Colored pastor West leads revival as Graham church doors are broken
In Graham Virginia on Sunday June 14 1915 a faction locked the Tabernacle Baptist Church changing the Yale lock. Pastor West used a hatchet to enter and preached from Jude 3 and Revelation 1 10. He was briefly jailed then released on recognizance amid community support from white and black leaders.
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Tabernacle Baptist Church
Graham Tabernacle Baptist Church
D. Ww. West
George Havens
Westy Pen
West
Squire Boyd
Graham
Justice States
Boyd
George Washington
Chief Havens
Christ
Jesus
Calaboose
Williamson
Dillard
Bluefield
Gyham Daily News
Robinson
C. W. Price
Wash
gQing
Sai
Baltimore
Alabama
Booker T. Washington
United States
Mayapple root laxatives promoted as safe calomel substitute
An advertisement extols vegetable calomel from mayapple root as a gentle liver stimulant and non irritating alternative to mercury calomel. It claims pills under Sentanel Laxatives ease headaches and digestive issues, with a free physician offer and a Covington Kentucky address. The piece also notes toll-road funding debates and toll gates in Acosta county Virginia, with rural highway concerns and local officials considering revenue ideas.
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The
Sentanel Remedies Co
Madison Ave
Covington
Modern Cinderella Drop On Highland Avenue Prompts Search
Z H Neff city engineer finds a lone lady’s slipper in the street on Highland Avenue prompting theories of a modern Cinderella. Neff muses romance as locals speculate a Graham passerby dropped the slipper hoping a suitor would seek the owner.
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Cinderella
Z. H. Neff
Highland Avenue
Ing
Mr. Nef
Mem
Graham
Mr. Neff
License Question Up In Graham On Auto Licenses
Licenses due July 1 raise debate as Graham considers eliminating auto licenses. Several hundred owners have not yet secured permits, while the treasurer must collect the tax. County highways face damage from heavy automobile traffic, requiring immediate action to address road maintenance. The Tazewell county authorities confront the problem as the Board of Supervisors acts.
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Sage
Acosta
Tazewell County
Graham
Tazewell
Reckless Driving Report From Graham to Burkes Garden
Sunday traffic on the Graham to Burkes Garden road saw multiple near misses and minor damages. C A Neikirk and Dave Spracher were involved in collisions, while an unknown Ford left the road in a ditch near H. B. Soban's residence. no injuries were reported. A local party described reckless driving observed along the route.
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Graham
Burkes Garden
C. A. Neikirk
Tazewell
Mr. Neikirk
Dave Spracher
S. Boven
Meeting of the Board of Equalization and Review 1915
Notice announces a July meeting at Mercer county courthouse for the board to review and equalize the 1915 county assessment. Taxpayers erroneously assessed may appear to present grievances. dated June 5 1915 by Clerk Lowery G Bowling.
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Mercer County
Board of Equalization and Review
Lowery G. Bowling
Wly Clerk
Speeding on Burkes Garden-Lraham Road Prompted Warnings
A local observer warned that serious accidents were likely unless speeding ends. About a hundred cars were on the Burkes Garden road Sunday, where sharp curves on the mountain require careful driving.
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Burkes Garden
Lraham Road
Mountain
Turbulent Sunday Drive On Crooked Road At Burkes Garden
A Studson car reportedly sped along a crooked road toward Burkes Garden at full tilt, forcing nearby drivers to dodge and avoid collisions. The incident prompted caution as traffic risk spiked on the mountain route. The women's missionary society of the Methodist church plans a Thursday business session, with dues due, and an all day meeting in Graham on Saturday led by Mrs. P. Cobb.
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A Studson
Burkes Garden Mountain
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
P. Cobb
Graham
Coth
Dodson's Liver Tone Scam Ad Promises Safe Cleanse
An advertising pitch attacks calomel and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver remedy. It promises quick relief from biliousness and constipation, claims no salivation risk, and assures money-back satisfaction if the product fails.
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Dodson
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South Bluefield
East End
Princeton
C. O'Leary & Con
Federal St
Sanitary Dry Cleaning Works
Bland Nt
Royal Steam Laundry
Save
Theo Baby
Mse the Reliable
Horlick
Racine
Wis
Horlic
Tiny Lady's Slipper
James E. Mayer
Hlubfield
VA &@ COMMERCE BUILDING
Rexall Orderlies
Sluefield
HH. C. Callaway
Magis
Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Piuefield
White Pharmacy and Good Drug Co
W. I. Cobb
DR. Nalls
Owice With
Bluefield Livery Co
West Virginia
Spalding
National League
Detai
Biddle
Curtis-Pearson Company
Masonic Temple
Federal Street
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