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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
3
A Chicago ad touts Kodol for indigestion with claims of curing nervous dyspepsia and preventing serious diseases by digesting all stomach food. It guarantees results and offers a money back promise if not satisfied, urging readers to buy a bottle from a local druggist.
The docket shows multiple cases set for March 15 and 16 across counties including Mercer Monroe and McDowell. Parties such as Greenbrier Valley Bank, American Canning Company, Oregon Coal Company, and W. H. Coffman appear with various plaintiffs and defendants. Industry mentions note star branded shoes and distribution from St. Louis dealers to retailers nationwide.
Bristol Herald notes Parson Burroughs held 12 marriages during Christmas week, with ceremonies Friday and Saturday mornings. Couples include James William Link and Judia May Hicks of Roanoke, John George Yrail of Simmons West Virginia and Susie Kate Evans, and others from Meadow Virginia Chilhowie Roanoke Catawba Oakvale Pennington Gap Jared.
An astronomer at Princeton discovers a new star or comet three times the size of Earth and predicts its future. Twelve years ago Roberts Johnson & Randy Shoe Co. began as Star Weether, expanding into a large shoe empire with 1,532,401 in side galas l and a vast atmosphere of youth and ambition guiding growth, now employing five thousand workers and producing 6,000,090 pairs annually.
William Adkins and James Adkins of Putnam County press bond for their sons Joe and Walter Adkins who, with Henry Huffman, face serious charges in Lincoln County. Jail records were destroyed when the courthouse burned, complicating surety. The fathers deny any confession and trumpet the brothers’ innocence amid local animosity.
Grace Methodist church invites members and friends to a Watch Night service and social gathering on Friday night December 21. An informal event features song and recitation followed by the water night service, with a chicken supper and light refreshments served by the Woman's Home Mission Society from 6 to 12 o'clock at nominal price.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as the best cure for backache and urinary problems. It claims rapid kidney and bladder cleansing, relief from headaches and nervousness, and a fifty cent treatment under the Cincinnati firm Pape Thompson & Pape, with assurances of widespread availability.
Nash B. McClintock of Kentucky will apply to the Circuit Court at Princeton on January 3, 1919 for a license to carry a pistol. Mercy W Va.
Meyer Stowers and Commissioners Worley and Peters met in the State Bank Building to discuss the Now Kik McDonald incident and a full probe of the department. The board eyed possible legal action and called for witnesses as Chief Newkirk lies ill at home.
Local chatter centers on a potential Chesapeake and Ohio takeover of the line west of Russell with an extension south through Magoffin and Breathitt counties toward the Virginia state line. Supporters say the route would boost coal timber traffic and feed the C and O line, while observers note the next year could bring construction action.
Judge Herndon heard arguments in Welch on the refusal of Charles Mc Marland to place on the incom Republican mayoral ballot. Petition with thirty names on one paper and thirty seven on another failed to meet single petition requirements. An appeal to the circuit court was filed awaiting decision.
George Sbeck reports all reinforced concrete work finished on the Matzfield hotel and the third to fifth floors plastered. He forecasts occupancy around March 15 or April 1. A two story hotel house at the rear will house boiler, engine, and laundry, making the hotel the city’s first to heat, power, and steam-launder in-house under Mr Brown’s management.
An old advertisement extols Wyrick Water for health and happiness and promotes Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup as a cold remedy. It notes availability at Bluefield Tea & Coffee Co and The Goodykoontz Drug Co. The copy emphasizes natural voice and product claims.
The advertisement extols De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as a remedy for kidney and urinary disorders rheumatism pain and related ailments. It claims fast antiseptic action soothing pain and complete satisfaction, sold by The White Pharmacy.
Annual meeting of the Flat Top Nationawok stockholders will be held in the director’s room of the bank on Tuesday morning January 11 at 11 o’clock to elect directors for the ensuing year and conduct other business. Dec 11, 1909. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are recommended as safe laxative pills and DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is sold for cuts bruises and piles by The White Pharmacy. Mansan the pile remedy is described as effective and is sold by The Goodykoonts Co.
Shippers and coal men follow the Eastern Kentucky railroad extension plans. Engineers worked at Webbville months ago and surveys were said to mark the final design with active construction to begin. Rumors of ownership changes circulated, including Chesapeake and Ohio possibly taking control and a Brenton bridge and river tunnel proposal to link to the original line.
A market note urges careful choice of flavoring extracts amid many substitutes. It highlights SACER'S as the pure option, signaling consumer guidance for cooks seeking authenticity and quality in culinary flavors.
The matter before Judge Bonj F Keller in the Southern District of West Virginia concerns J W Rickman of Bluefield Mercer County who on July 12 was adjudicated bankrupt. He states he surrendered all property and complied with bankruptcy requirements and requests a full discharge from debts provable against his estate, except those exempt by law. The date on record is December 1809.
Order dates December 24 1869 for hearing January 11 at Charleston to consider petition. Court requires notice in Daily Telegraph and mail copies to known creditors. Observer: Judge Benj P Keller. Seal and clerk actions noted in Charleston district.
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