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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
2
An old advertisement proclaims always welcome whether you buy or not, highlighting a shop's friendly policy during warm weather. The garbled line suggests a retail spot inviting customers with a cheerful, inclusive notice.
The Kanawha and West Virginia Railroad reports the first 10 miles completed at the Elk River mouth near Blue Creek, 18 miles above Charleston. An 11 mile extension to Pond Gap is let, with a 7 mile link to the Gauley branch, and 18 miles to Charleston to be let soon.
The demand for foresters is rising rapidly for state work and private owners. California, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Washington offer salaries to fill trained forester positions as states consider establishing state forester offices. Private timber owners increasingly seek trained specialists as forestry becomes a recognized profession.
A Bland County marriage occurred on Wednesday morning at the bride’s father's home. Charles F. Stowers married Emma Green with Rev. John Duvall officiating. After a wedding breakfast the couple left for Stowersville, accompanied by a party including Brace Banks and others.
An 1886 Toledo notice asserts firm F. J. Cheney & Co. will pay $100 for every ounce of incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials. Also includes a brief ad for Crystal Bottling Co beverages and Griffon shirts, listing shopping lines and taglines.
Sale Griffon shirts at Pedigo's. To cure a cold when you have no cough to cure and cough when you have no cold to cure yourself when you have both take Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. The new idea the original and only genuine Laxative cough syrup. Remember the name Kennedy's and see red clover blossom on carton. Also Dean's Ointment 60 cents. Early Risers pills promise cleansing and energy. Sealed bids by Bluefield board of supervisors for sidewalks through 1906. info at auditor.
A vintage promotion touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for cuts burns boils bruises and skin diseases. A West Virginia reader reports a daughter’s bone fragments healing after use and warns against counterfeits sold by druggists.
At Charleston the state normal school regents re elected teachers for six normal schools. The Marshall College contract for a new building went to George A. Davidson for 36700 dollars. Meetings adjourn to Clarksburg July 13 for principal elections and dormitory plans.
An advertisement offers six column paper hardware including Washington maie in avorite type ten point and larger with throws, slugs and leads, plus ten or twelve job fonts and a new font for furniture. Sold cheap. address Printer care Telegraph.
The twenty seventh annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Holston Conference opened at Main Street Methodist church in Tazewell. The gathering will conduct three sessions daily through Sunday July 2. About one hundred delegates attended the morning prayer service led by Rev. T J Eakridge, with Mrs. McClung of Knoxville, Tennessee, delivering a brief talk.
New appointments list W H Smith as postmaster at Big Sandy McDowell county replacing William M Roberts who resigned. Charles Patterson appointed at Lazearville Brooke county replacing Ira B Gorby. Hallie R Lowers named at Lonieo Calhoun county as Dora Gilmer county post office established James W Keith named postmaster at Susanna McDowell county and Grat Harman chosen postmaster.
A playful verse notes Old King Colé and his court being well dressed as they purchase all their outfits from Pedigo. The quatrain implies their wealth and merriment in a light humorous tone.
Special meeting of stockholders of the Bank of Pocahontas in Pocahontas Virginia on July 8 1905 at 9 am at the bank office to consider and determine a proposed increase of the capital stock. By order of the board M Galway cashier and secretary of the board.
J M Anderson as trustee will sell at public auction on July 2 2006 at 8 pm in Bluefield WV to satisfy a $196 - 1068 8 due on a trust deed. Property lies in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia described as Second and Thomas streets area with a 6 percent commission and cash balance.
In Mercer County Circuit Court on June 6 1906 Annie Robinson sues Jacob Robinson for a vinculo matrimonii divorce and general relief contending the defendant is a non resident. The order requires him to appear within one month after first publication to protect his interest. deposition notices schedule July 17 1905 at the law office of Jas P D Gardner Bramwell WV for testimony in the chancery case.
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