Notice of Dissolution of Pocahontas Coke Company
Notice is given that at a March 17 1908 meeting of Pocahontas Coke Company stockholders in Bramwell Mercer WV the company adopted resolutions to discontinue business surrender its charter and franchises convert assets to cash pay debts and distribute remaining funds pro rata to stockholders with no payments before publication of further notice. The president is to publish the notice in papers of general circulation near the principal office for four weeks and certify to the WV Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Coke Company
West Virginia
Bramwell
Mercer County
W. Va
Boses
Hot Footing Verdict Inconclusive At Bluefield Social Club
A coroner's inquest into the death of Charles McMillen at the Bluefield Social Club on Raleigh Street heard conflicting testimony from about twenty witnesses. Jurors concluded McMillen died from unknown parties by a hot footing act, but no arrests were warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. McMillen
Bluehetd Social Club
Raleign Street
Squire Chambers
Chas
McMillen
Bluefield
F. J. ‘Brown
H.C. Jordan
Robt
A. Anderson
A. B. Argabright
Henry Bailey
J. D. Shot
J. A. Chambers
J.P
Will
Ware
Will Pleese
Avoute
Pleese
Ed Bassett
Joe Ball
Fudge
Oliver Houston
Edwards
Dickson
Hunter
Charlie
Colored brakeman shot on Norfolk end. reward offered
Walter C. Penn, colored brakeman on Norfolk and Western, was wounded twice Monday night on freight train 86 near Allen Street when an unknown rider behind him fired three shots. Penn, who suspects a white assailant, was treated at home and a bullet remains lodged. Red Men and Knights of Pythias member Penn is a longtime railway employee. Douglas Memorial Lodge No. 7 K of P offers a $100 reward for the capture of the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Penn
Norfolk End Western
Passm Allen Street
Penn
Red Men
Knights of Pyrthias
Douglas Memorial Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Anticipated Pardon for Mercer County Escapee Bailey
John Bailey, a Mercer county convict who escaped the state penitentiary, has a circulating pardon petition backed by his family citing his ill health and his trial history. Bailey was sentenced to 15 months after a October criminal court term for attempting to kill Chief Newkirk, and he previously escaped jail in Minefield and Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bailey
Mercer County
State
Bailey
Criminal Court
Chief Newkirk
Minefield
Princeton
Visitors and residents seen in the city yesterday
A long list of visitors from Raven Northfork Keystone Matewan Welch Coeburn Godfrey and Elkhorn were in Bluefield or the city yesterday. Notables include Dr. R M McGuffin Percival Johnson Miss Ruth Pendleton Prof T H R Gibristie and Mrs J Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Roberts
Northfork
C.C. Hale
Keystone
Bluefield
H. S. White
Matewan
W. B. Honaker
Welch
J. Walton Thomas
Godfrey
K. G. Lawrence
Maybeury
G. W. Kyle
Elkhorn
City
Mrs. T. F. Morgan
Caretta
R. M. McGuffin
Bramwell
Percival Johnson
Simple Home Remedy For Rheumatism And Kidney Ailments
A home recipe using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla is touted as a cure for rheumatism and kidney trouble. The mix is prepared in a bottle, with a teaspoon after each meal, claiming to cleanse kidneys and relieve backache, urinary issues, and weakness. Gout and bladder symptoms are addressed, with vegetables-based ingredients deemed safe by a local druggist.
Dream Hasheesh Drug Described and Its Perils
A historic account explains hasheesh a narcotic resin from a Peloponnesus plant. It causes sleep and vivid dreams but long use leads to mental and physical ruin. Egypt bans import and Greece restricts export. trade reaches England, Austria, France, and Italy before risk to Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peloponnesus
Greece
Tripolitga
Egypt
England
Austria
France
Italy
Hard Lines
A brief quip notes a husband apologizing for explanations. the wife forbids any justification, highlighting a sharper conflict over accountability and control. The exchange underscores marital strain and power dynamics within a domestic setting.
