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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1901
Page
4
The store showcases a wide holiday selection including practical gift items, fancy boxes, toilet sets and work boxes in cheap to best makes. Prices are modest with a small profit margin, and unique surprises await shoppers beyond standard offerings.
J M Payne arrives from the state capital. John A Taylor of Tazewell visits Bluefield. John L Crockett returns from Roanoke. J C Miller of Huntington visits. Capt D B Baldwin visits the county seat. Rev Norman F Marshall arrives from Bramwell. Mr and Mrs B W Stras of Tazewell in the city. Mrs J L Hetherington returns from Giles county. J L Dillard returns from Roanoke. Roll of honor for Bluefield schools to appear tomorrow. Mr and Mrs P S Dudley announce marriage of Lola Frances to T Reese Hutcherson on December 18 at the Lazenby home. Princeton avenue, Bluefield. County court convenes at Princeton to hear tax reduction applications. delinquent lands sold, many redeemed.
William J Jones George W Jones and John Jones asked for bail from Justice H G Peery after being charged with killing former U S Marshal John G Watte on his farm near Tazewell on November 29. Bail denied for now with preliminary trial set for Saturday. Unverified reports speak of further arrests and possible accessories before the fact.
News reports a major blaze in Wayne on the Kenova division Monday night destroying at least twelve buildings and wiping out nearly all village businesses.
Coal was loaded yesterday at the Baby mine in Pocatontas for the first time since the fatal explosion of November 14. The article notes paper production from wood and fibers, and warns that damp stacks can heat and ignite like hay, risking spontaneous combustion.
A fragment from the Indianapolis News records a dialogue about poisons and a druggist. It mentions Flossie Banastar-Fred and Brother Fred discussing formaldehyde and prussic acid. It also advertises cigars and a deputy sheriff seeking tax-tickets for urgent collection.
New York December 10 Nerbert Marx rejects a death bed tale about Rose Taylor saying there was no struggle and no truth to the accusation. He notes a sentence alleged as Let me go I won’t go. Also Amalgamated Copper gains as 20000 shares trade at 72 with Rockefeller denying Standard Oil backing.
New Haven Conn December 10 three schooners were smashed one broken to pieces another sunk and the third got off two bodies washed ashore and more deaths probable. The sea was very high and wrecks counted in dozens. Washington December 10 Secretary Gage said by presidential direction he had asked Approver Wakeman to resign Wakeman has not replied. Out of town orders promptly attended to The Blue Front.
Mebane and Brother present an exclusive jewelry store with silver ebony novelties jewelry and watches. Gold watches from 20 dollars with engraving free on purchases of one dollar or more. H P Allen Porter engine sale cash or on time. Fiat Grocery Co. is sole distributor for Tansil Punch cigars and other items.
A notice promotes a book by B M Woolley of Atlanta Georgia aiming to help every man and woman in the United States with opium and whiskey habits. It offers a free copy by writing to box 387 Atlanta Ga. Also advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee signed KE Grove.
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