Graham Must Get into Line for Home Seekers Bond push urged
Local column urges Graham to issue bonds to fund schools water and streets to attract homeseekers. Notes Graham’s strong location and regional growth potential while detailing nearby town progress and expected benefits of up to date utilities. Mentions street railway power and manufacturing plans and invites residents to support these improvements. Also reports cold weather and a local marriage.
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Graham
Dr C H Hogan Physician and Surgeon Practice Note
Local physician Dr C H Hogan announces office location opposite residence and near the National Bank Hotel in Graham. Public accountant J C Nelson advertises office over the Bank of Graham in Graham VA offering accounting and systematizing services.
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C. H. Hogan
Bank of Graham
Pocahontas Holiday Rises as Saloons Open on Christmas
In Pocahontas the Byrd law barrier eases this year as saloons reopen on Christmas Day while banks and post offices observe the holiday. Christmas falls on Sunday with Monday observed, but saloons remain open.
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Pocahontas
Referee Not Deputy Powell’s Son in Gary Boxing Match
Letter from B H Powell deputy sheriff of Wilcoe denies that his son refereed a Thanksgiving day boxing match in Gary. He states his son knows nothing about boxing and was not knocked out, inviting the informant to verify in Wilcoe.
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Powell
Daily Telegraph
Gary
Wilcoe
B. H. Powell
The Bachelor Pleases Audience In Local Theater
A large audience watched Paul Gilmore in The Bachelor last night. Kathryn Hutchinson as the stenographer delivered a strong performance while other roles were small but neatly played. The plot follows a Wall Street broker bachelor who begins to notice the income ness of his pretty stenographer amid light romantic tensions.
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Paul Gilmore
Kathryn Hutchinson
the Mariner
Wall Street
Byrd law lacks bar closing provisions after Christmas
The article notes there are no Byrd law provisions to close bar rooms on the Monday after Christmas. Personal items report Mrs Mary Cox Mrs J P Haller and Mrs PD Irving visiting Bluefield to see Dr Haller who is hospitalized. C A Howard Jr of Roanoke on business. W M Minter Jr at home from Washington and Lee due to diphtheria in school. W F Shillito left yesterday for Philadelphia.
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Mary Cox
J. P. Haller
PD. Irving
Bluefield
Haller
C.A. Howard, Jr
Roanoke
W. M. Minter, Jr
Washington and Lee
W. F. Shillito
Philadelphia
Brakeman James M Bryan Killed in Portsmouth Yard
Norfolk and Western brakeman James M Bryan was killed Tuesday in the Portsmouth yards after he threw a switch and a box car struck him in the right temple. The incident occurred as he performed routine duties prompting an insurance agency warning about eliminating chance.
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James M. Bryan
Norfolk and Western
Portsmouth
Winter Troubles Ended by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as a universal healer for burns, boils, piles, cuts, sores, eczema and sprains. The ad claims it relieves frostbite, chapped skin and blisters and promotes quick recovery in winter illnesses.
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Bucklen
Rosy the Tramp and a Store Robbery Bluff
A storekeeper narrates meeting a trim young woman Rosy who seeks work and later helps him uncover her brother a suspected robber. After a tense confrontation and sheriff intervention she flees east with him but returns to run the store and connect a railway telephone line with Cincinnati Roanoke Columbus Norfolk and Western systems.
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Arizona
Rosy
Knave
Norfolk and Western Plans New Long Distance Telephone System
The Norfolk and Western announces construction of a new long distance telephone system as part of its rail and communication infrastructure project. Officials say the service will connect key routes and towns, improving nationwide reach and reliability for passengers and businesses.
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Norfolk and Western
S S S Purely Vegetable Blood Remedy Promoted by Swift Specific Co
An advertisement extols S S S as a safe all vegetable blood purifier and tonic. It claims to cure rheumatism catarrh sores ulcers scrofula constitutional blood diseases and other circulatory issues. The copy emphasizes no minerals and notes forty years of use and a free blood book from the Swift Specific Co Atlanta Georgia.
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S.S.S
S.S
HE Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
Victor Hugo’s Double Earned Public Attention for Eighteen Years
A man who looked like Victor Hugo used the writer’s beard style and dress for eighteen years. He performed a poetical pose before a Punch and Judy show each Thursday, drawing curiosity and applause from crowds. He seemed to gain only personal pleasure from the ruse.
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Victor Hugo
Hugo
Suit Fits Like A Misfit For Love at Library Interview
A young man asks a library father for his daughter's hand. The father dismisses him with a sharp critique. he refuses the match, mockingly comparing the suitor’s outfit to a misfit suit and suggesting a different tailor for better form.
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Y. m
Chicago News
From His Pa's Side
An excerpt from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a playful exchange about parentage and temperament. A mother wonders where the baby’s bad temper comes from while the father jokes about assigning responsibility, reflecting family humor in a domestic snapshot.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Definition of a coquette in playful exchange
A light dialogue defines coquette as a girl who garners more admiration than proposals. The exchange uses humor to explain the term implying social charm and flirtation.
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Little Willie
Pythagoras Quote on Anger and Repentance
A concise proverb attributed to Pythagoras states that anger starts from folly and ends in repentance, highlighting the moral path from rash emotion to remorse.
MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING CLAIMS
Elder Cunningham of Kingston North Carolina endorses Vinci cod liver and iron tonic as a cure for debility. The ad quotes his recovery from vertigo and general weakness after using Vinol, promoting a money back guarantee through Goodykoontz Drug Co. in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Vinci
Henry Cunningham
the Baptist Church
Kingston
N. C
Cunningham
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Best End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Bluefield
W. Va
Trial package offer for Curo Grains of Life
A free mail trial promotes Curo Grains of Life claiming harmless ingredients and pleasant taste. It promises amazing results from the free trial package with no exercise or special diet required.
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L. C. Grains Co
Pulsifer
Chicago
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