This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
17
A dense column of Rental notices lists multiple options in Bluefield including furnished rooms, five-room apartments, heated singles, and two-room flats. Ads cite various streets such as Giles, Brick, Wythe, Great, and Bowen, with contact methods and prices like $25 to $75 per month.
A dense classified spread lists rooms for sale or rent, five room houses in Cumberland Turnpike area and North, South Bluefield, Jefferson and Allen streets with baths or basements, various prices from 4,500 to 12,600, terms or cash. Also entries for exchange, purchase of autos and tires, an absolute bargain car, daily printing company ads, and miscellaneous services including packing crates and repairs.
Classified notices show several help wanted requests. A young woman seeks office or camel work, box 4% in Daily Telegraph. Miss Katherine Crowder lists Bluefield addresses for temporary clerical work and references. A colored stenographer with two years experience seeks a position at 122 Bramwel West Virginia.
Trustee John Roberts will sell at Bluefield Mercer West Virginia on January 6 1825 at 11:00 AM the real and personal property of the Matz Hotel Company including parcels in Bluefield and surrounding deeds and the hotel furniture fixtures and equipment. The sale is to satisfy secured notes and indebtedness with cash payment.
430 acre farm with 20 tenant houses barns and tobacco barns 235 acres cultivated on main lime of Norfolk and Southern Railroad two miles from Washington NC ideal black loamy soil on hard concrete road bargain price call A C Wooten 118 Mineral Street Bluefield WV phone 1698X1 also vacant lots and rental offers on Bland Street Jones Street and North and South Bluefield WV with terms and contact details for A C Wooten
A dramatic rodeo scene unfolds as Sam Ricks attempts to ride the black stallion Captain. Despite three men and expert help, the horse bucks violently, tossing Ricks to the dirt before the ropes finally restrain the horse. The page ends with the note To Be Continued and a statist line about rice cultivation in India.
Young married physician sought for contract practice. Also seeking an electrician for mine work at Pocahontas Coal Company in Pocahontas, Virginia. United Employment Agency offers positions for colored coal loaders and laborers with families, with guaranteed delivery. Address 104 Central Ave Knoxville.
Sale advertisements seek go getters and sales staff for local territories. Offers claim $10 to $25 daily or up to $200 per hour in some postings, with locations including Welch West Virginia and Richmond Virginia. Meeting times referenced at Matz Hotel and various local outlets.
Classified help wanted notices seek a general housekeeper and cook. Listings include positions at a Princeton Avenue residence and a Koya Cafe, with contact numbers and in person applications. Some entries specify race and family size. one offers a care role in a rural or small town setting.
Strayed cow with white stripe down neck red side and white under fore legs, three bells on. Reward $5.00. Contact Mike Nagy Ashland West Virginia.
Bluefield Fire Department lists alarm stations citywide with paired streets and cross streets. Means phone alarms and dispatches sent from Central Station.
A condensed schedule of radio programs lists orchestras, pianists, and vocal ensembles across stations in New York Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Chicago and other cities. Performances feature Levitow Soprano and Mirthful ensembles with multiple orchestras, organists, and dramatic recitals scheduled from afternoon into late night.
A Virginia era feature argues that modern college women are serious about careers and not merely frivolous. It notes co eds dress differently, work to support expenses, and pursue class work rather than nightlife, countering public stereotypes about flappers and petting parties. It also mentions a request for a pistol license by W W Genery in Mercer County West Virginia.
A lively discussion on Gothic architecture provokes a heated exchange about its after-effects. One speaker labels another as dumb but interesting for noting the latest dance step, flirting with risque humor, and pushing boundaries in the dialogue. The exchange grows tense as opinions diverge.
Mrs. Marry Vicar man, paralyzed for eighteen years, arose from her bed and walked when told her daughter was dying. The item notes a claim about true pines and their northern hemisphere exclusivity, reflecting a mixed historical clipping.
Notice details bankruptcy proceedings for W. L. Cook Midway Grocery and Eli N. Dushcoff The Young Man s Shop with creditors meetings set in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia dates January 9 1935 and January 19 1925 at 10 o clock in the forenoon indicating claims proof trustee appointment and examination of the bankrupts as required by law
A brief notice from a historical newspaper segment highlighting a feature service involving a person and a place in Georgia. The readable portion mentions names and a service provision but lacks full context and specifics.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.