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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
6
A fragment describes a liniment sold by Westing Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Tefield Pharmacy. The ad claims rapid reduction of pain when applied with a dampened flannel over the seat of pain.
A long standing brand Savers stands for purity with over twenty years in existence. Foley’s Orina Laxative is advertised as curing constipation and stimulating the bowels to act naturally. It claims to regulate the bowels without continuous purgatives. Sold by all druggists.
Advertised parcels include houses and vacant lots in Blue and Graham plus bonds for sale. Offer promises good investments, attractive prices, and favorable terms at yard-time.
John Walters of Graham Virginia receives notice of a trustee sale due to a deed of trust securing 550 dollars. E. H. Brown as trustee will sell the described property at public auction in Bluefield on a January date in 1909, with cash in hand required.
Notice states a deed of trust dated 1906 by William Crockett and wife to J B Jenkins for 1000 dollars, with 3700 dollars in notes. defaulted, public auction to be held at First National Bank Bluefield at noon on December 19, 1908 to sell described land to satisfy the debt.
Fire in Jaeger yesterday at 1 30 a m destroyed three residences, two owned by A J Ellis. Loss set at 3500 with 1860 insured. Cause not learned. The blaze started east of the depot and the town faced over an hour of excitement as three homes burned. This marks the third major Jaeger fire in recent months.
A New York Press piece quotes a gray haired law clerk on how careful wording matters in legal documents. It highlights a specialist who refines each word, submitting drafts for scrutiny to avoid ambiguities. The example involves mortgage bonds where thirty drafts ensured verbiage and word relations align with intent.
Cassell's Journal notes that ambassadors are treated as outside local law: embassies occupy foreign territory, police cannot enter without permission, and ambassadors along with their staff are inviolate from arrest or taxation. The piece questions enforcement if duties are refused and highlights extraordinary legal privileges.
Norfolk and Western legal department filed a new contract allowing the city to lease the lot for 180 dollars annually for fifteen years with an option to purchase at 3000 dollars. The board of supervisors delayed the previous contract until a purchase clause was added. Once Council approves, work will start on the station and fire alarm installation.
At Princeton the county court accepted bonds for newly elected officials. J. L. Kersey posted 3000 and took oath. others sworn included I. J. Ellison sheriff 160000, George P. Hylton assessor 12000, E. L. Bowman county clerk 7000, W. B. Honaker circuit clerk 7000, E F Godbey magistrate 2500, M. W. Christie deputy county clerk, Frank Wright deputy circuit clerk. Interim deputy sheriffs named E. H. Witten and FE. E. Carter. A committee to study county clerk’s office improvements was appointed. The Postlethwaite dispute awaits circuit court action.
Local holiday item notes that R. M. Fox offers a variety of Xmas goods including silverware cut glass china and jewelry. The brief promotes available gift items and urges shoppers to visit for seasonal selections.
An advertisement touts Kodol as made from natural digestive juices found in a healthy stomach that digests all foods completely. It claims pleasant use and guaranteed relief in any stomach trouble and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A brief riff on the origin of the term candidate from Latin candidatus meaning white robed. The piece imagines Americans in political dress as a glare of white, proposing Washington as a single bright center. The tone is whimsical and satirical with a nod to cultural imagery.
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