Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Called Standard Remedy
A 30 year- old problem remedy praised in letters from women in Columbus Ohio and Graniteville VI. The correspondence says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored health during change of life and relieved nervousness and other distressing female symptoms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
East Long St
Columabus
Graniteville
Lydia Kk. Pinkham
Charles Barcnay
Brains and Modern Machinery Improve Paint Quality
An odd Weber style provocation urges readers to trust science over manual labor by suggesting a painter mix Lead and Oil to test whether modern methods yield better paint, hinting at a broader critique of traditional workmanship.
Davis 190 Percent Pure Paint Promoted in Ad Pitch
An advertising blurb extols Davis 190 percent pure paint as thoroughly tested and compliant with the toughest paint law. It urges future use of Davis paint and notes sale through Richardson Company with a Field address line suggesting a sales channel.
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Davis
Richardson “How Co
Qnefield
Graveyard shift miners hear the Tommy Knockers in mines
A veteran writer explains how graveyard shift work in western mines breeds legends of the Tommy Knockers. In total darkness and constant drilling, phantom footsteps and unseen specters are said to haunt driller’s tunnels after fatal missed holes and deadly steam or rock falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Iitse
Imine
United States
Bees Disease in Hives Warns Beekeepers of Foul Brood
The article outlines foul brood symptoms in bees showing lazy behavior and foul odor. It notes scattered brood, dry scales, and darkened caps with holes. Treatment advised in honey season includes removing combs, relocating bees to new hives with foundation starters, and burning or waxing diseased frames to prevent spread.
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Ty Id
Shipping Honey for Market and Barrel Preparations
Instructions on preparing honey barrels and kegs for shipment. Dry well seasoned wood and tight hoops to prevent moisture absorption. Coat interiors with beeswax or paraffin, warm barrels, fill with hot liquid, seal, roll, then empty promptly to leave a thin coating. Dry racks with space between to avoid damage from pests gnawing pollen cells and larval skins.
Attention to Brood Rearing in Beekeeping
The article notes space for brood rearing is often insufficient and care is lacking to ensure proper brood quantities for timely population readiness at harvest. It argues many beekeepers aim for 60 to 100 colonies to stock ranges and reach several hundred in an apiary with light or no diminution in average yield per colony.
Weighing the Cost and Orchard Care Advice
The article weighs equipment cost against usage time and labor saved, advising machinery over more hired help. It warns against spraying fruit trees while in full bloom to protect honey bees. An old saying promotes raising horses for money, cattle for sure money, and hogs for quick money.
Three or Four Cars No 1 Timothy Hay Special Price
Advertisement notes special price on Timothy hay item No 1 and urges contacting BLUEFIELD FEED COMPANY via phone for any item, claiming a Daily Telegraph want ad can procure it.
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Timothy Hay
Daily Telegraph
Red Letter Day as Pocahontas Lays High School Cornerstone
Pocahontas Virginia June 17 special report describes the laying of the corner stone of the new high school on Oak Hill. Pocahontas Lodge No 240 A F and A M led the ceremony with visiting dignitaries from Roanoke and Bluefield, including W L Andrews and Rev H Compren. The ceremony featured speeches, a band procession, and a list of items sealed inside the stone.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Lodge No
A. F
Oak Hill
W. L. Andrews
Roanoke
John M. Newton
Louis Raach
Jed Danhauser
Sol Miller
L. J. Stumn
M. Rioch
Chas. W. Sydnor
Robert Berbert
G. Ll. Byrom
Sol Baach
William Dornhauser
H.compren
Bluefield
William Leckie
Jed
H.W. Tribble
Rawlings Institute
Charlottesville
Peter Anselmi
Grand Lodge
Virginia
Pocahontas Lodge
A. M
Bro. J. Baach
Pacahontas Lodge No
A.M
United States
Virelais
Fire Department
Peeahontas
N R. Cortright
Parahontas
Virgin'a
Faure
Lynchburs Nowa
Reoneke Evening World
Weeh
Neton Herald
Cornerstone
National Banks Resist Taxation Move in West Virginia Case
In Charkerton United States district court Judge B J Keller presiding the state and Kanawha County file a demurrer to a temporary injunction restraining Kanawha sheriff from collecting tax on shares of Charleston National Bank Citizens Nations Bank and Kanawha National Bank The motion was submitted and next argument date set for a week later The banks contest the tax on stock shares issued by the banks and held by stockholders
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United States District Court of
Banks seek tax relief as dispute over stock assessment law grows
The case challenges state method of assessing national bank stock. Banks report stock to the assessor who taxes stockholders while banks pay the tax and recoup costs from customers. Similar Huntington suit previously failed when assessor had finished, and Ex-Governor Dawson aids Attorney General Coney in the action.
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Huntington
Dawson J
Coney
On the Reservation Education Has Cheap Much Drawbacks
A fragmentary dialogue scene shows Chief Scared-of-his-Laundry and Young-Map-Witch & Grouch debating education. The quirky exchange references bent sons, Cyrus, a return as a dude, and a ceremonial pipe, with characters warming by the fire.
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Young
Cyruse
Cant Recover. Doctors and a wrongful loan highlight tale
A fragmentary dialogue underscores medical failures and a $100 loan to pay for an operation that led to a death. The piece shifts to a medical cure ad praising Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming constitutionally treated illness with a money-back pledge and testimonials, urging readers to send for details.
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Smith
Bim
Desperate Lung Trouble Ends After Spokane and California Visit
A story from Cheng Washington tells of a man saved from a near death by a general practitioner’s failure and a Spokane song specialist. After a costly pursuit in California, De King’s New Discovery cured his lung trouble. The ad extols DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills and promotes a free trial from F. L. DeWitt Co.
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Jiow
Bert R. Lean
Cheng, Wash
Spokane
California
Honeff
de. King
NeWitt
DeWitt
FL. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Notice for Pistol License in Bramwell West Virginia
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to the district court of Mercer county on the 21 day of June 1909 for license to carry firearm in accordance with section chapter 148 of the code of West Virginia amended and reenacted by a leg statute in 1909 Kent McKRE Chief of Police of Bramwell W Va
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Mercer County
West Virginia
Kent McKre
Bramwell
W. Va
Women Who Are Engled In Health Beauty Claims
A seller’s ad touts electric Hitters for women claiming to improve beauty and health. It asserts the tonic cleanses the blood, regulates the stomach and kidneys, brightens eyes, and gives velvety skin. Uses include remedying pimples and a wretched complexion.
Cannot Be Better Arniea Salve Promoted by Healer Grusses
An old advertisement extols a salve named Arniea Salve as unmatched for cuts sores rheum and chapped hands. It claims relief for skin ailments and lists a healer Grusses as endorser, noting availability at all druggists.
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Ucklen
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Leslie's Weekly
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Highland Ave
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Bluefield Ave
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J. D. Bird's
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Crystal
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