Graham Daily News on Automobile License Ordinance
Town council discussed a proposed local automobile license ordinance after a court case struck down the prior measure. The paper argues the new rule would isolate Graham and deter outsiders, urging defeat as reactionary and unnecessary. It notes a adjourned meeting next Wednesday for final consideration and cites majority support among councilmen but public opposition.
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J. W. Hicks
Tazewell
Graham
L. T. Toney
Toney
Northfork
W. Keister
Hicks
Bluefield
Princeton
Richlands
Bramwell
Virginias
United States
Daily News
Local June Bride Mary Newhart Weds Edgar Catron
Mary J. Newhart daughter of L B Newhart of South Kellogg Street married Edgar Catron at 6 o clock Thursday evening in Galesburg Illinois. Rev N T Allen officiated with Leathy Wilen singing I Love You Truly and Lena Ashley accompanying. The bride wore a white silk dress and wore her great grandmother’s 100 year old veil. The couple plan westward travel and light housekeeping at 918 South Seminary Street.
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J. B. Catron
Norfolk and Western
Galesburg, H
Mary J. Newhart
L. B. Newhart
Kellogg Street
Edgar Catragg
L. Wright
South Seminary Street
N. T. Allen
Leathy Wilen
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Lena Ashley
Helen Cox
Hancock County
Galesburg
Mr. Catro
Virginia
Hawks Attract Attention In Store Window
A Graham Pharmacy window drew crowds yesterday as a nest of young hawks captivated onlookers. Joe Davidson cares for the birds and jokes he may receive chicken dinners for his efforts.
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Graham Pharmacy
Joe Davidson
Episcopal Services In Southwest Virginia Tomorrow
Episcopal services listed in the archdeaconry of southwest Virginia include Pearisburg at 11 a.m. Pocahontas at 3 30 p.m. St Mary's Graham hosts Sunday school at 9 45 a.m with T N Williamson as superintendent. Men's group details follow.
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Episcopal
Southwest Virginia
Pearisburg
Pocahontas
St. Mary's
Graham
T. N. Williamson
Blood cleansing relieves rheumatism says Swift Specific ads
An old advertisement touts 8S and 8S S as blood purifiers that renew blood, boost flow, and expel germs and impurities to ease rheumatic pain. It warns against nostrums, suggests a blood bath, and invites readers to request the booklet What the Mirror Tells or write to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
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S&s
Swift
Atlanta
Christian Education Sermon at local church
The notice invites attendance at Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 3 50 p m by Rev J B Moose with sermon on Christian Education A cordial welcome to all The West Graham Methodist ladies will serve ice cream and cake on the vacant lot opposite the old furnace this evening starting at 7 o clock Also Rev E A Rich will preach at Christ Church Bluefield in the morning Rev Guthrie Pitblado absent F G Neikirk left for Pembroke for a few days Mrs R E Saunier of Flat Top called to Russell county yesterday for a ill niece
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Christian Church
W. P. Sprinkle
John A. Tate
Mahood
J. B. Moose
Ladies of the
West Graham Methodist Church
Old Furnace
E. A. Rich
Christ Church, Bluefield
Guthrie Pitblado
F. (. Neikirk
Pembroke
R. E. Saunier
Flat Top
Russell County
City Hears Plans for Welch Fifty Third Birthday Parade
Mayor A. Daniel calls Welch citizens to a McKinley Club meeting to plan a state birthday celebration with a parade and picnic. Governor Hatfield’s half holiday order frames the event and public input will shape the afternoon program.
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A. Daniel
Welch
McKinley Club Rooms
Hatfield
Daniel
Hughes Throws No-Hit No-Run Game For Boston
Baseball report from Boston on June 16 states Hughes pitched a no hit and no run game against Pittsburg, the Boston Nationals winning 2 to 1. He retired only two men, struck out seven, with Wagner fanning twice. Batteries: Kandlehner Harmon Schmidt Hughes Tragessor Gowdy. Others postponed due to rain.
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Boston
Hughes
Pittsburg
Boston Nationals
Wagner
Kandlehner
Harmon
Schmidt
Tragessor
Gowdy
Collins
White Sox
Chicago
Boston Today
Weaver
Gregg
Foster
Jones
Agnew
Thomas
Williams
Wolfgang
Scott
Schalk
Detroit
Nabors
Dubue
Philadelphia
Sheehan
Schang
Dubuc
Stanage
Blackbirds at New Rex With Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews returns in the Lasky feature Blackbirds at the New Rex today. The production features Thomas Meighan and Florence Dagmar in a noted Lasky all star cast and includes a famed Algiers rug insured for use in the film.
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Laura Hope Crews
Jesse L. Lasky
Rex
Miss Crews
Los Angeles
Algiers
Lasky Company
Laura Hope Crews and
Thomas Meighan
Barbarous Marquesan Tattooing Described
The Marquesans practiced a harsh tattooing tradition that could take six months to heal after a single day of work. Men received crude circular and angular designs over nearly their entire bodies, even on nails and scalp, with completion sometimes not until after age thirty. The practice was notable for its strong visual impact among primitive peoples.
