Graham Daily News honors St James School medalist and minister elect
Robert Williamson Jr son of Mr and Mrs R B Williamson earned a school medal at St James School Maryland completing a two year course and was chosen to deliver the valedictory address. Fellow student Kefauver also won a progress prize. Williamson and his mother expect to return home with medals. A correction notes Z H Neff’s salary was reduced to fifty dollars per month. An entertainment at the Baptist church funds Buchanan Mountain Mission school. Graham Red Men elected officers Earl Crawford sachem and others. a large upcoming picnic is planned for June 19.
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Robert Williamson, Jr
R. B. Williamson
Bacon
St. James School
Maryland
Graham
St. James
Williamson
Kefauver
E. A. Rich
C. EB. Wamrie
Baptist Banner
Ivydade
W. Va
Hamrie
Charleston
Graham Daily News
Z. H. Neff
Neff
Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
Buchanan Mountain Mission School
Ladies of the New Lebanon Association
J. FE. Gibson
Earl Crawford
Emory Summers
Sagamore
Ray Havens
Wade Fleshman
Prophet
Will Scott
C. W. Matthews
Virginia Woman's Advice Endorses Dr Pierce Remedy
Roanoke Virginia reader Mrs Joan C Davis praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a family remedy for coughs and general health. She claims quick improvement in early coughs and lasting cure even in emaciated states, urging readers to obtain it from medicine dealers and to write for free guidance to Dr V M Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Roanoke
Dr. Pierce
Joan C. Davis
314Th Ave
N. E
V. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Common Sense Medical Adviser Promises Marriage Guidance
Advertisement offers Re V. Piercen M D full 1008 page marital health guide to couples and those planning marriage. Describes chapters on life mechanism marriage history mother and babe nervous troubles sex hygiene anatomy physiology medicine and more. Special offer: send 3 dimes to cover wrap and mailing to readers. address 663 Main St Buffalo NY.
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Common Sense Medical Adviser
Re V. Piercen
M.D
Aci
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
Stomach Troubles Reported Benefit From Black Draught
Madison Heights resident Chas A Ragland praises Thedlord s Black Draught for indigestion stomach troubles and colds claiming it makes him feel like a new man. The ad urges relief from nervousness nausea heartburn and fullness after eating and promotes the medicine as safe gentle and widely available.
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Madison Heights
Chas. A. Ragland
Graham community shown steady gains as town restores normals
The Clinch Valley News touts Graham progress with school expansion and a new railroad and streetcar extension. It notes quieting matters, a hoped pop 5,000 schoolchildren goal, church services at First Christian Church with pastor John Addison Tate, and youth groups. It corrects an omission in Tuesday’s obituary list for J. Woodardson.
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Clinch Valley News
Graham
Candidate from Cedar Bluff enters race for Virginia delegate
M. Mich Herean of Cedar Bluff announces candidacy for the house of delegates from Tazewell and Buchanan counties. He pledges to oppose changing Virginia schoolbooks each year. Mr Harman also referenced in incomplete text.
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M. Mich Herean
Cedar Bluff
House of Dele Erates
Tazewell
Buchanan
Virginia
Harman An
May-apple root laxatives advertised as safe calomel substitute
An advertisement touts vegetable calomel from may-apple root as a gentle, non irritating alternative to mercury calomel. It claims tablets clean poisons causing headaches and stomach issues, promoting mild bowel regulation with a low price and free trial offers from Seritanel Remedies Co. Covington Kentucky.
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Seritanel Remedies Co
Madison Ave
Covington
Voter Seeks Neutrality Across Party Lines
The report notes a voter who has backed both Democratic and Republican tickets at different times, illustrating an attempt to remain neutral in a polarized political environment. The behavior signals unpredictable loyalties and questions about party alignment.
Miss Gertrude Havens Collects Data for Condensed Arithmetic
Miss Gertrude Havens of Radford Normal visits Graham for a week to gather information for a proposed condensed arithmetic. She is noted as a leading county young teacher. Also mentioned are J Catron and family staying at Norfolk with sea breezes as guests of Roadmaster J B Catron.
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Gertrude Havens
Radford
Graham
J. Catron
Norfolk and Western
Methodist Church to Observe Children’s Day Sunday
Children’s Day services will be held at the Methodist church this Sunday with a large congregation expected. Children have been rehearsing for the occasion.
