Grandson Reunited With Grandfather After Abandoned Childhood
An orphaned boy named Arthur learns his father is a wanderer, then discovers his grandfather, Mr Archer, who had once rejected him. The matchmaker is revealed, and Arthur regains family ties as his grandfather repents and leaves him wealth after death. The story follows his years away, eventual return, and new role as heir to the Archer estate.
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Eemallay
Wreeryants
Arthoy
Arthur
Trainor
Mr. Archer
Ling
Alice Archer
Arthur Archer
Reginald
Silvia Lewis Baldwin
Berwind Booms as New Coal Town Grows Rapidly
The Berwind community founded by the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company enters a bustling building phase. Timber from nearby forests, a large commissary, two story offices, a clubhouse, and heated structures rise for workers and clerks. The venture promises employment and a sense of frontier progress twenty eight miles from Laeger, with plans for a steam heated, well equipped settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwind
William F. Dietz
New River and
Berwind-White
Clerke
Laeger
Pageton
Dietz
Pittsburg
Dr King's New Life Pills Boosts Rural Family Health
A Guilford Maine reader and family praise Dr King’s New Life Pills for curing biliousness malaria and constipation. The testimonial notes 25 cent price and guaranteed effectiveness at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A Bartlett
Guilford
Dr. King
Simple Remedy for La Grippe
La grippe coughs can lead to pneumonia and the remedy Foley's Honey and Tar both stops the cough and strengthens the lungs. The genuine product contains no harmful drugs and comes in a 4 yellow package. Refuse substitutes. For sale by G. H Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
G. H. Wade
G. H Wade
New Tunic Skirt Styles Dominate Fashion News
Olive Harper reports from fashion centers in France, Berlin, and London that plain skirts fade as tunic and double skirts rise. The tunic silhouette, inspired by Greek lines, features show fronts, bold folds, and draped backs, with soft pliable fabrics and ribbon trims shaping spring looks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Berlin
London
Garibaldi
Olive Harper
Ballot on Bond Issue for Mercer County Schools
Official ballot prepares voters for the rejection or ratification of a January 4 1908 resolution by the Board of Education to issue coupon bonds totaling 150000 dollars. Clerk W B Honaker of Mercer County West Virginia certifies the ballot on January 25 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Pond
Mercer
Board of Education
I. W. RB. Honaker
Circuit Court
Mercer County
West Virginia
Board of Ballot Commissioners
W. B. Honaker
Twin Sisters 73 Proclaim Health with Duffy's Malt Whiskey
Emma Shively of Big Clifty Kentucky and Belle Beatty of Louisville Kentucky both age 73 credit Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with maintaining vigor and health. Each letter praises the product as an effective tonic for old age and notes improved strength and absence of pains. The testimonials are dated 1907 and include locations and ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Shively
Belle Beatty
Duffy
Big Clifty
Louisville
Big Cliffy
15Th St
Louisville, Ky
Dutty [Ait Whiskey Co
Rochester, N.Y
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Priscilla
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co
West End Drug Co
W. J. Peters
Freeman
Pocahontas Company
Masonic Hall
Bramwell
W. Va
Philip Goodwill
W. J. Beury
S.S.S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Hale and Hearty
Emma Ghively
Bisters
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
P. S. Miller & Son
Roanoke, Va
Bluefield Transfer Co
Woe
EL Shufflebarger
Sohn Building
Bluefield
Merchandise Exchange Incorporated
Bland Street
Hearn Building
THE
Bluefield Trust Co., Bankers and Brokers
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
Bluevield
First National Bank
Bluefield Bottling Company
Secret Society News
Bluefield Lodge
Bluefield Lodge No. 163
Knights of Pythings
Castle Hall
Red Views
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Union Station
Capital
White House
Metropolitan Club
Wayside Inn
Lake Luzerne
N. Y
Adirondacks
Switzerland of America
Saratoga
Clifford M. Lewis
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Pitman, Gregg and Kimball
Oliver, Underwood, Remington and Smith Machines
W. H. Cunningham
Bluefield, W. VA
Williams & Stewart
State Bank Building
Virginian Railway
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Nheite
Veuy ‘Ater
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Herndes
Matoaka
Deepwater
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Norfolk and Western Ry
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Norfolk
Virginia
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