Banquet Planned at Monte Vista Hotel Big Stone Gap
Southwest Virginia college men organize the Southwest Virginia University Club with headquarter at Big Stone Gap Wig Stone Gap. A banquet and club membership drive are planned for June 26 at the Monte Vista Hotel with dues set at 1 per year and invitations issued to prospective members.
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Big Stone Gap
Southwest Virginia
His Gap
Tatéepirvine
Southwest Virginia University Club
Youn
Wig Stone Gap
Monte Vista
Hindure
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Promiscuous Seining Probe In Tazewell Smyth County
Game Warden Bob Ruble has been in the area for several days investigating alleged violations of a local fish protection act. The law bans trapping dynamiting poisoning and use of seine nets in the Clinchstone River and other streams within Tazewell and Smyth counties.
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Bob Ruble
Bhiestone
Bliestone River
Tazewell
Smyth
Clean-Up Campaign Warnings In Graham Urged
Citizens face potential action as local health rules demand cleaner premises. A burst sewer pipe near a business exposes occupants to dangerous fumes, prompting officials to press residents to join the sanitary drive and tidy back and front yards.
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Graham
Daily News
Suffering Drug Ad Claims Pure Blood Cure
An advertisement promotes S B S as a blood purifier claimed to conquer all blood disorders quickly. It urges readers to consult The Swift Specific Co for personalized help and warns against substitutes. The piece also mentions a church lecture predicting racial displacement in 1918.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Ride
Atlanta
Public Health Alert Hits Public Nuisance Issue
Cautious officials condemn careless citizens for filth that jeopardizes community health. Authorities urge stricter cleanup and enforcement to protect residents from unsanitary conditions and related risks.
Message from Africa lecture at Graham colored church
Rev. C. F. Cheezzko, famed orator and Abyssinian priest, spoke to a large crowd Tuesday night at the Graham colored Methodist Church on A Message from Africa. A key feature was his solo using fifteen tongues. The visitor has been giving a series of lectures.
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America
C. F. Cheezzko
Graham Colored Methodist Church
Africa
Virginia politics and local notices mix with farm reports
Considerable comment follows President Wilson’s Norfolk postmastership choice Senator John A Lesner opposed by liquor interests in Virginia and discussed by the Anti Saloon League. Cut worms devastate corn prompting replanting and farmer discouragement. Miss Lettie Morton leaves for Salem to rest while others seek work at the Dupont powder plant and in Graham, with various local personal notes and travel entries.
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John A. Lesner
Wilson
Norfolk
Jaener
Virginia
Lesner
Bie Brewery Company
Holland
Montague
Portsmouth
Rainfall Surges Across Nation Match April and May
Washington reports that June so far has received twice the rain as the combined total for April and May. The Weather Bureau announced that several regions saw their lightest rainfall in April on record, while overall June rainfall exceeds earlier spring totals.
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Washington
Went Bureau
Bluefield Druggist Pleases Customers
T Frank Mastin reports customers greatly pleased with the quick action of simple buesthorn bark glycerine etc as mixed in Adler-ika. This remedy drains the old foul matter from the bowels and relief comes from one spoonful. It is claimed to be powerful enough for appendicitis and Adler-ika never gripes.
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T. Frank Mastin
Adler-ika
Adler Ika
Deathbed Trick Changes Will and Fate in Tale
An ailing man persuades a doctor to help him fake death to secure a will in favor of his daughter Ethel. The plan backfires when a true last will is produced by Dr. Blanchard proving the widow’s schemes. Ethel gains protection and later honors the doctor’s care as he faces ruin in old age.
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Paul Markham
Markham
Blanchard
Jane Markham
Ethel Markham
Ethel
Swedish Festival Opens in Frisco for King Gustaf Birthday
Swedish American musical societies launch a festival in Frisco San Francisco June 16 honoring King Gustaf with a concert and related events. Governor George aammdic is noted among attendees while plans highlight community cultural celebration.
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Sweden
George Aammdic
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Lonmor
Swedish Festival to Feature 10000 Singers in Ten Day fete
Governor John Lind and A. O. Eberhardt of Minnesota attend the fete as about 10000 singers prepare to participate in the Swedish festival spanning ten days of events and exercises.
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Ernor John Lind
A. O. Eberhardt
Minnesota
Fair Grounds Readied for July Race Meeting
Pluc id Graham Bair Association directors met to review progress on the fair grounds with chamber backing. Hoge Mason, stockholder and grounds supervisor, authorized to push completion so grounds are ready for the July 1 2 8 races. A Radford trip was set to finalize event plans for 40 to 50 entrants. Stables are rising and fencing will finish in two weeks, while a 100 foot grand stand for 1 500 spectators to be completed in ten days with lumber yards supplying material.
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Chamber of ‘Comemerce
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Hoge Mason
Weatk
Radford
Royal Arcanum Activity Spurs Local Recruits in Bluefield
Harry Kemp and 10- member group push Royal Arcanum recruitment in Bluefield. Twelve to fifteen new initiates expected at J F Lands offices. Also Mercer County plans to buy a farm for pauper homes with offers due to the county clerk. Cologne building code requires concrete or iron stairways in all buildings over two stories except single residences.
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Harry Kemp
West Virginia
Royal Arcanum
Bluefield
C. L. Hume
J. F. Land
Tay and Commerce
Cologne
Mayapple root as liver stimulant substitute for calomel
Newspaper ad extols may apple root as a gentle liver stimulant and safe substitute for mercury calomel. It claims effectiveness without harsh side effects and promotes Sentanel Laxatives in tablet form sold by Sentanel Remedies Co at 802 Madison Ave Covington Ky. A physician’s trial package is offered free on request.
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Sentanel Remedies Co
Madison Ave
Covington
Family avoids sickness with Black-Draught remedy
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Wax credits Thedford's Black-Draught with keeping her family healthy for years. The vegetable tonic aids digestion, relieves indigestion and headaches, and has served over a million people in 70 years. Sold by druggists for 25 cents per package.
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