Meeting of West Virginia Mining Institute at White Sulphur Springs
Coal men plan to attend the West Virginia Mining Institute summer meeting in White Sulphur Springs on June 19 20 and 21. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway backs the event to ensure a successful gathering with Sunray leisure options and a possible Pullman trip via Luray. The event follows the Mine Inspectors Institute of America set for Charleston earlier in the week.
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West Virginia Mining Institute
White Sulphur Springs
Institute
White Sulphur
Chesapeake and Ohio
Luray
Mine Inspectors Institute of America
Charleston
Hook and Eye Used in Fisherman’s Tale
The tale recalls a boy learning to bait his hook and line from his father during a fishing trip. The phrase hook and eye appears as part of a rural, folksy dialogue in a Baltimore American piece.
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Willie
Veiled Phrase Prompts Confused Exchange
Fragmentary text appears to cite a garbled dialogue mentioning a wife, velee Jones, and Argentines in a disjointed scene. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond generic names emerge.
Graceful Women Hyped By MI-DNA Stomach Tablets Ad
An advertisement touts MI-DNA and MI-O-NA stomach tablets as cures for thinness and poor digestion. It claims stomach activity affects flesh development and blood nourishment, promising two weeks of treatment with two tablets per meal and a money back guarantee. Sold by White Pharmacy and Graham Pharmacy in Graham Virginia.
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Graham
Graham Pharmacy
Credit letters given to 661 railroad men
The article describes a former practice of awarding credit letters and demerits to railroad workers. It notes that 661 men across roles such as conductors brakemen yard workers and foremen received thirty day credit letters for clean records or meritorious service. The letters function as a portable credential signaling reliability and potential employability across railroads.
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Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas Division
Pocahontas
Dead Sea Water Buoyancy and Bathing Tips
The Dead Sea holds 23 percent solid matter making it denser than human bodies. Swimming is feasible despite high buoyancy. avoid getting water in the eyes. Noting its magnesium chloride and medicinal potential, the piece compares its salinity to other seas, citing 187 pounds of salt per ton in the Dead Sea.
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Dead Sea
Jerusalem
Palestine
Turkey
Caspian Sea
Baltic
Black Sea
Atlantic
English Channel
Mediterranean
Red Sea
John Banister English Violinist of the Seventeenth Century
The London Graphic recalls John Banister, famed English violinist who led Charles II’s twenty four violins, with Pepys noting court gossip about a French musician’s rise. Banister advertised regular concerts at his Whitefriars residence and later at Little Lincoln’s Inn Fields, with shilling admissions, continuing until shortly before his death in 1672.
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John Banister
Baltzar
Charles II
Pepys
Banister
Academy
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London Graphic
Classifieds Invite Readers to Sell Exchange or Help
Readers are urged to use this classified column to list items for sale or exchange, to cure a position, or to find competent help. The message emphasizes that what you read here others will read as well.
Road Building System Involves Large Waste And Convict Labor
The Indianapolis News reports a Commercial Club session in Indianapolis where two speakers urged using Indiana prison convicts for highway construction. Charles P. Light cited Georgia and other states, while Dr. A D McClure praised North Carolina’s convict camps. They argued business support and fair road taxes, noting vast spending and potential savings, and urged political reform to fix road construction nationwide.
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Indianapolis News
Bluefield
Commercial Club
Indiana
Charles P. Light
American Association For Highway Improvement
Georgia
A. D. McClure
Robert McClure
The
North Carolina
Dr. McClure
Mr. Light
Light
California
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Thomas E. Peery, M. D
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