Local Coal and Hardware Ads Mix Prices and Pledges
Classified page bundles coal prices from Raven Red Ash Pocahontas and mine run types with phone numbers for Mercer Coal Bowers Coal and The Coal Company. Real estate plots for sale in Montvale and nearby streets plus bankrupted estates listed by trustees Koontz and Rogers. Community notices invite supper at Ceres schoolhouse 7 pm.
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Bowers Coal Company
Red Ash R. O. M
the Coal Company
Allen Reet Coal Co
Ehone
Montvale Addition
Stone Securities Company
Notice of business disassociation and local notices
Mutual consent dissolves business ties between Stone Securities Company and J A Thomas. Also notices express thanks for illness and death of a husband and father, Chapple's Barber Shop purchase, a fish market ad, rental apartments, seafood offerings, and several local business updates including a Chevrolet Coupe auction, rebuild starts at M G Whitlow Hardware, Nor folk and Western Railway storehouse changes, and a 38 year service retirement with Norfolk and Western Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Securities Company
J. A. Thomas
Stone Securities Co
E. C. Stone
R. F. Alley
John Ward Remembered as Giants Great Infield Leader
John Montgomery Ward, famed infield star of the old New York Giants, died in Augusta Georgia. He captained world champion teams of 1888 and 1889 with infielders Roger Connor Daniel Richardson and Arthur Whitney. Pitchers Hank O Day Tim Keefe starred beside him. Ward led the Giants to world titles over St Louis and Brooklyn in key series and once pitched a no hit game for Providence in 1880.
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New York
John Montgomery Ward
Augusta
New York Giants
Jim Mathew
Roger Connor
Daniel Richardson
Arthur H. Whitney
Henry
Hank” O'Day
Tim Keefe
Jim O'Rourke
Ward
Giants
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Providence
Buffalo
Bronchuline Emulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
An old time medicina ad touts Bronchuline Emulsion as the strongest remedy for stubborn coughs. It claims few doses stop hacking and can clear a two month cough with half a bottle, urging readers to ask local druggists Bluefield East End Fairview for a bottle.
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Bluefield Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Death claims W Fred Stinson in Bluefield at 44
William Fred Stinson died Wednesday at 11 a.m. at his home 68 Bluefield Avenue after years of ill health from heart leakage. A Mercer county native and Bluefield resident of 25 years, he leaves wife Annie C. Conrad Stinson, five children Isaac Henry Wade Fred Jr and Charles, plus siblings Charley Clair D W and others. Funeral at Grace Methodist Church this afternoon. Monte Vista Park Cemetery burial.
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William Fred Stinson
Bluefield Avenue
Mr. Stinson
Bluefield
Mercer County
J. W. Stinson
Princeton
Old Home Place
Misa Annie C. Conrad
Christiansburg
Isaac
Henry Wade
Fred, Jr
Charles Stinson
Elizabeth Stinson
Charley Stinson
Roanoke
Clair
W. Stinson
D. J. Sarver
T. H. Holt
Fay Stinson
J. H. Imhoff
Grace Methodist Church
Frank Y. Jackson
J. M. Carter
Trinity Methodist Church
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Leases Entitled to Depletion Under 1916-17 Acts
The Supreme Court affirms that lessees on mineral lands hold a real property interest and may claim depletion based on March 1 1913 values, as amended by the 1917 act. The ruling will trigger refunds of overpaid taxes to mining companies with valid claims, noting depletion has long been used for oil and gas but rarely for hard minerals.
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United States Supreme Court
Sutherland
Alworth- Stevens
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States Circuit Court Appeals
Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court
Bituminous Output Shows Steady Decline
The National Coal Association reports seven straight weeks of lower bituminous coal production. For the week ended February 28 total mined reached 8.7 million net tons, down 0.7 million from the prior week. Editor notes holiday observance and lower daily totals.
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Bureau of Coal Economics
The
National Coal Association
Ile
Posed as Wronged Wife and Sentenced in Perjury Case
In Chicago on March four Mrs Helen Frederick of Hammond Indiana aged twenty five posed as Mrs Grippanda to aid a divorce suit against James Grippanda. Judge Sabeth exposed the ruse and the pair admitted the plot leading to a six month jail sentence for both. Charges of perjury were to be pursued.
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Chicago
Helen Frederick
Hammond
Ind
James Grippanda
Frederick
Grippanda
Joseph Sabeth
Mrs. Frederick
Brother and Sister Made Man and Wife in Maryland
A marriage license issued in Cumberland Maryland shows Steve Balough twenty one and Helen Balough eighteen were married in Johnstown Pennsylvania by Rev P E Blakey. Police were asked to detain the couple after a wire claimed they are brother and sister though they later said they are first cousins. They have not been seen since the ceremony.
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Cumberland
Steve Balough
Helen Balough
Johnstown
P. E. Blakney
Second United Brethren Church
Thomas A. Leonard
Sanders sworn in as secretary to President Coolidge
Everett Sanders of Indiana was sworn in as secretary to President Coolidge in the White House. The Indiana representative’s term expired today and the oath was administered by N P Webster in the president’s executive offices. Present were Will Hays and a few intimate friends.
