Deaths and local notices fill Graham page
Drewry Davis 45 died at his Graham home after months of rheumatism sciatica and kidney trouble He was former foreman of Norfolk and Western blacksmith shops and is survived by wife and five children Funeral services are in Graham West Graham cemetery Also two Mills children Ruby Alice and Lillian aged 4 and 2 months died within hours from pneumonia A Bluefield Aerie meeting and charity bazaar are announced A westbound freight wreck near Farm halts traffic No injuries Three gatherings and council failure to meet are reported with brief notes on local affairs
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W. Drewry Davis
Graham
Drewry Davis
Tazewell County
Norfolk & Western
Davis
West Graham Cemetery
N. A. Mills
Allen Street
Ruby Alice
Lillian
Farm
Bluefield
Vivien
No. 16
Tazewell Delegates Headed to Ninth District GOP Meet
The Tazewell delegates Joseph Gillespie W C Pendleton A P Gillespie G McCall W T Gillespie and John D Dailey travel to Wytheville for the Ninth district Republican convention to elect delegates and alternates to the national convention in Chicago.
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Tazewell
Wytheville
Chicago
Joseph Gillespie
W. C. Pendleton
A. P. Gillespie
Mr. G. McCall
W. T. Gillespie
John D. Dailey
Cham berlwin's Salve for skin diseases advertised
Tetter Salt KMheum and EKezema are advertised as diseases Cham berlwin's Salve eases itching and smarting and cures. Priced 25c, sold by The West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy Blue field Pharmacy. Also promotes Sublette Barnes feed stock in Sublette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlwin
West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Sublette & Barnes
Wolves of France A Picture of Their Ferocity in the Eighteenth Century
A Cincinnati Inquirer reprint describes wolves of France as bloodthirsty carnivores with lethal jaws and brutal attacks. It cites a Duchess of Orléans letter noting packs tearing into men and a trader, with soldiers and wolves slain in clashes.
My Maryland Song Born From War News
The piece recounts how Colonel Randall, moved by the attack on Massachusetts troops in Baltimore, wrote the poem My Maryland. He describes an intense, almost involuntary creative moment, sparked by the shock of the event and published with unexpected popularity per the New York Herald.
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Massachusetts
Baltimore
Randall
Matthews
Maryland
New York Herald
Fine Prints and a Rare Engraving Exhibition Dispute
A local firm of engravings dealers agreed to an odd loan condition requiring only the junior partner to handle the rare prints during an exhibition. The owner had the dealer frame and display them, then return them after the show. One collector even flew to Stuttgart to order two pieces at any price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigw
Stuttgart
Germany
New York Press
A Clever Ruse by Morgan to Save on Jewelry Purchase
A past incident details how Hlow Mee Vierpont Morgan used a sly swap to save about $1,000. He bought a pearl in New York by sending two checks and replacing the jewel with a $5,000 check, then sending a $4,000 check in the sealed package, fooling the jeweler into accepting the lesser sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Morgan
Pearson
Origin of My Maryland Recounted by Brander Matthews
Brander Matthews describes how James Ryder Randall wrote Maryland My Maryland and how Randall approved Matthews account. In April 1861 Randall read in the New Orleans press about the poem’s creation and reception.
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Brander Matthews
Maryland
James Ryder Randall
Professor Matthews
Colonel Randall
Maids Outshine Valets in the High End Service Trade
An employment agent notes maids now outnumbering men in elite homes. In resorts from California to Egypt, maids perform many tasks once reserved for wives and husbands helpers. The article argues maids are cheaper and receive generous tips, while a valet remains costly and limited in hours.
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California
Florida
Riviera
Egypt
New York
Official Call For Republican State Convention Parkersburg WV
The West Virginia state central committee calls a Republican state convention at Parkersburg Wood County on April 29 1908 at 1 PM to elect four delegates and four alternates to the national convention in Chicago June 16 1908 and nominate four supreme court of appeals candidates and other business. Delegates allocated by county based on 1904 Roosevelt vote. lists Berkeley Brooke Calhoun Doddridge etc with specific delegate counts.
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West Virginia
State Central Committee
Parkersburg
Wood
Chicago
United States
Supreme Court of Appeals
Theodore Rooge
Ordodi
Calhoun
Paeedas Manes
Doddridge
Payois
Republican county convention notices 1908
The document outlines rules for county delegates to a Republican convention, apportionment limits, and voting procedures. It requires each county to certify delegates and addresses to the secretary in Clarksburg ten days before the meeting, with notices sent at least thirty days prior. It lists Woodyard as chairman and Highland as secretary, with a February 3 1908 date.
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Opade
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock Ou
Harrison
Jakson
Seevesess
Jefferson
Kanawha
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion Sivereves
Marshall
Cosaets
MASON
Mercer I.ccceeseveeerees
Mineral
Yasees
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Tucker
Wyoming
Republican State Committee
Clarksburg
Republican County Committee
H. C. Woodyard
Postoffice
Spencer
W. Va
Virgil L. Highland
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Pedigo’s
Panama
China
Shantung
Mr. Pedigo
Mrs. Browning
E. S. Pedigo
Princeton Ave
Follansbee
Bland Street
Belmont
D. B. Mastin
Prop
Cafe
P. M
J. F. Thompson, Mer
Blulea Book & Stationery Go
Drewery Davis
Chamber of Comemree
The
Chamber of Commerce
Thornton Building
Ladies’ Aid Society
Presbyterian Church
Bluefield Furniture Company
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield Aerie No
Masonic
K. J. Meyer
Mrs. Meyer
Ninth District
New Concern Chartered
Secretary of State
Charleston
Steptoe Cash Supply Company
Ed Young
East End
Kimball
Young
Kimbal
Clerks’ Union
Daily Leader
J. T. Hall
Sun-Lues
Tetter
Salt Kmheum
Ekezema
White Pharmacy
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Harold
Lady
Ally Sloper
Metroplitan Men's Furnishing CO
Elks
Wolves OF
France
Buffato
Orleans
Matly
Kebot
Alencar
Mons
Daily Telegraph
Néro
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Bluefield, W. VA
Samuel Turk
West Va
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