Presents for Graham's poor children planned at Elks Opera House
Bud Harrison leads his reindeer to deliver gifts for every needy child in Graham. Dr J D McCue faces a charge related to the reindeer and the distribution at 2 pm Saturday. Paddy Kelly holds the reindeer while the Wonderland program follows the presents. Elks aim to fill the tree at the Elks Opera House and ensure seats and gifts for all.
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J. D. McCue
Bud Harrison
Bud
Santa Claus
Bluefield
Elks Opera House
Graham
Opera House
Paddy Kelly
Elks
Repetition Key to Stage Success Says Mallory
The article argues repetition builds success, citing Clifton Mallory in the English comedy David Garrick. It notes his season-long refinement of the production and warns against slipshod work as mediocrity. Mallory appears at the Elks Opera House Monday night.
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Repetiton
Clifton Mallory
David Garrick
Mr. Mallory
Elks Opera House
Remarkable vitality shown by Ed Bell after assault
Ed Bell, brought to St Luke's hospital after an assault by George Crigger, shows remarkable vitality as surgeons report progress. A skull fragment two hands wide was removed and partially replaced. Crigger surrendered to Tazewell officials after lynchers nearly killed him. he bears three arm wounds from the mob and was left by a stream believed dead.
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Ed Bell
St. Luke's Hospital
George Crigger
Tazewell
Crigger
Dubhring
Big Freight Wreck Delays Christmas Traffic at Ada
A broken wheel on a Norfolk and Western coal car near Ada caused a major wreck in 1908. Sixteen gondolas piled in a cut, blocking one track for hours as Roanoke and Bluefield wrecking crews cleared the line and three hundred tons of coal and coke burned up in the debris. One man was injured.
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Norfolk & Western
Ada
Roanoke
T[tuefield
Bluefield
Christmas crowds fill Bluefield stations with holiday bustle
Yesterday crowds crowded the city as Norfolk and Western trains arrived and departed with many travelers headed for home or visiting friends. Shoppers, post office staff, and telegraph messages reflected a festive mood with gifts and greetings spreading through the coalfield city.
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No. 16
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Coalfield
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Virginia Point
Post Office
Express Office
Messenger Boys
Plumb ing and Heating moves to larger Higginbotham avenue block
W A Bodell relocates his plumbing and heating shop to the Hearn building on Higginbotham avenue, a space more than twice the size of the former stand. He opens for business on December 26 and invites customers to visit the new location. DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised with antiseptic relief and quick pain soothe. Regular size 50 cents, sold locally by druggists.
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W. A. Bodell
Hearn
Higginbotham Avenue
DeWitt
Bucklen's Amica Salve touted for cold sores
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson St Buffalo says he cured a cold sore with Bucklen's Amica Salve by applying it once daily for two days and reports no trace of the sore. The product heals all sores and is sold at all drug stores with a guarantee.
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Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson St
Buffalo, N. Y
Bucklen
Fezema Tetter and Salt Rheum Cure Promised By Salve
The intense itching from fe zema and tetter is quickly eased by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases have been cured. Sold by West End Drug Co Fast End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
West End Drug Co
Fast End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Sauer's Flavoring Extracts Stand for Purity for Twenty Years
The Sauer's brand proclaims purity in flavoring extracts, stressing a standard upheld for more than two decades and a long history of trusted quality in its market.
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Sauer's
Peacemaker Shot in Christmas Coalfields Fight
Ed Boggs allegedly shot Grat Morgin after a fight involving Boggs and Frank Patrick at Davy. Morgin lost his right arm at the elbow. Boggs fled before being arrested by Officer O C Newkirk and jailed at Welch.
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O. C. Newkirk
Ed Boggs
Grat Morgin
Frank Patrick
Davy
Grat Morgan
Boggs
Morgan
Joker Nugget Turns Up in Australian Gold Diggings
A miner in Australia discovers a thirty ounce nugget nicknamed the Joker worth $600. He hides it under his coat to avoid rivals, fearing theft as word spreads slowly. The find remains secret for ten days before its origin becomes widely known.
Passing It On Patriotism and An Unwanted Sword Tale
In Paris during the Bastille siege of 1789 Agostino Polidori, Rossetti's great grandfather, is described as momentarily thrust into patriotism. A powdered wigmaker hands him a rusty sword and shouts a call to fight for country, which he dodges by dropping the weapon on an unarmed bystander and walking away.
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Agostino Polidori
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Volidori
Paris
Bastille
Palais Royal
Leading American Actor Compares Stage Life to Women
A prominent American actor says women have the best of it on the stage noting that talent plus a pretty appearance can quickly bring financial independence and idol status for women, while men toil longer for similar success. He reflects with envy on modern quick rises versus years of effort.
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America
New York Press
Notice to creditors for the estate of Mrs Nannie M Crockett
All parties indebted to or holding claims against the estate of Mrs Nannie M Crockett will report same to Thos E Peery Executor. December 14 1908. You can never get too much cut glass Kinzer jeweler displays sparkling ware for Christmas gifts 12 20 tf.
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Nannie M. Crockett
Thos E. Peery
Kinzer
Counterfeiter Found Guilty Linked to Foley's Remedy
A court finds the defendant guilty of counterfeiting and notes the suspect deception involving Foley's Honey and Tar. The adlike passage claims the product cures coughs, soothes membranes, heals lungs, and expels the cold, sold by druggists.
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Foley
Bailey Lawson confrontation described in Pocahontas shootout
A Pocahontas eyewitness recounts Bailey accusing Lawson of involvement, Lawson drawing a pistol and firing at Frank Butt and Abe Witt describes the scuffle. Police officer McGee claimed to try disarming Lawson, who faced the two on one clash as Butt fled.
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Bill Bailey
Tazewell
Smith
Bailey
Lawson
Abe Witt
Bramwell
Witt
Pocahontas
Matt
McGee
Hawkins
Frank Butt
Butt
Abe
Commonwealth Attorney
Crockett
Barnes Gillespie
Applicant
Mr. Witt
Mrs McRaney Finds Relief With Foley's Kidney Remedy
Mississippian resident Mrs McRaney of Prentiss says three months confined to bed with kidney and bladder trouble ended after two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy. She reports renewed health and urges suffering women to try it, sold by all.
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McRaney
M. McRaney
Prentiss, Miss
Foley
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days with PASO OINTMENT
An advertisement touts PASO OINTMENT promising cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. It also promotes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for cuts scratches burns and piles and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Dangerous Appendectomy Scene Promised by Surgeon
A historical notice touts a surgical appendix operation performed by a named surgeon. It emphasizes the operation’s danger while promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills as a peaceful remedy that cures several ailments and costs 25 cents at drug stores.
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Dr. King
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