Mercer County Republicans certify candidate list for June election
The document lists all announced candidates for State, Senatorial, Judicial, County and District offices and Republican committees to be voted on at the upcoming Republican election on June. It notes Wells Goodykeants and James Hughes as possible Fifth Congressional District hopefuls not certified by the Congressional Committee. Dated May 27, 1912, signed by ISMAC T. MANN chairman and 8 N. Worley secretary.
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Wells Goodykeants
James
Hughes
Coners
Congressional Committee
Ismac. T. Mann
Mercer County
Republican Executive Committee
N. Worley
Voting locations listed for Bluefield residents
Bluefield residents are assigned nine polling sites in the city. Locations include First-Red Mens' Hall on Bluefield Avenue, Salvation Army Hall, City Hall on Bland Street, Ailiffs Store at 425 Raleigh Street, Golf Store Room at Wilson and Bland, B H Baileys store near the car line East, Fire station on North Mercer Street, Follawsbee Drug Store on Reese Street, and Ed Leftwich house at 291 South Bland Street.
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Bluefield
Red Mens
Bluefield Avenue
Salvation Army Hall
City Hall
Bland Street
Ailiffs
Raleigh Street
Golf
Wilson and
B. H. Bailey's
Mercer Street
Follawsbee Drug Store
Reese Street
Leftwich House
South
Bauer’s Lemon and Vanilla Extracts At All Quality Grocers
Bauer’s lemon and vanilla extracts praised by housekeepers and cooks as the best for value. Sold at 10 and 25 cents.
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Bauer
Fallon Florist Roanoke VA Seeks Prompt Shipments
Fine Redding Plants end for Mat. Prompt shipments. Fallon Florist in Roanoke Virginia requests immediate delivery of plant orders as winter season approaches.
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Fallon, Florist
Roanoke
Pretty Frocks for the Younger Generation
A fashion note on cotton tussore frocks and dressmaking for girls near the Miss stage. It recommends tussore and satin blends, taffetas, Santoy silk wool, and color palettes like bronze greens and Mandarin blues. Details on skirt bodice separation, belts, collars, and decorative embroidery are provided for durable, smart outfits.
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Santoy
Automobiles for Hire at Bland Street Address
Automobiles available for hire at No. 85 Bland Street. To engage seats ahead call 457.
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Bland Street
Fine Bedding Plants Roanoke Florist List Offer
Fallon Florist of Roanoke Virginia advertises fine bedding plants and prompt shipments. Send for the list and place orders with the Roanoke supplier to receive prompt delivery of seasonal blooms.
Paris Gowns Highlight Satin and Lace Details
Descriptions of a princess gown feature changeable opal satin with cross fronts bordered by venetian lace. Fur trims the skirt edges and front, with venetian lace corsages and pearl accents. A green brocade gown showcases a white lace tunic, bead motifs, and satin stole with beaded tassels.
McDowell County Sheriff Candidate Speaks to Voters
John Waldr on declares independence from factions as he seeks the Republican primary vote on June 4 for McDowell County sheriff. He cites Governor Hatfield’s pro people stance and urges voters to judge his record and choose a public servant.
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McDowell County
H. D. Hatfield
Vane Teaaler
Shaft Sinking at Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries
Proposals due at Pocahontas Va office by 11 a m June 4 for sinking a shaft twelve by twelve feet and about seventy five feet deep. Twelve feet in earth timbered. rest solid rock. Contractor to furnish all labor tools explosives and materials. Company to furnish hoisting engine and steam. Plans via J C Turley.
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Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Co., Inc
Pocahontas
J.C. Turley
Adler jka German appendicitis remedy touted
Mastin's Pharmacy in the Elks building reports that a single dose of simple buckthorn bark glycerine and related ingredients, as compounded in Adler jka, relieves constipation or gas on the stomach almost instantly.
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Mastin
Elks Building
Adler Jka
They Met on The Ocean Love on the Atlantic crossing
An elderly narrator recalls cross Atlantic voyages where romances formed. A Swiss girl Bertha Gerstein, seeking a home in America, falls for Swede Peter Jacobson. The pair plan to join fortunes after arrival, while the narrator guides their plans.
