Mercer County and Mercer City Property Values Show Gain in 1925
A county wide comparison shows Mercer values for 1925 at 62,513,682 against 1924’s 62,171,682. Beaver Pond and East River districts rise, while Plymouth Jumping Branch Rock district fall. Bluefield grows and Princeton up, East River district gains though Beaver Pond outside Bluefield loses. overall Mercer remains stable with no major turmoil.
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Mercer County
Mercer
Beaver Pond
East River
East River District
Rock
Rock District
Public Service Corporation
Bluefield
Princeton
Internal remedy Hemroid promises piles cure
A physician claims internal treatment cures piles without cutting or ointments. J. S. Leonhardt, M. D., developed Hemroid after testing in 1000 cases. The tablet is guaranteed and available at Goodykoonts Drug Co with a refund if unsatisfied.
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Leonhardt
Les
Goodykoonts Drug Co
Bids Sought for Princeton Building Material Company Assets
Bids due noon August 27 1926 for sale of real estate mill machinery and fixtures of Princeton Building Material Company on Harrison street and Princeton avenue Princeton. Mill occupies nearly an acre with railway siding and macadam road access, steam and electric power dry kilns and modern accessories. A Bivens trustee in bankruptcy oversees bids. Princeton Cemetery Association to raise Oakwood Cemetery plots from 50 to 100 after September 1 1925. unpaid plots to be sold after September 1 1926. manager J B Chers notes to collect payments to avoid sale.
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Princeton Building Material Company
Harrison Street
Princeton Avenue
Princeton
Princeton Wholesale Company
Princeton Cemetery Association
Oakwood Cemetery
Ubt
Cemetery Association
J. 8
Chers
Diet member aids then wins Austrian princess marriage
A romance began when a workingmen's council helped former Austrian princess Elizabeth Windischgraetz, enabling her to avoid eviction from Schoenbronn Castle and leading to her marriage to Kerr Vetaneck, a social democratic member of the Austrian diet. Herr Petzneck acted as adviser in the period before the match. For rent a furnished room near the courthouse is offered at 1301 Princeton Avenue.
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Aids
Vienna
Aus
Workingmen’s Council
Elizabeth Windischgraetz
Kerr Vetaneck
Schoenpbronn
Herr Petzneck
Court House
Princeton Avenue
WVU sets strict admission cap for medical program
Dean J. N. Simpson says only sixty of the applicants can be accepted and that West Virginia residents will be given preference. Heads of other institutions note two year program graduates are well prepared for further study. A fountain pen may leak when near empty due to hand heat expanding air.
Divorce of Prince and Education of His Children
The prince, grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph, has divorced. His son serves as an apprentice in an automobile factory and a daughter attends a girls high school in Vienna. The princess lives in a small city flat.
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Franz Jonepa
Rudolph
Vienna
City
Eight Hundred Apply to Morgantown Medical School Class
Morgantown West Virginia August 13 The first year class of the school of medicine has drawn 800 applicants this year more than double last year’s total.
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Morgantown
W. Va
School of Medi
Princeton Paragraphs highlights local notices and events
Local items include a vitality poultry service free at Sanitary Grocery, housing for sale and rent, a Rotary Club picnic at Mercer Country Club with dinner at 6, and municipal paving updates. News notes feature Miss Pearl Robinette's Sunday School class picnic, W R Rippetoe’s return to Princeton, Spangler's Drug Store window display, and tag day for prison welfare by Volunteers of America and the Woman's Club.
