Bluefield Merchants Sign Early Closing Contracts
Committees of Local No. 568 Retail Clerks Union report merchants in Bluefield have signed early closing contracts. Stores include Metropolitan Men’s Furnishings, Shumate Clothing, Paris M. Rosenberg, Hutchinson Hardware, City Grocery, Phelps Furniture, Bluefield Mercantile, Fowler Richardson Hardware, Thornton Clothing, W. P. Hawley, People’s Store, and others. Closings start March 16 at 7 p.m., with exceptions on paydays Labor Day and at noon July 4. Contracts run to September 30, 1908.
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Bluefield
Metropolitan ‘Men's Furnishing
K. S. Pédigo
Grand
Shumate Clothing Company
Samuell Turk
C. J. Kinzer
J. M. Wilson
Paris
M. Rosenberg
H. A. White, Campbell Grocery Company Company
City Grocery Company
Kahle & Son
Jopling Grocery Company
Flat Top Furniture Company
Phelps Furniture Company
Bluefield Mercantile Co
Fowler-Richardson ‘Hardware Company
Thornton Clothing Co
H. A. Lilly & Co
Barnes
Mercer Merchandise Co
W. P. Hawley Moise, Co
People’s Store Co
Stafford & Co
St. Clair & Goodson
KB. F. Hall
H A. Lilly
Weak Women Letter sparks interest in Bluefield
A letter from Mrs. W. R. Parker of Jackson Michigan advocates Vinol cod liver preparation as a remedy for long illness, nervous debility, and weakness. The ad claims Vinol blends cod liver elements with peptonate of iron without oil and offers a money back guarantee through West End Drug Co East End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Parker
Jackson Michigan
Folows
Vinci
Bluefield
West End Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Chamberlain
East End
Dandelion Cure Claims Big Patent Medicine Impact
An ad touts Dandelion treatment and Compound Kargon with Syrup of Sarsaparilla to relieve backache kidney problems bladder issues and rheumatism. A local druggist says the remedy hurts patent medicine sales and mentions Hanna's Green Seal Print. Also promotes Chamberlain's tablets for stomach and liver relief with free samples.
U C T Regular Meeting Set at Measonic Hall
The U C T will hold its regular meeting Saturday afternoon at o'clock and at night at 7 30 in Measonic Hall on Princeton Avenue. William C Brunner secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesonic Hall
Princeton Avenue
William C. Brunner
Roane County GOP Faces Split Over Convention and Woodyard Drift
Doddridge sends an anti Woodyard delegation as Roane County Republicans dispute convention legality. Ira S. Bartlett says dissenters lacked legal organization while Doddridge endorses Senator Elkins for vice president and delegates favorable to Morris over Woodyard. Local officials grant delegations to Gribble and Willis to shape Charleston nominating choices. Doddridge backs Hearne in the state political struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira S. Bartlett
Republican Committee
Roane County
State Committee
Stephen B. Elkins
Doddridge County
West Union
Harry C. Woodyard
Congress
P. W. Morris
Parkersburg
Woodyard
W. B. Gribble
Charleston
M. H. Willis
W. H. Hearne
Wheeling
Meadowbrook Overcoat and Seabright Sack Suit Highlight New York Style
The Meadowbrook Overcoat leads from a fashionable hunting club name with Broad way Box and Manhattan Top Coat following. Alfred Benjamin & Co. designs from New York are distributed locally by Shumate Clothing Co. as a special display of Benjamin Correct Clothes for men invites shoppers to visit.
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Seabright
Metropolis
Broadway
Manhattan
New York
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Fifth Avenue
Shumate Clothing Co
Benjamin
Beaver Pond Board to Sell Bonds on March 21 1908
The Beaver Pond School District Board of Education in Mercer County West Virginia will offer for sale at 2 p.m. on March 21 1908 in Bluefield coupon bonds of 100 each payable in 20 years with 6 percent interest. Bids must be written sealed and filed with the secretary with a certified check for 1 percent of the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
District of
Beaver Pond
Mercer
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
E. L. Bowman
Cooper's New Discovery Claims Parasite Cure
A Chicago anecdote touts Cooper's New Discovery as a tonic for digestion and parasite expulsion. It highlights Jessie Birdsall's seven year tapeworm illness relief after regular use, and notes agents like The White Pharmacy promoting the medicine amid spring illnesses and pneumonia fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Cooper
Jessie Birdsall
Ida R Birdsall
Carroll Avenue
Chicago
Mr. Cooper
Jessie
White Pharmacy
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist in Bluefield
Dr A Dwoop and M Dwoop specialists operate at the Eye Ear Nose and Throat office on the second floor of the Thornton Building in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Thornton Building
Publishers Brace for Post Office Ruling on Subscriptions
The Post Office Department issued Order No. 907 effective January 1 1908 tightening renewals for newspapers. Dailies must renew within three months, semi weeklies within six months, and others within a year. Publishers may extend credit but noncompliance affects second class mailing status. The New York Sun notes penalties for arrears and publishers are urged to inform subscribers and collect payments. Bluefield Daily Telegraph advertises a help column and classifieds for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The _—postoffice department
The
New York Sun
Daily Telegraph
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Ibnjamin
Bluefield, W. Va
Ghas. H. Smith
Eeeerr
Princeton, Ave
Mercer St
I .S
Wes Od
M. McCilroch
W. E. Pearson
Sec
Agengy
Oo Avenue
R. L. Speal
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
WM. McCarthy
Eng’r & Supt
C. G. Betelle
Cashier
Inatermont Electric Co
Witla
Union
Hanna
Eureaka Hardware Co
Apathée
Harrison County
Doddridge
Waldo Hotel
Clarksburg
Scherr
Swisher
W. P. Hubbard
Wheless
Meadowbrook
John Riha
Vining, In
DeWitt
A. Dwoop, M. D
W. VA
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
Booker & Crenshaw
Kelly & Moyer Huilding
New York City
Rapvin
Go’s. Agey
P.O. Box
Morgantown
United States
Postoffice Department
Dailyelegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
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