Three Periods in a Man's Life Joke
A quip about three life stages when a man does not understand a woman. The joke frames the periods as before knowing her, while knowing her, and after. An ad note claims Kennedy's Lagative Cough Syrup gently eases bowels and inflammation and is pleasant to take, sold by all druggists via the Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason
Grayson
Kennedy
Local stores sign on 1908 early closing contracts in Bluefield
Committees of the No 568 Retail Clerks Union report Bluefield retailers have signed on to early closing terms. Stores will close March 16 at 7 pm except paydays, all day Labor Day and 12 pm Fourth of July. Contracts run to September 20, 1908. BF Hall president H A Lilly secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Shumate Clothing Company
Samuel Turk, Co
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
Ornton ,Clothing Co
H. A. Lilly & Co
Sublette & Barnes
Mercer Merchandise Co
the People’s Store Co
H. S. Stafford & Co
St. Clair, & Goodson
the Home Furniture Co
East End Merchandise Co
Bluefield Feed Co
Ford Music Co
Bf, Hall
H. A. Lilly
Hearne Seeks Republican Voters’ Inquiry on WV Governor Candidacy
Hon. William H. Hearne of Ohio County asks Republican voters in the Northern Panhandle to inquire into his qualifications for West Virginia governor before the next state convention, regardless of the political stance of the person he asks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hearne
Ohio County
West Virginia
Northern
Panhandle
Telegraph Wanted Ad on Health and Digestion
A warning style notice explains that stomach trouble signals overindulgence or wrong foods for age or occupation. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to regulate bowels and digestion and suggests trying a free sample. Sold by The West End Drug Co., Fast End Pharmacy, Bluefield Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
West End Drug Co
Fast End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Local ad offers bacon lard coffee sugar and china
The ad lists 11 lb best bacon for 1.00, 10 lb best lard for 1.00, Arbuckle Coffee 16¢, 17 lbs sugar for 1.00, and Semi-Porcelain plates at 25c per set. J. M. Echols at 231 Bland Street or phone 249. Dated 3-21-41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Echols
Bland Street
Phone
Rheumatic Pain Balm Praised By Martinsburg Justice of the Peace
B F Crocker Esq, aged 84 and longtime justice of the peace at Martinsburg Iowa, reports sematic rheumatism in left arm and right hip eased after using three bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm. Sold by West End Drug Co Mast End Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Crocker
Martinsburg
Iowa
West End Drug Co
Mast End
Bluefield Pharmacy
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Piedmont
DMONT
Piedmont District
S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
L. G. Toney
Edward Cooper
H.C. Donaldson
Sec'y
S. M. Smith
Kelly & Moyer
Bluefield, W. VA
Thorne
Said Corporation
Daily Telegraph
Uiteks
Die
Kidnews
Wfiolet
Irqiare
OOD
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
Walter Penn
Pen
DeWitt
EB. EK. Moore
Raven
W. C. Basley
Thacker
J. H. Tinsley
A. P. Crockett
Coeburn
W. L. Eubank
R. Y. Luther
East Vivian
T. H. R. Glbristie
Pocahontas
Ruth Pendleton
Tazewell
W. N. Adkins
Pilot Mountain,n. C
J. P. Cameron
Graham
Bristol
J. C. Davidson
J. Barberie
Vivian Keister
Henry Settle
C. A. Wallace
Honawker
M. T. Christian
Grapefield
Floyd Christian
C. M. Scott
Bessie Carr
H. Cowah
Hinton
J. H. Farley
Margaret Hoge
Joseph Hoge
Giles ‘County
Orient
Houston Post
Daily Telégraph
Stieff Piano
Chas. M. Stieff
Main Street
Lynchburg
C. W. Whitmore
R.M. Fox
Dilger
Clerks’ Union
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
HOTEL
Richmond
17Th
H Street
Washington, D. C
Union Station
White House
Metropolitan Club
Wayside Inn
Lake Luzerne
N Y
Adirondacks
Switzerland of America
Saratoga
Clifford M. Lewis
Thomas E. Peery
Bye
Kar
Néealist Ter
N. & W. Railway
Virginian Railway
Effe« Piantee
Deepwat
Keccles Marien Maliens Hernde ™ Mafinka
Deepwater
Chesapeake and Ohio
Matoaka
Norfolk and Western Ry
S. M. Adsit
Norfolk
Virginia
Windsor Hotel
Civil and Mining Engineers
Thornton Building
A. L. Hawkins
Bland St
Holmboe & Lafferty
Hluefield
Uigginbethan and
Arinecoton Aves
Clarksburg
Empire Hollding
Athens
Ohio
Wesel Shufflebarger
Sohe
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