Y M C A Building Contract Set and Annual Report
The Y M C A contract for a new building has been awarded to R A Figgatt Co. Construction will start soon and finish by December 1. The brick foundation supports three frame stories with a 72 by 80 foot plan and a bowling alley. The facility includes a large lobby auditorium for 300, dining, offices, gym, hospital, rest rooms, and telephonic links to the yard and round houses. The association lists 610 members and reports attendance and activity figures for Bible classes, meetings, prayer, readings, and library usage. Income and expenditures for the year total about 2428 dollars and 2377 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Figgatt & Co
Round House
United States
Fisher
Graham Personals and Briefs
Dr. Grat Crockett remains very ill and Wade Currill with his sister Giles visit Mrs. Billie Ritters. Mrs. E. A. Cassell visits son Rev. C. W. Cassell, joined by her sister Mrs. Fisher of Wytheville Va. Due to smallpox exposure there are no church services in Graham today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wade Currill
Giles
Billie Ritters
E. A. Cassell
Rev
C. W. Cassell
Mrs. Fisher
Wytheville
Graham
Foley’s Honey and Tar Earns Immediate Relief for Asthma Sufferer
Daniel Banatz of Otterville Iowa says after years of coughing and limited relief from doctors in New York and elsewhere Foley’s Honey and Tar provided immediate relief. He urges other asthma sufferers to try the remedy, available for sale by G. H. Wade, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Banatz
Otterville
Iowa
New York
Foley
G. H. Wade
Private sale of furniture and household items
Leaving the city S R Payne offers at private sale a dining room set bed room set carpet parlor set kitchen range heating stove lawn mower fruit jars and more. Call at residence 709 Wyoming street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Styget
S. R. Payne
Unclear Notice About Cigar Offer and Local Interests
Fragmentary notice mentions a man and a woman in Atlanta involved with a situation about habits and diseases. References to a free address box and a cigar promotion suggest a miscellaneous local notice with no clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooley
Atlanta
Aged Lady Killed Crossing Tracks Near Graham
Mrs. M R Rol, a 60 year old resident, was struck by passenger train No 48 while crossing the Pinhook tracks about a quarter mile west of Graham. Returning from a spring she stepped aside for a west bound freight and was hurled thirty feet, dying instantly in view of her children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
M. R. Roland
Baseball scores and battery lines from recent games
At New York New York Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 1 St Louis 2. Brooklyn 5 Poston 4. Pittsburg 5 Chicago 0. Umpires Emslie O Day Powers Brown. Batteries Mc Ginnity Bresnahan Iberg Dooin Chesbro O Connor Hughes Ahearn Pittinger Moran Yerkes O Neill Phillips Bergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
McGinnity
Bresnahan
Iberg
Dooin
Emslie
Pittsbuug
Pittsburg
Chicago
Chesbro
O'Connor
Rhoades
Kling
O 'Day
Brooklyn
Poston
Hughes
Ahearn
Pittinger
Moran
Powers
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Yerkes
O’neill
Phillips
Bergen
Brown
Observations on Ears and Fashion From a Philosopher
A reflective essay notes how ears hold objects like matches and pens in daily life. It muses on clerks and feminine fashion, phrenology links ears to temperament, and warns against overreading trends while urging listeners to stay attentive to surroundings.
Kidney care aid praised by Indiana man
R A Gray J P of Oakville Ind recalls ten years bedridden with kidney disease. He found relief only after Foley s Kidney Care, calling it a Godsend. G H Wade druggist carries it. Wanted experienced stenographer with bookkeeping knowledge. apply to Stony Creek Lumber Co Tacoma Va 7 13 1w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foleys
G. H. Wade
Stony Creek Lumber CO
Tacoma
Renewed Interest in Knox County Field
The Richlands Oil Company directors at Barboursville Kentucky boosted stock to 25 cents per share after touring the George Hammond Farm well. The uncapped gusher flowed 480 barrels per day with no water, feeding a tall tank and imminent pipeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands Oil Company
Barboursville
J. B. Andrews
Pittsburg
Geo. Hammond
Kentucky
Richland Company
Knox County
Pennsylvania
Beaumont
Texas
H. C. Jones
Richlands Oil Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Geo
New York
E. Morris
Sec
George Hammond
W. V
Charles M. Clinton
Electric Bitters Touted as Cure All tonic
An advertiser claims Electric Bitters permanently restore health for a range of ailments. The tonic is said to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver invigorate the nerves purify the blood and cure kidney and liver troubles nervousness sleeplessness rheumatism and malaria with satisfaction guaranteed at 50 cents.
Binefield Severage System Bids Sought
Bids for the construction of a sewerage system for the city of Binefield will be received until August 1 1902. Plans and specifications are available at the mayor's office in City Hall. Committee: F E Carter W P Hawley P J Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binefield
For Rent Two Rooms to Young Married Couple
Unfurnished two communicating rooms for a young married couple in a central location. Address A. care Telegraph. July 18.
