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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
4
Details from a Saturday encounter near Tazewell reveal both men were seriously injured in a dispute over a debt. John Akers and William Van Dyke fought with knives and rocks, leaving Akers badly wounded and in danger of bleeding to death while Van Dyke was unrecognizable from bruising.
A bulletin from the sick room reports Cornelius Vanderbilt resting easier. Society expects reconciliation with his family, amid estrangement at his marriage to Miss Grace Wilson. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney visited the bedside and other family members may follow.
Wake Ark resident Rev Jno S Cox claims twelve years with Yellow Jaundice ended after using Electric Bitters. Advertisement promotes Liver and kidney relief and general debility treatment, guaranteed by druggists for 50 cents at Sterne's bakery-style shops on Princeton Ave and Bland St.
In Bristol a whipping post for youth offenders resumed Monday with John Collins, 14, found guilty of stealing brass and scrap iron. His father Ezekiel chose to whip the boy in public, receiving 50 lashes in front of a crowd. Capt. W. L. Rice backed the revival, aiming to publicly punish youngsters in the Virginia section.
Ad copy notes shoes priced at $2.50 available at Block's on Princeton Avenue, emphasizing comfort and pride for men.
C Haney of Geneva Ohio says DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured him of piles after forty years of suffering. The ad claims the salve also cures cuts burns wounds and skin diseases and warns against counterfeit products from Jno L Crockett.
Mr Francis Little of Benton Harbor Mich over eighty and troubled with indigestion and constipation since 1865. After using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets since last August he reports three boxes done and feeling well. The tablets claim to improve appetite and invigorate stomach liver and bowels. Also Daniel Banatz of Otterville Iowa reports Foley Honey and Tar gives immediate relief for asthma. Sold by H N White and G P Wade. Sterne’s and Pearson’s Restaurant advertise services.
Mn G Meador travels from Athens. Capt Baldwin returns from Princeton. Walter Proctor from North Fork visits. W L McCray heads to Kenova and Huntington. Bessie Witten and Fay Bailey travel to Portsmouth to visit J T Carey’s family. W B Honaker visits Bluefield. W B Bevill travels to Cincinnati. Ground broken for a large building at Tazewell and McCulloch streets by Dr J H Hare and C V Heffner. Mrs W J Borgins arrives from Danville to join her husband, a new Poca Hannah division conductor. Three year old George Douthat dies. funeral Thursday at Maple Park Cemetery. T A Gregg promoted to passenger conductor. first run Bluefield to Kenova. Knight Templar Masonic charm lost on Princeton Ave. reward at 28 Giles St. Barboursville gas well erupts in flames for ten hours. machinery saved. John T Nash dies near Bailey’s in Razewell county. father of Mrs T B Drinkard. W J Hepford to Charleston to open branch of F M Greenough & Co. Bill Henry Calvin, colored, convicted for robbery. $30 recovered. Monk Crowder and Dick Jones shoot. both arraigned. door damage $5. Monk pays for medical costs.
Mothers fear winter as croup and cold threaten children. The ad claims One Minute Cough Cure loosens mucus reduces inflammation and stops dangerous breathing problems. Testimony from F B McMahon and Jno L Crockett cites voice restoration and contest victory.
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