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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1915

Page

2

Peach Melba Sundae Featured At Local Shop

City notes advertise a Peach Melba Sundae with Richmond made ice cream and mention Easiey Penn Drug Co. Local items report a trip by Mr and Mrs George S Strader to the Pacific coast with visits to San Francisco San Diego and Portland as well as praise for the San Francisco fair. Financial and hospital news note typhoid recovery for Mrs Wiley and a bankruptcy discharge petition by A L Calhoun.

Richmond Easiey-Penn Drug Co George S. Strader Pacific Coast San Francisco San Diego David &. Johnson Gio E. H. Cassidy Radford Thefield District Holston Miss Nugenia FE. H. Cassidy Iry R. L. Blackmond

Summer Vacation Jewelry Cleaning and Repair Offer

A local shop urges customers to bring jewelry in before vacation season. They offer free cleaning and careful inspection, minor repairs at a reasonable charge, and options to remodel or redesign pieces with designs and estimates available.

Woman From Coopers Taken To Bluefield Sanitarium

Mrs. J. A. Johnson of Coopers was brought to Bluefield yesterday with her husband and Dr. John Goodwill for an operation at the Bluefield Sanitarium.

J. A. Johnson Coopers Bluefield John Goodwill Bluefeld Sanitarium Huricane, Va Iivefield St. Luke’s Hospital H.C. Weller Geo. P. Johnson H. A. Ritz T. ‘H. Clagett

Improvements Planned for Terraces and Menagerie Removal

The article notes terrace improvements to be graded and sodded and mentions the removal of the menagerie. It also reports a church youth group trip to a revival in Tazewell and two new donations to the James G. Litz Children's Home from Otis Hopkins and H P Brittian of Tazewell. A freight wreck near Big Pour caused damage but no injuries. W. T. Morrison travels to Stuart to seek an administrator for his brother’s estate after a train death near Eggleston.

James G. Litz Otis Hopkins Tazewell H.P. Brittian Manifest Freight W. T. Morrison Stuart Patrick County Eggleston Greever

Bluefield area ad notices mix school and land listings

The page advertises Bluefield Normal and Business College with courses and contact, plus several farm for sale listings near Tip Top Virginia. It also notes tax deadlines, a chiropodist appearance in Welch, church suppers, and local business promotions including flour and store openings.

Rope accident injures bystander and collapses house

A bystander was jerked several feet when a rope slipped and a shoulder dislocated as a house toppled about six feet. Seven men were reportedly under the house minutes before. Also note ties to visitors from Tazewell and a forthcoming Argyle show at the city next week.

Shoulder Dislocation After House Moving Incident

A man named Brown suffered a dislocated right shoulder Wednesday afternoon when a rope used to move a house in the Oakhurst section slipped on a windlass. The house had been raised several feet and moved uphill when the accident occurred.

Brown Oakhurst Widition

Considerable Improvement at City Court House

City officials report considerable improvement at the court house with the old fence torn away and the pens and pits formerly used for the city auditor.

Mae Orndort Recovers After Home Surgery

Mrs. Mae Orndort who was operated on at her sister’s home on Cluefield avenue is not doing well. The Mand Street Methodist Church choir will rehearse this evening at 8 o clock and all members are asked to be present.

The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Grace Methodist Church J. T. Akers W.L. Fleshman Mae Orndort Cluefield Avenue Mand Street

Clergyman Officiates Marriage of Kidd and Camper

Rev J L McKinney presided at last evenings wedding uniting Henry Kidd and Miss Elizabeth Camper.

False alarm sent from box 82 on Park Street

Company No 1 responded to a false alarm last night turning in from box 82 on Park Street.

Company No. 1 Park Street

British Operators After West Virginia Coal

Several large coal operations in the New River and Kanawha fields are said to be involved in a pending transaction. British coal operators aim to secure West Virginia coal for South American trade during and after the war. The transaction appears to consolidate holdings into a central company under British syndicates, reviving a deal to buy most New River properties.

New River Kanawha West Virginia Iver

Old-time car robber Edgar Long captured after train thefts

Detectives A R Pittman and G M Callaway arrested Edgar Long at Crozier on Wednesday, linking him to a recent rail robbery spree. Long, recently released from McDowell county prison, confessed to robberies and extra thefts included four hundred pounds of meat. Cheese, lard and other goods were found in his belongings during a search. He will be taken to Welch for a hearing.

A. R. Pittman G. M. Callaway Edgar Long Crozier Long State Prison McDowell County Riyefield Turkey Gap Coal Company Foms

Get-It's ease with Corns Captures Quick Relief

A promotional line touts GETS-IT as a fast corn remedy. The ad promises painless corn removal after years of painful attempts with other products. It emphasizes instant relief and easy, quick results.

Personal visits and travel noted in Christiansburg and beyond

A series of brief society items lists visits and travel by J Frank Surface Dr J J Goodwill of Coopers and many others including Mrs Archie Wrenn in Roanoke relatives in Lebanon and Wilmington and trips to Lynchburg Pocahontas Morgantown and other Virginia points with mentions of court of appeals in Wytheville and a hospital operation in St Luke's concealments.

