Wellington's Umbrella Rule Among British Guards
The article recalls Wellington era officers deeming umbrellas in battle forbidden. Grenadiers sheltered under many umbrellas near Bayonne, prompting Lord Ifill to report Wellington disapproving of umbrellas in the face of enemy fire. The duke rebuked Colonel Tynning for the lapse, noting guards may carry umbrellas on duty at St James but not on the field. The piece ends by praising the delinquents as brave in combat.
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Bayonne
Grenadiers
Lord Ifill
Lord Wellington
Tynning
St. James
Hatpin Mystery Unveiled In Millinery Hat Theft
A fashionably priced New York millinery house priced hats at five and ten dollars. a woman tried on several, lost a hatpin, and later found a similar hat priced at thirty five dollars with the missing pin concealed in the trimming. The pin was recovered, solving the disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Lions Won’t Eat Birds in Captivity Says Hunter
A veteran African big game hunter notes that lions ignore flesh of fowl including swans and pigeons fed near them. He recalls tossing live pigeons into a lion cage and watching the birds hop about on the lions without fear or harm. He says the behavior is puzzling and hard to explain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Boy Delivers Mysterious Button in Broadway Tailor Tale
A sharp faced boy hands a tailor a button in upper Broadway. The tailor asks its purpose and the boy insists it will bring business, asking to sew a pair of pants on the button. The boy departs as the tailor processes the odd request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Broadway
New York Globe
Sermon Theft Claim Ends With Truth Revealed
In the St. Louis Republic tale a minister faces a parishioner who accuses him of stealing his sermon. The clergyman asks for a retract, but the man refuses until home, checks his source, and finds the sermon still in the book he believed borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Double murder shocks Clinch Valley after liquor spree
Sam Alderson and Cowan Taylor were killed Sunday afternoon near Fink after a confrontation with two fugitives, Moscoe Savage and R. P. Burton, who fled toward Bluefield. Witnesses described the unprovoked shooting and the men’s escape as authorities hunted them.
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Sam Alderson
Cowan Taylor
Dezl
Moscoe Savage
R. P. Burton
Clinch Valley
Bluefield
Savage
Burton
Alderson
Fink
Billion and a Half Playing Cards Used in One Year
The United States used 25,000,000 packs of 52 cards in the fiscal year ended June 30, totaling about 1.4 billion cards. If laid end to end they would circle the earth three times. stacked, they would rise about 16.5 miles. Revenue from this source is near half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
How Is Your Typewriter
Fred McBride, expert typewriter adjuster, stops at the Summit Hotel for a few days. He repairs cleans aligns and overhauls leading makes with all tools and parts, saving delays from sending machines to headquarters. He will inspect free and state needed work and costs with guaranteed satisfaction.
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Fred McBride
Summit Hotel
Bluefield
Foley's Honey and Tar praised for cough and lung relief
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas urges Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy and claims it cured consumption in early stages. G. H. Wade sells the product. Also advertised is a new eight room residence on Giles Street with modern features for sale by D. B. Baldwin Pioneer Real Estate Agent.
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A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
G. H. Wade
Giles Street
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
First National Bank
Fortunate Texan Praises Dr King’s New Life Pills
A Dallas man says in the Mt. Vernon Flour ad that Dr King’s New Life Pills effectively cleanse malaria and biliousness without grinding or gripes, sold for 25 cents at all drug stores and claims a year of acquaintance with the laxative.
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E. W. Goodloe
St. Louis St
Dallas
Tex
Dr. King
The Magic No 3 Promotes a Cedar Grove Man’s Recovery
A Cedar Grove Maine man, Geo H Parris, writes that after long liver and kidney trouble and disappointment he used Electric Bitters. One bottle helped, three finished the cure, and he is now well. The claim notes Electric Bitters as a guaranteed remedy for stomach, liver, and kidney issues, 60c, as well as DeWitt Little Farry Riser pills from druggists.
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Geo. H. Parris
Cedar Grove
Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup Endorsed by Dyersburg Dr Ward
A Tennessee physician from Dyersburg testifies that Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup relieves chronic constipation and offers a conscientious reference. G. H. Wade sells the product. An ad from Pearisburg Virginia promotes a cancer doctor offering swift treatment and guaranteed results with references.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
G. H. Wade
Bluefield Chamber Pushes City Bond Issue for Street Improvements
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, Bluefield leaders urge voters to approve a $100,000 bond issue to fund street and public utility improvements. The Chamber of Commerce promises independent accounting and a committee oversight to ensure funds are spent per ordinance, with equal distribution among local banks and assurances of market interest from financiers. The piece argues that bond debt per resident remains far below comparable cities and cites prior tax base growth as justification.
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Blufield
W. Va
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield-Graham
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
United States
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Columbus
B. A. Marks
W. H. Coffman
C. L. Alexander
J. W. Ruff
H. A. Ritz
Geo. H. Hill
Remarkable Rescue in Fedora Tenn. By Dr King's Discovery
C V Pepper of Fedora Tennessee recounts a near fatal lung and throat hemorrhage. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with instant relief and rapid healing. Within three weeks he returned to work. The ad promotes the remedy for coughs and colds at 50 cents and a dollar with a free bottle offer. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is also advertised as a non narcotic, non constipating option liked by children.
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Fedora
Tenn
C. V. Pepper
Kennedy
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
For scratches burns cuts and insect bites common to every family use DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Notice of Deposition in Mercer County Chancery Suit
Ynes B. McCloud and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company will take depositions July 11 1907 from 9 to 6 at Harold A Ritz law office Bluefield West Virginia. Depositions read as evidence for plaintiffs in a Mercer County circuit court chancery case. If not started or completed they will continue daily at the same place. Manilla Maine Alley infant sues by Nannie McCloud next friend. Counsel Harold A Ritz attorney.
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Circuit Court
Mercer County
West Virginia
Manilla Maine Alley
Nannie McCloud
Notice to take depositions in Mercer chancery suit
Mary P Anderson and John M Ander son announce depositions for July 11 1907 at Harold A Ritz law office Bluefield West Virginia. Depositions of George S Strader James H Gollehon and others will be read as evidence for the plaintiff in the Mercer county circuit court chancery action. Proceedings continue daily at the same place until completed.
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Mary P. Anderson
John M. Anderson
Harold A. Ritz
Bluefield
Mercer
West Virginia
George S Strader
James H. Gollehon
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Carhart
Sargent
Zeigler Shoes
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Princeton Ave
Mercer Street
Architects
Ghas. M. Stieff
Main Street
C. W. Whitmore
Lynchburg
Virginia
MT. Vernon
Southwest Virginia
Pearisburg
Committee of
American Tobacco CO
Jersey City, N. J
ST. Louis, MO
H. B. Shelton
Villa Maria Visitation Academy
Wytheville, VA
The
Sisters of Visitation B. V. M
Academy of the Visitation B.V M
Theo. Dilger
Jeweler
Dilger
Red Lot
L. B. Allen
Attorney AT Law
Hetherington, Carter & Co
Bluefield Avenue
W.va
Thomas E. Pery
N. & W. Railway
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