The Four Sections of West Virginia and Their Names
An overview tracing the origin of West Virginia’s four regions the Eastern and Western Panhandles the Southern and Central sections. It details historical claims to the Western Panhandle from Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania the Mason Dixon line and the evolving western boundary up to 1784.
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West Virginia
Panhandles
Western Panhandle
Little Mountain
Western Panhandles
Allegheny Mountains
Upper
Ohio
Eastern
Panhandle
John Brown
Philippi
Marshall
Brooke
Hancock
Virgina
James I
England
London Company
America
Atlantic Ocean
George Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Charles I
Virginia
Potomac River
William Penn
Charles II
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Maryland
Old Dominion
Pacific Ocean
Pennsylvania
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Nor
Pennsyyvania
Delaware
Ohio River
United States
Mississippi River
Kentucky
Mississippi
Best Medicine in the World for Colic and Diarrhoea
A Alabama resident testifies that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best cure for his colic and diarrhoea. He says a severe attack almost killed him until he took the medicine and recovered. Available at West End Pharmacy East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Cc. L. Carter
Skirum
Ala
West End Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Coming Week Preview of Political Campaigns and World Events
Washington outlines a busy week with Taft at home in Ohio, Bryan shaping his acceptance speech, and primaries across Kansas Missouri Illinois Oklahoma and Idaho. US Senate races in New York and Missouri. Mae C Wood forgery case to begin. battleship fleet heads to Auckland NZ. Knights of Pythias and Columbus meet in US cities. international congresses in Guatemala City and London.
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Washington, D. C
Republican National Campaig
New York
Taft
Bryan
Lincoln
Kansas
Missouri
Chester I. Long
United States
Herbert S. Heilley
Illinois
Deneen
Yates
Oklahoma
Idaho
Wallace
Mae C. Wood
Thomas C. Platt
Aukland
New Zealand
Lord Roberts
Quebec
Toronto
Hamilton
Canada
Knights of Pythias
Boston
Knights of Columbus
St. Louis
Guatemala City
London
Where Did You Get That Merry Widow Hat
A playful ad emphasizes the Merry Widow Hat drawing attention with its broad display space and graceful lines. It suggests advertisers gain notice by using many lines of display space to attract eyes.
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Merry Widow
No Place For Dogs
A Japan Chronicle letter questions dog safety in Japan noting multiple dog disappearances and speculation about dogskin trade. The writer cites personal loss and widespread concern among foreigners, including a sea captain whose dog was poisoned on land.
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Japan
Not New. New Boarder Dialogue Sparks Tension
A humorous exchange unfolds as a landlady challenges a new boarder over the eggs. The boarder objects to the landlady's rebuke and insists the eggs are not bold or impudent, setting a peevish domestic tone.
When a Man Fails He Tries to Shroud It in Conscience
A quotable line remarks that a man who fails his aims may blame conscience to excuse his lack of wealth, ending with the reference Washington lost.
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Washington
Booth Bowen Coal & Coke Co Holds Annual Meeting
Notice states the Booth Bowen Coal and Coke Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at Bramwell West Virginia on Friday August 7 1908 at 10 o clock in the morning to elect officers and conduct other business. Signed Harry Bowen president and H A Toy secretary. 7 16 tdm.
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Booth-Bowen Coal & Coke Company
Bramwell
W. Va
Harry Bowen
A. Toy
Fortune Hunters and the Madonna at the Seashore
Raymond Riggs, a wealthy bachelor, flees pursuing fortune hunters to a seaside town where a mysterious postcard from a naive young woman named Aline Eliot leads him to exchange photos. He later returns with a modest, dignified wife, transformed from the earlier image of a pressured bachelor.
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Raymond Riggs
Raymond
Aline Eliot
Harpies
Gertrude Gowan
Burn Healed Swiftly Says Ontario Resident
Mrs Robert Mytton of 457 Johns Street Hamilton Ontario reports a small knee burn healed quickly after applying Chamberlains Salve The product eases burn pain almost instantly and is sold by West End Pharmacy Fast End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Robert Mytton
Johns St
Hamilton
Ontario
West End Pharmacy
Fast End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
A promotional note extols JELL O as an instant easy dessert. It highlights seven flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry Chocolate Cherry and Peach and claims compliance with Pure Food Laws. It notes a 10 cent package serves a large family and urges grocers and subscriptions to the Daily Telegraph.
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Jell-O
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Mac
Goming
Daily Telegraph
L. A
EL Capitan
Bluefield Brewing
Bluefield
Siti
Eli
Fortune Hunters
The
Genesee
Roy, N.Y
Cincinnati Tailoring Co
Typewriter Exchange
A. A. Wygal
Metr
Bland Street
W. WI Seay
General Contractors
LynchBurg and
Sa Aa
Amerigas
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