Granddaughter of Polk Widow of General Charette Passes Away
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the death of Baroness Charette at her Brittany chateau. Born in Nashville and widow of General Charette, she married into European nobility and entertained royals. Her son resumes the Marquis de la Charette title. the couple’s Nashville ties linked Kentucky to European court life.
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Baroness Charette
President Polk
General Charette
Old South
Europe
Louisville Courier-Journal
Nastville
Tenn
de la Basse Motte
Brittany
House of Bourbon
America
Kentucky
Susanne Henning
James W. Henning
Louisville
New York
Marquis de la Charette
Duches
Aosta
Orleans
Montpensier
Pius IX
Rome
Italy
Castel Fiordo
Charette
Montana
France
Germany
Fitzjames
Jones II
England
Belle
Nashville
United States
Fraternal Lodge Meetings Reported in Bluefield Area
No 19 K T holds first Friday monthly in Ma Bluefield Commantery. Summit City Lodge 144 invites visiting brethren to eight p m Thursdays on second floor. Bluefield Lodge 600 of Railway Clerks meets third and fourth Friday at BE Hall. Summit Constellation No 1 Fraternal Order of Stars meets Thursday evenings at Red Men's Hall. T C Tanner, secretary, 118 North Mercer Street, Bluefield, W Va.
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Onwsra
Ben- Hur
Moose Hall
Prinzeton Ave
Daughters of Hur
Bluefield Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Vieking Knights
Woodmen
Anmerica
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Red Men's Hall
Bluefield Avenue
Lagarue
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Order of Kioose
Hoyal Cats
Moose
Vas Vas
Keinvcose Beechwood Woodmen of the World
Princeton Avenue
Vials Ibam
Bluefeld Council
Knights of Columbus
Eagles’ Hall
Bluefield Aenue
Order of Eagles
Pocahontas
Ope
Scott Street
Masonic Temple
Beaver Lodge
Thomas A Street
K. T
Ma- Bluefield
Sonic Terople
Bnlights
Summit City
Lod
Masoaule
Summit Constellation
Order of Stars
Thomas Street
T. C. Tanner
Mercer Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Virginian buys farms around Black Lick for dam project
The Virginian Railroad Company has purchased multiple farms near Keeley within its Black Lick dam survey area. Purchases include Charles Brown’s farm for 12000 and Millard McCain’s for 6000, with a third farm owner unidentified. The dam aims to provide water for Virginian works and follows a months-long survey.
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Virginian
Virginian Railroad Company
Black Lick
Keeley
Charles Brown
Millard McCain
Bui. Lambert
High Black Lick Bridge
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised for Whooping Cough
Mrs PH Martin of Penn Indiana notes two daughters with whooping cough recovered quickly after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The letter credits the remedy with easing cough and making expectoration easier.
Setting Fashion Rule and Fur Coats Across Winter
A fashion note discusses an unusually mild winter with many women wearing fur coats on city streets. It points out the oddity of constant fur wear despite mild weather and questions the practicality of such style choices driven by fashion consciousness.
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Russia
Greenlied
Orit
Hair Prices Rise as French Girls Abandon Native Coiffure
In rural France peasant girls ditch traditional headgear and cut their hair, shifting to the tawny style to protect their natural locks. The loss of Chinese hair goods drives false hair prices up, with natural blond plaits valued at about 20 dollars an ounce. A leading hair specialist notes hair fairs have vanished.
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Loudon Co
Upper Fairfax Co
Macadan Road
Loudoun Co
Macadam
New High School
Station
Loudoun Hine
Washington
Loudoun
Pike
France
Clinked with the Demon Rum in a Bareknuckle Tale
Uncle Bill Bottlesop recalls how he avoided the Demon Rum by staying near it for years hoping for a payoff, but the liquor would not reward his presence due to lack of money. He speaks of his constant proximity and failed bargains.
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Bill Bottlesop
Beach Lesson Turns Into Graceful Rescue
In a seaside exchange, Myrt asks about learning to swim at the beach last summer. Gert replies she learned to be rescued gracefully, implying a calm rescue experience rather than swimming proficiency.
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Myrt
Gert
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised by F B Tressy of Richmond Ky
A Richmond Kentucky resident F B Tressy extols Chamberlain's Tablets, calling them wonderful and claiming they beat all others for indigestion or constipation. The note urges giving them a trial for similar relief.
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Chamberlain
F. B. Tressy
Richmond
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Fast Relief
A Cincinnati census note touts Freezone as a cheap, ready solution to corns and calluses. The ad claims dropping a small amount on the corn stops pain instantly and allows lifting the corn with fingers. Product sold by druggists for a few cents.
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Cincinnati
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D. F. Hale
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Slde
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Audrey Wiley
D. A. Wiley
Higood
Bank of Princeton
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Lethia Bailey
Crumpler
Princton Hospital
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