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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
3
Advertisement for Kodol guarantees relief from indigestion by digesting all stomach food and resting the stomach. Claims improper blood from bad digestion leads to serious diseases, including apoplexy and cancer. Encourages trying a dollar bottle with refund if unsatisfied, and notes production by H. C. DeWitt & Co. in Chicago.
Charleston dispatch reports several major coal deals involving 2000 acres in Raleigh and Wyoming counties near Virginian Railway feeders. P J Miller of Paris Ky is said to acquire the lands, with Pittsburgh interests like Jones Brothers expanding in Marion and Monongalia counties. Major mines are planned for Fisher's Creek, with lines to connect B and O railways. new outfits include The Gretam Coal and Coke Company and Graham Company, both tied to Morgantown and Unontown, Pa.
The Raleigh street Methodist church packed for the funeral of Rev. Brooks with district superintendent Rev. J H Pickett presiding. Several ministers from area churches gave sermons and psalms while the congregation mourned and presented 37 to the widow. The remains were transported to Tazewell for interment at 2:20 p.m. on Sunday.
Philip Kleiman bought a duck to eat during family celebrations. A wood shed incident led to a missing duck believed stolen by a worker. After Christmas the duck was found alive under shed debris, though malnourished, and must be fattened before cooking.
Johnson Williams, a colored man from Coe burn, gave his wife seventeen dollars as a Christmas token of love. She accepted then planned to leave with a lover, prompting Williams to board a train for St. Paul in a surprising turn of events.
A man named Williams arranged a trip to Graham for his spouse and her lover, paying the lover’s fare. He intended to have the couple arrested, but the wife spoke in loving terms and the party reached Graham in harmony. The lover was shipped, and the wife returned to her husband who had given her the $17.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a safe cure for kidney and bladder problems. It claims rapid relief from backache, rheumatic pains, and urinary symptoms after a fifty cent treatment, with Cincinnati firm Pape Thompson & Pape named as makers. Also mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for other ailments and a trial bottle offer.
Notices set Dec 15 Spanishburg Dec 17 Rock Dec 18 Montcalm Dec 20 Matoaka Dec 21 Hiawatha Dec 29 Manning Dec 23 24 Bramwell Dec 27 Roseville Cooper. taxes due by Jan 1 1910 or collection proceeds. Deputy Witt en urges timely payment for J J Ellison S M C. Kennedy laxative cough syrup advertised for children and sold by The White Pharmacy.
The Flat Top National Bank of Bluefield West Virginia will hold its annual stockholders meeting in the directors room on Tuesday morning January 11 1910 at 11 oclock for electing directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. RE T TYREE cashier December 11 1909. The second notice describes De Witts Kidney and Bladder Pills praised for kidney and bladder trouble with claims of antiseptic properties and prompt pain relief sold by The White Pharmacy.
Nash B. McClintock, deputy sheriff of Mercer County West Virginia, will apply in the Princeton circuit court on January 191% for a license to carry a pistol. Dated December 28 1909.
Holders of the Bluefield Building and Loan Association are to meet at the association office in the First National Bank building on Thursday January 20 at three o clock p m to elect a board of directors and transact other business. G A Shirey Edwin Mann G M McCullough directors.
Captain Chas Harrison announces Salvation Army work to begin in Bluefield within three months with a furnished hall and nightly meetings plus a free soup house for the poor. Also notes Mary Dobbins sent to the Cincinnati rescue home and thanks Bluefield and Keystone police chiefs for aid. Warns that other donors are not connected with the Army or its rescue homes.
Pro Geo Maluf and sister present an evening of music in native tongue and 100 illustrated stereopticon images of Jerusalem and Damascus. They dress in native costumes and explain Holy Land customs with demonstrations. Proceeds benefit the Presbyterian church.
A Sunday night blaze in the Home Furniture Company wareroom on the second floor of the Hearn building caused about 2000 in building damage and 4000 in furniture stock loss. Water added to the total as hundreds of gallons were used, mainly affecting bedding and upholstery. Firemen drove the flames to the second floor while a B R T meeting on the third floor was disrupted by smoke.
A fire alarm reported at 4 o clock damaged the upper part of Col D G Lilly’s house on Metal Loch Street. Mrs Best occupied the premises. losses are listed at about 1500 for Lilly and 1000 for furniture. Insurance covers the claim. Court contest and ticket sale notices follow with a January first 1910 deadline.
An advertisement promotes Pineules as a new remedy for kidney troubles and urinary disorders. It claims prompt relief from backache and weak back and notes availability at The Goodykoontz Drug.
The text outlines two main preparations for cold roast turkey. One details a ragout using sliced meat with bone broth, nutmeg, parsley, a flour-egg-cream sauce, and butter until thick, with optional gravy. The other uses finely cut turkey baked with buttered breadcrumbs, eggs, and stock, possibly adding oysters, then served over plain boiled rice. a curry variant adds onion, butter, curry powder, stock, and simmering before serving with hot rice.
A family of four or five rinses seven medium onions in cold water then boils them in an uncovered pot. After rinsing again they stew gently in minimal water for 45 minutes. A white sauce is made with milk flour butter sugar salt and pepper poured over the onions ten minutes before serving.
Advice for making hand lettered writing paper as a thoughtful Christmas present. Use plain white or cream paper, design initial monograms, trace in the upper left corner, then paint letters in gold with a fine brush for a quick, well regarded finish.
Beauty bags are made from cheesecloth strips two and a half inches wide by five inches long. Fold and sew the sides and top to create a skin cleanser. Used as washcloths in warm water, they make a healthful skin care item. A box of beauty bags trimmed with wash silk offers a delicate present.
Do not use soap and water on a waxed floor. Wipe with a perfectly dry cloth and rub in more wax with a woolen cloth or polishing brush. Do not overapply wax especially in corners. Wash with turpentine and dry thoroughly before applying more wax.
A simple dressing method begins by moistening buttered bread slices with hot water without soaking them. Add grated onion celery salt and pepper to taste and finely ground peanuts then stuff and truss as directed.
Benzoin is usually beneficial in such cases of catarrh of the larynx. Take one teaspoonful of the compound tincture to four pints of boiling water and inhale the vapor. This treatment may be repeated every half hour or hour as required.
A simple method to soften hard water uses quicklime. Mix one ounce of quicklime with four gallons and a half of water, then stir and let it settle. Pour off the clear liquid and use it to treat four barrels of hard water.
The advertisement promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a safe easy and sure liver remedy. It also touts DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as original and effective for cuts burns bruises and especially piles. Sold by The White Pharmacy.
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