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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1909

Page

5

For Sale Realty and Business Listings in Bluefield and Graham

Classified advertisement listing multiple properties and business opportunities in Graham Va Bluefield W Va. Includes corner lots near depot streetcars hotel site 3500 price residence with hot water heat and electric lights 3000 confectionery store and ice cream parlor Princeton Ave Bluefield 3500 corner lot East Radford Va 400 Edison moving picture machine outfit 175 85 cash ask trade options EB Lucas 119 Princeton Ave Bluefield W Va.

Graham Main Street Princeton Avenue Bluefield W. Va East Radford Gov. Tyler Edison Moving Picture Machine Outfit

Mother's Liness and Local News Mixed In Bluefield

Notices express thanks for sympathy after the death of Oscar Norton. Local society items note illness Typhoid fever of M H Vinson's four-year-old son, Captain Francisco's family illness, and various travels of locals. Headlines cover baseball events, fund drives, marriages, and community meetings with brief notes on residents and visiting officials.

Oscar Norton J. P. Norton M. H Vinson Boyer Street F. A. Francisco Glade Springs Gladys Francisco

Travelers in the City from Nearby Towns

Local notes show J. G. White from Barrows and D. D. Coe from Richlands visiting the city. Other arrivals include G. T. Franklin from Rock and W. N. Doak from Roanoke, all noted as in Bluefield yesterday along with several registered travelers and a visit by Mrs. Johnson with George P. Johnson of the Norfolk and Western.

W. 8. Becker The Norfolk and Western Seven Mile Ford O. C. Jenkins J. G. White Barrows D. D. Coe Richlands G. T. Franklin Rock W. N. Doak Roanoke Bluefield George Odell George P. Johnson Mrs. Johnson

Sensational reduction sale attracts crowds at Hawley Merchandise

Hawley Merchandise Company reports opening day closures due to overwhelming demand. A grab sale on Wednesday offers a $700 parlor clock as a prize for a five cent purchase, directed by Louis Fox & Co with G. D. Briggs in charge. Local ads promote Franklin tailoring, Pine Street Coal price quotes, and Champlain Stomach and Liver Tablets testimony.

Hawley Merchandise Company Wedo Bluefield Louis Fox & Co Cincinnati New York G. D. Briggs

Life 100 000 Years Ago and Dr King’s Discovery

A letter from A W Brown of Alexander ME credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing severe lung trouble and stubborn cough. The ad claims ancient dangers from wild beasts gave way to disease today and promotes the medicine as the best for sore lungs colds and pneumonia with 50c to 1 00 pricing and a free trial bottle.

Switzerland Benea A. W. Brown Alexander Dr. King

Itching Skin Aches Alleviated by Chamberlain's Salve

The terrible itching and smarting from a skin ailment is quickly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Priced at 26 cents. Sold by West End Pharmacy East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.

Chamberlain Samuel Boyer Folsom Iowa West End Parmacy East End Bluefield West End Pharmacy East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy

Two Year Practical Law Course Leading to LL B

Announcement of a two year program in practical branches of law offering the LL B degree. Location described as unsurpassed. Terms described as moderate. Next session begins September 23, 1909 with catalog and information available by request.

Four men in dire straits beg aid with odd verse

Max Witten holds a $100000 relief fund yet rejects a poetic plea from the Dig Four Bud Harrison Dr McCue M H Kelly Joe Barnes and L Kauffman who traveled from Bluefield to the Elk's meeting trying to survive a waterless journey in risky humor Mr Witten would aid a plain prose request but mocks the verse and would let the author perish rather than help.

Bluefield Max Witten Mr. Witten Wyoming Witten Sacramento Bud Harrison Dr. McCue M. H. Kelly Joe Barnes L. Kauffman Death Valley California

Passenger Traffic Shows Big Increase Across Norfolk and Western

Norfolk and Western reports substantial rise in passenger travel to Bluefield with Saturdays and Sundays typically busiest. Over the past week, traffic has steadily improved, especially in the Clinch Valley division, signaling broader business gains as the coalfield area recovers.

Norfolk and Western Bluefield Clinch Valley

Appeal Granted in Thacker Coal vs Norfolk Railway Case

Judge Poffenbarger of the supreme court of appeals grants an appeal and superseders in the Thacker Coal and Coke Company versus Norfolk and Western Railway Company. The issue is whether state courts can enjoin trunk lines from filing an increased coal tariff to the lakes with the interstate commerce commission. The Mingo circuit court found no jurisdiction. a similar federal case in Charleston found no jurisdiction by Judge Keller.

