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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
5
A new gospel tent on Mercer Street near East Itivee High School attracts repeat worshippers led by evangelist W. KE Yates and song leader J. Charles Yelton. Converts urged to join their church as sessions focus on moral character.
Williamson is highlighted as a wonderful business town with a superior school system. The article notes the school board’s keen interest in children's welfare and invites families to consider West Williamson Lots as a real estate option.
Union Village Vermont resident Mrs L A Guimann writes of improved strength after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details weeks of weakness and inability to walk, then six bottles leading to nine hour steam laundry work days and lasting health for two years.
Several hundred purebred bulls were distributed to Western Canadian farmers in May by a livestock improvement train that acted as an agricultural college on wheels. Carried free by the railway, the bulls were sold on credit with half-price loans from Manitoba Agriculture. The tour stopped at numerous towns and featured breeders, lectures, films, and stockyard demonstrations to boost cattle quality across provinces.
The narrator notes that the occasion included prayers, making it the first such event he had ever attended.
Wednesday evening the two classes Loyal Sons and Sunshine Girls from the Christian church held a hayride. Seventy five riders left town in large trucks with teachers pastor Mrs Givens and Mr Hart and chaperons. They cooked supper at a school house beyond Montcalm built a large campfire and shared watermelons and picnic treats. They plan to repeat the trip next month.
The Newmans orchestra failed to perform four pieces at the Royal Theatre as planned for a Woman's Club event. The group claimed they were a jazz outfit and could not play classical numbers, leading to the cancellation and possible legal action for misrepresentation. The orchestra departed for Beckley after the stopgap concert.
Lapses in Cupid among Princeton residents as court and church news mix with farm goods. Cherry prices hold at fifty cents a gallon while a Pendleton Bible class team crushed Athens Christian school 19 to 6.
The county clerk admitted the charter of the Princeton Theatre Company with authorized capital stock of 60 000. Incorporators are W M Gillespie A L Griffith A F Wysong J C Mc Connell and W J Elliott. The company will own real estate erect theatre buildings and operate shows including moving pictures and a general merchandise business. The principal office is in Princeton with plans for a new theatre building near the Hub store on Mercer Street.
The Legion dance Thursday night drew a large crowd in the spacious hall. Music, behavior, and refreshments were praised, and Princeton post earned confidence for future efforts. Financial returns met expectations as well, with optimistic notes on continued community interest.
An old advertisement claims a vegetable medicine 8. 8. 8. cleanses blood and purifies flesh, asserting dramatic skin improvement and rheumatism relief. It touts no reward for loss forever and invites readers to try the product in two bottle sizes.
Mrs. B. B. Belcher entertains at Kegley for the weekend. Miss Preston Hurst of Max Meadows visits her aunt, Mrs. K. L. Lambert, on Bee Street.
A fashion note describes midsummer headwear with long streamers and veils draping well below the waist. Scarves of lace or chiffon are wrapped around the neck one or more times for a dramatic finish.
For sale 156 acres consisting of 100 acres first class blue grass sod 56 acres good bottom land 25 acres in fine meadow with balance in cultivation two small orchards large trees and first class fruit. Includes small barns fences farm updated with 323 ewes 12 cattle farming tools and machinery all for 15000 with good terms located two and a half miles from Princeton on a good road.
Citizens from Athens and Welch visit relatives and conduct business trips. Walter Munsey of the E B Spangler Co. is away on vacation for two weeks visiting points of interest. H Lilly returns from Huntington and Kenova. Mrs C W Gore hosts a dinner in Athens. W H Roberts attends a 4 H Club camp. Daisy Morris inks a lot deal with Lilly Land Co at Jaeger.
Ganda Pratged for Conviction Batala June 23 M K Gandhi convicts praised by Punjab Provincial Conference which backs non violent non cooperation as path to freedom. The body endorses a university to guide national education in Punjab linking Lahore College and national aims. President Santanam praises reduced Hindu Muslim dissent and forecasts swift Swaraj if perseverance continues.
City council in city hall Thursday enacted an ordinance requiring cow owners to tie up cattle at night. The measure includes fines for violations and aims to reduce street hazards during overnight hours. The council also moved to regulate fire truck alarms and grant right of way to emergency vehicles. A sanitary officer will be appointed to handle carriage disposal, with appointments and salary to be discussed at a special meeting next Thursday.
Real estate transfers filed yesterday for recordation in the county court clerk's office include Kirby to L F Wiley parcels 42 and 44 in section 218 Bluefield for 1500. Ro H Clatterbaugh and wife to Verota Honaker lot 15 section 2 Bluefield for 4000. Lilly Land Company to Eva B R Shuflebarger lots 6 in section 17 Lilly Land Company Princeton for 300. James Elmer Brown and wife to John P Weiser lots 9 in section 27 Blefield for 60. On our easy payment plan you can be the owner of a good price of real estate by just investing each month what you would ordinarily spend for luxuries.
Tilman County farmer G W Tisdale praises Thedford s Black-Draught as the only liver remedy his family uses for torpid liver sour stomach headaches and indigestion. He notes roots in Texas Freestone County births and a 44 year marriage and says the remedy remains effective and reliable today.
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