May 1909 Coal Totals by Norfolk and Western Districts
The Daily Telegraph received from Joseph W. Coxe the May 1909 coal tonnage by district for Norfolk and Western. Pocahontas field 687,292 net tons for the company 82,957. Tug River district 129,209 8,924. Thacker district 103,659 29,784. Kenova district 50,922 11,345. Clinch Valley field 34,508 3,649. Net 1,005,590 company 137,659 total 1,143,249.
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Commercial and Company
Norfolk and Western Railway
Daily Telegraph
Joseph W. Coxe
Pocahontas Field
Tug River
Thacker District
Kenova
Clinch Valley Field
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Coal reserves in West Virginia could supply world for a century
Elliott Northcott, appointed West Virginia minister to Colombia, says the state’s coal fields are vast and underexplored. He notes no shaft mining currently and predicts future growth. Northcott cites Gov Glasscock and Senators Elkins and Scott as stabilizing GOP forces. He also asserts Keeley Treatment achievements exceed 500,000 cures in thirty years.
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Washington Post
West Virginia
Elliott Northcott
Colombia
Raleigh
Northcott
Reyes
Mr. Northcott
Republican Party
Glasscock
Elkins
Scott
United States
Senate
Notice to Bidders for City Draymen 1909
Sealed bids to hire city draymen to remove garbage ashes cans and refuse to city dump on a flour barrel basis are due July 2 1909 at 8 80 p m. Bids may be rejected by the board of affairs Bluefield region includes districts north of the Norfolk and Western Railway south of the railway and west of Bland street and south of the railway east of Bland street. Auditor J T Akers signs notice.
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Board of Affairs
City of
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bland Street
Said
J. T. Akers
Construction of Plank Sidewalks For 1910
Notice announces a public bid opening at 3:30 p m for plank sidewalk construction for the year ending June 30 1910. Specifications available upon request.
Auditing City Prisons Feeding Funds Documented
J T Akers, Auditor, summarizes expenditures for feeding the city prisoners in accordance with board requirements for the year ending June 30 1910.
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Endorsement
An advertisement extols DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills as superior for kidney and bladder ailments causing backache and rheumatic pains. It urges sending a name to E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago for a free trial box and notes availability from all druggists.
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DeWitt
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
The Bishop and the Druggist Joke
A bishop visits a druggist and is teased about the difference between an ass and a bishop. The druggist asks for a contrast, but the bishop turns the joke back on him. He then asks the druggist for the difference between an ass and a druggist, and declares he cannot say it.
Law's Bakes Fun Tale From a River Swim
A quirky dialect snippet shows a boy enjoying a summer moment in a river pool. He cheers as a friend frets over a small pail of water, describing the scene with playful exaggeration.
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Chile
Poet and Fool Alexis Piron in Paris Ambush
A tale about Alexis Piron the French poet and epigrammist who is arrested by a Paris watchman. He faces interrogation by the police lieutenant who questions his business. Piron replies with witty banter claiming a brother who is a fool, revealing his sharp humor.
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Alexis Piron
Petters
Piro
Paris
Piron
King
Little Sue Brown Feels Gloom Over Party Decor
A fragment describes Sue Brown alone on a staircase at her mother's party. She asks permission to remove her gown but is refused as guests still attend the mid point of the event. Mrs Janes notices others with their gowns and the scene centers on etiquette during the social gathering.
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Sue Brown
A Sure Thing in a Stone-Cutter’s Tale
A witty actor pauses at a stone-cutter’s shop as the proprietor works on a tombstone. The chapter questions contingency plans and memory, with the craftsman replying that outcomes depend on treating the patient. Harper’s Weekly.
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Harper’s Weekly
Cockroach Prompts Quip About Soup Troubles
A Milwaukee Sentinel joke has a customer accusing a restaurant of cockroach in soup. The waiter quips that the cook’s soup is so good that everything goes after it, highlighting the place’s celebrated dish and the light tone of the exchange.
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Milwaukee
Bentinel
Thorne Tempts Rose with a Playful Name Exchange
Young Thorne asks if Rose approves his chosen name and compliments Rose. Rose replies she values Thorne and wishes for meaning beyond a pretty label, hinting at deeper feelings.
Raise Your Song Amid Stormy Weather of Hope
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution features lines urging steadfast love and resilience. It contrasts mercy and readiness to marry for affection with wealth, urging a brave heart to keep singing through rough roads toward home.
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Mercy
Maude
Atlanta Constitution
Gladys and Auntie Debate Egg Quality
A bystander overhears a quarrel as Gladys questions an egg's freshness. Auntie insists the egg was laid yesterday, blaming a bad hen for any fault.
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Gladys
None genuine without our signature on the box lid
A dialogue shows assurance of genuineness for a complex ion theme, with Belle confirming the presence of a signature on the lid. An advertisement promotes Ring's Little Liver Pills from Goodykoontz Drug Co as easy to take a cure for sick headache and regulating bowels.
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Nell
Ring
Goodykoontz Drug Co
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