Advertising aids thrifty buyers and local notices blend in Telegraph
The Telegraph urges thrifty buying and features an ad for pure bread sellers and Masons meeting at o'clock Tuesday for funeral services of Chas W Elliott of Algoma lodge. A trial set for Monday concerns Charles Grobgory and W H Powers accused of swindling by selling undeliverable flour. Harley Davidson motorcycles join M G Whitlow Hardware. Fireman McCalfee injured by a rock on freight run. he is recovering in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. & A. Masons
Chas. W. Elliott
Algoma Lodge
Wim, A. Stewart
W. M
Charles Grobgory
W. H. Powers
J. K. Shelton
Squire Chambe
Warran
Justice Chambers
Federation of American Motorcyclists
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
McCalfee
Mrichlands
Cedar Bluff
W. Elliott
Charles W. Elliott
New Mexico
Walnut Grove
Bluefield Merchants Open Ladies Rest Room in City
The Bluefield merchants under the Bluefield Civic Club provide a fully equipped rest room for women shoppers and visitors. A parcel room, public telephone, reading and writing materials, and a maid in attendance are available free. Look for the merchants' rest room sign on Higginbotham Avenue near Princeton Avenue.
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Bluefield
Masons to Attend Funeral for Bluefield Lodge Leader
A communicated gathering of Bluefield lodge No. 86 A. F. and A. M. will be held for a funeral. The call invites members and affiliated Masons to attend the service and pay respects to the deceased lodge figure.
Foster returns home after illness visit at Marstall
Eugene Foster has come back from a visit with friend Douglas Speiden in Marstall Virginia. He recently recovered from an appendectomy at St Luke's Hospital and will resume duties at Burgess Electric Company on Monday. The Lyric presents a Big Western Roundup Monday with three reels of rough riding broncho busting rope throwing and dare devil riding plus other features.
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Eugene Foster
Douglas Speiden
Marstall
Mr. Foster
St. Luke's Hospital
Burgess Electric Company
Lyric
the Lyric
Best Pictures
Woodmen members to unveil grave monument today
Bluefield Woodmen order members will travel to Wit tens Mill to unveil a monument over the grave of a deceased brother.
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Bluefield
Woodmen
Wittens Mill
Northfork Revival Service with Rev. JH Wiser at 11
Services at Northfork will be led by Rev. JH Wiser Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Parishioners are invited to attend the church service and hear the sermon.
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Northfork
JH. Wiser
Tag Day Postponed Due to Weather
Tag day events were postponed because of unsettled weather conditions yesterday morning. Organizers will announce a new date and location for volunteers to collect donations.
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Tag
Day for James G. Litz Children's Home Postponed
A community day honoring the James G. Litz Children's Home was postponed with a new date to be announced later.
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James G. Litz
Women’s Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Thomas Home
The Bland Street Church group will gather at 125 Monroe Street Tuesday at 3 o’clock. All members are urged to attend.
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Woman's Missionary Society of
Bland Street
R. E B. Thomas
Monroe Street
Delinquent Tax Notice Urges Settlement Quickly
Local notice from deputy sheriff Carter warns overdue taxpayers to call and settle delinquent amounts at once to avoid inclusion on the tax list for 1912. Ef Ek.
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EK. Carter
County Court to Hear Committee Appointed by Good Roads Meeting
The county court will convene tomorrow to hear the committee appointed at the recent good roads meeting held several weeks ago.
Suitcase check at Bluefield merchants rest room open daily
Travelers are advised to inspect luggage upon arrival in Bluefield at the merchants' rest room which operates from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The notice underscores safe handling and quick access for passengers and shoppers arriving in the city.
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Bluefield
Merchants
Drunkard Fined Five Dollars by Police Court
A single case was heard in the police court yesterday morning a plain drunk was fined five dollars, authorities reported.
Piano tuning in city for ten days by H. B. Haws
H B Haws announces piano tunings in the city for a ten day period. Call phone 151 or mail box 584 to arrange service with the tuner.
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H. B. Haws
Bluefield Patrons and Chaperones Named for Semi Centennial Dance
Wheel ing register lists Bluefield figures among patronesses and chaperones for the Market Auditorium event on Friday June twentieth, anniversary day. Patronesses include Mesdames Hatfield, Goff, Davis, Elkins, Scott and Faulkner among others. chaperones from Wheeling Huntington and Charleston are also named.
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Market Auditorium
Johnson Camden McKinley
Henry D. Hatfield
William KB. Chilton
Nathan Goff
John W. Davis
Clarence W. Watson
Stephen B. Elkins
Nathan B. Scott
Charles J. Faulkner
Johnson N. Camden
Mesdames
BW. Peterson
Wheeling
T. C. Moffett
W. S. Brady
Alexander Glass
Julian G. Hearne
August Dura
J. M. Hawkins
Huntington
M. Smits
Charleston
Local list of marshals and officials named
A roster of individuals from multiple towns including Parkersburg Bluefield Martinsburg Fairmont Clarksburg Morgantown Moundsville Grafton Elkins Wellsburg Bethany Weston Williamson Charles Town Phillippi and others. The passage lists marshals and officials with partial surnames and towns, concluding with a long ceremonial roster.
