Graham Boys Enlist in Navy as War Effort Grows
Ray Havens son of Mr and Mrs George Javens joins the navy to help sink U submarines after being ineligible for draft. Grat Crockett of West Graham also enlists at Norfolk this week after prior rejection. Hotel Graham new owner G T Jacobs receives praise for meals and service while W C T U auxiliary forms in Boissevain with local efforts underway. Attendance at the church meeting was smaller than hoped amid war focus and Holy Roller revival.
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Ray Havens
Graham
Ray ‘Havens
George Javens
Ray
Navy
Grat Crockett
West Graham Boy
Grat
Norfolk
G. T. Jacobs
Hotel
W. C. 7. U. Auxiliary
Robinson
West Virginia
W. G. O'Brien
Tazewell
W. Cc
T. U
Boissevain
Grat Bailey
John Hall
West Graham
Catarrhal Deafness Claim In Fallible Cure Ad
An old advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation is incurable by local remedies and claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine cures through the blood. It offers one hundred dollars to prove any case not cured by the medicine and lists a drugstore address and seller.
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Hall
Death of Graham Citizen S J Peters Surprises Locals
S J Peters a Graham carpenter foreman died suddenly at McDowell aged 48. He is survived by his widow Lena Draper and five children. Interment in Trigg Giles county. Peters active in Methodist church and Modern Woodmen. News notes include postoffice moves and local events with N Cullop pitch interest and Pocahontas Mason address.
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S. J. Peters
Graham
McDowell
Peters
Lena Draper
Giles County
Messrs
H. G
R. L
Paul Peters
Agnes
Andrea Brooks Peters
Trigg
Methodist Church
Bluefield Lodge
Woodmen
Prayer Services Draw Unusual Attendance in Graham
Citizens attend services for spiritual help with unusual turnout. The notice lists residents Mrs. Al Holdaway and Mr. J G Barrett family news from West Graham and Madison Tennessee. Also mentions Mrs. Speed recovering in Ivefield Hospital and planned ice cream social at the Christian Church.
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Graham
Northwest Fork News Highlights Local Life and Travel
Community news notes N A Combs of Metropolitan Life delivers 450 war savings stamps and 20 thrift stamps. allotment 5000 with 230 remaining. Wed Hoogeymoon wedding Willie B Rowan and Henry Johnson. Miss Kowahn rich in talent teaching at War. Church notices announce Sunday school at 10 and sermon at 11. New Norfolk Western engine 108 arrives in coalfield. Birth of a Nation tickets urged. Prof Craver to Lexington for summer residence.
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N. A. Combs
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hoogeymoon
Willie B. Rowan
Waverly
Ohio
Henry Johnson
War
Johnson
Kowahn
Bramwell
Mrs. Johnson
L. C. Austin
Jesus
Martin
Christ
Vivian
Norfolk and ‘Western
Poisonous Urate Treatment Promoted For Kidneys
Dr Pierces products Anuric and Golden Medical Discovery are advertised as kidney cleansing and uric acid dissolving remedies. Testimonials from Newport News and Monnpville claim relief from gout kidney pain and debility after using Anuric tablets and Dr Pierce medicines.Mrs Jason Smith also endorses kidney relief after taking Anuric tablets.
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The
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Newport News
Virginia
Dr Pierce
Dr. Sage
Dr. Pierce
Joan Osses
Washington Avenue
Monnpeville
W. Va
Jason Smith
Ist
Ed Royster Is Shot At Imperial Hotel
Ed Royster was shot by Ernest Davis at the Imperial Hotel on Raleigh Street during a dispute over a woman. Royster was wounded in the breast near the heart and in the back and taken to Lomax Hospital. Davis fled east toward Scott Street and railroad yards but was not found despite bloodhound efforts after rain washed away tracks. Both men were listed in the next call of drafted colored men.
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Ed Royster
Ernest Davis
Imperial Hotel
Raleigh Street
Davis
Royster
Lomax Hospital
South Land Street
Scott Street
Graham
Von Tirpitz A Photoplay Portrait At Colonial
A written critique condemns Admiral von Tirpitz for submarine warfare and German policies, contrasting his historical cruelty with a film adaptation titled My Four Years in Germany. The Colonial will show the photoplay nationwide in June 2021.
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Germany
Admiral von Tirpitz
von Tirpitz
Lusitania
Gerard
Berlin
Oniface
von Tirpite
England
United States
Bramwell Rowans Visit Bettie Earnest in Town
Misses Mable and Lucile Rowan of Bramwell visit Miss Bettie Earnest. Lucile Rowan travels to New York for a reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson recently married at War. Mrs. Jess Easley of Fluefield visits Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Angles.
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Mable
Lucile Rowan
Bramwell
Bettie Earnest
Lucile
New York
Johnson
Jess Easley
Fluefield
Cc. L. Angles
Napanee Dutch Kitchenet advertised to save housewives time
Warlick's Furniture Store promotes Napanee Dutch Kitchenet claiming a housewife can save one to two hours daily by preparing full meals seated, using features like Fill-Hasy flour bin and ventilated food chamber. The ad emphasizes ease of payment and time for knitting and Red Cross work.
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Warlick’s
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Warlick Furniture Store
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cited By Parent in Peru
A Peru Indiana mother reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy helped two daughters recover from whooping cough. The note says the cough was kept loose and expectoration eased, with the remedy described as working well.
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Chamberlain
P. H. Martin
Peru
Ind
Rotary Club Hosts Bettan Address in Enthusiastic Meeting
The Rotary Club at the Commercial Hotel welcomed three new members and listened to Rabbi Bettan of Charleston praise American ideals and democracy. He urged opposition to Prussianism, sacrifice in war, and unity with Washington and Lincoln as guiding symbols. Tonight John F. Hoffman, a national officer, will speak and members are urged to bring guests.
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Rotary Clu
Commercial Hotel
Wm. McCarthy
J.D. McCue
T. O'J. Wilson
Rabi Bettan
Charleston
Athens
Concord Normal School
Rabot
Rotarians
Rotary Clubs
America
Washington
Lincoln
Europe
Germany
Scandinavian
Liveria
The
Vluo
John F. Hoffman
Order
Big Circus in Town at Colonial Monday
Kiddies get ready as a big circus visits the Colonial on Monday. Mothers urged to bring children for a lively show with vibrant acts and family fun.
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the Colonial
Mercer quota and circus notice headline
The fragment mentions a $990,000 quota on West 8th Street and a mild indigestion cure poem, plus a teaser for a Monday circus at the Colonial with mothers urged to bring children and a National War Savings Day on June 28.
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National War Savings
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