Plays in Bluefield Tonight by Graham Dramatic Club
The Graham Daily News reports the Graham dramatic club, fresh from Poca, presents Be cause I Love You at the Elks Opera House in Bluefield tonight, with tickets at White Pharmacy. A hail storm Tuesday caused little damage, and local events include a Presbyterian lawn party proceeds from cream and strawberries. Notables: Miss Callie Greever and Miss Nellie Peery pass through Graham, S. N. Hufford and R. W. McClintick attend the Shriners meeting in Louisville, and Baylor-Barbee Co announces continued business at Charlton & Tate.
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Bluefield
Miss Wheeler
Dramatic Club
Pocahontas
Opera House
Elks Opera House
White Pharmacy
Quaker Doctor Promotes Herbal Remedies in Bluefield
Health claims spread by the Quaker Doctor as he markets Quaker herbs for general debility. A reader named Mr Chambers reports rapid relief and six pound weight gain after using the herbs, while the promoter invites out of town orders and announces nightly entertainments with amateur prize nights in Bluefield.
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Red Lot
Chambers
Bluefield
Gooffykoonts
A Thrilling Rescue From a Desperate Lung Trouble
Hert R. Lean of Cheng Washington describes a severe lung illness baffling a local expert. He paid Spokane specialists up to 15 dollars per visit with no relief before California trips. After using Dr Kings New Discovery he was cured and is now well. The remedy treats lung trouble bronchitis coughs colds asthma croup and whooping cough and is sold for 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
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Hert R. Lean
Cheng, Wash
Spokane
California
Pineules new Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Kidney Relief
Pineules are advertised as a remedy for kidney and bladder diseases with rapid action on lame backs rheumatic pains bladder inflammation urinary disorders and weak kidneys. Sold by Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Finest soft coal region in world
Major J Roberts Jr of Hanover Coal Co, Wilkesbarre, pa, visiting Dry Fork and Cluefield comments West Virginia has not yet started and is coming into its own as the second coal producing state with a bright future. He praises anthracite but notes interest in bituminous and steam brands.
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West Virginia
Major J. Roberts, Jr
Hanover Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
English Coal and Coke Company
Dry Fork
Daily Telegraph
Cluefield
Major Roberts
Iffanover
Pennsylvania
Tole
Abdul Namid
Union
Cay
Mountain Commonwealth
Hearn Guests In City Before Virginia West Virginia Tour
Mr and Mrs Edward D Hearn of Georgetown Delaware are visiting relatives in Hancock Street as they tour Virginia and West Virginia. Hearn a prominent Democrat has served as senate clerk a congressional candidate and 1906 constitutional convention member. He is First National Bank of Georgetown director and attorney for multiple enterprises. They plan to depart this morning for Natural Bridge.
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Edward D. Hearn
Georgetown
Delaware
Andrew J. Hearn
Hancock Street
Seven Miles of Rail Contract Near Keiser
Trustworthy reports say the Carolina Clinch field and Ohio railwaylet a contract to build seven miles of railroad from Keiser toward Elkhorn City. The full line spans forty miles and a later deal with Norfolk and Western may allow temporary track use between St Paul and Keiser. The new coal road currently runs 112 miles from Johnson City Tennessee to Dante Virginia. Pat the quick tongued man digs potatoes as a parish priest tests him with a catechism question about baptism and price in a humorous exchange.
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Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Keiser
Elkhorn City
Norfolk and Western
St. Paul
Johnson City
Tenn
Dante
Patrick Returns Home After Beating by Dutchman
Patrick, badly bruised with a swollen eye, arrives home and defends the dead Dutchman Schwartz himer twag against his wife who condemns the act. The scene ends with Nora warning not to speak ill of the deceased.
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Patrick
Schwartzhiemer
Nora
Weathering the cold: forecasts vs experience in a quirky exchange
In a humorous dialogue, two characters discuss winter weather. One cites weather reports and figures showing winters average the same, while the other questions the reliability of dress and fashion sources amid the cold.
Humor Amid Rain at Wedding Reception
The humorous tirade from a 1930s New York satire finds a jilted husband mocked for oversized shoes in the rain. The judge muses on a failed match with prices and missed chance, ending with self-reproach as the scene pivots to comic social banter.
Proposals and a matchless beauty quoted in a witty exchange
The dialogue features Mattiess praising a woman as matchless while another man retorts that the fault lies with her, noting he has proposed three times himself. The playful exchange hints at social expectations and courting norms of the period.
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Mattiess
Bids Open for Mullins West Virginia Residence Project
Bids received until June 20 1909 for a two story residence at Mullins W Va to be brick or frame. Plans may be viewed at Mullins business place or A F Wysong's Princeton W Va office after June 5 1909. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. 6-1-181 al
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Mullins
W. Va
A. F. Wysong
Princeton
Pine salve antiseptic for healing and pain relief
Pine salve carbolized antiseptic soothes wounds and stops pain. Sold by The
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Pinesalve
The
Goodykoontz Drug Co
City Board to Meet for Appointments and Salary Decisions
The Bluefield board of affairs will meet Friday night at city hall to appoint the city auditor engineer electrician attorney and fire chief for the coming year. They will also fix the fire department's size and salaries. Incumbents seek reappointment and others await consideration, with the board non-committal about choices.
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Bluefield Board of Affairs
Sam N. Worley
S. Kahle
F. M. Peters
F. Stowers
Fire Department
Sergeant Wilkins Defends Breach Case in Court
In a Cleveland Leader summary a sergeant defends a breach of promise case with a roaring courtroom sermon. He questions the plaintiff’s suitor and, with forceful rhetoric, urges the jury to favor the defendant, noting the defendant’s deformed appearance and poverty. The jury returns a verdict for the defendant.
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Sergeant Wilkins
Cleveland Leader
Garden Digging Verses Spur Mixed Newspaper Mash
A jumble of quotes from the Atlanta Constitution Scranton Tribune and Houston Post features garden imagery and whimsy about spring and digging. The fragmentary text blends poetic lines with casual banter urging hands on earth and avoidance of flowery verse.
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Atlanta Constitution
Slim Senate Figure Sums Up Style and a Rose Joke
A humor vignette recalls Senator Allison praising personal cleanliness and elegant attire. In Dubuque a shabby lawyer appears with a rose in his buttonhole prompting astonishment. Allison quips that the rose probably grew there. The note ends with a local business reference to Dilger's repair works.
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Senator Allison
Dubuque
Allison
Mercer Electric Railway stock sale meeting in Princeton
Public notice invites Mercer County residents to a stockholders meeting at the courthouse in Princeton on Saturday June 19 at 1 30 pm. Shares sell for 20 dollars each with no minimum, as the company seeks local ownership and plans to begin grading on the Princeton to Athens survey soon.
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Mercer County
Mercer Electric Railway Co
Court House
Princeton
W. Va
Athens
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