West Graham wedding guns fire a holiday scare
Residents of West Graham thought war had shifted to their town as a wedding celebration erupted into gunfire. About 100 shots rang out from rifles and pistols as Mr. Worle and Mrs. Hattie Wyrick celebrated at C. Smith's home near the post office. The incident drew mixed reactions from neighbors and a call for restraint. The Graham Daily News notes community efforts to restore calm and mentions ongoing school board discussions and band activity.
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West Graham
Europe
Rib Worle
Hattie Wyrick
C. Smith
Gaham
Council
Bryan
Graham Daily News
Prohibitive Virginia picture show licenses spark near shutdown
Virginia towns face steep license taxes on motion picture houses. Tazewell shut a theater over high fees, then locals remitted corporate license and reopened. Virginia imposes 145 dollars license plus 60 state 25 federal tax totals per theater, risking industry viability. Patrons also question Graham school faculty and Levier’s election.
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Virginia
Rose Summers leaves Galax school for Radford normal
Miss Rose Summers formerly taught at Galax school has arrived home then departed for Radford to attend the normal. She is a Graham high school graduate and daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Summers of Pinestone. Jack Graham son of Mr and Mrs Walter Graham, who attended the University of Pennsylvania, returned home for vacation after a strong year. William Mitchell buys a new auto truck for Graham Ice Cream Company to aid Fourth of July business due soon. Tom Gillespie Cedar Bluff citizen is seriously ill and relatives have been summoned to his bedside.
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J.B. McConnell
Georgia Bourne
S. L. Bourne
Graham
McConnell
McConnel
Rose Summers
Galax School
Radford
Miss Summers
Graham High School
J. H. Summers
Pinestone
Jack Graham
Walter Graham
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Jack
William Mitchell
Graham Ice Cream Company
Tom Gillespie
Cedar Bluff
Heavy Rain Boosts Drought Hit Area
Rain yesterday was among the heaviest in weeks and will do much good according to local weather notes. A decision in the Alley-Me amas alley suit is anticipated this week from Wytheville after arguments in the supreme court. The litigation grew out of a dispute in the case.
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Wytheville
Supreme Court
Dispute Over Olan II Oftan Alley at West Graham
A neighbor dispute case reaching the Vir Sinla Court of Appeals involves Mrs Alley and McComas with attorneys J W Hicks and W L Sexton. The West Graham schoolboy previously ill is much improved and went downtown for the first time since April. Homer Anderson attends Roanoke College commencement at Salem while Mrs Anderson stays in Graham with the Anderson family.
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West Graham
Homer Anderson
Roanoke College
Salem
Surfers Nervous Breakdown Care At West Graham Home
Mrs. Robert Wilburn is reported to be seriously ill at her West Graham home following a nervous breakdown. Dr. Pilegar is the attending physician.
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Robert Wilburn
West
Graham
Pilegar
Michigan Increases Its Coal Production in 1914 Record
The United States Geological Survey notes Michigan boosted coal output in 1914 to 1,283,020 short tons valued at 2,559,786 dollars, up 51,244 tons and 164,559 dollars from 1913. Labor troubles were minimal with two mining deaths. Michigan has a strong manufacturing base, relies on slack coal from West Virginia, and maintains modern mining methods and equipment.
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Michigan
United States Geological Survey
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Jackson
Grand Ledge
Clinton County
Shift in State Resources Reflects Rising Production Totals
A historical note outlines growing state resource investment and industrial output from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. Before 186, annual production stayed under 100,000 tons in four years. By 1897 it rose above 200,000 tons, then over 600,000 tons in 1890, and surpassing 1,200,000 tons in the early 1900s. The peak output reached 2,5858 tons in 1467.
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Gk Wertiry
Patching in Public Street Sewers in China Mend Garments While You Wait
Street seamstresses in Chinese towns mend masculine garments on sidewalks while travelers and boatman families rely on their services. Known mainly for running stitches, these itinerant workers meet demand from patrons with no home facilities, aiding households in crowded river towns.
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China
Washington Star
Electric lighting transforms large mines into modern workplaces
The Chicago News notes that progressive mines now use electric lighting to replace miners lamps. Underground spaces are wired for bright illumination, reducing oppression and danger. Modern features include motor operated conveyors, telephone systems, gas detectors, whitewashed walls, weatherproof reflectors, and fingsten filaments.
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Chicago News
Slangy Sports Image Packed With Gunner’s Jargon
A vivid quote from a renowned marksman uses trapshooting slang to describe a series of targets. The speaker details lines, clays, and shots with colorful metaphors like toed the firing line, the iron to my shoulder, and the old pea shooter, portraying a flawless run and swift takedowns of pigeons and clays.
