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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
5
A historical advertorial touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild gentle remedy for chronic constipation. Letters from users claim it aids digestion without harsh laxatives and suggests samples mailed to homes on request.
An old tale features Anty Drudge waking from a dream where a bound woman freed by a bar of Fels-Naptha soap symbolizes washday emancipation. The story notes the soap wrapper proclaims a new washing method claimed to ease labor from Babylon to the old back-breaking routines.
Telegraph reporters collect social notices and personal items from city residents. The column highlights neighborhood events, friendly exchanges, and small anecdotes reflecting daily life and community ties.
Graham will vote today in a municipal election conducted at the miy ota office. Sunrise to sunset polling will elect a mayor treasurer and eight council members with eighteen names on the ballot. Disfranchised voters due to poll tax may be unable to cast ballots. estimates suggest about one hundred seventy votes possible.
Town officials weigh a low cost railway crossing project to protect children and residents. Residents favor action to reduce danger at the crossing used by many on both sides of the railroad. Local events note reunions and visits, including families in Graham and relatives from Chicago Alabama and Bluefield.
A fragmented note reports Mise Morton visiting friends in Luetivia yesterday with mention of Mr. A Neikirk and social hosts.
An early 1900s style notice advertises tomato plants and peppers with beet plants, bagged mulch, and assorted garden items priced per unit. It mentions floral products and extracts noted by keepers, with mention of quantities like 19 and 64 cents and local shop branding.
Roanoke Virginia florist Patton places orders for flat shipments of fine bedding plants. The notice lists quantities and delivery details for upcoming planting season.
Notice in the Southern District of West Virginia states C Floyd, bankrupt, has been adjudicated and a creditors meeting will be held at the attorney's Minefield office Mercer County on the 11th day of June 1912 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Creditors may attend to prove claims appoint a committee examine the bankrupt and transact related business.
Notice is given J W Tonner a bankrupt in the Southern District of West Virginia. A meeting of creditors will be held in Bluefield Mercer County on the th day of June 1912 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Creditors may attend to prove claims appoint a trustee and transact business as proper.
District court page announces H. J. Roark of Bluefield declared bankrupt on June 7 1912. First creditors meeting set for June 11 1912 at 10 oclock at Referee in Bankruptcy H S LB office in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia. Creditors may attend prove claims examine the bankrupt and conduct related business. Also memorandum outlines proper proof of claim forms and required attachments.
Sunday visitors and homecomings are listed across towns including Tazewell Bram and Glade Springs with names such as Roy Thorpton Mrs Hazel Walton James Wondrick Mina Lora Jose and Lucile Reynejis. The column notes trips to Norton Tastewell and Ronatoko plus a local ad for trusses at Bluefield Pharmacy.
J F Phelps of Ste Phelps Furniture Company says Appalachian Furniture Coming plans a new plant for pure manufacturing. Backing is secured and construction will start after railroad clearance. Chamber of Commerce mixed on the project though some citizens expect payroll and local business benefits from the factory. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for failure to cure.
Notice to tax payers informs Beaver Pond District delinquent list being compiled. Deputy KF Carter for I J Bilison indicates taxes must be paid within days or accounts will be returned delinquent.
For Sale tomato plants all varieties pepper and beet plants 1 per 100 Cabbage cut flowers Funeral designs and plants 10 per 100 Potted plants and bouquets a specialty Phone 385 South Pinefield Florist 51tf Old papers for sale at this address
Waurika Oklahoma resident Mrs Sallie Stevens reports years of female ailments ending after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed health and strength and urges others with difficult cases to seek advice from the Lyon Massachusetts company under strict confidentiality.
Myrtle Cobrum of Newburg credits Cardul with curing her back and head pains and skin pimples after two bottles. She notes her mother and aunt also benefited, urging others to try the vegetable tonic advertised by the Ladies Advisory Lab Co. in Chattanooga for women’s health.
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