Bob admires Aunts copper toe shoes in family chat
Youth's Companion recounts Bob praising Aunt Margaret in a quiet moment while watching her converse with his mother. He jokes about wishing for copper toed shoes. The text notes that three million dollars funded a project moving water power toward Bombay for electric light and power needs.
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Bob
Margaret
Bombay
El Arish Recalled as Historic War Geography Center
The National Geographic Society bulletin revives El Arish’s history from Pharaonic exile to Napoleonic siege. It notes the fortress and walls, proximity to Jerusalem and the Suez area, and ties to Rhaphia, Sr Rafa, and Crusader era ruins. It cites Titus, Ptolemy Philopator, Antiochus, Kleber, Napoleon, and Sir Wm. Sidney Smith amid campaigns shaping the town’s fate.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
el Arieh
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el-Tih
Egypt
Syria
Jaffa
Port Said
Alexandria
Wadai-el-Arish
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
Rhinokolura
Rhaphia
Sr-Rafa
Josephus
Titus
Sargon
Ptolemy Philopator
Antiochus
Alexander
India
Jesh
Ptolemy
Napoleon
France
Kleber
Gaza
Klever
Wm. Sidney Smith
Lord Keith
Heliopolis
Marengo
Admiral Smith
Acre
Shu
Baldwin I
Record Snow Blizzard of February 1717
A Philadelphia Press account recalls the February 1717 blizzard as possibly the greatest snowstorm in history. New England and the north faced barricaded homes and widespread snow drifts. Livestock suffered heavy losses with 1100 sheep found dead on a New England farm and a flock buried sixteen feet on Fisher's Island, where two sheep survived by feeding on their companions' wool for 28 days.
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New England States
New England
Fisher's Island
Philadelphia Press
Trees as Barometers Signal Rain With Upside-Down Leaves
The article notes that trees like poplar and silver leaf turn their leaf backs up in low barometric conditions, making foliage appear lighter or almost white in sunshine. It claims this leaf behavior predicts rainfall, a sign observed by Native Americans and various ancient cultures, and cited by the New York American.
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America
Asia
Pacific Islands
New York
Indian settlers and wheat growing in early plains trade
Old settlers recall Indians pioneering spring wheat growing with cowboys. Tribe leaders Pocatello Tom China Eye and Big Lipped Vete tilled ground, harvested wheat, then sold it locally. Prices ranged from TM cents to $1 a bushel, as the Indians shrugged at the same time honored exchange.
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Pocatello Tom
China Eye
American Falls
Barnstaple’s Ancient Status and Trades Highlighted
The London Globe notes Barnstaple as England’s oldest borough with roots from Abertawe and Berndenstaple. It recalls Saxon parliamentary representation and lists surviving crafts such as lace and gloves, cabinet making, tanneries, and Barum ware pottery.
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England
Salisbury
Sarum
Barnstaple
Barnum
Abertawe
Taw River
Berndenstaple
London Globe
Whimsical and even numbers in a child’s joke
A ten year old defines whim sical as odd and jokes that numbers are either whimsical or even in a classroom scene. The quip captures a playful misunderstanding of mathematical terms by a student.
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Dulcie
Dutch Dog Drawn Carts In Buysehoten Highlight Local Custom
Residents of Buysehoten in the Netherlands use small dog drawn carts seen across the country. They keep a tall yellow smooth haired breed, sometimes harnessing three dogs abreast for pulling loads.
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Buysehoten
Holland
Netherlands
Venice of Brazil and Other World Notes
Pernambuco is hailed as the Venice of Brazil for its lakes rivers waterways and encircling coral reef that shelters the city and its ships. A quote by Browning notes inner struggle as a man’s worth. Experiments show cotton can be grown in winter in the Soudan and carbon filament lamp temperatures near 2000 degrees.
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Venice
Brazil
Pernambuco
Soudan
Tak A Tonic Promises Health And Vitality
Life would be joy with perfect health and Tak A Tonic is touted as the greatest tonic to tone the blood and relieve weakness chronic constipation loss of appetite and nervousness. It is claimed to restore energy after a few doses and is sold at all drug stores in Bluefield.
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Bluefield
Cardui touted as cure for women's ailments in Sav es Daughter ad
A testimonial from Laura Bratcher of Ready Ky credits Cardui for recovery from long illness and nervous problems. She claims eleven bottles restored ability to work and increased weight, urging others to seek this tonic with a Chattanooga Medicine Co. advisory note and free booklet offer.
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Laura Bratcher
Cardus
Virginia Laundry Co. advertises first class service
Call us up. The only first class and up-to-date laundry in the south, Virginia Laundry. Co. A. A. Boothe, local agent.
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Virginia Laundry. Co
A. A. Boothe
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