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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
5
Invitations have gone out for the June 22 wedding of Miss Annie Bell Porter of College Hill to Clarence Hoge Mahood, a local businessman and manager of the Cash Store. The ceremony will occur at the Porter residence with family and friends awaiting the news.
Bernard son of Mr and Mrs Mac Perdue injured at home and hospitalized at Bluefield Sanatorium. May Hamilton operated for appendicitis at Bluefield Sanatorium reportedly recovering well. Miss Mother Martin hosted a music class picnic near the Methodist church. Flora Either given a surprise party with several attendees. Various locals listed visiting, shopping, or traveling to Athens Giotto Pocahontas and Bluefield.
An officer probing a poisoning at a house questions boarders and staff. He grows suspicious the substance was not meant for a dog and that Lawson received it by mistake. Police seek the intended recipient or preparer with no clear clues yet and promise further developments.
A Puritan divine born in 1706 and first Hollis Street pastor, Dr Mather Byles was a famed Tory arrested in 1777 and confined under guard. On Thanksgiving he joked that his guard went to fetch cider elder for him while he kept guard over himself.
Railroads affected by new safety appliance laws plan to request extensions of compliance time. At a Washington meeting of motive power superintendents, representatives from major lines discussed extending deadlines, similar to actions taken with air brake regulations. The report also mentions Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic muscle pain and its ease of use.
The federal arbitration board granted sixty percent of a 12 1 2 percent wage increase to 27 000 enginemen from forty nine western railroads near Chicago. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen were involved. Wages vary by service class under the board's ruling.
A May 30 1910 letter from Ford Music Co of Pinefield West Virginia notes the Bluefield Daily Telegraph report about tickets for the June Festival at Elks Opera House, using the message to request information and reflect advertising value.
The article traces bow types from the Scythian C shaped bow to Tartars, Greek long bows, and Roman introduction to Britain. It notes English longbows and arbalests shaped by steel or horn, crossbows requiring mechanical aids, and English archers influencing Crecy Poitiers and Agincourt per St James Gazette.
Col S M Smith's Speedwell led the 156 12 mile New York Herald Atlanta Journal endurance event from Atlanta to New York, reaching Charlotte ahead of the pacemaker after leaving Spartanburg and making repairs. The party includes J P Morgan and AP, with Southern Bell offering free telephone service.
A Norfolk and Western brakeman Lawson was found critically ill from arsenic poisoning at a boarding house on Allen Street. Dr A H Hoge treated him and he survived, but investigators shifted from suicide to murder implications as residents revealed poison had been prepared to kill a dog disturbing the inmates.
Henry L. Britton of Maton Rapids Michigan swears Hyomei cured his nasal catarrh after other remedies failed. The spray uses Australian eucalyptus and other antiseptics and quickly relieves irritation. A pocket inhaler is 50 cents with a full outfit priced at 1.00. Graham Pharmacy offers the product and guarantees a cure or money back. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are also advertised to strengthen nerves and boost the system.
Fallon florist in Roanoke Virginia offers plain or showery wedding bouquets with prompt shipments and satisfaction guarantee. The service highlights custom arrangements for brides and events with reliable delivery options.
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