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America
Ngland
Bertha Gerstein
United States
Custom House
London
Bertha
Peter Jacobson
Mr. Jacobson
Confession and Forgiveness After a Smuggling Trial
A traveler recalls Bertha’s lace smuggling at the dock and her lover Jacobson who betrayed her. He reveals his own act of theft and delivers a reconciliation message. Bertha and Jacobson later marry and have children.
Parisian Sage hair treatment touted as wonder product
Mrs Blanche Marshall reports hair loss began in August and, after using Parisian Sage sold by Graham Pharmacy in Graham Virginia, she notes new hair growth and improved condition. The product is claimed to kill germs in the scalp and prevent dandruff and itching with a money back guarantee.
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South Side
Blanche
Marshall
Hipton Avenue
Charlottesville
Parislain Sage
Graham, Va
Graham Pharmacy
Mercer County Republican Executive Committee Meeting Notice
Mercer County Republican Executive Committee will meet Friday June 7 1912 in Princeton West Virginia at 1 00 p m to canvass the votes cast and certify returns of the primary held June 4 1912 and to conduct other business as may come before the committee Isaac T Mann Chairman J N Worley Secretary Bluefield West Virginia May 30 1912.
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Mercer County Republican Executive Committee
Princeton
West Virginia
Primary election notice in Mercer county 1912
Notice states that a Republican primary will be held June 4 1912 across Mercer county precincts to nominate candidates for the November election and to elect county committee officers. Also advertises nursery stock and florist services by South Bluefield Florist with prices for tomato pepper beet and cabbage plants and floral designs.
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South Bluefield Florist
South Bluefield
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. F. Rathbone
Republican State Executive Committee
Secretary of State
Charles W. Dylon
I. D. Utrieno
Charles W. Swisher
M. H. King
Stuart F. Reed
Darst
Archibald Moore
H. EB. Williams
A. A. Lilly
E. L. Long
Howard Sutherland
Charles F. Teter
James P. D. Gardner
J. T. Gibbon
John
Noel
B. H. Stillyard
Wilson
Aliff
Board of Education
W. P. Hawley
W. B. Honaker
W. W. Hamilton
M. K. Harman
Ae J. H. Lilly
The
Criminal Court
John R. Dillard
Eee
J. Frank Maynard
Hugh G. Woods
A. M. Sutton
William A. Brown
Justice of the
J. J. Via
F. D. Williams
Lon Hearn
Cone
A. B. Calfee
B. B. Hunt
Ich
Isaac T. Mann
Leica
F. Thomas
Beaver Pond
E. Howard Harper
Harry Bowen
R . William McCarthy
Justice of the Peace
J. E. * Martin
J. BE. Bailey
J. Bampfield
Oes
A. C. Godfrey
J. A. Chambers
Aie Mac Perdue
Corr Seenee
E George C. Tabor
R. F. Beasley
J. M. Sanders
A. F. Doyle
J. Gibson
J. T. Lester
T. F. Weaver
Past River District
F. C. Haley
East River District
J. H. Thornton
Damewood
T.C. Hubbard
For
Constable
Milton BR. Frank
Eli Jones
D. Rice
James H. Gollehon
R. Murray
M. P. Shawkey
Wells Goodykoontz
James A. Hughes
Carl C. Coalter
Republican Senatorial Executive Committee
J. C. Pack
R. R. Ford
R. M. Holland
James H. Evans
H.C. Holston
E. Karnes
Plymouth
Thomas Pritchard
Een Senatorial
H. H. Ellison
UPI
W. H. Thomas
J. B. Bades
C. Herndon
Judicial Executive Committee
Eighth Judicial Circuit
J. E. Brown
Mercer
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Eng
Madame
Paris
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Evurn
Tury
John W. Waldron
Gabriel
Jacobson
Sweden
J. N. Worley
W. Va
Republican Party
Ss. N. Worley
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