The Old Order Changeth in City News and Events
A miscellany notes advertising shifts, a tag day for James G. Lita Children’s Home raising eighty dollars, a WCTU meeting in Welch with Flower Day planned, Hale addition street grading, and Norfolk and Western scales construction delayed by rain.
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James G. Lita
Welch
Mr. Litz
Misses Pearl
Hazel
Edriss
Bird Sluss
Miss Angrist
H. Beliekowsky
Pedigo
James Strother
Bluefield Wedding At Mary Baptist Church
In Roanoke yesterday morning Glen and Bruce of Coalwood West Virginia wed Miss Helen Preston of Roanoke with Rev. W. F. Powell officiating. Attendants included Mrs Anna Dearing and her daughter Tapel of Bluefield and Mellie Walters of Pocahontas. L. F. Bailey and G. T. Bailey left Bluefield for a Chicago auto trip via Greenbrier Staunton Parkersburg Pike, visiting relatives and three major vaudeville acts with manager Jolliffe of the Elks Opera House securing engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baptist Church
Roanoke
Yester
Glen , Bruce
Coalwood
W.va
Helen Preston
Anna Dearing
Tapel
Briuefield
Mellie Walters
Pocahontas
L. F. Bailey
G. T. Bailey
Bluefield
Chicago
Greenbrier
Staunton
Parkersburg Pike
Parkersburg
Ohio
Jolliffe
Elks Opera ‘House
Hauer
Columbus
T. F. Henritze
C. H. Boardman
Vivian
R. V. Shanklin
Gary
Squire J. J. Nunan
Welch
Vivian Sprinkle
Virginia
Carl Hutson
W. H. Stanley
Cincinnati
Tom W. Edwards
J. C. Rawn
Marytown
C. Frank Wright
Small Son
Princeton
W. Burbridge Payne
Gertrude Fletcher
Lebanon
Er. C. Bralley
Kate Handy
Cleveland
K 38 Club Holds Meeting at Richardson Home
The K 38 Club met yesterday afternoon from three to five at Miss Mary Richardson’s Boone Street home. Members played games and agreed to meet next at Miss Hazel Crenshaw’s Frederick Avenue residence. Attendees included Gladys Udy Mary Richardson Ethel Critz Lucille Leonard Hazel Crenshaw Alice Breen Hazel Otey Frances Cretz Rosa Richardson.
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Mary Richardson
Boone Street
Hazel Crenshaw
Frederick Avenue
Gladys Udy
Ethel Critz
Lucille Leonard
Alice Breen
Hazel Otey
Frances Cretz
Rosa Richardson
Boy Injured In Street Stumble and Auto Accident
A boy named Toots Howard was hit by W W Kersey’s car yesterday afternoon while crossing the street. He suffered a broken leg with the wheel crushing the bones above the ankle. Bluefield Water Works workers tore up Princeton avenue to install new fire plugs in a uniform system. Knights of Pythias elected officers for the coming year and announce the district conference opening sermon by Rev J W W Shuler at Grace Church Wednesday evening.
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Toots Howard
W. W. Kersey
Mr. Kersey
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
Princeton Avenue
J. W. W. Shuler
Bramwell
Grace Church
Death of a Child in Roanoke
The sixteen month old child of Mr and Mrs J W Anderson of 915 Highland Avenue died yesterday at 11 30. Services will be at home at 8 this afternoon conducted by Rev H S Mabie. Interment at Walnut Grove cemetery. Wedding Flowers offered by Fallon florist Roanoke Va. 6-11 7-1.
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Thornhill
Locust Street
Maefield
J. W. Anderson
Highland Avenue
H. S. Mabie
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Where Ladies Can Rest Merchants' Rest Room Opens Daily
A civic notice invites women to use a merchants' rest room open daily from 8 a m to 7 p m except Sundays. The offer aims to provide a convenient facility for ladies visiting local shops.
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Merchants
Happy Days Coming in The Worlds Illustrated Magazine
Regular readers of the New York Sunday World are promised a relief from worries with a flood of good reading next Sunday as The Worlds twenty four page illustrated magazine will include another feature.
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New York Sunday World
the World
A Matter of Vital Importance to Drug Consumers
A statement urges buyers to seek quality and high efficiency in medicines. It warns against inferior imitations that waste money and threaten health, and promotes a reliable merchant with a reputation for honesty and dependable products.
