Floyd B. Carroll Killed by Passenger Train West of Graham
A 22 year old white man from Danville Illinois identified as Floyd B. Carroll was struck and instantly killed by passenger train No 15 near Graham. Witness said Carroll stepped from the westbound track onto the eastbound track as a westbound freight approached. The skull injury caused immediate death. The body was sent to Bellaire for burial by railway men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd B. Carroll
Danville
Carroll
Wesound
Falls Mills
Pocahontas Day by Day snippet from local notes
Sam Matz of Bluefield visited for restaurant remodeling with plans to open before the holidays. Miss Sadie Goldstein of Kvytone visited Miss Carryc Ler. T W London of Bluefield stayed with his parents this week. Miss Barnley of Coopers and Mrs Jenkin Jones of Bramwell were in town yesterday. Conrad Gieson of Roanoke and C A Stahlman of the Telegraph came on business. Wm F Dennen is back from illness. Mrs Minnie Giesen and son Andrew returned from Roanoke. Gast Calloway and Wesley Freeman, both from Bluefield and Bramwell, called on friends. Carrye Belr visited Bluefield relatives.
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Sam Matz
Bluefield
Sadie Goldstein
Kvyatone
Carryc
Tt. W. London
Miss Barnley
Coopers
Jenkin Jones
Bramwell
Conrad Gieson
Roanoke
C. A. Stahlman
the Telegraph
Wmn
FL Dennen
Minnie Giesen
Andrew
Gast Calloway
Wesley Freeman
Carrye Belr
Dole May
Tazewell
J. H. Hardy
W. R. Graham
Pocahontas
Graham
J. &. Morton
Elkhorn
Joseph Keys
Herndon
Melix O'Keefe
Unknown Patent Remedy Ad Promises Quick Digest Relief
Fragmentary OCR reads like an advertisement for Kodol digestive aid claiming rapid relief from indigestion. It touts guaranteed effectiveness and a costless trial if it fails, urging readers to try the product with minimal risk.
Remains Of Graham Railroad Tramp Die In Yard Accident
A man identified as Carrell died when struck on the railroad and was hurled from the track. Dispute over who should claim the body involved Bluefield railroad officials and Graham authorities before the corpse was sent to Bluefield for transport to Tennessee. Citizens urged a statute clarifying ownership of unattended remains and better handling of corpses on rail rights of way. Carrell was not killed within Graham city limits.
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Bluefield
Carrell
Dave Carroll
Jonesboro
Tenn
Graham
Carre
Sullins College Closed Over Typhoid Epidemic
Sullins College in Bristol shut down due to a typhoid fever outbreak among 360 female students. Most students sent home and advised to stay away until after Christmas. The source notes unclear cause but cites sanitary conditions as modern and worries about spread. The notice mentions local civic and tax matters and a medical remedy recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullins College
Bristol
Sullins
Pearl Harman
Winnie Crozier
Graham
Musicale Tonight at Miss Watts Studio
Part one features Ruth and Louise sodell in Narcissus piano duet and Ruth Hawkins singing In Winter I Get Up at Night. Mabel Bailey plays A Shepherds Tale, a quartet performs The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, and May Guy and Annie Killey headline with piano solos and songs. Part two offers Canzone Amoroso, a vocal trio, May Day Dance duet, The Rosary, country dance duet, Wynken Blynken and Ned, plus a note on gift goods at Pedicro's and a testimonial about Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets from David Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street
Narcissus
Ruth
Louise ‘Sodell
Ruth Hawkins
Aready
Mabel Bailey
Messrs
Martin, Calbreath
Slicer and Neel
the Brook
May Guy
Annie Killey
Geo . Johnson
Doris
Misses Prince
Treuthart
Miller
Nettie Vass
Wynken
Blynken
Ned -Miss Prince
Martin
Carbreath
Slicer
Neel
Misses Bodell
Watts
Wardlaws in Bath Tub Mystery Arrive in Christiansburg
Rev A G Wardlaw of South Carolina arrives in Christiansburg with his mother Mrs Martha Wardlaw and Virginia Wardlaw detained in East Orange New Jersey regarding the sensational bath tub case. They will stay with his sister Mrs B G Spindle until the crisis is resolved as family insists the matter stems from long standing eccentricities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wardlaw
South Carolina
Martha Wardlaw
New York
Snead
Virginia Wardlaw
East Orange
N. J
Christiansburg
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
A 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. Proprietors offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to send for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Free Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Stomach Health
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative and tonic for digestion liver and stomach woes. It offers free sample requests by mail and lists prices and several verifiable user testimonials plus the physician's address for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
J. F
Funderburg
Sansaba
Tex
P. Mead
Waucoma
Caldwell
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Bank of Graham
Graham, VA
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Liberty Credit Company
Priceton Ave
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Rock District
Spanishburg
I. J. Ellison
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David Freeman
Kempt
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Alfred Wright
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