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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
5
Read how pimples boils and rashes signal blood disorders not just skin trouble. A salve may help briefly but S S S cleanses poisons from the system and supports the blood. Write Swift Specific Co for medical information about your case.
Swarthmore attractions again drew strong support in Graham with guaran tors pledged for a five day season next year. Dr Frank Dixon and Peter MacQueen lectured while the Garland Keckhoff Jordan Trio charmed audiences. The paper notes local gratitude for talent, weather challenges, and plans to stage repeat performances as a patriotic community effort.
George W Walker of Graham died Sunday evening at six from a cerebral hemorrhage after months of poor health. A fifty eight year old blacksmith turned nursery agent, he lost his left arm in an accident years ago and lived a Christian life as a Baptist church member. He is survived by his widow and several children. Funeral services were held yesterday at Maple Hill cemetery led by Rev J E Gibson.
The Hon. Percy Alden, a British parliament member, will lecture this evening titled The Future of Europe. The talk aims to be entertaining and informative for attendees at the tent gathering.
No Christian Endeavor service this afternoon due to the chautauqua. Personal notes mention W J Duncan of Huntington visiting family in West Graham. Miss Ella Williams returns from Norton where she nursed a fever patient. Misses Edna Sluss Iva Metcalf and Naoma Wall home from Radford State Normal continuing their education in Graham.
Local report notes several teachers earning fine records at Radford Normal. Visitors include Mrs W E B Stiff and Virgia from Honaker and Mrs Wade H Frazier of Roanoke with her children. J J Barbee returns from Birmingham. Bluestone Valley residents Mr and Mrs J K Routh praise Swarthmore chautauqua and plan to return for more performances.
Inquest at Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia found W J Heycock died from a head wound of unknown cause. Heycock 46, longtime railroad employee, survived by wife and daughter. body to be moved to Knoxville Tennessee for funeral and interment.
Miss Mabel Rowan, a Colonial school attendee in Washington DC, spent last week in Washington as guest of Clerk of the Senate Fred Carr and Mrs. Carr. Miss Willie B. Rowan danced at War Thursday night and is seen with cashier R L Page and Mrs Page of Berwind. Charles Ballou of Wilkes-Barre spent last week in Bramwell.
The War Department outlines a general plan for exemption machinery under the selective service law. Local boards are created for about every 30 000 population with presidential appointment and self executing exemptions. Appeals go to district review boards with jurisdiction to exclude discharge for indispensable workers in maintaining military and national interests. Regulations not yet final.
Advertisement touts Black oil stomach and liver tablets as a safe gentler alternative to Calomel for biliousness constipation and headaches. It promises full refund if not satisfied and notes sale by all druggists with a money back guarantee.
Notice warns against buying or trading a one dollar note dated May 8 1917 from Norton Virginia payable to C B Hancock and Charles I Fuller at the National Bank of Norton endorsed by Wise Hardware Co and others. It notes the note was mailed to Bluefield West Virginia and that a duplicate note has been issued.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy eased her two daughters whooping cough keeping coughs loose and easy to expectorate. The note is dated Tu-Sat.
FF. N. Donavant of Memphis Tennessee recalls thirty two years of rheumatism and loss of use in his left arm before taking Tanlae. After six bottles he reports no pain for a year and weight gain while Tanlae improved his stomach and appetite. The genuine Tanlae is sold by Pynefield Pharmacy Bluefield and Northfork Drug Company Northfork WV.
The Supreme Court adjourned for the term today as Chief Justice White announced the court would reconvene in the fall. Observers expect no major ecommerce or industrial rulings until the nation adjusts to wartime conditions.
Zieriksee a Dutch seaport on Schouwen island faced bombing during war alert. The town known for salt trade and historic sites like the Stadhuis and Nobel gate endured sieges in 1575 76 and 1804 with notable defenders and local legends. It lies 160 miles northeast of London by air across the North Sea.
Cholera Morbus is described as very painful and dangerous with deaths in many neighborhoods before treatment. The advertisement urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home and cites Mrs. Charles Enyeart of Huntington Indiana reporting relief for two ill children in summer 1911.
A Washington National Geographic bulletin outlines Zeebrugge as Bruges seaport with over fifty bridges crossing canals. It notes a crescent vast harbor mole, extensive warehouses, and rail tracks, plus prewar steamship links to Hull and costs of harbor works begun in 1890s totaling over eight million dollars.
An advertisement touts Acid Iron Mineral as a natural medicinal iron supplement containing calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium and sulfuric acid. It claims three forms of iron, warns against alcohol, and promotes urinary and blood health benefits with a prepaid offer of $1.00.
The excerpt notes Zeebrugge fifteen miles northeast of Ostend and sixty miles northwest of Brussels. It mentions Bruges nearby, a large old stone barrow with oaken beams dating from 1280 and references a 1914 population of over 50 000 with a substantial English colony.
The listing highlights a five acre parcel in a famed mineral water area suitable for children with dancing and amusements in a home like atmosphere. It emphasizes affordable past season rates and easy accessibility under owner Hazlewood.
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