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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
6
The Bluefield Virginia News announces a series of bear stories by E. O. Givens, famed hunter, to start the second Sunday in January. Givens will recount chase tales and report on fox and bear life, with details on fox tracks and scenting, as he guides readers through the outdoors.
Barbara confronts Jerome Ball about his fling with Fancy McDermott. She warns she will tell Fancy’s father if he does not end the affair, asserting his heartless behavior and exposing past drunken indiscretions to force a distance.
The Virginia Side will hold a union watch service at the Episcopal Church tonight at 10 30 under the local ministerial association with pastors and parishioners from several churches. Rev H Young will lead devotional exercises and other pastors will speak. a special musical program with old hymns is planned. Everyone is invited to greet the New Year 1926 and seek inspiration.
The hoot owl forecast claimed snow within twenty four hours after a warm clear day. The Weather Bureau had predicted warmer and clear conditions. The piece notes readers trust the hoot owl forecasts and records the event as a humorous mis fire.
The article highlights a strong year in Virginia Side and Tazewell county with a major building program and lasting municipal improvements. It notes progress and contrasts with those who prefer inaction, urging ongoing development.
An advertisement touts 8 5 S or similar product claiming it rebuilds red blood cells to purge impurities and drive out rheumatism. It promises relief from painful muscles, clearer skin, increased appetite and energy, with testimonials of thousands using the remedy.
A Pocahontas division conductor recalls winters of 1892 93 when snow covered fences and temperatures stayed below zero. He recalls old link and pin couplers no air or automatic brakes and coalfield trains with flagmen riding on the end of empty cars. Railroading now is described as parlor stuff compared with the past.
Several motor parties attending a social at the Misses St. Clairs home on Hockman Pike became marooned after ice froze Bluestone River. Cars broke through and jammed in the river overnight while Maestone River stayed frozen and skating was popular in the west end.
Wade Crockett resigns as assistant postmaster at Bluefield Virginia. Expect changes in postoffice staff early next year with Joe Pruett moving to the office and John Warden likely becoming postman. All positions governed by civil service exams. Virginia Side notices and local items follow.
The world’s largest saxophone, standing 22 feet tall with a bell four feet in diameter, was unveiled in London as part of a public musical display. This eye catching exhibit drew crowds admiring the oversized instrument.
An old home made remedy promises rapid cough relief using Pinex with sugar syrup or alternatives like molasses honey or corn syrup in a pint bottle. It touts instant soothing, loosens dry coughs, eases throat and chest conditions, and claims cost savings and broad usefulness for bronchitis croup hoarseness and asthma.
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In the scene Jerome and Barbara clash over Fancy and past rivals while Fancy interrupts with a new realization. The dialogue reveals Jerome’s claim of caring for Fancy and ending ties with Angela, as Barbara asserts his pattern of chasing love. A long list of names appears, then a London sunlight note.
The funeral for Walter J. Woolwine, who died at Bluefield Sanitarium Tuesday night, will be at Viret Christian Church at 3 pm with Rev. P. P. Hasselvander of Bristol and Dr. S. W. Moore assisting. Burial in Walnut Grove cemetery, Masonic Lodge in charge. flower bearers and car volunteers asked to assemble at 2:30 pm and church after service. Active pallbearers listed include Edgar Humphreys, John Ratcliffe, Dexter Tabor, Fred Mitchell, Roland Dixon, Sidney Groseclose, and others. pallbearers J. Thornton, A. S. Booker, J. B. Chart named.
Bluefield Automobile Club urges motorists to winterize cooling systems by using radiator covers, closing shutters in emergencies, and adding antifreeze mixes. Denatured alcohol, glycerine, calcium chloride, and kerosene are discussed with recommended concentrations for protection down to twenty four degrees below zero.
Damascus report says Hassan El Kharrat, once a Damascus night watchman and said to head the Druse incursions that prompted Oct 18 and 20 bombardments, was killed outside the city. His raids drew on intimate city knowledge and he once announced a detachment of forty men to kill Henry De Jouvenal, the high commissioner.
A. Wekhart of Cleveland reports relief from insomnia after one week on lithiated Bucha tablets claiming reduced burning and irritation at night. She says the tablets cleanse the bladder like epsom salts cleanse the bowels, neutralize acids, and cost 2 cents each, with Keller Laboratory and Goodykoontz Drug Co. as local sources.
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