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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
2
City and Coalfield readers are urged to attend as ex United States Senator and Democratic candidate W B Chilton discusses national issues. The event follows his six years in the Senate and aims to inform voters amid a pivotal political moment.
A collection of 1918 notices covers a July 6 probate sale at Harry Bailey's home with three horses a cow and farming implements offered for cash. Also listed are county tax assessment corrections in Mercer and Pinefield council meetings for voter registration lists. Community events include beauty advice at Central Pharmacy and a film airing at the American theater. A deaths and funeral logistics section details Edgar Pilson and other local figures with travel and military contacts.
An old ad claims a glycerine and bark combination, branded A jer i ka, can flush and relieve stomach gas and constipation to prevent appendicitis. It touts doctor and patient benefits and cites T Prank Mastin, a druggist, as promotion contact.
Trustee sells at public outcry at the Tazewell County courthouse front door on May 20th for cash costs with balance due on credit in one and two years. Land located on Nidy's Branch and Im Nyes Cove, Virginia. Details in legal notice. Mercer's quota listed as $990,000.
A 1918 notice from Scott Street Baptist Church and the Foch Brigade urges members to support a fundraising drive for the church. A circular describes sending letters and envelopes to raise $1,500 by June 30, invites a Liberty Loan spirit, and asks donors to contribute amounts from one to twenty six dollars, pledging personal devotion if helpers miss a contribution. The appeal cites patriotism and religious duty under the banner of a church uplift in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Residents from Richlands Wise Parkersburg Dante Martinsburg and other towns visited the city yesterday. Officials from Clinch Valley, Williamson and Goodwill joined travelers from Tennessee and Alabama for short calls, visits and furloughs.
Beauty services offered on the mezzanine floor include manicuring hairdressing facial massage scalp treatment and hair dyeing with additional singing and hair bleaching options. Open from 8am to 6pm daily at Mav roady street location.
Unclaimed letters listed for week ending June 15 1918 include T M Akers Chester Dana Lacey Brooks F C Raftery Revo Wy D Chis holmn Kin Devor A M Douthat John Farris Doc First G W Gray 4H Gallibrow R D Kirtley Victor Lockhart George T Mason J D Mills Walter Monroe Mac McMahan Roy Neal J E Phelps H A Scott Philip Scott J L Simpson Cooper Stoots Max Sterker L J Stowers F M Tickle Lindsey Morris D B Webb Howe White J K Wilson John H Williams Mrs J L Anderson Mrs Emma Atkins Fannie Caffee Maggie Dobbin Mrs Pearl Farmer Mrs Margaret Irise Miss Allie Jones Miss Ida Johnson Miss Ettle Kidd Miss Dorothy Lock Miss Cle Miller Anna Napper Mrs Mary Dekroby Miss Emma Sutphin Miss Alan Millis Mrs Lizzie Vance Mrs Eva M White Miss Maria Williams. Please state ad for any letter to avoid being overlooked. One cent per letter Claimed. Mercer’s quota 990000. W S S S.
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