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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
4
A compact promotional note offering durable shoes that wear long and fit true, inviting readers to view a stock selection and emphasizing value for money and comfort. The ad stresses quality footwear suitable for daily use and reliable sizing.
W E Black returns from Pocahontas and other visitors include Dr W Reese Williams from Richlands and Mayor C B Harmon from Keystone. John J Tierney of The Pocahontas Company and Thomas E Franklin of the Lynchburg News die. funeral for a chief to be held at Maple Park Cemetery.
Editorial from The Inter-Mountain of Elkins lauds United States Senator Elkins for twenty five years in Congress. It highlights his nonpartisan record, support for coal lumber and wool protection, harbor and waterway development, and his broad influence in federal government. Randolph county residents, both Republicans and many Democrats, are urged to back him.
A roster of arriving guests includes G W Merrell from Roanoke and I A Lee Covington, Arch S Dickson of Natchez Mississippi, James Lockhart and W D Tyler of Bramwell, J J Tierney of Elkhorn, J G Litz of Louisville, and many others from cities like Richmond Toledo Baltimore Roanoke Greenfield Joliet Cincinnati and Huntington. Also noted are families such as a wife and child of T E Houston and Mrs Martha Dinkey Price. The list covers guests staying at the Bluefield Inn and the Patton House in Pocahontas and Welch areas.
Four men named Bondy caused a disturbance in Thundred Wetzel County on Monday afternoon. They knocked down Officer William Haught and opened fire when a citizen posse attempted arrest, with three of the attackers shot and one at large. Citizens William Haught Newton Roberts Evan Horn Charles Tenett were wounded.
J Price Beckley a leading Beckley merchant and Fred George his clerk were killed instantly when lightning struck Beckley’s store. The store and stock were badly damaged. Beckley belonged to a long established local family and the town bears his name.
Signs around town tout Red Top whiskey as a premier brand praised by judges for quality. The notice urges readers to call for it when seeking a superior drink and highlights John Harper cigars as mild cool mellow and top selling due to pure tobacco with no flavoring.
W H Pepper Baltimore salesman, well known in Roanoke area, sprang from passenger train No 4 eastbound near Curve and jumped toward New River. A H Baldwin F P Cummings and others pursued and stopped him. Pepper returned to the train and was taken to Roanoke. His home is Rural Retreat Virginia.
A boastful line proclaims John Harper cigars as the supreme choice for good livers and convivislity across all corners of the garth, asserting unrivaled smoking quality and appeal.
Frank Curtis Morgan, inspector of stores for the Egyptian State Railways, will visit the New River and other coal fields in Virginia to thoroughly inspect and test the coal product for Egyptian factories and homes.
W A Hines of Manchester Indiana recounts a near death struggle from measles related lung trouble that led to consumption. He credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with a complete cure and notes widespread use after his endorsement. Trial bottle free at drug stores. Regular size 50c and 1.00.
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