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S. di Camden
Parkersburg
J. Frank Fox
Bluefield
C. A. Miller
Martinsburg
George Debolt
Fairmont
John W. Brown
Clarksboro
S. M. Whiteside
Morgantown
J. B. Burley
Moundsville
A. 3. Warden
Grafton
Arthur Lee
Elkins
Wylie Beall
Wellsburg
George Wise
Bethany
Louis Bennett
Weston
Wells Goodykontz
Williamson
Forest W. Brown
Charles Town
Samuel Woods
Phillippi
Messrs
John KE. Kenna
Leo Basche
C. Tolbert Hiteshaw
Richard Sutherland
Henry Becker
Joseph Mendel
Nelson Osborne
P. G. Rigal
W. J. Rathbun
Charles Lively
Edward Hart
Harry Scherr
T. J. Arthur
Francis Daniels
James Sanders
Arthus $8
Dayton
Luxurious Roman Kitchens Outshine Modern Home Sets
The Chicago Tribune notes ancient Roman kitchens rival modern homes with silver inlaid saucepans, shaving and baking gear, and ornate pastry molds. Ivory combs, perfumes, and gold hair nets reveal lavish toilet fittings, though they lacked glass mirrors and brushes.
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Chicago Tribune
Pall Mall Pronunciation Sparks Reader Letters
The Pall Mall Gazette publishes letters debating Pall Mall’s pronunciation. J Henderson Cunter argues both Pall Mall forms, like Paille Maille or Pawl Mawl, are etymologically doubtful and cites an old grandmother who pronounced it Pell Mell as a test of a servant by door knock.
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London
Pall Mall
Pall Mall Gazette
J. Henderson Cunter
Pawl Mawl
Owl on the Roof Foretells Death in Venice
A British resident’s pet cockatoo roams to a neighbor’s roof in Venice and is shot. The shooter justifies the act by mistaking the bird for an owl, noting a baby in his home. Ancient augury links owls to misfortune, echoed by Ovid’s lore.
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Europe
Venice
Ovid
London Express
Various Kinds of Wisdom in Society and Bible
The piece contrasts natural wisdom with manufactured learning from colleges and factory made articles. It notes common sense as homemade and warns of imitation on the street and in society as pretense, with a link to biblical hypocrisy.
Fall from stone wall ends in death for McGill
In a noon accident, Charles L. McGill of Lake Butler Florida, an employee of Sheesley Shows, fell from the highest point of a stone wall on Princeton Avenue onto cobblestones near the Norfolk and Western freight station. He died at St Luke's Hospital after a head fracture proven incurable by operation. Witnesses John Nash and George Taylor reported McGill had staggered from a saloon before climbing the wall and falling about 25 to 30 feet. Charles Postlethwaite notified the mother and arranged burial as requested in a letter from Mrs A J McGill in Florida.
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Charles L. McGill
Lake Butler
Fla
Sheesley
Princeton Avenue
Norfolk and Western
John Nash
George Taylor
McGill
Wangway
Nash
Taylor
Stafford and
Shelton
Postlethwaite
Hawkins
St. Luke's Hospital
Sheeley
Job Office Want Column Readies for Applicants
The want column lists openings across departments inviting applicants to apply. Local readers can respond with resumes and references, detailing prior experience and contact information to be considered for positions posted.
Global Stock Exchanges Seen Through Local Perspective
A Philadelphia Ledger analysis explains how American exchanges compare to London and Paris. It notes membership counts, number of listed securities, dividend structures, required shares, and settlement frequencies, highlighting the relative small size of U S markets despite domestic prominence.
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Stock Exchanges
Paris
London
New York
Philadelphia
London Exchange
Wall Street
Exchange
Philadelphia Ledger
Two Glandular Sweetbreads Pancreas and Thymus
The larger pancreas lies across the posterior abdomen behind the stomach and releases pancreatic fluid into the duodenum. The thymus, ductless and present in infants, resides in the lower throat and chest with unclear function. in young cattle it is a delicate dietary sweetbread.
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New York Sun
Lancashire mill man saves for slack times
An English missionary urges thrift for hard times. A Lancashire mill hand replies in broad dialect that one worker saved about £15 and spent his money freely, betting there will be no winter shortage.
Norfolk and Western Schedule Highlights May 25
Norfolk and Western Railway announces train times from Bluefield to Lynchburg Roanoke and beyond. Pullman sleepers to Norfolk Philadelphia Columbus and Cincinnati plus cafe cars. Passenger times listed include 7:05 a m 9:15 p m 2:25 p m 8:10 p m and 8:45 a m with details for Norton Snecer Williamson Gary and local stations. Roanoke Virginia.
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Eave Bluefield
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Pullman Sleeper
Norfolk
Aoke
Richmond
Pullman
New York
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Bluefield
Shenandoah
Columbus
Cincinnati
Charleston
Norton
Sneger
Williamson
Gary
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevile
W. €. Saunders
A.roanoke
Virginia
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Telegraph
Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
Wateroome
Main Street
Lynchburg, Va
C. W
D. E. Bodington Quality Grocer
B. Whitlow
Eckman
Bramwell
Baker
Jamison
Chambers
Williams
Ben H. Williams
Reba Mays
Reba
Lena Huffman
Ed. Mays
Coe
Fr. Y. Jackson
Jackson
Emory and Henry College
Isadore Cohen
Matz Hotel Turkish Bath Establishment
Ss. L. Matz
Southern Loan Office
Matz Hotel
Peery
M. D
Fiat
A! Bank
W. VA
W. C. Jones
Postofflice
Pocahontas
Piano Toner
Bluefielders
Wheeling Register
Rome
Jaxe Butler
Charley L. McGill
Montgomery
Ala
Texas
Charley
Norfolk & Western Railway
Virginia Beach
Atlantic City
Jersey Coast
Boston
Montreal
Niagara Park
Colorado
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Agenta
M. & Bragg
W. C. Sanders
Norfolk & Western
J. D. McCue
Kelly & Moyet Building
West Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Elks Opera House
Keith
W. H. Groh
Adonis
Lillian Doone
Comedienne
Goodwin & Goodwin
TDEAL
McCue & Wright Milling Company
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