Royal Arch Masons Meet Tonight in Lodge Room
Royal Arch Chapter No. 28 schedules a regular meeting in the lodge room and urges all members to attend. Episcopal Services are listed for Pocahontas at 11 a.m., Tazewell at 3 p.m., and Graham at 8 p.m.
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Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch Chapter No
Episcopal Services
Pocahontas
Tazewell
Graham
Local Personal Notices From Graham Area
Miss Edna Baulman of Roanoke attended the Newitt Spratt nuptials at Richlands Thursday. She halted in Graham en route home and visits her aunt Mrs Lizzie Davidson. Mrs N C Petty of Rustbury arrived in Graham to join her husband for a few days and stays with Mrs R A Wells. Mr Petty oversees the undergrade crossing work. Arthur Mitchell travels to Roanoke today to spend Sunday with his mother and sister. Miss Mildred Whitesell visits the Misses Aumiller at Bramwell.
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Edna Baulman
Roanoke
Richlands
Graham
Lizzie Davidson
N. C. Petty
Rustbury
R. A. Wells
Petty
Arthur Mitchell
Mildred Whitesell
Aumiller
Bramwell
Honoring Crawford Death Anniversary in Ohio
The 1334th anniversary of Col William Crawford’s torture and burning was observed at Upper Sandusky Ohio with a monument ceremony. Crawford, a friend of George Washington, led a 1782 expedition against Indians and met a fatal fate after four days of brutal captivity near Battle Island. Dr Knight escaped after witnessing the torture.
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William Crawford
Buckeye
Upper Sandusky
Willian Crawford
George Washington
Craword
Crawford
Ohio
Fairfax Grant
Virginia
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Long Island
New Jersey
Delaware
Princeton
Colonel Crawford
Battle Island
Dr. Knight
Simon Girty
Record of extreme winds and notable gusts from history
The article cites the highest wind speeds recorded in history, noting 144 mph at Cape Mendocino in January 1936 and 138 mph at Cape Lookout before anemometer failure. It references a mid Atlantic hurricane of August 1787 and a 112 mph event atop Pike's Peak in June 1881, Chicago Herald.
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Cape Mendocino
Cal
Cape Lookout
Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Chicago Herald
Magazines on Warships
The London Mail describes a flooding device for naval powder magazines to avert fire. A sea inlet pipe with two deck taps allows rapid flooding, after which water is drained via a gutter. The system aims to minimize magazine explosions on battleships.
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London Mail
Not So Often The Tables Turn In A Jestful Kitchen Tale
A humorous exchange in a St Paul Pioneer Press item centers on a retired grocery man who jokes about his weight. A friend remarks he is thinner since retirement, and the man replies he weighs less than when he was in the trade. The brief vignette plays on food and hunger.
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Paul
Inaugural Bus Service Faces Managerial Opposition
Street railway magnates threaten to discharge any employee whose family uses jitneys. Department store owners with railway stakes order staff not to patronize jitneys.
New Orleans Magnates Fight Jitneys
New Orleans leaders clash over jitney operations as city authorities weigh curbside transport rules. The dispute centers on licensing and service scope amid ongoing debates about street traffic and public mobility.
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New Orleans
Chinese Viewpoints On Morality From A Missionary Tale
Dr Frank Garrett who served in China for seventeen years recalls a local church incident where a thief was expelled for stealing a bamboo rod worth about ten cents. The native preacher argues thieves cannot go to heaven, while the missionary notes the Bible condemns liars, prompting a clash over cultural norms.
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Frank Garrett
China
United States
Flo
City Council Sells Mules and Grants Light Railway Permit
City officials approved a 550 dollar sale of a mule pair and the city wagon while keeping Carter's mule on duty with the white wings force. The council also allowed several claims and granted Curtis Ward Co a 120 day permit to build a light railway along Lazenby avenue to haul macadam materials for road work toward Bluefield.
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Carter
White Wings
Curtis- Ward Company
Lazenby Avenue
New County Road
Bluefield
Vireinsen
Baseball Park
Ingleside Road
Licensed to Wed in Bluestone couple set for marriage
The county court clerk issued a marriage license yesterday for George Counts 37 to Daisy McPherson 30 both of Bluestone. An agricultural meeting of county farmers will be held here Monday at 2 30 o clock called by County Farm Agent W R Worthington with hopes farmers attend.
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George Counts
Daisy McPherson
Bluestone
W. R. Worthington
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain's Liniment
Mrs. Florence Slife of Wabash Indiana praises Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains. The ad claims prompt relief and notes the product is obtainable everywhere with weeked sales.
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Chamberlain
Florence Slife
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