Farmer Advised Self-Acting Scythe Job Fails Pat
A farmer hires Pat to mow a hay field with a new self starting scythe. The old device proves useless as Pat sits in the hay with the tool, upsetting the farmer who rushes in. Pat shouts to keep back, claiming the machine might start at any moment. Exchange.
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Pat
Lawmaking and constitutional review by the Supreme Court
The passage of a law by Congress and signature by the president makes it law. If constitutionality is questioned, the Supreme Court settles it. The court has ruled acts unconstitutional, such as the civil rights bill, in multiple instances.
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Supreme Court
New York American
Wedding Gifts Stored in Barrel, Not Vault
A brief note from the Louisville Courier-Journal recalls a couple receiving several hundred wedding gifts. They initially feared securing them in a safe deposit vault, but chose to store the items in a barrel in the cellar, illustrating frugal postwar domestic life.
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Dloutsville
The Only Chance Exchange at the Picture Show
A brief dialogue captures a hurried pair, George and a companion, racing to a cinema. They rush to avoid arriving after the film begins, fearing missing the visual cues of other women's outfits.
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George
Pa s Definition L enfant Vather sepul chral tone
The excerpt cites a gravely tone of voice defined as sepul chral by L enfant Vather and La Pere in Dartmouth Jack o Lantern, noting the phrase describes a funeral like, solemn delivery.
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la Pere
Dartmouth
Woman reports relief after Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
Philadelphia woman describes severe displacement and backache, says six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her symptoms and restored energy. Providence resident lauds the product after relief from displacement, bearing down and fatigue, urging others to publish her testimonial. Danger signals like backache and nervousness are often linked to female derangements that the compound may help address.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Harry FisH&k
Dounton St
Nicetown
Providence
R. J
Lydia KB. Pinkham
Awe Langon
Lippitt St
Providence, AL
Farewell Address of Bishop G W Peterkin
Bishop George W Peterkin declares resignation after thirty seven years of leadership at Parkersburg annual diocesan council. He proposes relinquishing eight hundred dollars of salary to the coadjutor while continuing duties until April 16 and praises diocesan support and steady work under medical guidance. The document ends with gratitude to the diocese and a blessing to all.
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George W Peterkin
Episcopal Diocesan Council
Parkersburg
B. M. Ambler
Gonle
Simeon Cope Aer
Judge Hoke's Sandy Bend court settles impromptu wedding
In a rustic Sandy Bend court, Judge Hoke presides over a humorous, rough justice case. Tom Jones claims a wife who ran off with Abe Skinner. Jim Hope and Joe Scott press for law and justice as Hank Williams agrees to marry Mrs. Jones. The judge wraps proceedings with a light plea for calm and farewell to the saloon. The piece ends noting sunflower cultivation in south Russia and its industrial uses.
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Sandy Bend
Soke
Thar
Tom Jones
Big
Kentry
Jestice
Big Pind
Abe Skinner
Jim Hope
Jim
Tou Jones
Sandy Pond
Abe
Jim Tope
Joe Scott
Joe
Pertickler
Williams
Hank
Hank Williams
Mayapple root laxatives advertised as vegetable calomel substitute
An advertisement touts mayapple root as a gentle substitute for calomel, claiming it cleanses the bowels, detoxifies the liver, and relieves headaches and stomach issues. The ad promotes a small sugar coated tablet form, offers a 10 cent box, and promises free physician trials by writing Sentanel Remedies Co. in Covington Kentucky.
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Sentanel Remedies Co
Madison Ave
Covington
Suburban Property Special Offerings in Bluefield WV
Six room house in West End first class condition priced at 3800 with rental terms. Four room cottage in good location at 1850 with small cash and monthly balance. Small South Bluefield cottage at 950 with terms. Shaded North Side lots from 150 and up with easy terms. About fifteen acres in East End near Bluefield Princeton car line priced 3500 with terms. Other city properties from 1000 to 25000. Consult before purchase. 22 Federal St Box 326 Bluefield WV.
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West End
South Bluefield
East End
Bluefield
Princeton
Little Ladies Clothes Dry Cleaning Offer
The ad promises perfect dry cleaning for all garments including small and large items. It claims modern methods and moderate charges, urging readers to trust expert hands to avoid mistakes and save money.
Laundry Perfection Promised for All Customers
A bold sales pitch proclaims the laundry shop cannot get along without its patronage yet promises flawless service. The ad asserts perfection in all laundry work as the watchword and urges readers to send in their laundry this week to prove their claim.
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Miss Burton
Graham School
Levier
Nuvs
Down Town
Farly Alley
Java
United States
Roe Hite House
G. W. Peterkin
Episcopal Diocese
Oho. W. Peyerkin
Judge Hoke
Russia
Telestand Wantahe
Telegraph
C. O'Leary & Con
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Sanitary Dry Cleaning Works
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