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Anderson
Holmes Conrad
Virginia
West Virginia
Republican convention called for Huntington WV 1908
The Republican congressional committee of the Fifth district calls a convention in Huntington Cabell County on April 27 1908 to nominate a candidate for Congress in the Fifth district to elect two delegates and two alternates to Chicago the national convention and to nominate a presidential elector. Delegates from each county vote the county slate with no alternates or proxies allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Huntington
Cabell County
Congress
Chicago
Ach
Theodore Roosevelt
Dele
Gates
Boone
Evepensas
Laduoug
Wes Owell
Mason
Republican Congressional Committee
Daily Program At Bluefield Normal and Business College
The schedule lists classes from 9 to 4 covering shorthand, type writing, bookkeeping, mathematics, rhetoric, commercial law and related subjects. From 4 to 7, cornet, violin, flute, clarinet, and vocal music. From 7 to 10, arithmetic, crammer, spelling, penmanship, letter writing.
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Straus-Gunst & CO
Richmond
Miller Supply Company
Bluefield Avenue
W. L. Craver
Studebaker
Geiser
Bluefield Implement & Machinery Co
Ini
Wvannas
T. B. Cook
G. Sisk
J. EK. Bailey
G. A. Thompson
Riv. IL
KE. Bailey
Hanna
Eureka Hardware Company
W. VA
Reynolds & Shor, Keystone
Kelley & Moyers Building
B. B. Lasater
North Fourth Avenue
Mr. ©. Parthing
Mill Creek
Ind
Ter
Supreme Court of United States
J. K. Thompson
Kh. B. Bernsleim
Pro Tem
Mempatel
Byyainge
IVES
Norymd
Saivinvet
Daily Telegraph
Rhine Poultry Farm
Metzger
Mer
Keystone
Booker & Crenshaw
Kelly & Moyer
Bluefield Normal & Business College
B. M. Gohen
Stieff
Stieff Piano
Chas. M. Stieff
Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
W. Whitmore
Siggs
Aragon
Clark & GO
Princeton Avenue
Holmboe & Lafferty
Corper Higginbotham
Princeton Aves
Clarksburg
Empire Building
Athens
Ohio
Windsor Hotel
R. L. Morris
King
Dilger
WATC
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
Thomas E. Peery
M. D
Woe & EL
Shufflebarger
Sohn
the Home Furniture Co
A. L. Hawkins
Undertaker
Ottica
Bland &T
Williams & Stewart Floum
State Bank Belding
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