Child with Two Heads May Have One Removed
Rev G A Reid reports a Virginia case of a Pulaski county child born with two heads. The mother, Rhoda Meredith, mourns amid belief surgery could remove the extra head with no harm to the natural one. The correspondent describes the second head as waterlike, headless face, and hair on the top, noting the natural head remains beautiful and the child healthy. The family physician allegedly believes removal is possible without life danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Reid
Snowville
John
Rhoda Meredith
Hiawassee
Pulaski County
Reid
Daily Telegraph
Blueeld
Death of S M Hickok, longtime Christiansburg resident
Samuel Morris Hickok, born August 9, 1828 in Fincastle, died at his Christiansburg home Wednesday night. A Confederate veteran, he helped build the Presbyterian Church there and raised a large family including Robert, Gardner, W B Hickok, and several daughters. He served in the Montgomery Fencibles and Stonewall Brigade and remained a devout church member for over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Morris Hickok
Christiansburg
Mr. Hickok
Fincastle
Presbyterian Church
Mineline A. Gardner
Robert Hickok
Gardner Hickok
Salem
Washington
Lfe
Patterson defends Bottom Creek mine before Charleston committee
Patterson of the Bottom Creek Coal and Coke Company testifies to a mine investigating committee in Charleston about charges by Mine Inspector Warner. He denies the claims, says Warner was discourteous, notes he spent $20,000 to make the mine safe, and acknowledges a bad top and several accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Bottom Creek Coal and Coke Company
McDowell County
Charleston
Warner
Dawson
Miners say props provided. accidents blamed on slate removal
The controversy centers on miners claims that props were supplied and accidents stem from removing loose slate per inspector orders. The dispute, framed as a straightforward truth issue, has sparked public attention.
Shippers Urged to Mark and Pack Freight Properly
Freight officials urge shippers to exercise more care in marking and packing shipments to reduce cargo damage and disputes. They oppose new classifications and emphasize loading in station order to prevent light packages from being crushed during stops or coupling. Miscarriages and delays arise from torn paper tags and overwritten marks on consignments.
No Freight Reduction Planned for Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Coal
Transportation officials from multiple railroads announced no reduction in coal freight rates this year for fields in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The decision, unexpected by coal operators, affects rail shipments to the Great Lakes and especially impacts West Virginia fields where longer hauls apply.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Great Lakes
Republican Central Committee Meets in Mercer County WV
A call is issued for a meeting of the Republican Central Committee of Mercer county West Virginia to convene in Bluefield on Saturday February 16 1908 at 11 oclock am. The group will set time and place for the convention to send delegates to the state convention in Parkerburg and designate delegates to forthcoming congressional and senatorial conventions. Isaac T Mann chairman EK L Bowman secretary.
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Republican Central Committee
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bluefield
Parkerburg
Isaac T. Mann
Cured of Lung Trouble by Dr King’s New Discovery
C O Floyd of Kershaw South Carolina recalls an eleven year recovery from consumption after six months using Dr King’s New Discovery his weight rose from 135 to 170 pounds and his cough disappeared Thousands claim similar healings each year with guaranteed drugs at 50 cents to one dollar Trial bottles free Also Hollister’s Tea offers winter health support with 35 cent options from Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co West End Drug Co W J Peters Freeman Sublette Barnes note oyster seals on sale as moral for a monarch January 30 1931
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C. O. Floyd
Kershaw
S.C
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co
Weat End Drug Co
W. J. Peters
Freeman
Simple Remedy for La Grippe
An advertisement extols Voley's Honey and Tar as a cure for La Grippe and coughs, claiming it prevents pneumonia and strengthens lungs. It emphasizes the genuine Foley's Money and Tar in a yellow package and warns to refuse substitutes, sold by G. H Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voley
Foley
G. H Wade
Night Program Postponed At District Teachers Institute
District teachers institute in Bluefield drew many out of town guests with Miss Harriet Hale as chair and Miss Janet Jer Zuson as secretary. Afternoon sessions featured talks on truancy and school libraries while a blizzard forced postponement of the evening program. about 150 attendees remained to hear Dr. Douthat and other speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Hale
Janet Jer Zuson
D. R. Mosa
Board of Education
W. Newenham
Wellpine
C. L. Clark
Elah K. Gree
Bluefield
Ethel Compton
Harriet 8. Hale
Janie Shipman
Virginia Kahle
Douthat
State University
Teachers’ Institute
Opera House
Ford
Bemish
Miler
Marshall College
Huntington
Feast of Purification Candlemas Observed in Catholic Churches
Tomorrow Catholic churches hold special services for Candlemas the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary The high mass will bless and distribute candles to the congregation after the service The observance recalls Mary presenting Jesus at the temple and dates back to 542 with the name Purification adopted in the ninth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
JELL-O Ad and West Virginia Bankruptcy Notice
Try JELL-O the dainty appetizing dessert just add boiling water and serve when cool. Seven flavors listed. In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of West Virginia A H McGhee of Bluefield bankrupt adjudicated January 29 1908 first meeting of creditors February 19 1908 Bluefield MercER county West Virginia at 10 in the forenoon creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other business J Holbrook Referee in Bankruptcy January 31 1908
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AH. McGhee
Bluefield
Mercer
A. H. McGhee
Mercer County
West Virginia
J. Holbrook
Titian beauty entraps guests in stake bridge game
A fashionable house hosts a two table bridge party with stake and no stake games. A handsome stranger seduces a Titian haired girl into high stake play. The girl and an unknown partner win hundreds, arousing suspicion until a clergyman’s cross breaks the spell and the mysterious man vanishes. The girl is escorted away by her mother and the stranger never reappears.
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Iris Partner
F. A. Mitchel
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W. VA
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Lynchburg
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Booker & Grenshaw
H. Kelly & Moyer Building
WM. T. Jenkins
Princeton Ave
A. L. Hawkins
Bland St
Bluefield Transfer Co
Rlks’ Opera House
Auturn
Florence Davis
Elliott Dexter
Victor Saldou
Phamberlain Ouch
W. H. Cunningham
Johin
Crockett
RAHAM
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Bland Street
Hearn Bullding
David E. Johnston
R. C. McClaugherty
F. M. Peters
W. M. Cornett
Asst
State Bank of
West Vrrginia Brewing Company
W. E. Stewart
Keystone
West Va
Little One
S. M. Hickok
Pat Wade
Nora Hickok
Princeton
Mine Investigation Committee
EK. L. Bowman
Sublette & Barnes
Washington Read
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Verson
Steinway
Stieff
Main Street
C. W. Whitmore
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
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Thomas E. Peery, MD
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Rafiwav
Windsor Hotel
NAS Milkein
Nonsose
TS Folk
Pullman
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New York
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Shenandoah Valley
Philadelphia
Tazewell
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Nort
Clinch Valley Division
Kenova
Wayne
Welch
Callom
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevill
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Altamont
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Fnnoalle
DeWitt
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