W. P. ‘Payne Lynchburg Chatham Virginia

The New Street Parade by Gentry Brothers

Fresh from skilled artisans the Gentry Brothers present a street parade of rare quality and color. The procession runs June 30 with two city performances at ten oclock featuring tableau wagons themed Mother Goose and trains dogs.

Gentry Brothers Santa Claus

Aéaven dazzles with trained animal acts and human performers

Aéaven presents a revolutionary show featuring a highly trained animal cast and numerous skilled human performers. The dazzling spectacle blends animal artistry with live performance, showcasing a rare stage experience.

Aéaven

Curtis-Ward advances road work and rail line progress

The Curtis-Ward Company under contract for the Athens to Bluefield road lays macadam as steel arrives for the right railway line toward the Stony Ridge gap. Ties are arriving and hauling should start within two weeks. A frost is reported in Princeton, first after mid June in over twenty years.

Curtis-Ward Company Athens Bluefield Stony Ridge

Carr & Bratton Building Sold in Major Real Estate Deal

Dr. W. H. Wallingford sells the three story Carr & Bratton brick business block on Scott street to H. C. Ellett C. R. Mc Nutt L. R. Taylor W. V. Peck and A. M. Traugott. County clerk issues licenses for marriages Thompson and Pearl Lowe of Princeton and James D. oe ers of Coaldale to Katherine K. Gilbert of Bluefield.

W. H. Wallingford H. C. Ellett C. R. McNutt L. R. Taylor W. V. Peck A. M. Traugott Scott Street Carr & Bratton Thompson Pearl Lowe Princeton James D. Oeers Coaldale Katherine K. Gilbert Bluefield

Sister’s Bedside Urgent Call Sends Miss Sarver to Roanoke

Miss Mabel Sarver left yesterday afternoon after receiving a telegram from Roanoke stating her sister Miss Sue Sarver had sudden appendicitis and required surgical operation.

Mabel Sarver Roanoke Miss Sue Sarver

Lilly Lot Sale Continues in East Princeton

The J. H. Lilly lot sale proceeds in East Princeton with dozens of lots sold daily by the Lilly Real Estate Agency. Most buyers come from other parts of the county.

J. H. Lilly Princeton Lilly Real Estate Agency

Make Bread with Monitor Flour for Strong Healthy Living

This brief advises using Monitor Flour to boost strength and health through active living. It promotes consistent baking at home to support fitness goals and everyday wellness with a trusted ingredient.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Portland Oregon Strader W. J. Wiley A. L. ,Calhoun Anderson, Strother, Hughes & Curd Welch United States District Court Keystone Supply Co Leva Wilson Margaret Wilson Paughter Steiff C. W. Whitmore, Mer Folke Western Eifect Imor Roanoke Pullman Norfolk New York Hagerstown Pulliman Philadelphia Piuefield Shenandoah Pullman Sleeper Charleston Columbus Cincinnati Chicago Kaeger Williamson Gary Norfolk and Western Railway W. B. Bhvill W. C. Saunders Treat Mer Roanokd Stone’s Famous Mephisto Sublette & Barnes E. Vonderscher & Son Son Sng Isadore Cohen Jewelers Wil Clytie Wanamaker Pocahontas R. Mm.turner, Jr St. Luke's Hospital Helen J. B. Akers Clark Street W.C. Alexander Bland Ft Flat Top Drug CO Bland Street Methodist Sunday School Evangelist Bridgers Toa Gregg, Pitman and Kimball William & Rogers Bluefield Normal and ‘Business College City Baileys Tip Top Clinch River Mud ‘Fork Tip Top Mineral Springs T. R. Smoot Rush Tug River Hotel Pave Princeton Avenue Maryland Tailoring Corporation Naw and Commerce Federal Street Ladies of Calvary Baptist Church Bluefield Avenue Zenith Eelipse Milling Company Graham MT. Vernon Glasgow WHITE Pharmacy Central Pharmacy Elks Theatre Argyle Xoward Parker G.R. Gibbs Christchurch Sulphur Springs South Bluefead West Virginia Coal Edger Long Ake Gimple K. Lawrence & Co White Pharmacy and Goodykoontz Drug Co W. H. Cobb Rexalh East End Frank Surface Christiansburg J. J. Goodwill BE. A. Leonard Miss Lucile Fincastle L. G. Scott Wylteville Court of Appeals of Virginia Robert Peters Roanokey Archie Wrenn Sue Tartar Wittens Mills J. L. Crockett R. R. Henry A. H. Adams Eloise Wilmington, N P. W. Poff Louis W. Moore George Zimmerman Iw. C. Houchins Houchins Land Sales Co W. KE. Worthington Morgantown Jack Frost Henry Rodgin Co., Jewelers Opticians Emelks Itehouse Royal Steam Laundry Quality Shop Excusive Ladies Outfitters the Quality Shop Exclusive Ladies Outfitters Tazewell County Edward L. Jenkins, Mer
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