In and About Town A flurry of social movements
E W Maxwell of Spanishburg and many others were in the city yesterday. Visitors include Mrs H L Bailey Ada and Miss Mary Dietrich Willowton. Numerous departures to Jamestown Norton Radford and other towns. A series of church services and family visits fill the day as travel and local engagements continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Maxwell
Spanishburg
H. L. Bailey
Ada
City
Mary Dietrich
Willowton
Mary E. Balard
M. E. Davis
South Bluefield
Monroe County
Lottie L. Leng
Baltimore
Pocahontas
W. E. Jenkins
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Advertises Purity and Value
The advertisement promotes Blue Ribbon Vanilla as made from pure vanilla bean and claims it lasts twice as long as competing brands, urging readers to specify the Blue Ribbon label for best flavor and economy.
It’s Strange That Piano Buyers Overlook Direct Factory Sales
The piece argues that buying Stieff pianos direct from the factory saves middleman profit and yields better value. It claims retail dealers mark up prices without delivering a superior instrument and suggests paying extra does not guarantee a higher quality piano.
Mysterious postoffice robberies baffle officials in Northfork
Postmaster Lester G. Toney and clerk T. B. Idol faced a vault breach on April 24. Stamps worth 400 and $800 in cash vanished from the Northfork postoffice as investigators, noting the safe’s hard combination, search for clues. A similar case on May 19 at Lewisburg also remains unsolved with suspects traced to Onceiver te.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfork
Lester G. Toney
Northcork
Toney
Cloret
T. B. Ido
Mr. Idol
Bex's
Hoanix Safe Company
Lewisburg
Reneverte
Onceverte
Kodol Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Troubles
An old ad claims stomach troubles are quickly relieved by taking a little Kodol after each meal. The product supposedly goes to the heart of digestion, strengthens digestive organs, digests what you eat, and is sold by all druggists.
Every Man Has His Niche A Lesson In Fate
A man named William Brice is shuffled through ironworks roles from clerk to timekeeper to messenger as management clings to the idea every worker has a niche. He marries an aged widow, lands her land, then is finally discovered in his true place and retires with a fortune after a dramatic match between ambition and chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice
William Brice
M. Quad
Before and After Five Dollar Flowers Joke
A Chicago News brief reports a quip about marriage and money. A sad eyed man contrasts actions before and after marriage while a youth graduates from a correspondence school. The punchline has a wife reacting to seven eighths of a weekly salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Chicago News
Kidney Cure Promises Relief in Medical Aid Notice
An old advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can treat kidney or bladder troubles. It asserts the product offers relief when medical aid seems possible and lists G. H. Wade as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
G. H. Wade
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Remedy Ad
A pleasant cough and cold remedy Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is promoted as non constipating and free of opiates. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is endorsed for women with mild taste advantages and avoided purgatives. G. H. Wade offers a booklet and samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
G. H. Wade
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Craig County
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Laura Coleman
Bristol
W.W. H. Thames
New York
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J. E. Thornton
Europe
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T. §. Johnson
Thornton
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C. W. Whitmore
Lynchburg
Virginia
Phelps Gover
Phelps Furniture Company
C. H. Sutcliffe
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Pine Beach
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U. S. Army
United States
Thornton Building
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