Personal notices and visits fill Bluefield scene
Numerous residents and visitors are named as they travel through Bluefield. E W Atkinson trips to Montcalm. Mrs W Will'ame of Wytheville visits her cop Robert and kin. Frank Stuart heads to Ingleside to oversee a Deepwater project. Other mentions include visits to Kenova, Abney, Lashmeet, Mercer Street, and Giles Street, with many relatives and friends noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Will'ame
Wytheville
Robert
City
Frank Stuart
Pocahontas
Ingleside
Deepwater
Always Thin the Green Seal Paints Ad and Help Wanted Clerk
An old advertisement promotes Always Thin the Green Seal Paints for exterior use and urges spring cleaning with Early Kisers pills to purify the blood and system. The copy notes indoor winter living harms health and claims the pills cleanse liver stomach and bowels. It also lists a drugstore sale and a help wanted for a stenography clerk at Crozer Coal and Coke Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apply Crozer Coal and Coke Company
King’s New Life Pills Advertised for Gentle Regulation
An alarming situation from neglected bowels and torpid liver leads to chronic constipation. The remedy offered is King’s New Life Pills advertised as the gentlest regulators of stomach and bowel. Price listed as quarter and small sample phrases appear in this vintage ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s New Life
Bramwell Notes Busy Sunday Visitors and Local Comebacks
Bramwell hosts a long list of visitors and residents on Sunday including Misses Crockett Graham Anderson and Graham, Mrs Godfrey host, and Mr Dudley en route to Athens. Local travel and community greetings feature across Bramwell and nearby towns with numerous friends calling on houses and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Crockett
Viele Graham
Mary Andeson
Charley Graham
Graham
Godfrey
W R Dudley
Goodwill
Bramwell
Athens
Lola Heldrith
Ashworth
Giotto
Mesers Hetherington and
Dann
Blaeceld
Real Estate Boom Drives City Growth and Home Building
Rapid city growth draws new residents seeking housing as builders project more homes than ever. Rising building material costs push prices higher but do not curb expansion. Improved schools may attract families to relocate for winter schooling.
Man Hid Loot in Shoe Suspect Arrested
Preston Thompson, a colored man, was accused of stealing $5 from Henry Armentead, also colored. Chief Newkirk arrested Thompson and recovered the money hidden in his shoe. He remains in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Thompson
Henry Armentead
Chief Newkirk
Thompson
Washing Without Water and Hair Germicide Claims
An advertisement argues that cleansing without water is as foolish as dandruff prevention with unsuitable products. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the original scalp germicide that kills the parasitic germ feeding hair roots, with samples offered and a sales agent named John L. Crockett. It also notes Argo Salmon as firm and deep red, used in salads, with recipes in the Argo Cook Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Wein
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
John L. Crockett
Argo
Hanna's Lustro Finish Featured in West Virginia Shops
This ad-promotes Hanna's Lustro Finish as the finest wood floor and woodwork coating on the market. It invites readers to view finished samples at Reynol's and Shor's in Kersone West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynol’s & Shor's
Kersone
W Va
Telegraph Want Ads Draw Buyers to 126 Cellars
A brief notice states the Telegraph advertising section entices the public to view a contain of 126 cellars. The item suggests strong buyer interest and market activity in the listing for property or goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
It SODA LIGHTFUL for Sale at All Soda Fountains
