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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
5
A narrator recalls a life torn by a mother's secret hardship and a plotted vengeance against the Gessner estate. After marrying Lucia Gessner, the truth surfaces revealing inheritance, a dangerous ruse, remorse, and ultimate reconciliation between rivals in a tense family saga.
New river area brief items report the arrest of William Mack a Black man charged with the killing of Deere McGhee at Col Yer's Station and held in Besabatiage near Bluefield. Also noted are the death of Mrs. Crchenine Ailiff in this city aged 78 her burial in Salem Virginia and other local notices including a 6 year old dies from membranous croup funeral plans and church meetings.
The chamber of commerce appointed special hospital committee held an informal meeting at Dr. KE Easley’s offices. They have not decided a method for building a hospital, but agree it can be maintained if erected. They seek donations of a site and pledges for construction, inviting interested parties to communicate. The committee includes Drs. Scott chairing, St Clair, Hare, Ridley, Batley and Messrs Newenhem and Coffman.
J. D. Datley of Tazewell and Juhling of Williamson are in the city. Dr. H. C. Jones of Logan was in the city yesterday. A. W. Dean of Cleveland, O., a prominent coal operator, was in the city yesterday on business. Mr.
Roanoke reports claim government coal needs will be met by Norfolk and Western or Chesapeake and Ohio as old Pocahontas contracts persist. Officials note Pocahontas coal’s steam value and long-term government use, while earlier vessel outfitting prompted temporary imports from other fields.
The notice promotes an open house with a welcoming spirit tied to good health. It advertises Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a way to regulate stomach, liver and bowels for a pleasant feeling, priced 25 cents at drug stores.
What to Do When Billous The right thing to do when you feel bilious is to take a dove of Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets They will cleanse the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels Try 4 Price 25c Samples free at The West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy
Advertises Mi-o-na stomach tablets as curing stomach weakness and related nervous symptoms. Claims improved digestion, nourished blood, and renewed vitality through a strengthened stomach, with a money back guarantee at The White Pharmacy.
Trustee William H. Foard will publicly auction two parcels in Bluefield Mercer County WV on March 8 1908 to satisfy 8000 notes secured by a deed of trust dated May 1 1906. The sale follows default on interest with the property described in the trust deed and located on Tyler Street Bluefield Avenue. Cash only.
The Daily Telegraph profile highlights extensive coverage of the Pocahontas Flat-Top coal region. It emphasizes coal mine output, coal tract ownership changes, coach trade status, corn industry development, and broad local interest. Subscriptions priced at $4 yearly, $2 semiannually, or $1 quarterly.
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