Personal Notices and Briefs from the Region
Born to Mr and Mrs T A Gregg a daughter A 5B Verry left yesterday for Lumet to visit relatives Maj J O Fiesher of Elkhorn was at the city yesterday William Francis has gone to Salem Va to visit relatives D il Smith and Jesse McVall of Tezewell are in the city Mrs M T Roberta of Radford is visiting Bluefield friends J T Dewitt has gone to Rocky Mount Va to visit home folks The post office at Ernest Teazewell county Va changed to Dina John French left yesterday for a visit with relatives at Winkelug Mr and Mrs C B Hancock returned last night from a visit to relatives and friends in Eastern Virginia Howells Bardy returned from Silom where he had been visiting his mother Mire K M Bardy M 6 Belle Wo iwincyot and Chores Hall of Dulling were married Christmas day Rev W W Williamson officiating They will live at Dubling while off Hunting Rev George Llanness Baptist minister of Sorine Ville in Tezeell county accidentally shot himself in the left hand Amputation was necessary.
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Mig
T A. Gregg
Verry
Lumet
Maj
J. O Fiesher
Elkhorn
Athe
William Francis
Salem
D. Il. Smith
Jesse McVall
Tezewell
M.T. Roberta
Radford
Bluefield
J. T. Dewitt
Rocky Mount
Ernest Tazewell County
Dina
John French
Dubling
George Llanness
Sorine- Ville
Tizewell
Annual Banquet Honors Bluefield Fire Department
The Bluefield Fire Department held its annual banquet at Bluefield Inn last night. Prominent citizens praised the firemen for their heroic efforts during the year and lauded the department’s unselfish aims and value to local property owners. Host Sloan was complimented on the excellent cuisine.
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Bluefield Fire Department
Bluefield Inn
Sloan
Land prices soar as river project spurs sales near Welch
Judge Totten sold a Sand Lick tract for 5000, once valued at 250. George Lambert paid 600 cash for a Fork lot owned by Bloch Co in Pocahontas. Delinquent tax sale brought 17 cents. Multiple transfers in Welch and surrounding area reflect development tied to the proposed Tug River railroad. Rentals advertised for a seven room Coopertown house.
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Tug River
Judge Totten
Sand Lick
Welch
George Lambert
Bloch Company
Pocahontas
Buckien’s Arvica Salve Praised by Soldiers in War Letters
Soldiers report Scratches Burns and Ulcers improved by Buckien’s Arvica Salve with cures or no pay. W Lynch of Winchester Ind cites 25 cents at drug stores. G H Wade notes Foley’s Honey and Tar eased his boy’s membranous croup.
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Buckien
W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
G. H. Wade
Homer Ass Expresses Gratitude for New Discovery
A West Point man credits Dr. Kingo's New Discovery for curing a severe lung cough described as consumption. He states it saved his life, noting a weight gain to 227 pounds and urging others with coughs and lung troubles to try the remedy. It is advertised as guaranteed for coughs colds and lung troubles with trials free at stores.
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Homer
West Point
Kino
Banner Salve Cure Claims Questioned by Manufacturer
The Banner Salve makers note they have never heard of the product curing ulcers sores tetter eruptions or piles and invite customers to share results. If any exist they will gladly refund the money, G H Wade.
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Banner Salve
Evry
Wade
Marriage by letter ends in voyage to unknown groom
Mrs Durant plans a marriage scheme for her daughter Dora to Ralph Westbrook in Australia. George Chillingworth delivers the plan, offering Dora a chance at a life with a wealthy bachelor, while Dora contemplates leaving home for a voyage and an uncertain future. The scene unfolds aboard a ship with Dora torn between fear and longing.
Truth Telling as a Moral Art and Virtue
The piece argues truthfulness requires moral virtue and deliberate care. It notes few people master truth telling and stresses thinking before speaking, discriminating knowledge from guesses, and restrained use of adjectives.
Perfumes and pearls in historic court life notes
A fragmented tale links perfumes at Louis XV court with guests choosing scents for rooms and weekly perfume use. It then shifts to how pearls are sorted by oyster size, with small or defective pearls sold for eye and nerve remedies popular in the East.
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Louis XV
Dearson
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