Local residents return from Christmas visits and travel
W H Thomas came back from Roanoke last night and many others noted in city social notes include Dr R M Guffin Bramwell L Kaufman North Fork Mrs Christie Matoaka and George S Strader on business trips. Several heading to Roanoke Pulaski Tazewell Princeton and Philadelphia for holidays or family visits. The piece also records illnesses like W Langdon with typhoid fever and a funeral in Oakvale for Miss Viola White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Epling
Keystone
City
Oakvale
Viola White
Aeheville S.C
Secrets of Hidden Ink and Invisible Messages
A chilling overview of writing tricks from ancient times to modern espionage. It describes invisible inks using acids and plant juices, heat or air to reveal messages, iodine vapor reveals notes, and a prison method using layered paper to hide text. It notes secrecy practices in plant manufacturing and assembly for espionage purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid
Braylants
University of Louvain
Gross
Germany
Chicago Record- Herald
British Manners Compared by Class and Society
Quote from Lady Violet Greville in London Graphic laments rude manners among classes. She notes a man pushing past a woman on stairs and ignoring others by speaking loudly with hat on in public rooms, contrasting with workingmen's behavior as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Greville
London Graphic
Study of Medicine Praised by Willie Vanfeller
A brief Harper's Weekly aside notes Willie Vanfeller’s study of medicine and his positive progress. The exchange emphasizes his good health and confident outlook, reflecting mid era social chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Vanfeller
Harper’s Weekly
Lecturer's Sleepwalking Committeeman Sparks Lively Debate
A Lyceum audience overhears a remark about a sleepwalking committee member during a lecture. The exchange showcases wit and regional humor as speakers riff on industry, thrift, and virtue with a German proverb echoing in the background.
When you want to go home for cure and care
A Bluffton, Ind., Banner humorously advises returning home for comfort and improvement and ends with a plug for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It notes sales at West End Pharmacy East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Chamberlain
West End Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Snails as a Prime Food Source in Europe
The article notes France as the leading snail producer with Austria Bavaria and Switzerland hosting numerous snail farms. Paris consumes vast yearly quantities from September to May, while European cities feature snail stores with ornate façades. Dijon and Macon in Burgundy supply popular escargots fattened on vine leaves. August brings peak activity at local parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Austria
Bavaria
Switzerland
Paris
Europe
Dijon
Macon
Burgundy
Chicago News
Ancient Latin Bible in Cottonian Library Unearthed
The Dover Philadelphia Record reports a fifteenth century sketch of a Latin Bible in the Cottonian Library England. The manuscript dates to the late ninth century and covers the four gospels in a 217 leaf quarto. It survived the 1731 Ashburnham House fire and bears evidence of ownership by Athelstan of Wessex before donation to Dover church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonian Library
England
Scone
Westminster
Edward
Ashburnham House
Edward the Elder
Athelstan the Glorious
Church of Dover
Philadelphia
Water Rates Introduced By Bluefield Water Works
Notice to patrons that from January 1 1908 water charges will be metered. Property owners without meters may request installation by phone or letter from Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company Bluefield West Virginia December 10 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Co
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
Bluefield
W. Va
Stomach and Liver Tablets Boost Digestion and Strength
It claims that digestion and assimilation determine vitality and promotes improved appetite, strength, weight, and endurance. The ad notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup sold by local pharmacies with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Warle
Punishment as Reform in New Zealand and Elsewhere
A St Louis Post-Dispatch clipping notes Wanganui authorities punishing drunks by labor and wood sawing to build prisons. It also mentions experiments with Turkish baths and cold showers for criminals and a Massachusetts town giving poor clothes and cracking crockery to female offenders to improve conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Wanganui
Massachusetts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Remarkable cures touted by electric bitters and kidney remedies
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York says doctors misdiagnosed his ailments ranging from heart disease to kidney trouble and stomach liver issues. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after five doctors failed. Also notes various pickle brands and other products offered by Sublette Barnegy. James Donohue of New Britain Connecticut reports Foley's Kidney Cure cured his diabetes and kidney problems after multiple doctors and life insurance exam. G I Wade sells Foley's Kidney Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
James Donohue
New Britain
Conn
Foley
G. I. Wade
Indian Missionary and the Swede Host
A short anecdote from Lippincott's Magazine recalls a western missionary seeking shelter at a Swede's ranch. The Swede fretted over dirty Indians until the missionary asks about heaven. The Swede responds that the Bible promises many mansions and imagines each group has its own house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Lippincott’s
William Morris Arrest in London Court Incident
William Morris disrupted a Thames magistrates court presided by Mr Newton protesting a sentence and shouting Shame. He was seized by police and placed in the dock before identifying himself as artist and poet William Morris, prompting his release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morris
London
Newton
Thames
Morris
Europe
Walter Crane
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promotes Gentle Bowels
A historical ad claims Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup eases cold symptoms by a free gentle bowel movement. It states no opiates nor narcotics and notes children like it. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Mystery of Shoe Laces Trade Secrets Guarded
A discussion on shoe lace production stresses the braiding process as the crucial step and notes there are no automatic machines for lace making available commercially to prevent counterfeiting.
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Kodaks
Hark Apany
Edward B. Warman
Bluefield Bottling Company
Belmont
Cafe
VICE
D. B. Mastin, Prop
E. 0. Sloan
Mgr
Felenmeier Brew
West Vrrginia Brewing Company
W. E. Stewart
West Va
Pade
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
T. W. Kirkbride
Virginia
Roanoke
Thomas EB. Peery
M. K
Bluefield, W. Va
Enulister N. & W. Railway
W .H. Thomas
R. M. Guffin
Bramwell
L. Kaufman
North Fork
Mrs. Christie
Matoaka
F. R. Christie
George S. Strader
W. W. Kersey
Pulaski
Mre. C. A. Johnston
Tazewell
J. S. Burnett
William McCarthy
Wytheville
George Wolfe
Berwind
W. Langdon
W. G. French
South Bland Street
Lilly Harmon
Falls Mills
Gibson Williams
Radford
W. H. Heatherington
Princeton
Rucker Jenkins
Parkersburg
J. A. Sams
Giles Street
Edward Wood
Kenova
Ruth Johnson
South Bluefield
Pearlsburg
Ada Payne
J. C. Martin
C. C. Hickman
T. J. Oliphant
Glen Lynn
J. D. Dailey
W. A. Stovall
Ethel
Jhel Carter
Alice Carter
Coopers
D. Lehnurman
Childr
Philip Kleiman
Grace Hare
Narrows
Lamah Hall
Misses Hare
Tazewell Street
J. C. Swatts
Eggleston
Newport
Mel Birdie Compton
Doris Campbell
Albert Stovall
Cashmere
Monroe County
Tera Brown
W. Bb Towles
Wills
E P. Landon
Rufus Hale
Herndon
A. G. Hall
Graham
Birringham
Ala
J. Willam Moore
Bertha
Hattie Smith
Miss Turner
Lurich
Misses Smith
Simmons
Yyainet
New York Press
Lyceumite
West End
Henry
Cresse & Blackwell
Miss Midd
Sublette & Barnegy
Steinway
Main Street
W. Whitmore
Lynchburg, Virginia
Jhe
Altamont
Osse B. M. Gohen
Merchandise Exchange'sd Incorporated
Bland Street
Hearn Building
W. 8. Crockett, F. D
Princeton Avenue
D. B. Baldwin
Just
Alita M
National Pure Food Law
Flot
B. M. Cohen
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