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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
6
A poetic ad extols Eldean Flour as the talk of the hour promising relief and superior quality. The ad credits McNeal as the exclusive local distributor and urges readers to remember Eldean Flour from MW Company at 5 Bluefield Ave with phone 261.
The Beaver High School girls basketball team defeated Richlands 12 to 1 at the Bluefield gym. Star guard Mildred Barber scored all 12 points, while Miss Claytor fed her and Mrs Musselwhite drew heavy coverage.
Bluefield hosted Pearisburg at Windhurst Park and yielded a 15 to scoreless or uncertain margin as Pearisburg won. Bluefield dominated rushing with Crozier Tanner Anderson and Drexel making long runs but fumbles ruined drives. Richards on punt for Bluefield and Williams for Pearisburg are noted.
The Wesley men's Bible class banquet at Bramwell Thursday drew ninety attendees. The class expanded from twenty to fifty members after the event. The program featured organ and violin solos, songs, a supper, toasts, and leadership reports, with Rev. T. C. Shuler praised as Bramwell's new pastor.
In Princeton Virginia on December 6 Chief Andy Bailey wrestled with David Ryan in Gannonos Cafe. Ryan seized Bailey's pistol and struck him with it inflicting serious wounds including the loss of an ear bite. Witnesses call it a ferocious county fight. Bailey to be jailed awaiting January grand jury.
Sophia Washington shot Edward Crews after a dispute at Simmons Creek near Bramwell. Crews died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Washington, identified as a local resident, was arrested and initially claimed the shooting was accidental before altering her account.
Advert reads St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism cure and pain relief solution. Claims most cases need no internal treatment and promises instant relief when applied to the tender spot. Includes wide list of conditions and urges trial from a druggist.
Miss French head nurse at Princeton General Hospital was thrown from a horse while riding near the Carbaugh school house between the city and Bluefield. She was unconscious but revived at the hospital, with only minor head and facial bruises noted.
The Hague and Hetland mark a festive St Nicholas Day celebrating Holland’s 100th independence anniversary. In 1814 the prince of Orange became sovereign prince, later ascending the throne as King William I after Napoleon’s era. Children’s favorite feast coincides with this historic milestone.
An advertisement claims Mayo’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy cures stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments after a single dose. It touts improved digestion, blood quality, and vitality, and offers free literature from Geo H. Mayr of Chicago with The White Pharmacy as a seller.
Bluefield Normal and Business College offers day and night courses in stenography bookkeeping mathematics English and general office training under principal W H Cunningham established 1900 contact phone 474.
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