Personalities and Brief Notices From The City
KM Lilly of Ceperton and J McIntyre of Salem visit the city. J Bowling of Toyleside and J B Robinson head to Madison and Madison, Wisconsin. R H ONeil visits Christiansburg. J J Ramage arrives to join Cather Iron Works. Miss Ora Daly of Pisgah and Miss Mamie Blount with Mrs Charlton of East Radford in town. Fire delivery system delayed to August 1. Evangelical and Episcopal notices and social calls fill the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Daly
Pisgah
J.B Robinson
Madison
Wir
R. H. O'Neil
Christiangsburg
T. B. Koaeh
Summers
Fayette
Jollo Ramage
Shamokin
Cather Iron Works
A. Fulwider
Richland
Greenbrier
A. Smith
Russel Creek Coal and Coke Company
New York
Miss Jones
East Radford
J. B. Ward
Pocahontas
Mamie Blount
C. Charlton
Laura Linkous
Vicars
Blanche Harman
Christiansburg
C. F Musser
Patent Coke Oven Experiment at Central Plant
The H C Frick Coke Company is testing an interior basket coke oven at the Central coke plant near Tarrs station. Invented by Julian Kennedy of Pittsburgh, the method reduces manual coke drawing and minimizes small coke. Two ovens operate with burning qualities comparable to standard beehive ovens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H C. Frick Coke Company
Central Coke Plant
Tarrs Station
Julian Kennedy
Pittsburg
Connellsville
Desperado Sam Stone Shot by Revenue Officers
Desperado Sam Stone of Wise County Virginia and eastern Kentucky was shot through the head by revenue officers at Stonega near Big Stone Gap yesterday morning. He was in a dying condition after resisting arrest and attempting to shoot an officer. his gun misfired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Stone
Wise County
Virginia
Kentucky
Stonega
Big Stone Gap
Stone
Bible School and Evening Sermon by Williamson
Bible school at 9 30 a m with punctual scholars and a sermon on The Higher Ministry of Afflictions from 2 Cor 4 17 18. At 8 p m a second topic asks Can a truly converted person be lost If so how with Hebrews 6 4 5 6. W W Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Atila
PriceKills Two In Saeger Mob Attack
Peter Price a negro is cornered in a Saeger house by a mob of angry citizens for insulting a lady. In the struggle he fatally wounds George Hooks and F. M. McGraw and seriously injures Charles Davis before being captured and jailed at Welch. The report comes via an Associated Press dispatch with wires down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saeger
Peter Price
George Hooks
F. M. McGraw
Charles Davis
Price
McGraw
Davis
Welch
Hooks
Associated Press
W. J. Bryan Coming to Pocahontas
Hon. Wm J Bryan will lecture at Pocahontas on July 2 under Y M C A auspices. Special trains will run to enable citizens to attend and many from neighboring areas will travel to hear the Nebraskan orator regardless of political leanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Bryan
Pocahontas
Bryan
Star Seam Laundry Adds New Ironing Machine
The Star Seam Laundry announces installation of a new ironing machine for collars and cuffs, claiming domestic finish and parity with top city laundries. A Tansill Punch advertises relief for spring fever, sold by Flat Top Grocery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Seam Laundry
Flat Top Grocery Company
Metagram Riddle of Hollow Between Hills
The clue asks to change the head of a word meaning hollow between hills to form successive words: a sharp clinking sound, then separate, blend, and a sharp thrilling pricking sensation. It outlines a chain of wordplay leading to a set of related senses.
Man Known as Nick and His Pronoun
A man identified by a nickname and a pronoun. He possesses and keeps something. The hint suggests a cold place to live.
Numerical Enigma No 86 and Charade Puzzle
A historical puzzle item presents a 50 letter quote by Philip James Bailey with numbered clues for flowers and plants and five further cryptic clues. The sub items reference spring flower Jeffersonia lily family herb bennet death of a philosopher Scotland’s flower tea rose heal all aromatic herb leguminous plant and a set of U S state and festivity terms in a riddle style card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip James Bailey
Jeffersonia
Scotland
Flower Puzzle Hint Leads Through Plant Names
No 89 presents a word puzzle where the first six letter word starts and ends with the same letter and names the marshmallow. The second clue asks for a beautiful heath family plant. The third clue refers to a mimosa subfamily plant. The fourth clue points to the family that includes sarsaparilla, angelica tree and spikenard.
Rivers in England Riddle and Tributaries
A quiz item lists eight river clues with letter sequences representing place names and tributaries. The note includes a riddle line about starting fires and front of fame, hinting at common phrases. The set invites solving by identifying rivers Bath to Humber and regional reach across England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Humber
Bristol Channel
North Sea
Thames
Oxfordshire
Warwickshire
Marys and the arts and a stormy night telegram
A garbled local item lists various Marys tied to politics care of the sick and concise speech, then questions about which arts train conductors oppose in cars and which arts fit specific descriptions. A child recalls thinking faster than thought after being punished for whistling, ending with a weathered joke and a punchy urging to subscribe to the Telegraph.
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Pedigo
Lancaster
Nuefield
Erade
Llac
Hilo
Lle
Gioghutmes
Bandleus
E.S. Pedigo
Princeton Ave
Citizens’ Bank Bluefied
KM Lilly
Ceperton
J. McIntyre
Salem, Va
Ritter
Charleston
J. Bowling
Toyleside
W. M. Mahood
H Re
Prinsceton
A. Anthony
Episcopal Church
Marshall
Studebaker
Te Miller Supply Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Huntington
W. R. Wertz
Harris Mnoze Co
Bland Street
Postoffice
C. B. Reuss
The
Frick Company
Alverton
Courier
Fie
Christian Church
W. W. Williamson
W. J. Bryan Coming
Chine
Star Laundry
West Virginia
M. E. Church
United States
J. Wler
Backhannon
Hicks & CO
Punsra
Care Dairy
GRAPH
Bluefield W. Va
S.—Word Square
Mary
Pbscribe
Patton
B. M. Cohen
Prop
Oppo
B. F. Ginther
Granam
John Harper
Green Groceries
Ift
J. N. Echols & Co
Princeton Avenue
Mendor-Land Corner
B. T. Edwards
Maple Park Cemetery
IDEAL
G. M McCulloch
Sec
Treas
Thomas C. Harris
Circuit Court
Mercer County
Princeton
A.M. Sutson
Old Henry
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