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Rotary Club
Mercer Country Club
Rotary Anns
Miss Pearl Robinette
Presbyterian Church
Volunteers of America
Woman's Club
Princeton Social Circles Highlights and Local Arrivals
Kathleen White hosted a Wednesday party from 2:30 to 4:30 at her Harrison street home in honor of cousins Helen Ferguson of Bluefield and Ruth Ferguson of Gardnn. Pauline White led games, Floyd Haley led the match, Louise Crotty played piano, and Louise White won best player. Other guests included Doris Akers Anna Sue Hollingpoce Fay Hollin poce Mary Catherine Adkine and Mabel Newman. Local notes mention Mrs T H a and her sister Mrs H P King visiting Mrs G H Imhoff in Bluefield, Maude Hamomad's illness, R E Pendleton and family visiting L E White, Mrs E W Mason preparing to join her husband in Roarke, Mr and Mrs Joe Liseger in Baltimore, and H Hadden returning from Asheville.
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Kathleen White
Harrison Street
Helen Ferguson
Bluefield
Ruth Ferguson
Gardnn
Pauline White
Floyd Haley
Louise Crotty
Doris Akers
Anna Sue
Fay Hollir Poce
Mary Catherine Adkine
Mabel Newman
Princeton
Ter
H. P. King
Tenn
G. H. Imhoff
Bluefeild
Maude Hamomad
L. H. Vermilion
R. E. Pendletot and
Columbus
Ohio
L. E. White
E. W. Mason
Jamison
Roarke
Joe Liseger
Baltimore
H. Hadden
Asheville
N. C
Campaign to raise funds with morning church meeting
A fundraising campaign will meet at the Presbyterian church this morning with prizes for top money collectors. Jeb Kelly's Virginians' Orchestra returns to Legion Hall Princeton August 24 after public demand. Two days remain for reduced prices and Joe Lisagor’s August Clearance Sale ends Saturday August 16. Catholic Sanctuary Society bake sale at Central Meat Market Saturday at 10 30 AM.
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Presbyterian Church
Jeb Kelly
Legion Hall
Princeton
Joe Lisagor
Sanctuary Society of
The
Catholic Church
Mercer dog show attracts wide interest at Mercer County Fair
The Mercer Hunting and Game Protective Association based in Princeton reports strong local interest in its dog show at the Mercer County Fair. Prizes totaling over 1000 dollars, with 400 dollars pledged for bird dogs, indicate a keen competition. Raleigh Bland McDowell Tazewell and Monroe promise top entries with proven dogs, as judges, as usual, will be experienced men.
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Mercer Hunting and Game Protective Association
Princeton
Mercer County
Raleigh
Bland
McDowell
Tazewell
Monroe
Dog Show Opens With Separate Judges for Pointers Sets and Hounds
A local dog show will judge pointers and setters by one judge and fox and beagle hounds by another. Prizes will be offered for all dogs from young puppies to all aged hounds. Sportsmen and fanciers are invited to offer help and cooperation.
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Aspe
Legion Aids Local Ex-Serviceman In Ford Gift
Princeton Post 54 American Legion helped David Floyd of Princeton Indiana travel with his wife and seven children in a 1917 Ford touring car. Floyd, a post member who lost his home in the tornado, was aided on his way to Spartansburg to rejoin relatives and find work.
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David Floyd
Princeton
Ind
Princeton Post 54
American Legion
Floyd
Indiana
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Woolworth’s
Washington
By Diane
A. EB. Bivens
Dress Patte
Woile
Renfrew
Devonshire
Pepperell
West Virginia
Hale’s Pharmacy
Spangler’s Drug Store
Pittsburg
Mildred Walker
Robt. T. Hopkins
First National Bank
Princeton, W. Va
Vitality Poultry Man
Sanitary Grocery Company
W. H. Newman
Douglas Street
Municipal Paving and Construction Company
East Main
South Ninth
Es Avenue
Mahood Avenue
Fifth Street
H. W. Straley
Walker Street
W. R. Rippetoe
Oak Hill
Hadden’s Department Store
Mr. Rippeter
Spangler's Drug Store
Reynolds Avenue
W. D. Burwell
Center Street
J. K. Ball
Miss White
Man
Legion
Collection Service CO. A Collects
Mercer St
Shepherdstown
James Rumsey
West
Rumsey
Berkeley Springs
George Washington
Potomac
Fulton
Charleston
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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