For sale at all soda fountains a telegraph want ad invites readers to drop dimes and data in the slot while Argo Red Salmon sells everywhere at 15 cents per can. The ad claims the product is cleaned and pecked entirely by machine and not touched by humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Packers Association
Ireen Seal Liquid Paint for Sale in Keystone WV
Reynolds & Shor of Keystone West Virginia advertise Ireen Seal liquid paint described as pure and satisfying at a price no higher than competing brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireen
Reynolds & Shor
Keystone
Death From Lockjaw Promised By Arnica Salve Claims
Chas Oswald, merchant of Renserkersville NY, testifies Arnica Salve prevents blood poisoning and cured Seth Burch of a severe neck sore. The advertisement touts antiseptic healing for wounds burns and sores and lists availability at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Oswald
Renserkersville
Seth Burch
Paint ad and shoe sale notice
It covers a greater surface satisfactorily and is better than any other paint on the market. For sale by Reynolds and Shor in Keystone West Virginia. 25 pairs Drew Selby shoes and slippers in tans available at cost. The W P Hawley Merchandise Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds & Shor
Keystone
W Va
Drew Selby
W P Hawley Merchandise Co
Harmonious Colors from Green Seal Paints in West Virginia
Green Seal Liquid Paints offer 46 tints and shades for easy color matching in Stone, West Virginia. Also advertised is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promising thorough digestion after meals to restore stomach function, sold by druggists. W P Hawley Merchandise Co features men’s wash goods for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds & Shor
Keystone
W Va
All Druggiste
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Kodaks
KODAK
Eastman
W. H. Harry & Co
THE
Bluefield Ice Cream Company
Bluefield, W. VA
RUG Sale
Tae W.P. Hawtey Mose
Loney
Marquette
W. P. Hawley Merchandise Co
South
Bland Street
Just
Nelson County
L. Lazarus & Co
Bluefield
W. VA
Malinda Akers
Basham
Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
E W Atkinson
Montcalm
J B Houchins
Hevel Caffee
C P Edwards
Kenova
B H Wallace
F W Iarley
Abney
Opbie White
Lashmeet
Josephine Syker
Washington, DC
Minnie Flommer
Mercer Street
Nannie Little
J A Mller
Linpside
W J Harris
E F Bowling
Grace Daniels
Tazewell
Rockingham County
J W Murphy
Clarks Gap
Baoton
Giles County
J H Chambers
Pulaski
JD Radcliffs
Chillicothe, Ohio
Norfolk
Baltimore
James Bryant
Roanoke
Bluefild
Mayme Mec
Jean
Norton
Mra R . Blanckstock
Giles Street
Annie Sloeser
Blacksburg
Plurfield
Vieito
Esystine
WS King
Mre
A K Underwood
K R T Bowen
Matoaka
Mra
T Byles
R Malling
J B Catron
Rishlande
W R Daweon
W J Patrick
Richlands
J T Hutchineon
Lurich
E D U Gatcher
Richmond
GL Carter
George
RC Blackstock
Lynchburg
J L Herndon
J Peck
Davy
CT Arthur
W R Sheppard
William Croy
St Lukes Hospital
R Bilan Owen
Greensboro
Arch Sterve
Walton H Greever
Columbia
Ala
Reyuelie & Soor
Bramwell News
Effie Gibson
Eviie Lizenby
J B Harris
J E Alea
North Fork
Miles Margaret Thompson
William Hicks
Walter Fink
Walter Saunders
B F Keller
Carlsbad
New Mexico
HM Yost
Maurice Walker
Joe Hoge
Charley Witt
Princeton
Howard Lawrence
Pocahorta
H W Hicks
W C Hedrick
May Young
Nannie Peery
Messra Sidney Hang Too
Awila Williams
J R Peery
Mra Lala Christian Sanday
Louis Long
Cincinnati
Our Town
8 . Barnheim
Welch
J B Perry
W C Yeaton
Parkersburg
Mivnes
Mabel Rowan
Theresa Griffith
Pinnacle
Annie Walden
Geo A Thompson
Tere
Hanna
Hawley Merchandise Co
Sass Ov
Harvard
Ford Music Company
Bluefield’s
Bluefield Normal and Business Institute
W. H. Cunningham
Tyler Street
West Virginia
Phelps Furniture Company
Princeton Ave
Dle
Miami Valley
Ohio
Bluefield Grocery Co., Wholesate Distribuors
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