World gossip and dining wit from leaders and chefs
A brief feature pulls together humorous items from Bill The Office Boy by Paul West and two pages of witty stories narrated by President Wilson, plus What Constitutes a Perfect Dinner by renowned chefs. It notes New York’s odd 720 foot subway curve. Readers urged to reserve next Sunday’s World in advance.
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Bill
Paul West
Wilson
America
New York
Convenience for Shoppers Rest Room on Higginbotham Avenue
Merchants establish a shop area rest room for shopper comfort on Higginbotham avenue near Mbene No. Sins. The notice urges city shoppers to use the new amenity during visits.
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Higginbotham Avenue
Mbene No
Wedding Flowers and Rest Room Amenities Advertised
The notice promotes wedding flowers including Lily of Valley and White Killarney Roses from Fallon, a Roanoke florist. It mentions a phone and parcel room for patrons and lists the figure twenty five thousand dollars as a price or quantity.
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Killarney
Fallon, Florist
Roanoke
Welch News Notes and Injuries in Welch
A dry goods merchant G D Kendrick of Welch suffered a painful facial injury when a stepladder toppled in his store. Several attorneys from nearby towns attended court in Welch. Litz orphanage tag day drew crowds and hope for a sizable sum. Pistol licenses were issued by the circuit court to multiple residents. Prank Kaine of the Pullman Company investigated baggage loss.
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G. D. Kendrick
Welch
Mr. Kendrick
Litz
X. Kaine
Pullman Company
Loss of baggage in transit between Bluefield and Welch
Chicago reports an investigation yesterday into the loss of two baggage items from the Womack couple. Mr Kaine traveled from Welch to Bluefield to determine the cause of the May 25 incident. The items were a suitcase and a club bag.
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Chicago
Bluefield
Welch
Br. W. Womack
Kaine
Princeton and Athens Play Twelve Inning Baseball Classic
The season opener saw Princeton facing Athens on Athens grounds. A tight pitching duel produced four hits for each side, and Athens won 2 to 1 in twelve innings with Winzerith and McCoy for Princeton and Guy and Mec Comas for Athens.
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Princeton
Athens
Winzerith
McCoy
Guy
Mec- Comas
Frosty Tuesday Brings Light Damage To Area Crops
Frost covered Princeton area landscapes Tuesday morning but caused only minor harm to growing crops. Marriage licenses issued by county court clerk include James M. Stowers to Lou Proffit and Robert H. Clatterbaugh to Rosa Howell. A stork visited W M Poston home delivering a baby boy. Several locals including Joe Hodge Camp Creek R F Ellison Mount Horeb Robert Walters and Sam R Pennington were noted in Princeton and nearby towns. Dr. and Mrs Neel of Elkhorn visited Princeton en route to Philadelphia with their children briefly stopping in the city.
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James M. Stowers
Lou Proffit
Ada
Robert H. Clatterbaugh
Rosa Howell
Princeton
Joe Hodge
Bluefield
R. F. Ellison
Camp Creek
Robert Walters
Mount Horeb
Sam R. Pennington
Bluefield Telegraph
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claim and Notary Oath 1888 Toledo
Frank J. Cheney era senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, dated December 6 1888, notes the remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions testimonials and period want ads at one cent a word.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Prevention of Pneumonia in Urban Life
The article notes pneumonia is tied to crowded city life and fatigue. It urges personal precautions to reduce risk, especially for middle aged men. Crowded streetcars at rush hours are a key danger, worsened by skipped meals. Public and individual hygiene can greatly lower infection.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
The Great Pyramids and Ancient Construction Methods
Herodotus described Cheops pyramid as built in stepped form with successive lifting machines for each tier. The great pyramid at Gizeh shows remarkable accuracy with sides within six tenths of an inch and twelve seconds, likely requiring about 100000 workers for fifty years.
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Herodotus
Cheops
Gizeh
Atlanta Constitution
Pulse Rates Across Life Stages and Notable Exceptions
The passage outlines typical pulse ranges by age from birth to old age, noting general averages such as 140 at birth, 100 at age two, 80 in late teens, 75 in adulthood, and 60 in old age, with wide health-related variations. It cites cases including Na poleon’s reputed 44 per minute, an eighty seven year old with pulse under 30 in final years, another 87 year old at 29, and a rare instance of fever lowering pulse to forty instead of rising.
