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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1925
Page
9
A dense collection of rental offers lists rooms and apartments for rent in Bluefield and nearby areas. Entries specify furnished or unfurnished rooms, entire flats or houses, garages, street addresses, and contact phone numbers for prospective tenants. Many items note possession dates, heat and water details, and building features.
A cluttered ad page lists numerous real estate offerings and trades including six room houses on Bland Street and Princeton Road near Mercer County Club, river bottom land with seven room house near Rockview pool, and a seven room bungalow in Bluefield. Also notes trades for cars or other property, sale by owner, mortgage terms, and contact details amid miscellaneous household items and furniture for sale.
A brief classified notice from Allen Coupe of Berton Virginia seeking a ten year experienced housekeeper position. The ad asks for references and directs to Mrs. Clarak box 4 Tasewell Va for replies. Potential spelling errors reflect the era's orthography.
Mercer L Cadle announces bids for a county project in Mercer County West Virginia auctioned by sealed proposals due before 9 00 am on August 5 8 12 16 19 with work including 42500 cubic yards excavation 9 acres clearing and 1500 linear feet of 18 inch concrete line pipe bidders may obtain specifications from Cadle in Princeton West Virginia and the right to reject bids orally is reserved
A 1926 Mercer County circuit order directs publication to wind up multiple corporations including Manufacturers Finance Co and Elkhorn Gas Coal Co. Defendants nonresident require notice. order sets one month for filings to protect interests. Clerk H D Karnes and A F Kingdon sign.
Trustee offers parcel in Oakland Addition lot 10 at section 66 Bluefield Mercer County WV for public sale on Monday October 14 at 10:00 am at the Commerce Building front door. Terms cash. By authority of trust deed dated July 2 1921 by J C Duncan and Emma P Duncan to A Cole.
Trustees announce a sale of the described tract in Mercer County near Princeton to satisfy a debt of 7000 dollars with interest. The Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. holds the deed of trust. sale set for September 26, 1925 at 3 p.m. at the Mercer County Courthouse front door.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a political or legal note involving Harman, a Wisconsin official, and a designation or action labeled reg or three. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible.
A garbled 1904 notice from the Arak National Bank of Northfork West Virginia reports a theft or fraud involving savings records. The public is urged to beware duplicate postings and a post office area appears mentioned with references to Woolworth and nearby streets.
The Grandfather Clock Tick tock gathers his key oil can and bellows to lead the Twins on a journey to fix a crotchety old clock at a family house. He promises extensive clock mending tonight as they move to the next location.
The Bramwell council in Mercer County released estimates to fund a municipal macadam project and services. It details interest and sinking fund needs, levy rates, and property valuations for real personal and public utility property to support bond issues and future debt service.
In a moonlit scene the fairy Tick Tock and the Twins Nancy and Nick enter a house and seek to help a sleepy grandfather clock. Tick Tock cleans oils and tightens screws, easing the clock’s rheumatic stiffness as the old timepiece brightens with renewed spirit.
A curious discovery shows fish carry their ages in their ears. Each ear contains a lump with concentric onionlike layers, each representing one year. The observation highlights how internal ear structures record the fish’s age.
The Bramwell town council in Mercer County met in a special session on the second Tuesday in August to determine the levy needed for the current year. Mayor Parsons and commissioners Bowen, W. man, George eraft, and W Peters reviewed receipts and expenditures, including balances, uncollected taxes, and current liabilities, to set the annual levy for municipal purposes.
Alarm signals were reported across numerous streets including Fire Northside and Piel Ave, with mentions of Mercer t eld Ave, Princeton Ave, College Ave, and Madison area blocks. Police and fire central stations coordinated responses as responders checked blocks from Jefferson to Monroe and beyond.
Mercer County West Virginia school district invites sealed bids for six hundred thousand dollars of school bonds dated July 1 1925 with five percent interest due semi annually maturing July 1 1950. Bonds are one thousand dollars each issued to finance district improvements. Bids open September 5 at 11 am at the Commerce Building Bluefield. Secretary Wade Beaver reserves right to reject all bids.
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