Poffenbarger Supreme Court of Appeals Thacker Coal and Coke Company Norfolk and Western Railway Company Interstate Commerce Commission Circuit Court Mingo County Charleston Keller

Annual Picnic At Peterstown Methodist Church

The fourteenth annual picnic of the Peterstown Methodist ladies is set for August 14 at Fleshman’s Grove. Natives from Peterstown and Bluefield regions are expected, with a main feature a big feed of broilers and festive events. A social gathering with courting, horse swapping, and various amusements is anticipated. Monitor Pulverized and Jefferson Crushed Wheat Flours are advertised as top quality flour.

Jefferson Peterstown Fleshman's Grove Bluefield United States

Bids Sought for Athens to Princeton Rail Grade Contract

Sealed bids due August 25 1908 for grading 6 to 1 miles of pail road from Athens to Princeton West Virginia. Plans and specs at engineers office in Athens after August 5 1908. Bidder must attach certified check of 100 payable to Mercer Railway Co as security. Bond and security required and firm reserves right to reject all bids.

Angusta Athens W. Va Princeton Engineers Athena Mercer Bilectrate Railway Co

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Kelly & Moyer Bluefield General Transfer Co Randolph & Mittendorf’s Bluefield, W. WI J. 8 Aliff F. A. Harman Lyric Theatre Bland Street Billiken Nickle Owly G. Currier Monroe St Chicago California Cider & Extract Co St. Louis Mercer Victor Oil Company Cleveland, O West Monroe St Chicago, Ill Giles Street Dr. Holland Thu-Sun-Tae Boone Street M. H. Pedigo Kelly & Moyer Building Bluefield Avenue Bluefield Brewing Co Sublett & Barnes S&le Pearl Coal Mining ,Company Dingess Daily Telegraph E. E Carter Geleyry Solumbus On Yonge & Kinzer D. B. Baldwin Pioneer Real Estate First National Bank Notary Public Secret Society News Bluefield Lodge No Masonic Hall Lazarus Vdg Princeton Ave Bluefield Lodge No. 153 Knights of Pythias Old Masonic Hall Lota Miriam West Va Crozer Lick Branch U. S. No West Virginia-Pocahontas Coal Company M. G. Brown Anawalt Frederick Avenue E. D. Lucas Rbids Office of Swift & Company Elkhorn George H. Currier Diuggist Lipscomb Coal Company Care Daily Telegraph A. P Telegraph PB. B. Schoenbaum Duvall Music Co Eee W. A. Anderson Jacksonville Fla J. H. Anderson City Mary P. Anderson Keystone Portsmouth Ohio Associated Charities Call J. A. B. Bruce C. R. W Kegley Captain C. Heck Matoaka Captain Heck Altamont Reynolds Will Show Sam Jolliffe Brightlights Clinch, Valley Hudson- Wills Ira C. Wills Sallie Elizabeth Hudlow Dixon Bedford Street Hamilton Miss Hudlow Staunton Saxton Lime and Lumber Company Wills W. J. Wiley Robert C. Mustard Abb’s Valley Charles Mustard Windsor Hotel Harry Bowen Booth-Bowen Coal & Coke Company Bramwell T. J. Griffiths Castner, Curren & Bullitt Charles A. Roach Giotto W. W. Clagett McCormack Parry Thompson Honaker the Windsor R. T. Johnson Tazewell W. G. Campbell E. C. Brasley Welch If. G. Kingsbury J. F. Akers Seattle G. R. Lindsay Rural Retreat, Va George H. Landon Pocahontas Franklin Higginbotham Avenue Pine Street Coal Co Monitor Subletta & Barnes Law School of Richmond College W. S. McNeill Richmond, Va Bluefield Elks Dire Straits Far West Maxie Supreme Court Fleshman’s Grove All Saving Bank Fidelity Banking & Trust Co Bluefield, West Virginia First National Bank OF Northfork Northfork McDowell County W. V Mercer Electric Railway R. G. Meador B. M. Cohen J.G. Nelson Public Accountant Bank of Graham Graham, VA Thomas E. Peery Eve N. &W. Railway W. Vi Carolina Glingafield Ohio Railway Clinchfield St. Paul Johnson City Dpr Marion Bostic Seaboard Air Line Railway P. M Reif Wilmington Bogenseeer Tene Charlotte J. J. Campion Tenn Ar. Charlotte Ar Monroe Dpr Ar, Hamlet Healtf el Gapitan Beer Bludfield
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