Pro gressive party holds county meeting in Tazewell
At a mass meeting in the Tazewell courthouse the Progressive party of TazewellCounty selected officers for the coming year and chose delegates to the Bristol congressional convention. Dr J Walter Witten was named county chairman with H Surface as secretary. Precinct committees were re elected and a resolution reaffirmed allegiance to the 1912 Chicago platform focusing on tariff and workmen’s concerns.
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Tazewell
Progressive Party
Tazewell County
Rages Lipss
Graham
Bristol
Daily News
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Featured in Letter
A Creston Iowa woman recounts relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits improved strength and a happy home with a newborn, praising the remedy's long standing reputation and urging others to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Creston
Iowa
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. B. Boscamp
E. Howard Street
Creston, Iowa
Lydia E.pinkhas
Medicine Co
Lynn
Cmd
Cardus touted as remedy for women’s ailments in Mt Airy ad
An old advertisement from Mt Airy North Carolina features Mrs Sarah M Chap praising Cardus a woman’s tonic for years of womanly and stomach troubles. It claims six bottles cured her and urges readers to try Cardus, noting it helps many women and directing readers to Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Mt. Airy
N. C
Sarah M. Chap
Cardus
Koled
Lady Reader
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga, Tenn
N.G
Jewelry Store Opens Nearby Quality Store on Wister
A new jewelry store opens at 523 Wister Street next to the Quality Store offering watch and clock repairs, jewelry services, and glasses fitting with free examinations. The ad promotes a straightforward business claim that cooperating with the seller benefits both parties.
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Wister Street
Bening Compensation Law and Bristol Convention Delegates
A district meeting advocates H L Bening compensation law and the creation of an industrial commission as vital to the people. It enjoins all Progressives from the county at the Bristol convention to participate as delegates as if named here. The meeting adjourned on motion.
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Bristol
May benefit Graham from Bluefield saloon shutdown
The Graham community expects economic and moral gains from Bluefield's dry status. Merchants may see more local spending as cross border shoppers decline, while street improvements and sidewalk projects are discussed to enhance the town view.
Departure Regretted As Carpers Move To Roanoke
Graham friends regret the departure of Mr and Mrs L L Carper who are moving to Roanoke. Mr Carper has been transferred by Keys Planing Mill interests to Roanoke Lumber and Supply Company and will assume charge. Mrs Carper left yesterday for the Magic City and will be followed today by her husband. Carper came to Graham eight years ago as stenographer and office man and rose through the ranks, spending time on the road promoting the local business and becoming known in the coal field section.
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Graham
L. L. Carper
Roanoke
Carper
Keys Planing ‘Mill
Keys Planing Mill Company
Four Bluefielders Fined for Drunken Disorderly Conduct
Four Bluefield men were fined 11 dollars each for being drunk and disorderly in Graham. They caused a joy ride behind an old horse hitched to a buggy, exceeded the speed limit and fought near Bluestone Valley Road. One man paid 7 dollars more for profane language. They stayed at River side Inn Sunday night and drank three gallons of water by 8 this morning.
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Bluefield
Corporation of Graham
Bluestone Valley Road
Squire C. P. Greever
Riverside Inn
Mrs Sallie Litz Plans New Concrete Iron Fence
Mrs Sallie Litz is having a concrete and iron fence built at her new home to enhance its curb appeal. The project includes extending the granolithic sidewalk on Walnut Street to the corner, improving access and appearance.
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Sallie Litz
Walnut Street
Visitation Notes From Graham Area Residents
Visits by Mr and Mrs Robert Brown and Mrs A P Brown who had stayed with Mr and Mrs A P Barnett left for Johnson City. Miss Virginia Pritts returns from Harrisonburg to her parents Joseph and Mrs Pritts. C C Walker home from Kenova. Craig Nelson from Tazewell visits. Hon J P Royall of Tazewell and J W Reeder of Huntington visit Graham. J E Morton attended a Shriners meeting at Wise. Guy Ritter from Princeton visits.
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Virginia Pritts
Harrisonburg
Joseph Pritts
Huntington
J. E. Morton
Shriner
Wise
Guy Ritter
Princeton
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Relief
French doctors have long used vegetable oils for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. One dose may convince. severe cases show improvement within 24 hours. Sold here by White Pharmacy. Glasgow's fire department operates eleven stations and 195 officers and ten.
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France
Mayr
Glasgow
Midnight Uprising Delivers Drought Impact Across State
A state advisory discusses liquor transport rules and enforcement during the drought era. It explains how steamboat operators must keep records and bans liquor delivery on board vessels in state waters. Details cover agent liability for sellers and buyers and lawful possession through shipment or personal pickup.
Panama Canal Route Seen Overestimated by Experts
An expert in Coal Age argues the Panama route will not dominate world ocean traffic or coal exports. West Virginia coal quality limits, underwriter rate concerns, and alternative routes like Suez affect profitability. Oil fuel advantages may shift shipping costs as Panama could alter west coast trade with Europe.
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Panama Ccanal
Atlantic
Pacific
West Virginia
Panama
New River
Pocahontas
Panama Canal
Far East
Australia
Asia
Europe
Suez Cainal
California
Texas
Peru
Venezuela
Ecuador
Trinidad
Morever
North America
Millinery Traveling Men's Assn Opens in Chicago
The eleventh annual convention of the Millinery Traveling Men's National Association opened in Chicago with headquarters at the Hotel Sherman. The session began on June 29 and gathers salesmen for the millinery trade.
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Millinery
Chicago
Millinery Traveling Men's National Association
Hotel
Sherman
Making Hoboes and the Hazards of Rail Teaaching
A Missouri University essay condemns hobo culture while recounting Cameron Reed a sophomore from Cambridge Mass who attempted to ride a Wabash baggage car near Kansas City to qualify for a railroad hoboes group. He crawled under a car as it began moving and suffered broken bones.
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Cameron Reed
George M. Reed
University of Missouri
Wabash Tracks
Union Depot
Kansas City
University
Cambridge
Mass
Quo Vadis Club
Reed
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Progressive Convention
J. C. Nelson
Bank OF Graham
Graham, Va
Ocean
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. H. Cunningham
Prin. Crockett
A. C. Tedford
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
Kelly & Moyer
W. Va
Jewelry
H. L. Bening
Beecham
Beaver Pond
Tip Top
Elizabeth Haun
A. A. Haun
Flat
Op Yard
Chatham
Chatampiscops Institute
Miss Haun
Yaun
Flat Top
Mrs
Bland
G. C. Hamilton
Mechanicsburg
Bland County
O. K. Phiegar
Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Robert Brown
Mr. Brown
A. P. Brown
A. P. Barnett
Johnson City
Brown
Drouth
West Virginian
Coal Age
Kwass && Gross
Matl Ordier
Pocationtas
Bond
Kwass
Pocahontas, VA
Geon
Mexico
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Goodman
A. Goodman, Inc
Pocahontas, Virginia
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