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Washington
Everett Sanders
Indiana
President Coolidge
White House
Sanders
N. P. Webster
Hillsville Fight Claim Spurs Arrest of W Allen
W Allen of Hillsville Virginia, who says he is a former Carroll County deputy and a participant in the Hillsville Court House tragedy, was arrested by Patrolman Bowen for drunkenness and liquor possession. He claims he lost two fingers in the courthouse gun battle that killed Judge Massey and others. A Kane Pennsylvania doctor, Edward MccCleery, reportedly has sixteen tame wolves.
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Co. W. Allen
Hillsville
Carroll County
Hillsville Court House
Bowen
Allen
Court House
Massey
Beware the cough that lingers and lung danger
An ad describes chronic coughs and persistent colds as leading to serious lung trouble and promotes Creomulsion as a twofold remedy. It claims creosote as the key germ killer and that the product soothes inflamed membranes and reaches the stomach to absorb and attack the infection.
Fear of vaccination clear among older pupils at city schools
Dr. David Littlejohn announced more than 400 additional school children were vaccinated against smallpox at Fast End and Wade schools. Visits continue to Preston street Genoa avenue Midway and Yellow Spring schools with revisits planned for rooms missed due to high turnout. He noted younger children were steadier than older ones and a few fainted or felt briefly ill after vaccination.
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Wade
David Littlejohn
City Health and Welfare Department
Preston Street
Genoa Avenue
Yellow Spring
Littlejohn
Theatrical Career For One Of Sand Cave Heroes
Edward Brenner of Cincinnati has signed a one year contract with John Kelly as business manager to begin a theatrical career. He will perform a six minute talk on his Sand Cave experiences and has already arranged engagements following his debut as the first man to reach Floyd Collins’ body in Sand Cave near Cave City Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Edward Brenner
John Kelly
Brenner
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Cave City
Kelly
Circle No 3 Meeting at Grace Methodist
Society Circle No 3 of Grace Methodist Church meets Thursday at 2 30 pm with Mrs Waterhouse as leader and Mrs R A King at 522 Bluefield Avenue. Full attendance is desired.
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Grace Methodist Church
Waterhouse
R. A. King
Bluefield Avenue
Miss Bertha Nicewander and George W McGrady Wed
Miss Bertha Nicewander of this city and George W McGrady of Pulaski Virginia were married yesterday evening at the home of Reverend W M Underwood.
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Bertha Nicewander
George W. McGrady
Pulaski, Va
W. M. Underwood
Lavish White House Sendoff Colors a Lavender Spring
After ceremonies and the last visiting governor departed the White House, the official events ended and the president focused on hospitality for friends from home. The piece hints at a lavender trend for the season and recalls the president’s known fondness for drink.
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White House
Simple Way To End Night Coughing With Dr King’s Syrup
A simple night time treatment claims to end persistent coughing that disrupts sleep. The advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs a teaspoon before bed held in the throat for 15 to 20 seconds then swallowed with water. It alleges quick relief from hoarseness bronchitis and croup without opiates.
Also Mentioned on This Page
City and Coalfield
Mercer Coal Co
Morton
Exchange
Federal Street
Owen and Ruble
Inceton Road
H. S. Whitman
Perry
Raffel Furniture
Bland Street
W. V. Hoosier
Spring Garden Drive
Oakbeiret Circle
Westview Street
Stone, Securities Company
W. L. Cook
Mullens
West Virginia
C. H. Koontz
W. Va
Eli N. Dishcoff
W. W. Rogers
Hanery
Ceres
Ine Joyce Lo
Jewelers Hotel
West Virginian
Rogers ST
Harry F. Jones
Accountant and Auditor Systems — Tax Service
Bradmana
Idr
N. M. Counts
Honaker
WM. H. Carr
Abrams 406 Coal & Coke
Bland
Poone
J. B. Eades
Osteopathic
Mayer
Kes
James
Scott Automobile Painting Company
State Line
Freesia
Ornton's Flower Shop
N. Y
Dan G. Lite, Agt
Commercial Bank
Pr. D
Altamont
Mercer Funeral Home
Modern Funeral Establishment
Harry L. Greenspon
Lapertising
Bradmann Bidg
Hall Radio Supply Co
R. L. Morris
Bluefield, W. Va
Chapple
Princeton Avenue
G. W. Waters
Perkins Fish Market
Sea Pood
Raleigh Street
E. T. Iver
Chevrolet
Flat Top National Bank
Postlethwaite
M. G. Whitlow
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Norfolk and Western
Bristol Adams
Jones Street
Norfolk and Western Pension and Relief Department
Adams
John Ward
GAME
W. Fred Otingon
Monte Vista
Angela Klemmer
Panama Canal Zone
Klemmmer
Venus de Milo
Edward MccCleery
Kane, Pa
Bellans
McGrady
Nicewander
Underwood
Campbell
Goodykoonts Drug Company
Good Drug Stores
East End
Bluefield Ave
Bland and
South Streets
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