West Virginia Retail Merchants Seek Pure Food Law
The sixth annual meeting to be held in Wheeling will gather prominent state business leaders to push for a pure food law. The West Virginia Retail Merchants Association aims to protect both trade and public by curbing inferior food imports and enacting new legislation.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Escapes At Wood County Jail. Confederate Memorial Unveiled
A second jail delivery in three weeks reports three U S prisoners escaping. A monument to sixteen unknown Confederate soldiers buried near Elkins was unveiled with Bishop Peterkin delivering the address. A wedding in the West Virginia senate chamber marked the first for E A Rumberg and Miss Edna L D Glass of Virginia. Samuel Christy, 83, Kanawha River steamboatman, is dead. In Fayette County Oak Hill, a skeleton found on Capt William Richards farm is identified as Spencer, a former mail carrier who vanished over twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood County
United States
Elkins
Peterkin
E. A. Rumberg
Edna L. D. Glass
Virginia
Senate
West Virginia
Capitol
Samuel Christy
Kanawha River
Oak Hill
Fayette County
William Richard
Spencer
Fayetteville
Radical Cure for Liquor Habit Sealed in Jail Release
James Reid of Laporte Indiana former telegrapher and proof reader in Chicago recently ended a fifth drunkenness term in two months. After release he was picked up again intoxicated and signed a two year abstinence agreement under oath. If he drinks he pledges perjury and prison. The magistrate had an attorney draw up the papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reid
Laporte
Ind
Chicago
Reid
A Real Friend Credits Kodol for Dyspepsia Cure
W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina says fifteen years of dyspepsia improved after using Kodol. He reports immediate relief and renewed appetite, urging others not to diet to cure stomach trouble. Sold by John L Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
John L. Crockett
Rev Joe Sevier Seeks Builder for Jaeger Church
A letter from Rev Joe Sevier requests a competent builder to erect the Jaeger church. He credits Mr A J Lacey of the Saegen Tribune for driving the project and asks readers to advise or offer contracting help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Joe Sevier
Jaeger
Mountain Taurel
Haive
A. J. Lacey
Saegen Tribune
Joe R. Sevier
Postponement Fears Grow for Coronation in August
In Liverpool on July 19 officials express doubt the coronation can proceed on schedule. Skepticism about the king’s fitness to endure the crownings in three weeks is voiced by medicine men and others, with a second postponement not ruled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Earthquake Forces Evacuation in Trinidad Port of Spain
Port of Spain July 19 reports from St. Vincent describe renewed violent shocks causing widespread consternation. La Soufriere volcano is active and tremors are so strong that residents fled their homes and business is suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port A
Spain
Trinidad
Flood Destroys Bay Islands Crops Across Hannibal Area
Severe floods in Bay Islands between Hannibal and West Quincy submerge ten thousand acres of wheat and corn with depths from one to six feet. The entire corn crop is believed ruined as the Hannibal river rises and levees are threatened. Loss estimated at about half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Bay Islands
Ind
West Quincy
Bay Island
Hangibal
Massey Acquitted Then Rearrested in Norfolk
In Norfolk on July 19 F B Massey alias Mason was acquitted in the corporation court of obtaining money from Chesapeake Transit under false pretenses. After the verdict the jury urged him to withdraw the charge but he refused and Massey was rearrested. He left the city immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
F. B. Massey
Mason
Corporation Court
Chesapeake Transit Company
Massey
Wanted Manager for Bluefield Branch
Employment notice seeking a manager for a new Bluefield branch. Requires immediate reply with references. Contact Alfred Morris, wholesaler, Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Alfred Morris
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Proves Best for Many Ailments
Thirty years of marvelous cures for piles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises and skin eruptions demonstrate Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best and cheapest remedy. 25c at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Knight Templar chain Lost Between Coopers and Bramwell
Reward offered for return of a Knight Templar chain lost between Coopers and Bramwell. Reward of $10. Contact K. P. Steele in Keystone, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T
Coopers and
Bramwell
Knight Templar
Tod
K. PF. Steele
Keystone
W. Va
Plan to Aid Striking Anthracite Miners Endorsed at Convention
The national convention in Indianapolis adopted a plan to extend aid to striking anthracite miners in Flat Top Tug River and the surrounding regions. It excluded soft coal diggers and bituminous fields, signaling withdrawal of current relief as leaders like Bansfield and Davis previously in charge may be recalled. The strike is set to continue in the anthracite sector where workers aim to win, authorities say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top
Tug River
Kanawha and New River Mines Plan July 28 Start
Operators in the Kanawha and New River field meet to map a return to work. Idle mines will be ready to begin July 28 with workers free to return. Refusal leads to payoffs and eviction suits. all operators act in unison to restart under the same strike conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
New River
Poisoning the System Pills Claim Gentle Liver Stimulation
An early 20th century medical blurb explains constipation as the cause of toxins and illness. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are promoted to cleanse the bowels without gripping, by stimulating the liver and improving natural action. John L. Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
John L. Crogkett
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Dr. Grat Crockett
iPr
Richlands
Co. P. Bateman
Great American Consolidated Oil & Development Company
F. E. Carter
W. P. Hawley
P. J. Kelly
Committee
The
West Virginia Merchants Association
TALES
West Virginia Hills
House of Worship
Missouri
Indianapolis
Kanawha and
New River Operators
Prarney M. Cohen
Iquor Paler
J. Baker's
Castio'd Ave
Xhone
S. A. Lanter
N. Sohn
Sohn
Princeton Avenue
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