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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
18
Judge Fulton Kegley signed an order on January 19 authorizing a March 10 election in Pocahontas to decide whether to issue a $90,000 bond after town council resolutions passed petitioning the circuit court of Tazewell for authorization. The court action seeks approval or rejection of the proposed bond.
An advertisement promotes Bulgarian Herb Tea as a cure for constipation rheumatism liver kidney and stomach trouble claiming it keeps users vigorous near sixty. It urges readers to buy by mail for 1.25 dollars and to ask druggists for the red and yellow box while noting a 35 cent price in stores.
Revival services led by Evangelist Wake of Roanoke wrap up tonight at the Christian church after a month of nightly and Sunday attendance. The town and surrounding countryside packed each service with strong interest, as Wake’s sermons and songs urged sinners to seek God and saints to endure. He will begin a new meeting in Roanoke in a few days for a short period.
The B Y P U regular meeting featured an in depth look at Mexico Central America and the Canal Zone from a missionary view point. Members discussed geographic conditions and progress in mission work with quiz questions testing Bible study and a piano solo by Miss Butt.
The evangelist closes the meeting for the night urging all who can attend in Pocahontas and nearby areas. The service begins promptly at 7 30 PM with a farewell message promising words of eternal life and a call to be on time for a good seat.
The organization reports increased attendance with several new members at the latest meeting. They invite others to visit, stating they meet every Sunday at 6 30 PM at the Baptist Church and that the latch string is on the outside for easy entry.
Mrs. W. J. Peters of Bramwell shopped in Pocahontas Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Harry Yowell visited Switchback Friday. Mrs Stewart Mitchell spent last weekend with her parents at Vivian. Miss Martha Smith is out after appendicitis. W K Maxey is on the sick list this week. C C Frazier of Bluefield saw a business visitor Monday. Mr and Mrs W D Garwood and family visited here Sunday.
The newspaper clarifies that Reverend Mr. Burleigh did not resign as pastor of the Christian church and was not leaving his pastorate. It notes a misimpression from a previous report that he would move to Pittsburg for lectures before the ministerial association on law enforcement topics.
An advertisement extols making a home cough remedy using Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or substitutes. It promises quick relief within 24 hours for coughs, throat tickle, bronchitis and related symptoms, and cites Pine extract as the active ingredient from The Pines Fort Wayne with a money back guarantee.
The congregation desires correction of remarks and notes several invitations for lectures since the novel Matoaka. William Maxey improves after an ulcerated stomach operation at St Luke's Hospital in Bluefield. He has held a key post with Big Vein Coal and is well known in mining circles. Japan ranks as the world’s third largest machinery market.
In Charlestown Massachusetts the state penitentiary uses ultraviolet ray therapy on convicts to reduce criminal tendencies. The method treats inmates’ teeth and is described as showing promise in rehabilitation efforts within the facility.
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