Death Brings Hope for Whitt Pegram Suffering Blood Poisoning
Whitt Pegram a Gard ner merchant five miles from Princeton was near death in Princeton General Hospital from blood poisoning after a barber cut a pimple on his neck. A six inch side incision and an antitoxin injection revived him, making doctors hopeful for recovery amid questions of infection source. Pegram 27 married with three children.
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Whitt Pegram
Gardner
Princeton
Princeton General Hospital
Mr. Pegram
Wallingford
Pegram
Greatest Blood Remedy S S S for the Blood
An advertisement extols S S S as a universal blood purifier from roots herbs and barks. It claims impure blood causes skin eruptions pale complexion and weakness and asserts S S S cleanses the blood curing rheumatism catarrh scrofula and contagious blood poison. It invites readers to purchase S S S at drug stores or write Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga for peculiar cases.
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SS. S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Norfolk and Western May 1 1915 Schedule Details
Norfolk and Western announces its Roanoke Virginia timetable with multiple trains and services. Passengers can depart Bluefield at 6 45 a m for Lynchburg Roanoke and other locals with Pullman sleepers to Norfolk and New York via Hagerstown. Additional departures include 2 25 p m for Lynchburg and 9 15 p m sleeper to Norfolk with connections to Richmond. Contact the Roanoke office for more information.
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Bluefield
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Pullman Sleeper
Norfolk
Richmond
Pullman
New York
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Shenandoah
Charleston
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jaeger
Williamson
Gary
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevill
W. C. Saunders
Virginia
Woodson attends father's burial in Alderson Ala
J E Woodson of this city traveled to Alderson to attend the burial of his father who died Friday night in Gadson Alabama. The elder Woodson was eighty and his death came from infirmities of age after years of declining health. He had lived with his son in Gadson for health, and the body was en route to Alderson.
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J. E. Woodson
Alderson
Gadson
Ala
Mr. Woodson
Princeton
Hinton
Allen Carfen
Erastus Peck
Summers County Court
Woodson
Greenbrier
Princeton Power Co. Plant Flood Delays Bus Line Upgrade
Torrential Saturday rain flooded the Princeton Power Co. plant halting machinery and delaying the sun day street car trim. Motormen will be trained on new cars after repairs, with service likely not until the Bluefield line is ready. Directors met and pledged efforts to complete the line at the earliest date.
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Princeton Power Co
Bluefield
Road macadamizing restarts on Bluefield Princeton route
Work on completing the unfinished gap of the Bluefield Princeton road resumed yesterday morning. If weather holds, the highway should reopen in two or three days. Near Judge Smith’s home, about 600 feet remain, with only a few feet at another point near the courthouse. Myrtle Adams of Tampa arrives to spend the summer at Gardner with her parents Mr and Mrs Lyons.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Judge Smith
Gardner
Myrtle Adams
Tampa
Fla
William Lyons
Adams
Sweet Potato Plant Prices Appear in Roanoke Ad
An advertisement from Roanoke Virginia offers 100 000 sweet potato plants in white and yellow at 8 dollars per 1000 and mentions fine ponderosa and stone to mato plant at 1 dollar per 100 with Fallon Plor ist Roanoke VA listed.
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Fallon, Plorist
Roanoke
Wound Not Serious In Brick Building Incident
Mrs. Milt French sustained a painful gash on the head Sunday afternoon while observing brick houses by Carr and Bratton on College Hill a boy threw a stone from the opposite side of the building.
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Milt French
Carr & Bratton
College Hill
Wages Dilemma in Theater Wings
A stage carpenter asks the theater manager for a raise. The manager questions his lack of work, noting he spends half the time in the wings listening to the play. The carpenter replies that very being present is the reason for asking.
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Pittsburgh Telegraph
Delays In Curtain Call At The Passing Show
The dialogue reveals a backstage delay as Ellen explains her apron snagged in a door. A chiding singer notes the delay while Ellen claims she only learned of it minutes ago.
Odd etiquette remark sparks society entry debate
A New York Journal quotation questions society access for girls, noting the harsh standard as the real test. The remark contrasts indulgence with exacting social gates, underscoring a critical tone about social mobility.
Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
E. W Archer of Caldwell Ohio says his family never travels without Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He notes they have used it for years and keep it in the house. The product is obtainable everywhere.