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Napoleon
Talesman in English Law Explained
The London Standard outlines how a talesman is a juror drafted to fill a gap and recalls tales de circumstantibus to direct the process. It notes a famous instance during Pickwick where ten special jurymen led to pressing two common jurymen into service.
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Talesman
Serjeant Buzfuz
London Standard
Perley Answers Colonel on Supporting Daughter’s Style
In a sharp exchange cited by Harper’s Weekly, an elderly gentleman asks Perley to support his daughter in her accustomed style. Perley counters by noting the parallel question about the elder’s own abilities at his age.
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Perley
Harper's Weekly
The Lure and a Father's Return Home
A brief dialogue shows a boy urged to go home by his father and mother. The frightened prompt and the mother's threat to fetch him frame a domestic tension in the scene. The lines reflect family dynamics and a sense of urgency as the boy complies.
Wanting a Canary or a Music Box
A Lou Louisville Courier Journal quote notes a preference for a reliable device that sings immediately and as desired, countering the idea of a pet canary that is fragile or fails early. It suggests choosing a music box as the preferable option.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
A J Perkins Dead Survived by Six Children
Mr and Mrs Witt F Perkins and family reported the death of A J Perkins. He is survived by six children, two of whom reside locally. The family returned home last night after funeral arrangements were made.
Death of A. J. Perkins at Hydes Gap Va
A. J. Perkins aged seventy three died at his home in Hydes Gap after a six month decline. He fell dead as he rose from bed on Wednesday morning. A Confederate veteran, he lived in Washington county fifty years and leaves a widow four sons W F and F F Perkins of this city and W A and T D Perkins of Hydes Gap and two daughters Mrs J S Henderson and Mrs James Collins of Hydes Gap.
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Hydes Gap
Mr. Perkins
A. J. Perkins
W. F
F. F. Perkins
W. A
T. D. Perkins
J. S. Henderson
James Collins
Montana Dan Takes Boy Scouts on Hike
Montana Dan, a traveling scout master for the Boy Scouts, leads a hike with local boys through a picturesque Western setting. The feature highlights his character and his role teaching woodcraft and scout skills to the group.
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Montana Dan
Boy Scouts
Montana Dan Helps Boy Scouts Learn Scoutcraft In Montana Woods
A famed forest ranger known as Montana Dan led local Boy Scouts on a Monday night hike in the woods near Rex Theatre. He spoke on knotting camping trailing and other practical scout skills, drawing on his forty years in the west and noting a forthcoming book. Miss Ida Ball and nieces Laura and Henry Norma were mentioned in passing as visitors to Mrs. Andrew Burton, who have returned home.
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Montan
Montana
Dan
Buffalo Bill
Capt
Jack Crawford
Gen. Custer
Rex Theatre
Boy Scouts
Ida Ball
Laura
Henry Norma
Andrew Burton
Beckley
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Chase Bros
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Wateroome
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W. Whitmore, Mgr
Bodington’s
West Jefferson Creamery
D. E. Bodington Quality Grocer
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Knights of Pythias
G. B. Evans
H. P. Dodd
P. Sandifer
M.S. Stevenson
G. H. Lurber
John A. Udy
Roy Steinback
Matz Hotel Turkish Bath Establishment
Ss. L. Matz
White Pharmacy
W. C. Jones
Postoffice
Lilburn E. Ward
Bloch Co.'s
Pocarontaa VA
B. Whitlow
Walter Taylor
Baltimore
DD. E
French
Lawson Worrell
J. 8. Kahle
Ira J
Partlow
Keystone
K. L. Hogsett
Laeger
J. M. Sanders
D. L. Auvil
W. M. Minter
Circuit Court
J. J. Huddleston
William Harman
M. J. Huddleston
J. J. Nunan
A. C. Hufford
W. S. Sperry
W. T. Cartright
L. T. Sturm
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
D. J. F. Strother
Court House
Jack Frost
South Bluefield
Bowling Realty Company
Thornton Building
W. Va
Pee-Gee
Anu
Geauest
Peasiee-Gaubert Co
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Nixon Paint & Paper CO
Graham Ice CreamCo
Graham, VA
Graham Ice Cream Go
Granam, VA
CIA
Wal Cott
Tazewell Manufacturing
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