Sale of Tug River Coal Land Co Shares in Bluefield
Fidelity Banking & Trust Co. to sell 150 shares of Tug River Coal Land Co stock at public auction on June 17 at 10 am in Bluefield West Virginia. Shares include certificates 101 100 shares 110 25 shares and 111 25 shares tied to a $5,000 note dated May 9 1910 plus interest costs. Auction proceeds cover note interest and sale costs.
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Fidelity Banking & Trust Co
Bluefield
Mercer County
W. Va
Tug River Coal Land Co
Mark Packard
Tug River Land Co
H. A. Harman
Norfolk and Western Announces May 14 1911 Schedule
New schedule effective May 14 1911 lists departures from Roanoke Norfolk and Bluefield with Pullman sleepers parlor cars and cafe dining service. Key routes include Roanoke to New York Philadelphia Richmond and Norfolk with connections to Shenandoah Valley Welch Williamson and Welch stations and arrivals at Norfork Columbus Cincinnati and Kenova. Contact the Norfolk and Western Railway office for details.
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Roanoke
Norfolk
Senandoah
Pullman
New York
Hagerstown
Richmond
Pullman Sleeper
Ineger
Lrechburg
Shenandoah Valley
Philadelphia
Gary
Shenandoa
Lynchburg
Bluefield
Kenova
Columbus
Pullman Slepes
Cincinnati
Charleston
Pullmane
Atlv
Tazewell
Norton
Clinch Valley Division
Welch
Williamson
Intermedi
Norfolk and Weaterm Railway
W. B. Bevill
Pnanoke
Deadlock over Graham school site eyed until new council
Graham city council remains deadlocked over site for the new school. East and west end members clash over hotel hill or college property, while the district board holds final rights if state aid is sought. A new council in June may decide the matter.
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Graham
H. B. Frazier
T. N. Williamson
S. N. Hufford
O. A. Metcalf
G. H. Stevens
Bluestone
Hotel Hill
John Graham
J. R. Anderson
W. J. Cole
Frazier
Williamson
Hufford
J. W. Heks
Morton
Messrs Moses
Bowen
Couel
Anderson
Moss
Dr. Frazier
West End
East End
Act of Bluestone
Hill
Good roads move in Graham Tazewell county
Engineers hired by the state highway commission arrived in Graham to stake and macadamize county roads as approved by the April bond election. Supervisor Wagner will oversee surveys while residents in the corporation vote to finance the main streets with a fifty cent extra tax per hundred dollars. The effort marks a new growth phase for Graham and the region. Also, Presbyterian church ladies host an ice cream supper on Thursday evening on Mrs. Biggs lawn to support church work.
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Tazewell
State Highway Commission
Graham
C. A. Wagner
Local and Area Notables Visit While Illnesses Persist
Mrs. Andy Ritter remains critically ill at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs. Benton Peery and her children arrived from Denver to visit relatives and will be joined later by Rev. Benton Peery after a Lutheran ministers meeting in St. Louis. Mrs. J. Sanders Gillespie visits to be with sister in law ill with pneumonia.
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Andy Ritter
Bluefield Sanitarium
Benton Peery
Denver
Peery
St. Louis
Wytheville
Graham
J. Sanders Gillespie
Pounding Mill
Lindsey
Kennewick
Robert Karr
Pocahontas
J. B. Morton
Monroe County
Mat Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Baltimore
Anecdotes of Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan
The passage recounts stories of Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan, noting Buchanan’s 1834 Russia trip and his failed attempt to introduce a fair English lady to Jackson. It contrasts Buchanan’s domestic vanity with Jackson’s informal dressing gown scene, showing social contrasts from that era.
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Andrew Jackson
Franklin
W. Porney
James Buchanan
Mr. Buchanan
Russia
Jackson
Senate
General Jackson
Ile
Bechoanin
Buchanan
Alwayen
Prisde
Continent
Europe
Jacksons Royal Model of a Pitic Man
An 1857 anecdote recounts Andrew Jackson, visiting an English noblewoman, advising Buchanan on minding his own business. Jackson later meets the lady in the White House in full black attire, shaved, with white hair brushed back, and she calls him “the royal model of a Pitic man” as she departs.
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Jackson
Buchanan
Andrew Jackson
White House
Napoleon honors Frederick in Potsdam tomb scene
After Jena and invasion of Russia Napoleon visited Potsdam and the mausoleum of Prussian kings. He stood before Frederick the Great's sarcophagus, then traced his name in dust and told his marshals he would not be there if Frederick were alive.
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Napoleon
Frederick
Jena
Ibsen’s quarrel over a doctor in his new play
While writing a play Henrik Ibsen dropped a scrap saying the doctor says Mrs Ibsen joked about a doctor in the script. Ibsen reacted with silent astonishment and then a rageful outburst reproaching others for spying on his work.
