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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
2
Five union representatives will judge a park name chosen at the July 4 picnic. Submit a short, snappy title ending with lake if possible. Entries due night of the Fourth. final decision and lake completion within thirty days. Drop ballots at the ice cream stand before 9 p.m.
The Retail Clerks team will be out of town on July 4th, cancelling their scheduled game. The Wholesalers will face the Motive Power team at South Bluefield field grounds at 3 30 pm. New Coal Company charter granted to Allegheny Fuel Co. Bluefield WV with $25 000 authorized capital.
The Hawley Merchandise Company advertises flags and bunting for sale. Located in Hawley, the notice invites customers to purchase patriotic decorations.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine praises Dr King s New Discovery in a letter saying it saved his life and remains a reliable throat and lung remedy. The ad notes the product has stood forty years as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs sold with guarantee at drug stores 60c and 1.00 trial bottle free July Fourth races at Radford are mentioned.
A dealer laments many homes lack Stieff pianos and argues the market favors honest representation and quality. He notes some buyers fall for smooth schemes, but insists when they buy a piano it sticks because it has no fault.
A midday fight on Red Lot led to serious wounds as Allen Lohr cut Dolphus Carrington behind a car with a dull jack knife. Frazier Stowers intervened and was wounded in the thigh while separating them. both men were treated, Lohr by police and Carrington at a doctor’s office. The dispute arose over shoe shining.
Fragmentary OCR reports a railway and branch line starting recently near a village. Local plans mention development and possible expansion to support a larger operation at the new site, with details unclear.
Five railroad labor groups gather with grand lodge officers expected to attend to discuss general matters in a rare joint session. A Saturday picnic in South Bluefield will feature mayor Peters and Judge Johnston, with a switch engine demonstration and speeches by union representatives followed by a 4 p.m. ball game and afternoon dancing.
The week’s business at Norfolk port centers on a surge in coal traffic. Distributors report unparalleled sales of Pocahontas Tag River and Clinch Valley coal with strong outlooks for the near future.
In federal court at Charleston Judge Keller sold the Walnut Hills Coal and Mining Company leaseholds to J R Shanklin for 6100 dollars. The lease is in Mingo county near the Norfolk and Western railway and has been under a receiver's control. Several men plan to buy two piece Tropical Weight Weaves suits at The Metropolitan today.
The listing notes fresh apricots plums peaches bananas and more with prices described as too low to mention. It directs shoppers to J M Behols Cash Store at 231 S Land Street for deals on fruit and watermelons and other goods.
Do Not Neglect the Children. The first looseness of a child’s bowels needs immediate attention. Cham berlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended followed by castor oil as directed with each bottle. West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy sell Kodol for dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
The White Coal Company begins sinking operations in Raleigh County near New Goal, with plans for a branch line of the Virginian railroad to reach the site. The project signals a growing mining community developing around the new operation.
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