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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
2
Manufacturer support of retailer advertising in daily newspapers signals product quality and distribution ambition. It shows the dealer’s approval of the article and builds public trust through joint promotion, with the newspaper as the most economical and effective medium to create direct demand across communities.
First Baptist urges all in town to stay active in church life through summer. With many away for vacations, regular attendants should maintain the work at full efficiency. Sunday school continues at 9 30 and preaching at 11 with Rev H S Mabie delivering a sermon titled God and.
Community events include morning prayers at 11 with sermons on The Church for the Ages and Work and Workers, Sunday school at 9:45, and evening services at 8. B Y P U meets at 3. County convicts planned for road repairs due to heavy rains. An operation at Princeton Hospital spanned four hours with successful recovery. Injunction suit hearing at Pearisburg referenced involving county officials.
Calvary Baptist preaches Sunday at 11 am and 8 pm led by Jas H Franklin with topics A Goodly Heritage and Perverting the Truth Prayer service Wednesday at five. Bland Street Methodist hosts 9:30 am Sunday school and 11 am preachings. Knights of Pythias plan memorial service at 11 am and 8 pm at Bland Street with a 10:30 am Castle Wall gathering.
Law offices of Bernard Mc Claugherty relocate from Union Bank building to the new Masonic Temple. The only suite on the second floor remains. The women's Union prayer service will be Sunday at 3 o'clock in the Y M C A chapel. Church services at Wythe Avenue Bluefield include Sunday school at 10, services at 11 by Rev Walter M Kahle and 7:45 by Rev Jos Akers.
Mrs Charles Thomas of Monroé county was brought to the city yesterday afternoon on train No 1 and taken to St Luke's hospital for treatment.
D G Lilly of this city has been appointed on the board of review and board of equalization for Mercer county in the local government roster.
The display in Pedigo's window features many pattern hats with French art and handiwork. Hats are offered at less than a third of their former prices. Mt Kanawha Dancing School announces children's classes starting at 2 30 p m Saturday the 29th inst. For more information call phone 94 272.
Wedding flowers offer Lily of Valley and White Killarney Roses with 25000 Killarney rose plants. Roanoke florist FALLAON accepts wires. Harris saxophone trio offers music for dances with guaranteed satisfaction. Ben Harris Gary West Virginia Box 285. Pattern hats by Pedigo’s and lingerie dresses at Samuel Turk’s.
Dr and Mrs J A Cox of Putnam Va visit Bluefield with several local social entries. Mayberry’s Dr Peters was a city visitor yesterday. Max Mats left for Pocahontas for a brief visit with friends. Multiple couples from Pocahontas Tazewell Norton Bramwell Thacker Montcalm and Jackson Ky were in the city yesterday morning or afternoon.
Readers are drawn to cigars praised for quality. Mr and Mrs Blastikenstip and Mrs Hull of Raven visited the city. Mrs J R Laird returned home to Tazewell after a brief stay with Mr Laird. Capt Geo M Barger and son Get in spent days at Columbus and Dayton and returned home. Miss Irene Blackstock and Miss Laurille Wilson left for Norton to visit Miss Vivian Whitaker.
Names and movements dominate a bustling city page with Mrs S H Williams of Richlands and family touring eastern Wichita then honeymooning in the northwest. George Wolt of Davy and Jr Vermillion of Princeton Hospital appear on county seat business as Mrs Kibbey and daughters Georgia and Margaret head to Portsmouth to settle in Glamorgan VA. Dr S G Beall of Greensboro inspects policy holders, while Mrs F W Kelley of Narrows shops locally. Mrs J B Hatcher returns from Moneta and Mrs W T Douthat speaks of Drumapler. June Lilly travels from Beckley to visit relatives as Mabie family returns from Mountain Lake.
Rich & Ripe chewing tobacco is advertised as a strictly high grade product from Taylor Bros. of Winston-Salem North Carolina. The notice promises satisfaction or money back and invites buyers in Bluefield and Coalfield to purchase a plug for tomorrow’s enjoyment.
Commissioner Joseph M. Crockett will fill the chancery vacancy caused by F C Cook’s resignation. Cook’s duties as county prosecuting attorney prompted his exit, opening room for a rising McDowell County attorney admitted to the bar since.
Due to a few smallpox cases the board of health ordered closure of churches and public gathering spots including the moving picture show. A few cases have occurred but the disease has not spread or died out. the picture show may reopen tonight and services resume tomorrow. The post office interior received a pea green paint refresh with new floors and locking boxes as ongoing improvements near completion. Boy Scout camping trip departs for Pearisburg Virginia with three scouts and leader for a two week outing assisted by a cook to avoid meal prep.
Bertha Mitchell, mentioned in columns, left Wednesday and underwent an appendicitis operation at Miners Hospital. She is now resting in a favorable condition, with hope for a speedy recovery.
Mrs. J. H. Wiser has been confined in the Miners' hospital for three weeks and is able to sit up this morning following a period of illness. The report notes gradual improvement and ongoing care.
An ankle patient can sit up on Wednesday and doctors express encouragement over her progress. They anticipate she will soon be discharged to return home.
Mrs Hern don entertains Methodist Ladies Aid Society as they adopt a scheme for social meetings at intervals with ten members or invited guests. Refreshments provided and guests give a ten cent silver offering to raise a dollar per meeting for the society treasury. Guests include Mrs M D Bradshaw of Russell Co VA and Nan Sudduth of Falls Mills, with others visiting for court and social arrangements.
A New York pilgrim sought Winslow Homer at his Scarborough studio and paid a quarter to a fisherman who revealed he was the artist in disguise. Homer then hosted the visitor and sold him a painting, illustrating his humor and modesty.
A Scotsman with a wooden hat impressed engineer James Boulton and earned a chance. The inventive worker, William Murdock, proved his skill by turning gas lighting into a practical business after being sent to Cornwall and returning to illuminate his master's premises.
Pearson's Weekly notes Leigh Hunt as a pivotal English figure whose poetry essays and criticism shaped later writers such as Keats Shelley Lamb and Dickens. It highlights his wit scholarship translations and that a £320 pension improved his finances enabling greater literary production.
The Philadelphia Record notes that on March 6, 1812 Lehigh county was created from part of Northampton. The name derives from the Le high river via Indian and German adaptations, originally Le-chau-weech-ink meaning the place of the fork of the Foad. Allen town, then Northampton, became county seat in 1838.
Advice advertises Chamberlains Tablets to aid stomach function, claimed to enable natural digestion. Sold by all dealers in the period, promoting a health remedy in a terse product notice.
Western Railway timetable lists May 25 1913 departures from Bluefield with 7 05 a m 9 15 a m and 2 25 p m freight and sleeper services to Roanoke New York Philadelphia Richmond Columbus Cincinnati Norton Jaeger Williamson Gary and other intermediate stops. Agents Bevill and Saunders urge inquiries in Roanoke Virginia.
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