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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
3
A Rosaville letter describes a husband gored by heavy machinery during firing. He lost weight rapidly and endured extreme suffering. With no relief from doctors, he finally took Thedford's Black Draught and recovered enough to resume daily tasks.
Stocks drifted idly on a professional session with many leading issues down under moderate pressure. Pools stayed active in favorite speculative groups while bonds and certain utilities moved narrowly, and grain and livestock markets showed mixed, uneven results across cities.
A long list catalogs names and locations of service members from World War II era, including officers Lieutenant Alimeron W. Shanklin and Sergeant Charlie Roberts, and many Privates and Corporals from Virginia Kentucky and West Virginia, with sections indicating Died of Disease and Wounded Severely. The roll references units such as Co Wet and groups stationed in Spain and various American bases, reflecting casualties and statuses like undetermined and accident causes. The compilation preserves a formal roster style with names, towns, and states, marking the human cost and range of deployments.
The Nerv-Worth family tonic is promoted by Gallipolis agents with endorsements from Clarence Rood who reports back pain relief after trying the remedy at C. D. Kerr Drug Co. The ad notes a dollar back guarantee and lists Goodykoontz Drug Stores in Bluefield and several neighborhood agencies including Kimball Pharmacy and Welch Drug Co.
Notice of a special meeting of stockholders of the Eclipse Pocahontas Coal Co. at the office in Binefield West Virginia on December 11 1918 at 2 p m. The meeting may consider increasing capital stock from 50000 to 100000 dollars. President Holly Stover.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Masonic Trust Association will be held at the Masonic Temple in Bluefield West Virginia on Thursday December 12 1918 at 7 50 p m for electing officers for the ensuing year and other business as may come before the meeting John F Land Secretary November 29 1918
Pursuant to a 1918 circuit court decree in Mercer County West Virginia the special commissioner will sell at Bluefield on December 18 1918 at 2 p m the real estate described in the decree beginning at the Davidson tract intersection with the Norfolk and Western Railway right of way The sale requires cash in hand and is overseen by clerk W H Karnes and special commissioner D M Bailey with bond approved in the decree price and lots specified in the description
A garbled wartime style list shows names and places across Virginia West Virginia Kentucky and nearby towns. Mentions by R Tilinger Ted Dehaven Artus Bryan and many others with scattered towns like Willow Prec West Liberty and Belmont.
Secretary Baker told the Senate Finance Committee that war department contract cancellations may save about 7 to 7.5 billion of army appropriations. He noted total disbursements to date and earlier estimates showing potential refunds, with revised figures kept evolving as war needs and contracts changed.
An ad promises La Creole Hair Dressing will revive natural color and sheen for gray or faded hair. It claims to darken without dye, easy to use by combing, and notes availability at Central Pharmacy Bluefield WV with mail orders, price $1.20 and money back guarantee.
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