Trust proceedings over land in Mercer County West Virginia
An action seeks to place title to a one half undivided interest in a lot in Wheeling? no. The land lies in Mercer county West Virginia near Bland street and lot No 4 in section 900 on a Geo Hill map. Defendants Mary P Anderson and John M Anderson are non residents and must appear at the clerk’s office within one month after first publication to protect their interest.
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Bluefield
A. C. Bailey
Samuel KE. Dobbs
Mattie Sue Reynolds
Circuit Court
Mercer County
West Virginia
City of
Bland Street
Court House
Princeton
Harold A. Ritz
Inefield
Meron County
West Virsinks
W. P. Hawiey
Geo. Hy Hill
Kott Bailey
John M. Anderson
Thase
Mary Pnderson
Ald
Lerk
Merce County
W. B. Honaker
West Virginia Circuit Court Suit Filed in Mercer County
In the Mercer County circuit court on the rd day of June 1907, P. Shelton files a chancery suit against Mary P. Anderson and John M. Anderson. The object is to have Mary P. Anderson respond to the complaint and proceed with the chancery action.
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West Virginia
Rales
Circuit Court
County of
Mercer
P. Shelton
Chancery
Mary P. Anderson
John M. Anderson
Virginia
St. Paul Station
Wise County
Norfolk and Western Railroad
J. O. McCue
Charlottesville
DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertised
An old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills as unequaled for backache weak kidneys and bladder inflammation. It promises a week’s treatment for 25 cents and notes availability from all druggists.
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DeWitt
All Druggiste
Piano pricing myths and factory direct savings
An opinion argues buyers favor higher prices without investigation. It claims the Artistic STIEFF piano sold factory direct to the home skips middleman profits, making higher priced retail pianos unnecessary and inferior by design.
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Plano
South
Concrete Blocks Crushed Rock and Sand Delivery Car Loads
Local supplier advertises delivery of concrete blocks crushed rock and sand in car load quantities for construction projects. Order offerings include prompt delivery and fronting bulk materials to job sites.
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W. H. Coffman Coke Company
Bluefield
Interstate Commerce Hearing on Powhatan Case Concludes
The Roanoke session ends after two and a half days with testimony from L B Johnson of Norfolk and Western and other operators on coke oven car distribution. Debate centers on capacity versus coke oven basis and the likelihood of a Washington hearing in October.
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Interstate Commerce Comission
Roanoke
Powhatan Coal and Coke Company
Norfolk and Western and
Pocahontas Field
L. B. Johnson
Norfolk and Western
Joonson
Johnson
West Virginia
William A. Glasgow
D. E. Spangler
D. H. Barger
Capt. Barger
Nreo
Knapp
Washington
Glasgow
Interstatia
Powhatan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Cocal Fields
Sunbonnet Bodies Series Expands To Out of Town Readers
The New York Sunday World continues the Sunbonnet Bodies art supplement with exclusive, valuable pictures. The series, first shown in New York, proved popular and will now reach readers beyond the city. A new sun bonnet image will accompany each Sunday issue.
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New York
Chamberlains Remedies Offer Five Medical Essentials
The advertisement urges self care for minor injuries and ailments and promotes five Chamberlain products Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Cough Remedy Pain Balm Stomach and Liver Tablets Salve. It notes a price of 1 25 for one bottle of each and lists West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy as sellers.
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Chamberlain
West End Drag Co
Fast End
Bluefield Pharmacy
West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Electric Bitters Praised By Cedar Grove Man
A Cedar Grove resident recounts relief from liver and kidney trouble after using Electric Bitters. The letter claims the first bottle helped and three bottles completed the cure, endorsing the remedy as the best for stomach liver and kidney troubles and noting its 50 cent price.
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Geo. H. Parris
Cedar Grove
Chamberlains Salve Heals Tetter in Short Order
A lady with chronic tetter found relief after one box of Chamberlains Salve. M H Rodney Co of Almond Alabama reports strong local satisfaction with Chamberlains medicines sold by West End Drug East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy. Also Kodol digests foods and relieves stomach troubles after meals sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
M. H. Rodney & Co
Almond
Ala
West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Key Historical Events Across 1845 to 1905
A compact chronology lists moments from 1845 to 1905 including Naseby’s Parliament victory over Charles I, Sir Henry Vant beheading, Bonaparte’s Marengo rise, Friendland, La Follette’s birth, Polk death, Hayes Wheeler GOP nomination, Abdul Aziz Moroccan rise, Venezuelan border treaty, Arthur statue unveiling, and Frank G. Bigelow banking fraud sentence.
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Charles I
Naseby
Hwery Vant
Tower Hill
Marengo
Bonaparte
Italy
Friendland
Robert M. la Follette
United States
Wisconsin
Gen
Polk
Pine Mountain
Cincinnati
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
New York
Abdul Aziz
Sultana
Morocco
Great Britain
Venezuela
Arthur
Madison Square
Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee Bank
La Follette Birthday Note and Early Career Facts
Robert M. La Follette born Primrose Wisconsin June 14 1855 is discussed as a possible Republican presidential candidate next year. The senator’s education at Wisconsin University admission to the bar in 1879 and service as a congressman from 1885 to 1891 are noted. His role on the Ways and Means Committee and contribution to the McKinley tariff are highlighted. His Wisconsin governorship 1901 to 1906 emphasized railroad regulation and corporate controls.
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Robert M. la Follette
United States
Wisconsin
Primrose
Wis
la Follette
University of Wisconsin
Congress
The Air Brake Idea Behind Westinghouse Fame
In a Troy foundry trip, Westinghouse witnessed a wreck where brakes failed to stop two colliding freights. The idea arose that trains could be controlled from cabs and braked to avert disasters, leading to the air brake that made his name famous worldwide.
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Young Westinghouse
Schenectady
Troy
Westinghouse
Latzke
A Fight In the Air
A narrative recounts a dramatic air chase where a chicken hawk snatches a kitten from a doctor’s yard. The cat, about fifty feet up, twists and claws free, causing the hawk to drop the kitten and depart, while the feline lands safely on its feet.
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W. BE. Webb
Art and Happiness in the Craft of Life
A meditation on artists not being inherently happy. Happiness fades due to folly, indifference, and willfulness, while devotion to art often worsens their fortunes. The excerpt notes art as both a cause of distress and the lone mitigating factor in artists' lives, reflecting Bliss Carman's views.
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Carman
UN Craftsman
Sure Cure from a Young Man to Break Cigarette Habit
A Chicago News quote recounts a correspondent seeking how to quit smoking. The editor and a snide editor’s line suggest quirky advice, proposing marriage to a strong minded woman as a remedy. The piece captures a light editorial stance on smoking.
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Chicago News
What Is a Baby
A brief quote from Rupert's Magazine defines a baby as what makes home happier and love stronger, making patience greater, hands busier, nights longer, days shorter, the past forgotten, and the future brighter.
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Rupert’s Magazine
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