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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
5
A vintage advertisement urges Calomel users to switch to Dodson's Liver Tone claiming it is a vegetable, safe alternative that cures sluggish liver and constipation without causing sickness. The pitch guarantees relief within a spoonful and promises the whole family stays well.
The Graham Daily News reports the large turnout for the funeral and burial of Mrs. R. A. Wells at the Lutheran church, with Rev. Umbarger and Rev. Brown officiating and many relatives from Chicago, Pittsburg, Roanoke, Tazewell and beyond attending.
Miss Tthel Bailey visits relatives in Princeton while Lottie Surface of Nemours joins her sister Nettie Surface for a weekend. Rev. A B Moore faces ill health but plans to resume work. Rev. Herbert Hart from Virginia preaches at Sand Lick church Sunday. Prayer services held midweek draw good crowds, with Hart speaking on Prayer Life. A cemetery land sale meeting set for the first Saturday in July at two thirty. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for whooping cough relief.
Sealed bids for painting the interior of the Mingo County Courthouse will be received by the county court until the Sunday in July 1918. Specifications available from the county court president. Dated May 29 1919. County Court of Mingo County Alex Pishop President Blibu Boxes Clerk.
The article notes Martha Washington College joins as an equal partner in the Corporation of Emory and Henry and Martina Washington Colleges. It praises Dr Ss D Lang for twelve years of devoted leadership and predicts steady progress amid growing patronage and broader curriculum.
All parties indebted to the late J. W Parnes are requested to prove and file their accounts for settlement within sixty days from date according to law. R. W. Crockett, Administrator.
A Cincinnati inventor’s Freezone product claims to instantly stop corn pain with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. The ad asserts the remedy removes hard and soft corns and toe calluses without pain or irritation for only a few cents.
Henry Seidel Canby in Yale Review portrays the Whippet tank as a fearsome and dangerous war engine. The piece emphasizes its speed, two engines, and extreme maneuverability as it rumbles across fields and over terrain, with the narrator highlighting the peril and thrill of its capabilities.
Martha Washinston College announces its commencement program and invites special friends. The college, serving southwest Virginia since 1859, trains young women for varied spheres of life and marks a moment of pride for the region.
A stalled train in Nebraska waited six hours as a section crew walked four miles to free it. A hungry farmer aboard joked with Populist whiskers while passengers debated the likely direction of movement. The conductor later warned that wheels may be frozen to the track if the wind does not loosen them.
The city churches announce schedules for Sunday worship and week services. Catholic Mass at 9:20, Lutheran service led by Rev. Umberger, Bible school at 9:45, 11 o clock sermon, 8 p m vesper, and 7:15 midweek events. Presbyterian plans include morning and evening services, choir, and a 9:30 Sunday school. The Church of Christ hosts Pentecost talks, women’s society duties, and baptismal and confirmation services with Bishop Gravatt present at St. Luke’s in Welch later. Corfu maritime history noted in closing.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m annual children day service at 11 a m evening preaching at 6 p m senior league at 7 15 p m regular board of stewards meeting in the evening Monday in ladies parlor midweek prayer meeting listed.
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia writes of her husband an engineer who injured himself lifting a heavy machine. He lost weight severely and suffered torturous bowels until a big dose of Thedford's Black-Draught brought relief and he began to mend.
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