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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
2
An Evangelist from Massachusetts will speak at the Church of God on 134 Preson Street starting July 1. The event promises a powerful testimony against priestcraft and a call to Christ’s liberty.
We are Not Jugglers. Our goods are not deceptive in quality. The grocer who sells unreliable foods is not a safe trade partner. We select pure products and then sell them with a fair profit, offering finest fruits in town.
A late night fire alarm from box 13 drew a crowd to Russell street but the incident proved a short circuit cut power to several houses with no damage reported.
Capital stock increases from $600000 to $1000000 as the Thacker Coal and Coke Company expands its capital base. The notice targets Republicans and Democrats about a $5000 bankruptcy jewelry sale at 20 Bluefield Avenue still ongoing with a call to buy watches and jewelry at own price.
A touring car owned by Dr. T. E. Peery, driven by his colored chauffeur, collided with a street car on Bland street near Raleigh. The auto suffered front rigging damage and moved under its own power to the car barn and then to the garage. Neither vehicle signaled as they approached the corner.
Judge E C Maverall traveled to Baltimore for a convention R B Bernheim and Dr J H Mc Culloch returned from Chicago Others like G A Swope and family spent Sunday in Northfork while Mrs R H Miller returned from Abingdon Visiting Bluefield residents T W Edwards and wife and Minrose Worley attended Welch events Mr and Mrs Dodge of Olmsted spent Monday in Welch P Flanagan and family visited friends in Pottsville G Posh of Red Jacket attended the Welch Hemphill game Mrs Frank Johnson hosted the ladies aid society of the Presbyterian church amid ongoing social notes
A physician recounts swapping meat for Grape-Nuts at breakfast last fall and improving digestion and weight. He prescribes Grape-Nuts for indigestion and post illness diets, noting its easy digestion and essential nutrients. The doctor declines to name himself for ethical reasons.
The record lists social events and travels including elaborate refreshments at a society gathering with ice cream in rose molds and rose cakes. It notes W. W. Henritze attending the Baltimore Democratic convention and multiple residents returning from visits in Honaker, Galax VA, and Roanoke.
William Cartwright, mine superintendent on Hurrican Branch, loses control of a new motor carriage riding with his wife Mrs Cartwright and Mrs Broyles. The vehicle crashes into a line of railroad cars, killing Mrs Cartwright and Mrs Broyles. Two children survive with injuries. Mrs Cartwright buried at Coeburn and Mrs Broyles at Bondtown.
The Elks opera house hosted a two day program featuring in Sixty-five a bright dance sketch by Barto and Clark, Billy Dunlap’s blackface monologue and songs with eccentric dancing, and the Stanleys in a novel act with a playful battle between two beats. Matinees 3:30 p m. Seats ten cents balcony ten cents lower floor twenty cents.
The report notes additional contributions to the Jed Relief Fund acknowledged by the secretary. Previous acknowledgments totaled $16,260.54 with small donations from E. M. Clas and Wilkeshare, Pa. $25.00 added, bringing the new total to $16,291.34. The overall event total is shown as EVN.
The line will bring two cables into Blueflelet carrying 8000 volts each to distribute power to the field. The company plans an extension from the No. 2 transformer into North Carolina, about sixty five miles away.
The article traces the evolution of asphalt use in the United States from early varnish and metal treatment to paving and tire materials. It highlights Walter P. Jenney’s idea of bessemerizing asphaltic material, the sulfurization process, and the shift to asphalt residues as binders for macadam roads, noting a rise in production from 159,424 tons in 1910 to 294,951 tons in 1911 and increasing imports from Venezuela.
Firemen attending small fires at the Mann and Thomas residences were shocked when A C Heuger reached from a window and cut power lines, electrifying bushes grass and clothing until Shorty Grimes cut the wires at the pole. No serious injuries reported as wagon 1 faced obstructed Duhring street with dirt stones and dark streets delaying movement.
The West Virginia Educational Association elected Mrs. Mary R. McGuigan of Charleston as its president and reappointed C. R. Murray of Williamson as secretary.
Appalachian Power Company plans complete wiring from the New River by July 15. Linemen have swung wires along Poslar Street toward the new crbstation in the west end but wires are not yet attached to insulators. The project aims to span the field to the dams before the target date.
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