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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1925
Page
13
Dr D L Coale leads a revival at the Methodist church with two sermons daily this week except Saturday morning. Downtown businesses close for one hour for services, while the new church under construction aims to relieve crowding this year. The union choir and Rev Richardson attract many visitors from nearby towns.
Deputy Sheriff F. Buchanan, famed for big game hunts, was injured Monday as his powerful German gun blew up during discharge. Breech screw blew out, splinters struck his hand causing painful injuries. Known as the crack shot of the city, he is skilled with any gun.
Joe Neikirk a well known furniture salesman predicts a big year after attending a Chicago manufacturers convention. He reports optimism across county furniture men and unprecedented prosperity expected for the new year.
At the Methodist Church Rev. Mr. Coale led a prayer requested by Rev. Mr. Cole. The service had two Coles present Coles Coale and Cole and the heat drove them to open the windows when Coale asked for more air.
Local sawmill men and timbermen suffer heavy losses as sleet glaze freezes ground and slows timber cutting on the mountain. Seyler operations report weathered setback since Monday morning. Guards from Bland county road camp recapture escaped convict Clayborn Taylor who walked into D. D. Williams seeking a coal mine.
The Tazewell county basketball tournament will be played in Beaver High School’s gym on February 7. Virginia Side teams are aiming to win and add scalps to their belts.
Local residents Mary and Bessie Ritter, noted teachers, hold valuable lands near Miami whose value has risen with Florida development. The Misses Ritter recently visited their farm and were pleased with progress. It is claimed Miami hosts around 1700 real estate men, yet many earn their living from others.
Mrs. Meek of Burkes Garden drove to Miami alone when a masked highwayman stopped her. She drew her revolver and fired, sending the intruder fleeing into the brush as she sped away unscathed.
The funeral for State Senator John H. Crockett, who died Sunday in a Roanoke hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Wytheville. Senator Samuel Thompson of Tazewell will attend, Gov. Trinkle pays tribute, and flags at the state capitol fly at half mast. Citizens are urged to donate to the Herbert Lambert relief fund via Geo. A. Reynolds this week.
Rev. Herbert Greene of Hull, a church figure, has advised scores of young people in his congregation to pursue acting. He calls the stage the loftiest profession in the world and has urged many to take up careers on stage.
London-Julian Richey carries the burden of pushing Grace LaRue the carnival’s famed fat lady into their car each day for the downtown ride. He writes poetry at home while she performs under a suburban tent show.
Miss Lillian Dean, known as the Handbook Queen, was arrested in Chicago for making a book on the races. She allegedly employed seven men to solicit bets for her operation.
The advertisement touts genuine California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for constipated or ill children. It claims to cleanse poisons and bile without cramps, warns mothers to request the genuine product for full dosing directions.
The senate adopted the oil committee report by Senator Walsh of Montana and received Jusseral letters of recall to President Coolidge. The White House said Coolidge is in accord with the Isle of Pines treaty. Banking conditions are sound as claims are liquidated without litigation. Senator McKellar introduced a resolution asking steps on foreign representations against American gun elevation.
Professor Kantz demonstrates a goldfish named Adolph that can mimic human speech. The pet fish reportedly answers questions with affirmative and negative signals by diving and darting, adding novelty to his magic act.
In a continued chapter, Joan plans to flee with Captain on a northbound trail after watching Harry Gloster and MacArthur join a nocturnal exodus. She secretly saddles the Captain and spies as others depart, sensing a midnight departure and hoping to outpace the returning Gloster party.
Chicago inquest on Mrs Anna Rees heard her husband testify that in the six months before her death she had taken 36 different kinds of medicine.
The article asserts health is more important to women than food, fashion, or etiquette. It cautions that many women suffer from stubborn ailments and claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can ease these women’s ills, noting three generations of success and its recognition as a standard remedy.
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