The Awakening and Theda Bara Double Feature At Local Theatres
In Pathe’s wonder serial The Shielding Shadow at the Elks opera house Leontine Navarro enters an international balloon race with Bob Hamilton while Bill Avery, Hamilton’s aide, is a memoryless ally of One Lamp Louie who trails Navarro. Separately Theda Bara stars in Her Dorrible Life as Mary Doone, a tenement girl rising to English society then facing a fall due to a deceitful ascent at the Colonial.
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Pathe
Elks’ Opera House
Leontine Navarro
Bob Hamilton
Hamilton
Bill Avery
Lamp Louie
Leontine
Louie
Theda Bara
Colonial
Miss Bara
Mary Doone
Refuge at the Front A War Nurse’s Secret Flight
Mary answers the call for war nurses and meets Lloyd Stanley, a war correspondent. A hospital tent bombardment saves her from dishonor, and she finds a girl’s body. She swaps clothes with Ethel Wardley and goes to Lady Clifford’s, where she is received as the aunt’s heiress. Elliott soon loves her.
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Mary
Lloyd Stanley
Stanley's
Ethel Wardley
Lady Clifford
Ethel
Night Escape on the Witherbee Islands
Rosa Lind Chalmers visits the Witherbees at Thousand Islands to escape Reginald Williams. She misses a boat, joins a motor boat with William Kellogg posing as Sam. The boat sinks after hitting a submerged rock. Kellogg saves Rosalind and offers dry clothes at his uncle’s island.
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Sam Kellogg
Witherbee Island
Kelinge
Rosalind
Fam
Ily
Kellogg
Sam
Norfolk and Western May 1 1915 schedule details
The Roanoke timetable lists departures and connections to Lynchburg Roanoke Philadelphia New York Philadelphia Columbus Cincinnati Chicago and Gary with Pullman sleepers and cafe cars. It notes 6:10 am 11:30 am 1:25 pm and 7:45 pm for various routes and directs to Norfolk and Western Railway agents in Roanoke Virginia for information.
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Bluefield
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Pullman Sleeper
Norfolk
Richmond
Pullman
New York
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jaeger
Williamson
Gary
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. BR
Family Avoids Serious Sickness in McDuff Virginia
Mrs. J. B. Whittaker credits Thedford's Black-Draught with preventing sickness for a decade in her family. She praises its vegetable formula for aiding digestion and relieving indigestion, colic, wind, nausea, and headaches, noting it has benefited over a million people in 70 years. Drugstores sell it at 25 cents with a free package offer.
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Thedford
V. Ncw
Kansas women win 151 county offices in election
Topeka Kansas reports 151 women elected to county offices. Fifty eight county superintendents of instruction thirty five registers of deeds twenty five clerks of district courts fifteen county treasurers five county clerks and two probate judges. Republicans lead with ninety two women and Democrats with fifty nine. Kansas already has 126 women county officeholders.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Connecticut Woman Faces Murder Indictments in Windsor Home
Hartford reports Mrs. Amy Archer Gilligan, 41, is charged with five deaths at her Windsor aged care home and possibly more than twenty suspicious burials. Authorities say arsenic laced victims’ food and a 1914 will favored the wife, with trial set for December.
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Hartford
Conn
Amy Archer-Gilligan
Gilligan
Windsor
James H. Archer
Michael W. Gilligan
Alcorn
Franklin R. Andrews
Andrews
Estate contest over Rye Beach man leaves bulk to English regiment
In Portsmouth probate court a hearing will be held on the will of Charles A. Austin, Rye Beach eccentric, who left most of his estate to an English regiment. A brother and sister challenge the will.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Charles A. Austin
Rye Beach
Notice to apply for revolver license in Mercer county
The undersigned will apply to the circuit court of Mercer county at Princeton on December 2 1916 for license to carry a revolver provided by chapter 148 of the code of 1914 Signed T C Godfrey Deputy for Fish and Game Warden Matoaka WV
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Mercer County
Princeton
W. Va
T. C. Godfrey
Matoaka
Brown suffers crushing defeat as Colgate routs Tech 29 14
Roanoke Virginia November 0 V P 1 reports Thanksgiving clash as Colgate overwhelms Brown 29 to 14 marking fifteen straight Brown losses over cadets. Folger runs 52 yards to set up a touchdown and Tandy adds the extra point. Hall Younger and Redd starred for Brown while Goodman and Barthhey shined for VMI.
