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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
5
Notice states Robert Odle now in the West Virginia penitentiary will apply on or after June 21 1912 to the board of parole for a recommendation to the governor for parole. Warden M IL Brown signs the notice.
District court in the 4th Southern District of West Virginia announces B S Block of Mercer County is bankrupt. A meeting of creditors is set for June 27, 1912 at 10 AM in Mercer city. creditors may attend to appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Referee in Bankruptcy Hh. Peo LEK notes proofs of claim must conform to official forms.
A town debates financing a new school building with state loans and a first mortgage on school property. Voters weigh costs for site versus housing and how much to borrow, considering existing bonds and teacher salaries. The discussion cites enrollment growth, staffing, and the need for better facilities to attract qualified teachers.
In Tazewell Virginia widow Mrs Jol Alexander mourns her husband J D Alexander with fifteen surviving children listed in Norton Lebanon and Norton. The funeral date is pending as Denver bound children may be unable to attend. Other locals including J M Moore and H Claude Probst appear in the week’s notices alongside local injuries and legal actions.
Three men perform a lively high class act followed by Miss Roy Meyers singing and dancing and a closing comedy sketch A Military Proposal. Matinee at 3 30 with ten cent admission. Evening shows at 7 45 and 9 15. Balcony ten cents and lower floor twenty cents. Presented by B F Keith circuit of New York.
Tomato plants all varieties pepper beet plants one dollar per one hundred cabage plants fifty cents per one hundred potted plants and cut flowers funeral designs and bouquets specialty phone 335 south thuefield florist automobiles for hire at no 85 bland street engage seats ahead phone 7 uf
About 600 guests from the Pocahontas region will tour Appalachian Power Company's dams on New River. The trip showcases hydro electric work turning water power into coalfield electricity, reducing costs for mines and mills. Guests include coal operators who will see the yearlong effort to harness the river and deliver 80 000 volts to Bluefield and the coalfield within sixty days.
W H Shuff of Coopers C J Moss H G Peery and Governor W St Clair of Tazewell were in town. Mrs R L Burgess returned from Roanoke as Butler Hammit of Pocahontas visited W D Dodd on Tazewell street. Mrs H Cowan and daughter Elizabeth came back from Branwell. Engineer J H Turner left for Baltimore for Johns Hopkins surgery. Barnes Gillespie of Tazewell and T J Munecey of Bland county passed through en route to Roanoke. Miss Mary Trent of Knoxville visited Ruth Mc Claugherty and left for Galax.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promoted for elderly use to ease chronic constipation and improve digestion without harsh purgatives. Testimonials from Mr Joseph Smith and Catherine Reynolda claim regular use supports general health. Sample bottle offered by mail from Monticello Tennessee.
A parade of visits and travel fills the Roanoke area notes with residents from Neyson Tauazewell and Pleefield heading to Ripplemead Bluefield and Roanoke. Travelers include Mestra Partlow Mrs Winetom and John R McDonald on business and leisure.
Reports from southwest Virginia indicate an unusually heavy apple crop this year with some counties needing to prop up limbs. Farmers anticipate broad crop yields across fruits plus ample pasturage and thriving poultry as mild weather supports cattle and turkeys. An industrial upswing, new railroads and mines promise work, keeping farmers busy and largely disengaged from politics.
Mrs. Cousins wife of A M Cousins general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the Norfolk and Western died at her home 135 Park Avenue Norfolk after a long illness Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the home Mr and Mrs T F Weaver of this city traveled last night to attend the funeral
Ad copy claiming Zemo stops dandruff and clears skin problems. It touts no odor or smear, sinks into pores to health scalp, and improves hair. lists Ee W. Rose Medicine Co. and Ce Goodykoonts Drug Co. as distributors in Bluefield plus East End and Bluefield Pharmacies.
Platea Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing nervousness pain and crying spells. Mary Halstead reports calmer nerves and better sleep after use. Amelia Danl describes inflammation and blue mood improving after starting the remedy. Letters promise confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A booklet titled This Book Worth Reading Adier-ika promises easy prevention of appendicitis and quick relief from constipation or gas. It is offered free for a short time by Mastin's Pharmacy located in the Elks Building.
Meetze Virginia resident Mrs J C Green reports severe womanly troubles eased after trying Cardus. She credits two local doctors and medicines but emphasizes Cardus as pivotal. She urges others to try it and notes a to page booklet available from the Ladies Advisory Dept Chattanooga Tennessee.
Advert says osteopathy locates and removes the cause of stomach liver and bowel troubles offering a permanent cure for those failing to respond to years of medicine. The notice points readers to a location west of the New High School Building for treatment.
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