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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
13
A store announces a Christmas promotion open only to ladies offering 1 dollar buys for a chance at 25 dollar credits or 10 lb turkeys. It runs December 7 to December 18 with a secret list, limited to seven entries per participant.
Evangelist Culpepper draws a full Bland Street Church crowd with a sermon on keeping the holy day and Israel’s curse for violation. He urges attendees to regain ground with God as 10 AM 4 PM and 7 30 PM services proceed. a youth session 4 to 5 PM kicks off today.
Newspaper ad touts Mi o Na as a universal indigestion remedy with testimonials from Mrs Mary Becker and others. It cites weight gains and symptom relief after using the product, plus a guarantee and a Kodol digestive aid, all sold by druggists at 50 cents a box.
A shopper seeks the very finest cheeses, both domestic and imported, urging indulgence in a curated selection for festive tables and daily enjoyment. The piece highlights quality varieties and the appeal of specialty dairy imports.
Storms kept crowds away yet Miss Hollister drew sizable attendance at Grace Methodist after First Baptist event, with two more talks planned Tuesday and Wednesday. Musical comedy The Toymakers by Felton Pidgin arrives at the Elks Opera House Thursday with two hours of entertainment and scenery. The White Pharmacy opens seat sales at 10 this morning.
The Eleven-member company The Four Bullocks, now performing at Wonderland, fills the theatre with full houses and standing room. A change of program is planned for Thursday night as audiences respond with strong applause to each performer. A separate legal note reports the DeWitt case against Ashworth Leftwich and Payne ended in a non-suit request, with potential revival.
The Mingo Circuit Court met yesterday in Williamson with a long docket. Judge Wilkinson will preside and it is expected the court will continue in session through February.
A long passenger train, No 16, left the city last night bound eastward. The consist included engine mail car baggage car three coaches two Pullmans a diner and two tourist cars carrying fifty five soldiers from Columbus to Charleston via Petersburg and the Atlantic Coast Line. Also on board were transportation men from the Sei eta and Pocahontas divisions en route to Roanoke for a meeting and banquet with railroad officials. A funeral procession for old Bill Vinson the renowned moonshiner passed to his burial beneath the hills where he had resided among rough and ready neighbors.
A large crowd gathered in Wabb after a Saturday morning battle between deputy marshals and the Vinson clan drew people from Wayne and Mingo counties. The Vinsons home was filled with curious onlookers as tales of jewelry sales and high class pieces at Pedico's circulated amid the crowd.
Public notice announces a bankrupt sale at the Hicks building on Bluefield Avenue next to Flat Top Furniture Co. The stock includes calicoes ginghams muslins and clothing and shoes. Only 19 days remain to clear the big stock at bankrupt prices. Buy early.
Local ads promote Christmas goods at Pedico’s with coat prices at Bluefield Mercantile Co and Goodykoontz Drug Co. Promotions include salves from Zelinski, Wood’s Liver Medicine offers, and a lottery giving fifteen 10 pound turkeys and $25 in trade at The Steptoe Cash Supply Co.
Antiseptic pills that soothe pain quickly. Insist on De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Regular size 50c. Sold here by all.
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