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Henrik Ibsen
Tenuity and Toothache Talk Spark Salons
A taciturn boarder explains a clove odor came from dental pain. The others debate synonyms for thin, with a quip about pickles from Mrs. Irons. Chicago Tribune tone notes mingle with quirky dialogue in a concise social moment.
Different Ivories
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt roles a humorous dialogue about a dentist who claims mastery at the ivories in a billiards game and a rival calling him a greenhorn. The exchange pivots on misinterpreted piano skill and the irony of a dentist’s claim.
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Greenhorn
Ivories
Tam
Milwaukee Sentinel
Life is a campaign with defeats and victories
The Philadelphia Record quotes a wise guy and a simple mug about insomnia and nightmares. It notes life as a campaign with ups and downs, reflecting on enduring challenges and small comforts amid struggle.
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Philadelphia Record
Don Piatt
Wedding Bouquets and Fresh Florals for All Occasions
Wedding bouquets may be plain or shower style using roses lily of the valley or orchids. Fallon florist Roanoke Virginia offers fresh flower shipments. Also note Chamberlain's Cough Remedy used for cholera and diarrhea with wide dealer availability.
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Fallon, Florist
Roanoke
Sauer’s Flavor Extracts Win Top Awards
Flavoring brand Sauer’s Pure Flavoring Extracts earns thirteen top awards and medals across vanilla, lemon and other varieties, signaling strong quality recognition for its pantry staples.
Internal medicines useless for rheumatism say experts
Physicians urge against oral remedies for muscular or chronic rheumatism and recommend a simple external treatment. The ad promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for external use only and notes it is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Peter Pindars Rule and a Bargain with Publishers
The piece recounts how Peter Pindar later known as Dr John Wolcott struck an annuity deal of 250 pounds a year with publishers Robinson and Walker after an asthma attack during negotiations. Wolcott recovered in Cornwall and returned to London, prompting the couple to doubt his death and the managers to fear their payment burden. He outlived both partners, according to the New York Post.
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Peter Pindar
John Wolcott
Robinson & Walker
Cornwall
London
Walker
Wecett
Mr. Walker
New York Post
Gunning Tale From the Beach Hills Birds on the Water
An old hunter recounts canvasback shooting off Crazy Inlet during a ripping northeaster. The parson recalls dropping twenty-two birds at dark without firing at crippled ducks, while Curley grouses at the idea of shooting wounded birds after they hit water.
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Crazy Inlet
Curley
Evolution of Tibet name across centuries
The text traces Tibetan name variants from T'ubar in the fifth century through Tuebet Tebet and Thibet to Tibet by 1380. It notes disputed etymologies but supports that the word derives from Tubat, a famed Tartar family home used by multiple ancient lineages.
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Tibet
Bod receiving Tibetan self name and land term origin
Hodgson notes that before Indian teachers arrived the people lacked a self name. The modern Tibetans call themselves Bod-pa and their land Bod-yul, with Bod as a Buddhist term from Sanskrit bod. The discussion traces this to a Tartarl origin per Loudon Spectator.
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Hodgson
Loudon
Kean and Macready Quarrel Over Next Play at Drury Lane
In Drury Lane performances Edmund Kean and Macready, fierce rivals, debated what to perform next. The prompter asked Macready, who demanded to know Kean's choice, while Kean replied he could not know Macready’s pick.
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Kean
Macready
Edmund Kean
Drury Lane
Mr. Macready
Mr. Kean
Try a Want Aw. Only 1 A worn TRY One Tonay
The fragment hints at a classifieds item or want ad with unclear naming and date markers. Interpreting the readable words suggests a single low value listing or inquiry, but specifics are not evident in the legible text.
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James E. Pepper
Kelly’ & Moyer
Norfolk and Western
THE
Graham Daily News
Telegraph
Blunt Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
Masonic Hall
Graham, Va
J. F. Dudley
J. B. Saunders
J. E. Baylor
C. H. Hogan
First National Bank
Sutphin
C. Nelson
A. Public Accountant AD Systematizer
Bank of Graham
Aulay
Milam
Roop, Rowe
Mgr. Am, Too. Co
R. U. Shackleford
Danville
Huntington
Milam Medicine Co
A. Williams
Blanche N.C
J. W. Pinchback
Gilam Medicine Co
Danville, Va
Goody’s
Ouu
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmac
A. D. Wood, M. D
Thornton Bldg
Pulaski Alum
Pulaski, Va
R. C. Graham
Mgr. Pulaski
Bluefield Transfer Co., Incorporated
I Hone
Mott
Weliams Mig, CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. HW. Cunningham
Binefield
Randolph & Mittendorf
Bluefield, W. Va
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