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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
4
In an unplanned post Easter parade, Pocahontas and nearby areas rejoiced under sunny skies as crowds thronged the streets. Shops along the route, from ready to wear to millinery, reflected the day’s festive spirit with color and fashion.
Deerfoot Tribe No 117 1.0.RE. M. attended a Baptist church Easter sermon with about forty braves marching in. Red carnat on adorned uniforms. program included talks by John Howden Nannie Gentry Russell Winacoff a vocal by Mrs Eugene Jones and readings by Carlyle E llott plus a quartet. Sunrise service by DB Y PU and Epworth League followed at 6 am then Easter programs in the churches.
Report of the Condition of The Bank of Bramwell at Bramwell West Virginia at close of business April 14 1925. Resources include loans and discounts 4 948 068 64 undivided profits 849 771 78 deposits 6 042 724 89 and bonds 319 053.00 liabilities include capital stock 300 000.00 surplus 300 000.00 and cashiers checks 1 711.83 with notes of official verification by officers and notary Jameson.
Miss Mary Haber, home economics teacher at Poes hentas high school, will supervise a Dorcas class supper Friday evening from six to eight at the Masonic Hall. Her demonstrated skill at preparing appealing meals prompted the Dorcas group to invite her, promising a strong social and culinary event.
The Pocahontas spinsters gathered to form a club with help from a mysterious “Woman with the Band Box” as they seek husbands, planning schemes to escape long bachelor lives and promising each member a match through unconventional aid.
An old newspaper ad promotes Othine double strength as a free trial remedy for freckles. It advises purchasing an ounce from drugstores and promises money back if freckles remain. The deal includes Othine Complexion Soap and shampoo, with sales through Othine Laboratories, Buffalo New York.
Weissevain guests included Mrs John Grocegloce and Mrs Jack Grocegloce. Mrs Alton Linkous has grip and is limited. Thomas Alferman is able to be out after sickness. Mrs Thomas Gentry, Mrs JL M Pennington and daughter Miss Marie shopped in Bluefield Saturday. Miss Nannie Gentry returned from Wytheville where she taught school. Mrs J M Henderson ill on St Clair street but improving. Aly and Mrs Stussell Wynecoff returned from Charlotte and Concord NC. Wynecoff visited Mr and Mrs J A Alderman at Chapel Hill NC. James Karl Walters, now employed at Kimball, spent last Sunday in town.
Mrs Mann teaches children in a small town how to respond to snakebites learned from a bra n. The guide emphasizes stopping venom spread by a tight cord or necktie between the bite and heart and cautions about mouth sores before attempting suction.
The fragment discusses treating snake bites with carbolic acid, permanganate of potash, or cauterization with hot iron. It mentions Mrs Mann wanting a list of poisonous snakes for her children. It also notes a New York marriage study finding thrifty married men accumulate property differently by age.
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