County Court Authorizes Road Machinery Purchase
Princeton Princeton Hureau reports the county court at a special meeting authorized K Kunkle superintendent of road construction to buy machinery to maintain macadam roads. The equipment will be tested first. The county plans to rebuild the Princeton to gap of the ridge road, charging costs to the bonding company of the original builders. The machinery is to be second-hand and adapted for the work.
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Kk, &. Kunkle
Princeton
Gap of
There is No Closed Season at the Neal Institute
The Neal Institute promotes a vegetable remedy to eliminate alcoholic dependence with no injections. Patients are invited to visit for a stay of three days and may call or write for a booklet from 601 Maple Ave Avondale Cincinnati Ohio, with other institutes listed in Cleveland Columbus Pittsburgh and Detroit.
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Neal Institute
Vaple Ave
Avondale
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Pittshure
Detroit
War recruits urged as court reviews road matters
The court session included discussion of road issues when the late W D Thornhill’s will was probated and Warren A Thornhill named executor. Recruiting drives by Companies C and D of the West Virginia regiment sweep the county as 115 volunteers are sought locally to reach full war strength.
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W. D. Thornhill
Warren A. Thornhill
Second
West Virginia Regiment
Athens
Matoaka
Bramwell
Orward
Official Ballot for Bluefield City Ward Election 1917
Official ballot listing candidates to be voted for in Bluefield City across several wards in the June 6 1917 election. Names and offices appear in the ward by ward format for municipal contest. Ballot instructions outline voting procedures and eligibility.
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City of
Bluefield
PATH
WFST
Virginia
City& Bluefield
J. T. Akurs
Bluefeld
J. T. Akers
City of Bluefield
Double Wedding At Presbyterian Manse In Ghent Area
Telegrams sent to relatives reveal a man plans to leave today to attend his mother’s bedside. Dr. Todd was summoned to Elmore yesterday morning to operate on Mrs. Cook, who was moved to Mullens Hospital in critical condition. Separately, W a McGinnis and D D McGinnis of Ghent married Miss Jane Lilly and Miss Grace Lilly of Flat Top with Rev. L W Irwin officiating. A Civic League meeting is set for tomorrow at the Majestic Laundry to discuss general business.
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Todd
Elmore
Strakeman Cook
W. O
D. D. McGinnis
Ghent
Jane
Grace
Lilly
Flat Top
County
L.W. Irwin
Civic League
Majestic Laundry
Lemon Lotion Promises Whitener for Skin Care
A vintage ad describes making a lemon lotion by mixing fresh lemon juice with orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It claims to bleach freckles and tan, soften skin, and brighten the complexion, with regular massage for a peachy, youthful look.
Passing of one of few remaining autocracies
The piece notes Khiva’s abdication of autocracy as it grants a constitution, marking a rare shift in Central Asia. It recounts Khiva’s geography, economy, and people, including silk production, oasis agriculture, and nomadic herds, with historic Russian attempts to annex.
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Khiva
Petrograd
Russia
Central Asia
National Geographic Society Isullet
West Virginia
Ama
Oxus
Stéjnves
Khanate
Yani-Urgench
Turkestan
Hokhara
Caspian
Khanat
Aral Sea
New York
Pennsylvania
Bactria
Parthia
Persia
Genghis Khan
Notable Slave Liberation Orders Reported
The text notes that 27 063 people were held in slavery and that conquerors ordered the release of all these unhappy creatures, reflecting a historic emancipation act and the immediate humanitarian implication.
Billy Sunday Claims Herbs Cure All Ailments
In Boston evangelist Billy Sunday claimed every disease can be cured by an herb if discovered. He cited women's health and noted Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, used for decades and available in drug stores at low cost.
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Boston
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Notice to Bluefield Property Owners on Street Paving
Notice to owners of real estate abutting Scott street from Higginbotham avenue to Raleigh street in Bluefield West Virginia. Council on May 25 117 made assessments for street paving and for curbs and gutters against adjacent properties with listed owners and descriptions. J TAKERS Recorder.
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Scott Street
Higginbotham Avenue
Raleigh Steet
Bluefield
West Virginia
City of
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Doc Hines
J. M. Hines
Anita Callahan
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Milwaukee
Lady Bros. & Company Distributors
Civic League Meeting
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Peter the Great
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Tashkent
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J. Takers, Recorder
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