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Roanoke
V. P
Techs
Hall
Younger
Redd
Goodman
Barthhey
Beaver Girls Fall as Beavers Beat Princeton in Close Games
At Beaver high school Thanksgiving basketball doubleheader, Princeton girls defeated Beaver 15 5 while Beaver boys edged Princeton 29 27. Millar Ferguson and McNutt led Beaver. Thornton Woods Shannon scored for Princeton. Attendance 350 at a strong court showing.
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Fettle
Beaver High School
Princeton
Beaver Girls
Beavers
Miss Honaker
Beaver
Miss Thornton
Princeton Girls
Miss McNutt
Miss Harris
Miss Pine
Princetonians
Miss Saunders
Miss Woods
Miss Dunn
Bluefield
Ferguson
Millar
McNutt
Shannon
Linell
Concord Nomnal
Mars
Turley
Pocahontas Falls To Graham In Close High School Game
Pocahontas high school basketball team lost a hard fought game to Graham high school last night. The match stayed tight from start to finish with a heated first half and continued into a tense second half.
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Graham
Pocahontas
Graham High School
Graham edges Pocahontas in 26 to 16 upset win
In a high school basketball matchup Graham defeated Pocahontas 26 to 16. Graham's Sexton and Gillespie starred while Pocahontas players Lubliner Walters and Gillespie showed strong effort. Dense rosters and positions appear in the readable lines.
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Graham
Pocahontas
Sexton
Gillespie
L. Labliner
A. Lubliner
Walters
Pocahouns
Cee
J. Lubbliner
Road bond drive for Brown's Creek district gains support
A petition circulates among Brown's Creek voters to fund a sixteen foot wide road widening bond with brick paving. Over the required signatures signals district roads will be issued. countywide adoption urged for broader paving. Elkhorn river bridge work slowed by bad weather. L A Oscorn oversees construction of a new bridge replacing the old dangerous structure near the passenger station. Thanksgiving Day quiet with closures. Squire Hufford mobile after foot operation. Womack family visits Bluefield. local youths Bess Graham Gladys Hall Hanna Edwards attend Gary event.
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Brown's Creek
McDowell County
Elkhorn
L. A. Oscorn
E. W. Womack
Aby. Edward
Bluefield
Bess Graham
Gladys Hall
Spend Your Money They Help Pay the Taxes
A regional appeal urges residents to contribute funds to support public services. The message highlights financing for taxes, schools, roads, and statewide infrastructure.
Thanksgiving News Amid Local Social Notes
Miss Mary Kizer of Tazewell visits Miss Callie Willows. Mrs. Camille Banberie of Princeton stays with Mrs. Harry J. Brook for the weekend. Will Morgan from Vivian joins family for Thanksgiving. Sen James A Stothey returns from Charleston amid an extraordinary legislative session. Miss Annette Nelson and Dr Schwab visit Eckman with friends.
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Gary Serman Club
Mary Kizer
Tazewell
Callie Willows
Camille Banberie
Princeton
Harry J. Brook
Will Morgan
Vivian
James A. Stothey
Charleston
Annette Nelson
Dr. Schwab
Eckman
Old Black Joe Cough Syrup Promises Safe Relief
Advertises Old Black Joe Cough Syrup as non narcotic and effective for both children and adults. Claims syrup is as black as the face on the label and quickly relieves coughs and sore throats without habit forming drugs. Priced at a quarter per bottle.
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Dentst
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South Bluefield
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Virginia
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