The Letter That Killeth and Courtroom Quirks
A compendium of legal slips and misworded indictments showing how small wording errors shaped verdicts from 19th century cases. It cites Lord Denman and Lord Cardigan and notes oddities such as misdescriptions of factories and wrong Christian names. A Dorset rectory bat invasion ends with a candle and open window failed defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Denman
Lord Cardigan
Tucker
Westminster Review
Dorsetshire
London Standard
A Dangerous Operation by a Surgeon Promoted
Advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills with claims of safe removal of appendix like a dangerous operation. It asserts pills cure constipation headaches biliousness and malaria and sells for 25 cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Hall's Catarrh Cure Exceeds Expectations Across Stages
A newspaper advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming it treats the disease constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and provides testimonials on request from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with price listed as 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bluefield Seeks Bids for Brick Fire Station Construction
Notice to contractors from the Bluefield board of supervisors sets December 29, 1908 at 10 a.m. as the bid deadline for erecting and completing a brick fire station on city lots 1 and 2, section 97. Bids must cover all materials and work per plans on file with the city auditor. The right to reject all bids is reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
City of
Bluefield
J. T. Akers
Administrator's Sale of Whitworth Estate Items
Public auction of the George W. Whitworth estate on January 9 1909 at the Davidson Street Bluefield residence. Items include piano leather couch heating stove dishes furniture and more with payment terms under $5 cash full price over that plus half cash and rest in 30 and 60 days secured by good security. James H. Gollehon administrator dated 12 15 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Whitworth
Whitworth
Davidson Street
Bluefield
Jas. H. Gollehon
Also Mentioned on This Page
George McManus
Press Publishing Company
Coort
Chicago Examiner
Burlington
Iowa
Jack of Diamonds
Norton
Hiltz
Barnatto Diamond Co
Girard Building
Chicago
Ladies Furs
Bluefield Mercantile Company
Princeton Ave
Mercer St
W. VA
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