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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
7
A fragment from a newspaper item notes mourning on December 18 with likely observance details and potential names or affiliations unreadable in the OCR fragment. The readable portion indicates a formal notice of mourning or remembrance from the era.
Market quotations are reported by the Bluefield Broker age and Commission Company dealers in stocks bonds securities and provisions. Located on the third floor of the Kelly and Moyer Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
J J Lincoln returns from business trip to Colorado Springs. Hannah Lewis and brother Robert back from Pennsylvania. Virginia Aiken visiting aunt Mrs J B Kirk. Wesley Bingham ill with typhoid. speedy recovery hoped. Charley Garrett of North Dakota to reside in Bluefield. Watts and Minnick on business trip to Bluefield. R E B Doyle visiting Virginia relatives. Mrs Wells of Vivian guest of Mrs Benjamin Lewis. Rev W H Minter of Pocahontas preached here. hopes to return. Mrs Houston Wilburn visiting Pearlsburg. I H Evans and Ruby visiting Pageton friends.
Damascus Camp No 12794 Modern Woodmen was instituted in Oda Fellows Hall Damascus VA by District Deputy J Kemper Turner with eighty charter members. Elected officers include Consul Rev E H Cole adviser C A Baker clerk R O Whitlock banker W Minton escort O P Tidwell sentry R B Thayer watchman J W Comer physician L E Mack trustees W J Keller 1 year J M Denison 2 years J J Wilson 3 years. The group aims for 100 members by January 6 as it marks 26 years with over a million members and a billion and a half dollars in insurance nationwide.
Hundreds of shoppers seek beauty and usefulness in holiday goods at The Bluefield Book and Stationery Co. store as a broad display of pictures cut glass hand painted china leather goods books and Becks items draws interest. The Christy Society is noted in the feature.
An article touts L. T. Gooper's digestive health remedy as the cause of broad benefits, citing a Chicago exhibit where fifty thousand users include Mrs. Hilda Pflueger of 1208 Ainslie Avenue. Pflueger describes stomach pain, insomnia, nervousness, and improved sleep and appetite after starting Cooper’s treatment. The White Pharmacy sells the medicines amid growing popularity.
The mail order department of the popular store expands daily and the facilities for handling mail orders to shoppers' complete satisfaction are described as at the height of perfection.
Manager Jolliffe announces Perce R. Benton presents A Cowboy's Girl at the Elks Opera House with the original cast scenery and props. The production, praised nationwide, promises new features and a complete New York Chicago style staging unseen locally.
An OCR fragment promotes Sealships oysters and impure water, allege to be healthier, urging readers to buy a quart from Ernest Arters while warning against dirty water. It also touts Hollister Mountain Tea for digestion, and DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills sold by druggists.
A Bluefield advertisement touts Vind cod liver oil as a remedy for indigestion and weakened digestion. It claims Vinci restores digestion, appetite, and strength, with a Portland Maine testimonial from W. E. Waterhouse and a money back offer if no relief.
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