Biggest snake prize offered for season
The article notes a corker of a head measured as large as a toe of a No 10 brogan and mentions a prize for the biggest snake of the season, to be awarded whether the snake is dead or alive.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1923
Page
5
Local grandmother crown contested by Rayner clan
Mrs. Ernest Rayner, mother of Claude Ruttenburg Jr and grandmother to two, disputes a national title with Mrs. Charles Bryan as the youngest grandmother. Her mother, Mrs. Alex Penor of Bremerton, shares the family claim as a storied line of early marriages and grandmothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Rayner
Grandchampion
Rayner
Claude Ruttenburg, Jr
Charles Bryan
Alex Penor
Bremerton
Washin
Champ
Hus
Nomura man robbed in Boston on voyage home
J H Cole a longtime DuPont employee en route from here to Portland Missouri was reportedly robbed in Boston. The telegram said he had been robbed and asked wire funds but relatives fear bank details and documents could be compromised. Further word was awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Cole
DuPont Powder Company
Portland
Boston
Cole
Mr. Cole
Maine
W. Waddell
Union Depot
Graham
Mentha Pepsin Promises Relief for Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts Care's Mentha Pepsin as a tonic elixir to strengthen the stomach and end indigestion, gas, and heartburn. A testimonial from Rev. J. F. Lowden of Watertown New Jersey claims lasting relief after one bottle, with Goodykoontz Drug Co and pharmacists selling it nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care
J. F. Lowden
Watertown
N. J
Dave
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Detroit Woman
Detroit woman Jenny Evans describes relief from female weakness and back pain after nine bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She resumed normal activity and gained improved health after factory work obligations and persistent treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Detroit
Michigan
Lydia Echam
Jenny Evans
Lacappee Blvd
Red Sox to host Princeton in Graham midweek game
Graham Red Sox prepare for a Wednesday contest with Princeton at Graham. A new pitcher is expected to debut, with Merdy remaining with the club and fan interest rising as Rabbitt Philpott, Rector, and Fowler join the lineup for the Princeton clash and Thursday’s Pocahontas game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Red Sox
Princeton
Merdy
Rabbitt Philpott
Rector
Fowler
Graham
Pocahontas
Red Sox
Miss Delia Harris Remembered By Graham Reader
Residents recall Delia Harris who visited Graham twenty two years ago. Now Mrs J H Buchanan she lives in Thompson Valley and is mother of two. She helped feed Grahamites under the old apple tree and still reads the Graham Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Daily News
Gillespie Marries Maxwell in Princeton formal wedding
Dr T Walter Gillespie wed Miss Virginia Maxwell in Princeton. Bride, daughter of James W Maxwell of Maxwell, Tazewell county, will live at Oak Hill where Gillespie runs a drug store. Groom, son of J Grat Gillespie of Graham, is a Virginia Medical College graduate turned pharmacist. Doctor Greever, mayor of Tazewell, reports good recovery after recent surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Walter Gillespie
Virginia Maxwell
Princeton
Oak Hill
Maxwell
Real estate bargains on Preston to Wayne Streets
If It Is Real Estate We want you to talk it over with us. If you want to sell, list our property with us. If you want to buy, we want to show you our property. Several listings include New four room cottage at 4000 dollars and New six room houses with easy terms on Talbot Essex Frederick and Wayne Streets. Easley-Wilson Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Street
Talbot Street
Carolina Avenue
West End
Essex Street
Frederick Street
Wayne Street
Flying squadron marks big day in Thompson's Valley
The Graham Billy Sunday Club held an all day meeting in the Little White Church in Thompson's Valley with a packed crowd. Morning services led by J B Dudley featured Ras Burkett H C Callaway and T E Ashworth. An afternoon program with Dr H B Frazier and W L Padbury C F Tolbert S R Ashworth and A W Phillips followed. Mrs Wilson spoke, and Miss Wyrene Lester arranged a special musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Billy Sunday Club
Upper Thompson's
Thompson Valley
J. 8. Dudley
Ras Burkett
H. C. Callaway
T. E. Ashworth
H. B. Frazier
W. L. Padbury
C. F. Tolbert
R. Ashworth
A. W. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Thompson's Valley
Junior circle meets at church for Mexican fiesta
The Presbyterian junior circle plans a 3 o clock meeting at the church with Mrs Featherstone's circle assisting and a silver offering to be taken. The piece reports the first big summer snake killed near the Sanders pond by several boys. Hufford and Bobbitt examined the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
N. Hufford
R. Bobbitt
Joint-Ease for Burning Feet Emollient Claims Inner Relief
Advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a stainless emolient that penetrates to joints and ligaments to relieve burning feet caused by arch bone trouble. It contrasts with powders and baths and promotes Joint-Base as a fast-acting rub on. Available at druggists, 60 cents a tube from The Goodykoontz Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Bluefield Club Visitors Hold Services at Graham Presbyterian
The Graham Presbyterian church welcomed the Bluefield Billy Sunday Club for morning and evening services. Speakers included Hon W W McNeal Pedro Alexander Claude Godsey Buck Flody O C Philips and Ray Tsouthat. The congregation valued the visit and hopes for a return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Presbyterian Church
Bluefield Billy Sunday Club
Qjervices
W. W. McNeal
Pedro Alexander
Claude Godsey
Buck Flody
0. C. Philips
Ray Tsouthat
The
Presbyterian Church
Baby with five grandmothers noted in Thompson Valley
Reports from Sunday in Thompson Valley describe a baby hailed as having five grandmothers two regular grandmothers two great grandmothers and one great great grandmother. The child also has a mother and father and is nicknamed among locals as the prettiest baby in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Valley
Thompson's Valley
Miss Buchanan
Rope Trip Accident in Hammond Leaves Man Paralyzed
In Hammond Indiana a group of boys stretched a rope across a street tripping passers by. Ellsworth McGann fell and suffered a broken neck, prompting news of a Telegraph Want Ad response for consequences or remedies.
Twenty grandkids spark a June Seattle debutante
In Seattle on June 11 a young debutante appears with two lively grandchildren, charming observers who note her youthful look despite her family duties. The scene reflects a festive local tone as onlookers remark on the unexpected family size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Adlerika: Relief From Sour Poisons In Digestive System
A brief ad-style claim describes Adlerika as expelling sour poisons and gas from both bowels with buckthorn bark and glycerine. It asserts improves digestion and guards against appendicitis, naming The White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nemours
JOY OF Health
Woman's Right
Thelemeurl-Shepherd
Gillespie
C. W. Greever
Tazewell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Easley-Wilson Co
Little White Church
Tip Top
Bluefield Club
Baby
Pisgah
Louisiana
Hugh Lyons
Coopers
Springhill
B. A. Moore
Bluestone
J. Lyons
Bargain
W. K. Graves
Telegraph
Keeley
Amm Htebe
Greensboro
Ernest Hayner
Eneraaf
S.S.S
Billy Sunday
and Beckley
Beckley
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Ypsilanti
Bluefield Furniture Co
Princeton Ave
Raleigh Street
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