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E. W Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Chamberlain
T S
Life and death on the rails the 1915 wage and hours plea
Cleveland reports by the Railroad Transportation Brotherhoods argue freight train workers face extreme hazards. They note long hours and high risks, with comparisons of hourly wages across trades and calls for shorter shifts to improve safety and home time.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Railroad Transportation Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Army
Navy
Rookies Camp Opens at Plattsburg Second Encampment Under Way
Plattsburg New York June 5 business and professional men students and teachers from the eastern states gather for the second citizen soldiers encampment. For a full month volunteers will receive military training under regular army officers and endure modern warfare stunts. Recruits come from all walks of life including millionaires and poor clerks. The first camp runs to July 2 and a junior camp opens July 5 to August 8 with further sessions planned August 10 to September 6 and September to October 5.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Training and Outdoor Life Promote American Manhood
A campaign extols training and healthy outdoor living with discipline and recreation to foster self control. The effort frames health benefits as a boon to American manhood across Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho and Washington.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montanan
Idaho
Washington
West Virginian Gang Robbery Suspects Captured in Kentucky
Deputy Sheriff Childress and posse members pursued and arrested two of four robbers terrorizing Letcher and Pike counties. George Shafer of West Virginia and Verland McPeak of Tennessee are jailed in Whitesburg. The gang, led by Shafer, last hit Cincinnati Bargain House in East Jenkins for about $500 in goods, and Millard Burke’s Shelby Gap store for several hundred dollars.
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Whitesburg
Childress
Pike County
Letcher
Pike Counties
George Shafer
West Virginia
Verland McPeak
Tennessee
Marlow McPeak
John Banks
Shafer
McPeak
Wittensburg
Cincinnati
East Jenkins
Millard Burke
Shelby Gap
Railroads and colliery charged in interstate traffic case
Officials from the Kanawha and Michigan railroad Hocking Valley railroad Toledo and Ohio Central railroad and the Kellys Creek Colliery Company appeared in federal court to answer indictments tied to alleged interstate traffic violations. The railroads are accused of storing coal in cars for shippers to avoid demurrage charges while the colliery is charged with accepting free coal concessions. Penalties range from 1000 to 20000 dollars per count if convicted.
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Toledo, Ohio
Kanawha and Michigan Railroad
Hocking Valley Railroad
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad
Kelly’s Creek Colliery Company
Long Automobile Tour Sets Off From Chicago Toward Tacoma
A National Parks Highway Red Trail tour began in Chicago today. Officers of the booster association led the auto caravan toward Tacoma, Washington, with plans to finish the journey on July 7 and to pass through multiple regions along the route.
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Chicago
Tacoma
Wash
Korea’s Morning Calm Law Curbing Quarrels
A historian notes ancient Korea faced deadly quarrels leading to drastic rule. Adults wore a china head dress shaped like an inverted pot to prevent fighting. Removing it warranted severe penalties. first offense fifty blows, second offense decapitation. The decree claimed to calm the land and earned Korea the Morning Calm epithet.
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Korea
Midway Island Imports Soil to Grow Feed for Cattle
Midway Island plans to import large shiploads of soil to create arable land for cattle feeding. The effort aims to expand grazing capacity and local agricultural output on the strategic Pacific island.
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Pacific
Midway
Dependable remedies outlast fakes in medicine ads
The piece contrasts fake medicines with trusted cures like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes lasting success for over forty years and portrays such remedies as a community blessing passing to future generations.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Crown and Bridge Works Specialty
Dr James E Mayer law and commerce building contact details reveal a specialty in crown and bridge work with a listed phone and P O box. The fragment suggests a professional dental laboratory or dental prosthetics focus tied to a specific address.
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Gardner Merchant
Circuit Court
Josephine
Fannie
George Melvin
Rhoda Ann Melvin
Annie May Melvin
Irene Bowling Caperton
Reuben KE
Caperton
A. G.livesey
Poston
Virginian Railroad Company
Oney's Gap
Virginian
Court House
Holland
Athens
William Fox
Theda Bara
Rex Today
Norfolka Western
Gadson, Ala
New York Journal
Central
Pittsburg
William and Mary Pertod
Bluefield Furniture Co
Richmond, Virginia
A. D. Atkinson
S. T. Atkinson
Ella Hall and
Robert Leonard i
the Crippled Hand
James E. Mayer
P. O. Box
Crown and Bridge Works
Geo. H. Hill
Thornton Building
Bluefield, W. VA
Howard Estabrook
Jean Sothern
Myra
New York American
Elks Opera House
Rex
THEDA
Bara
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