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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
9
Summit Point resident Anna Belie Emey testifies to suffering a long womanly ailment and mental despair until using Cardus Cardui. She credits twelve bottles with restoring health and urges others to try the tonic, noting its 50 years of use and offering a 64 page booklet.
The Mercer County Bar Association met in the court room and adopted resolutions on the death of secretary W. Crockett. President A. W. Reynolds and judges addressed his life and character noting his noble attributes. The resolutions will be published in the Telegraph this week. Municipal Election Today in Princeton. Voters face a quiet race with two tickets and no campaign funding known.
Ernest Christie was found lunatic yesterday by the lunacy commission after a hearing on a lunacy warrant. He was directed committed to the Weston Asylum. Witnesses testified he has been a lunatic for years and recognized locally as such. the incident followed his earlier shooting of his mother. The same day in circuit court, H Godwin prevailed for $900 damages against Joe Faris et al. R S. After sued G G Thomas for $5,000 in an assault and battery claim. Local personals note Pendleton, Strother, and doctors Boyd and Vermillion visiting Princeton region residents.
A young man arrives in a gold mining camp suspected as the famed horse thief Jim Allison. Annie Sweetzer discovers the impostor is Peter Ruggles, aids a jailbreak with a file and bed comforter, and helps the real Allison escape. The capture is cleared and a wedding follows.
An anxious appeal to recognize the grip of morphine and opium addiction. It recounts that once formed the habit drives moral and physical decline and that attempts to quit bring suffering, with a testimony from LT who describes a decade of struggle and a cure at the Keeley Institute credited with ending the craving.
Rev E Wiley delivered the annual sermon to Beaver high school graduates at Bland Street Methodist Church. A large audience filled the enlarged auditorium and reserved seats were set for students and parents. The altar featured flowers and the choir provided special music. The sermon was praised as among the ablest in years. last night the senior class presented the play Green Stockings with evident care and talent. Tonight the inter society contest concludes the week, expected to be the highlight.
The article outlines amendments to Bluefield's corporate limits and eight wards. It details boundary lines along the state line with Virginia and West Virginia, streets such as Bluefield avenue Graham avenue Monroe street Higginbotham avenue Bland street and Beasley street, and the Norfolk and Western Railway. The boundary description covers Valley Ridge Cumberland Gap and Fincastle Turnpike areas, with divisions among Ward Nos. 1 through 8.
Advert says Rheuma, sold locally, guarantees cure or money back and acts fast on kidney liver bowels and blood. Claims uric acid elimination within 24 hours, helps gout and neuralgia, with a 50 cent bottle offered to prove effectiveness. Sold by White Pharmacy Central Pharmacy and all druggists.
A persuasive notice promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable family medicine ideal for summer use. It urges households to obtain it locally and mentions availability Tu-Sat.
Roland W. Hayes of Boston, renowned tenor, appears in a song recital at the Bluefield Colored Institute this evening. Admission is twenty five cents. Hayes has been chosen to represent Massachusetts at the National Federation of Music Clubs meeting in Los Angeles. Various press outlets praise his voice as exceptionally sweet, powerful, and promising.
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