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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
2
The piece argues that higher prices do not guarantee better pianos and urges investigation. It claims the Artistic Stiffff is sold factory direct to consumers, cutting out middlemen profits. It contends retail pianos at higher prices are not better and merely reflect dealer profit.
County court at Princeton sees Crane Creek and Roanoke coal operators from Columbus and Pinnacle visiting. Locals include Dr D H Thomas and wife touring Europe, Miss Bertha Shockey returning from Helline Institute, and Miss Jackson visiting in Nelson County. A Crain Creek Cotillion Club event honors Miss Sharkey, while D Ric buys a drifting machine for U S Coal and Coke and Mrs Rice continues to run the Pinnacle Hotel.
Northfork reports a string of local business visits and society notes. Williamson visitor W F E Minter attends town events, and Kyle physician L H Clarke attends a church meeting. Elks gather for a lodge meeting, and Algoma’s Russell Snaidow joins Western Union as messenger boy.
Governor Dawson approved several paroles on Monday, mostly for inmates with indeterminate sentences. Included paroled individuals are Allen Mozingo and Mat Dodds both for second degree murder, Bud Brown for unlawful shooting in Ohio county, John Slis and Pat Riley for manslaughter and burglary respectively, and F Austin for burglary in McDowell county.
Bluefield Lodge No. 85 A F and A Mmet Tuesday night and elected officers for the ensuing year Worshipful Master F S Easley Senior Warden W & Stewart Junior Warden W H Wade Trustees F L Black F J Brown and R W Culbedge
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas testifies Foley's Honey and Tar is best for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming it cures consumption in early stages. Sold by G. H. Wade.
Chicago scientist Dr. Carl H. von Klein advocates sterilization by electricity as a method to kill germs in milk and water. He demonstrates with copper bowls and charged wires, claiming rapid death to bacteria and preservation of milk, with plans to treat fruits, vegetables, and water mains.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts a witty exchange between a woman lawyer and male colleagues. The correspondence mocks gender bias with sharp replies about settlement tactics and Eve in Genesis. The fragment hints at professional snubs and humor in legal circles.
A mosaic of notes from a bygone era includes a diphtheria anecdote about a young man and his best girl after a theater outing and a physician’s quip. It also describes the Brazilian capybara as a 280 pound aquatic rodent with coarse hair and a long upper lip. Other items recount a barber tale linked to a lunatic asylum and a witty theater invitation miscommunication in a social note.
The State Board of Public Works completed its assessment of railroads and utilities. Overall increases total roughly twenty five to thirty million over last year’s two hundred nine million. Interstate lines like Pennsylvania Railroad held at 5.2 million. Chesapeake and Ohio 31 million with near three million rise. Baltimore and Ohio unchanged at 80 million. Norfolk and Western 31 million up two million. Coal and Coke 7 million up 2.5 million. Kanawha and Michigan 4.2 million. Western Maryland 12 million. Wabash Terminals 600 thousand. Standard Oil up from 16 to 32 million. other oil concerns similarly advance.
Mt. Vernon flour retailer G. H. Wade advertises Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as the mild pleasant option for women and children. The note urges readers to obtain the booklet and a sample from Wade.
L B Allen announces he has resumed the practice of law with offices at 321 Princeton Ave. He offers services to the public and will appear in both State and Federal courts.
A Mercer County circuit court decree in a chancery case involving Sarah Belcher directs commissioner C. B. Martin to state taxes interest and charges on land tracts and identify redeeming parties. Notice to unknown claimants will be published in Bluefield Daily Telegraph weekly for four weeks and postings made at the courthouse doors before July 1 1907.
The court orders the case Theer of West Virginia In Chancery Debates Railway Company et al to refer the matter to Commissioner J E Ritz to state an account. He must determine taxes interest and charges due on each tract, identify potential redeeming parties and address any other pertinent matter. Public notice via Bluefield Daily Telegraph weekly for four weeks and courthouse postings precede execution of duties.
Commissioner in Chancery J Ritz will begin discharge of duties on June 27 1907 at Bluefield Mercer County to protect defend interests of plaintiff and unknown owners and claimants in lands involved in West Virginia case State of West Virginia vs Deepwater Railway Company et al May 25 1907 police records state commissioner notice issued in Bluefield.
A Cedar Grove man credits Electric Bitters with curing liver and kidney troubles after trying one bottle and completing the three bottle course. The letter claims dramatic relief and full recovery, praising the product as the best for stomach liver and kidney issues.
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