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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
6
The Princeton Business community urges immediate establishment of a city market place to connect local producers with consumers. A committee will push the plan and set stalls and counters within twenty four hours if needed. The move aims to curb profiteering and bring fair prices to farm and truck growers in and around the city.
The article notes plans for a league banquet with Vice President C. H. Hicks as a possible speaker and several others. It also mentions Christmas toy displays, social entertainments, visiting relatives, and a meeting of Princeton Woman's Missionary Society with Mrs. George W. Oliver as a featured speaker.
County court records show marriage licenses issued for Matthew B Hammitt, 25, of Pocahontas, and others as the city notes the first of the month financially tight. Downey opens an updated grocery on the Crumpecker & Bay block next to Susong Russell hardware, moving from prior premises and expects increased patronage.
The ad touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as safe simple and effective for headache neuralgia and sprains claiming rapid relief when rubbed on painful areas. It markets anti septic preventive uses for infections and various injuries and endorses Hamlin's Isard Liver Whips as pleasant pink pills for constipation or sick headache at 30 and 0. The copy emphasizes convenience in a medicine chest and medical distance.
Tas to Mary E. Kitts aged 18 of Bluefield and Clarence B Hamner aged 22 of Millenela to Mabel K. Steele aged 19 of Panther are noted in the record.
Reports state all cases in the circuit court failed of trial due to either required witnesses being unavailable or preservation concerns. The grist of attendees included Mrs. A. M. Vrauggett and Mr. Gay, who left for future plans, while visitors such as Miss Minnie Porter and Mrs. Damaris Thomas were noted in town.
Two bottles of beer, one dark and one light, sit under a glass case with a plate of large pretzels as they are exhibited at the public museum in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A column by S. R. Anderson discusses economic adjustment for labor in coal regions, warning that workers who flirted with regular employment must now face a strict "sow and reap" law. The piece lists hospital updates from Mercer Sanitarium and local travels and visits among area residents and church figures.
Morris Hillquit spoke in Albany about profiteering by New York landlords while rents rise. He noted high demand for housing and described tenants facing intrusive inquiries from strangers, including a newspaper office anecdote about advertising for a house.
A Swedish inventor overcomes irregular air currents by a wind driven system. The mill wheel powers a hoisting device that lifts a two ton weight up a 55 foot tower. Releasing the weight drives a dynamo at the tower top while a storage battery and switchboard reside in the tower base.
Three year old Marjorie tells her mother she went to call on her father in the afternoon. When asked what time she went she answers in the core of the afternoon meaning middle of the day, humorously correcting her mother.
Government rules permit only sums up to 1000 marks per day or 5000 marks per month to be sent directly between Germany and other countries. Any larger amounts must be routed through banks to complete the transfer.
Seventy two young pin oak trees purchased for Memorial avenue were burned late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Police follow clues as property owners vow to replace the lost trees and continue the Memorial Avenue project under Rotary Club supervision.
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