Bluefield Notes Highlight Local Appointments And Events
Secretary Whitty of the West Virginia Local Writers Association has been named secretary of the state organization headquartered in Wheeling. W. Franklin becomes trainmaster of Norfolk and Western on the Schott division, effective Sunday. Mercer County Camp U C V calls a meeting on the city hall in Bluefield for a Birmingham reunion planning. A new song My Lotus Flower is announced in the New York World with lyrics by Edgar Selden and music by Seymour Furth. A missionary meeting of the Swingers Society is set for Wednesday at the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitty
1O- Cal Board of
West Virginia
Underwriters’ Association
Wheeling
Whitley
Bluefield
W. ©. Franklin
Roland P. Johnson
Norfolk and Western
Mr. Franklin
Mercer County
City Hall
Birmingham
Ala
R. H. Bailey
Grove
New York
Personal Paragraphs Reflect Community Movements and Visits
Local notes record numerous movements and visits including P W Massie of Athens in town on business. Robert Ashworth of Glatto, G E Moore of Raven, and Norman Crawford heading to Baltimore. Several others from Powhatan Norton Kimball and Bluefield also in the city on various errands. Chief G R Newkirk returned from Kenova where he testified in cases against John Brown and the Tabor boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Newkirk
Kenova
John Brown
Tabor Boys
Local visitors and travel notes from Tazewell area
J Powell Royall of Tazewell and T Johnson of Berwind were in the city yesterday on business. Miss May Myrtle Connor of Floyd passed through en route home from Welch where she visited her sister Mrs James Bruster. Mrs Maggie Byrd and son Fox left for Kenova Trenton Columbus and Cincinnati to visit relatives for several months. Rev C R W Kegley returned from Marion Virginia after attending a Lutheran Conference and Marion Female College exercises. He announced young peoples services at the Lutheran parsonage tonight. Mesdames Ballingee Foster Udy and Akers left on No 2 for Martha Washington College Abingdon to attend commencement. from Abingdon they will go to Knoxville for the Woman's Home Mission Society meeting May 20 at Church Street Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. N. Turner
West End
Grace Methodist Church
Thomas Priddy
Meadow Hannibal Turner
Virginia
Sarah Combs
Kentucky
Greco Methodist Church
Belle Davis
Nicdlands
Blair Turner
Bluefield
Emma Lawrence
Bland
Florence King
Luther
James Turner
Tia City
May Myrtle Connor
Floyd, Va
Welch
James Bruster
Maggie Byrd
Fox
Kénova
Trenton
Columbus
Cinema
C. R. W. Kegley
Marion
Lutheran Conference
Marion Femnale College
Kegley
Lutheran
Ramsey Street
Mesdames
S. L. Ballingee
W. N. Foster
F. M. Udy
W. W. Akers
Martha Washington College
Abingdon
Kn’ Xs
Enn
Woman's Home Mission Society
Knights Templar Conclave Train Party Leaves for Huntington
A large party of Knights Templar and their wives departed last night on No. 3 in a private Pullman car bound for Huntington to attend the conclave in that city today and tomorrow. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Blackstock Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Black O. L. Alexander C. B. Reed D. E. French W. E. Pearson R. Bowen E. Easley BE. R. Burke H. L. Belley Dr. Thos B. Peery Dr. J. D. McCue J. J. Cox B. R. McClung Capt. and Mrs. R. H. McCulloch A. Leonard A. S. Booker of Bluefield and J. B. Yost and S. M. Hufford of Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Huntington
R. C. Blackstock
F. L. Black
O. L. Alexander
C. B. Reed
D. E. French
W. E. Pearson
R. ©. Bowen
E. Easley
BE. R. Burke
H.L. Belley
The Schemihl and the Schemihl Tale
A London Jewish Chronicle note recalls a debated word schemihl and presents a parable about a jobless man who waits daily for work. One day a merchant considers hiring him but the man chooses to stay home, thereby missing the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maccabaeus
Jewish Chronicle of London
Stuart M. Samuel
M. FP
Schemihllike
A Florentine Roof Garden Delights The Senses
A Florence rooftop life amazes visitors with a hidden city above the streets. From sunless stairways to open air gardens, the top floors reveal green expanses, pure air, and sea like breezes, contrasting with the smoky lower city.
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Florence
Helen Zimmern
Florentine
Electric Bitters touted as remedy for climate ailments
The article claims climates high and low cause fevers malaria jaundice and debility and promotes Electric Bitters as the effective remedy. It states the product as a great alterative blood purifier antidote for weakness nervousness and insomnia and notes it is sold with a guarantee at drug stores for 50 cents.
Wagon Runaway Buries Worker and Leaves Two Injured
Two Phelps Furniture Company workers, G. W. Burk and John Norton, were riding a delivery wagon when one side dropped into a ditch on Mercer Street. Burk escaped with bruises. Norton was dragged under the bed, suffered severe injuries, including a finger torn off, and faced a serious condition after hospital treatment. The wagon overturned, horses continued to Princeton Avenue, then into a wall, injuring a horse. Norton was treated at St Luke's Hospital and then taken home to Reese Street in serious but stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer ‘Street
Phelps Furniture Company
G. W. Burk
John Norton
Furniture Company
Burk
Norton
Princeton Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Automobile Smash Ends Narrow Escape on Bluefield Avenue
William Hicks and Drs W H St Clair and J Francke Fox risked life and limb yesterday on Bluefield avenue to avoid a child who darted into the street. The auto struck the boy injuring his leg and bruising him while the car and curb suffered heavy damage. The incident prompts calls for stricter enforcement of speed limits and street safety for children.
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William Hicks
Mr. Hicks
Drs. W. H. St. Clair
J. Francke Fox
Bluefield Avenue
The Judge and the Virago
A magistrate suspects a lictor bears facial wounds from a wife and jokes about beating her. The lictor confesses the marks come from scratches by his spouse. The judge is interrupted when his own wife emerges and loudly challenges the plan, prompting an immediate adjournment as the grape arbor seems to topple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Mer
Netor
Ren
Ting Ch'as ii
Buick prices quoted by Wm Hicks Agent
Wm Hicks Agent of Buick Motor Company offers price quotations on the Buick line. The notice indicates available price lists and sales information as of May 13, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hicks
Buick Motor Company
Want Ad Tide Reflected in Reciprocal Human Claims
A historical note on how want ads illustrate the constant surge of demands in society. The passage frames classified notices as a mirror of evolving needs, capturing the busy rhythm of daily life and the pressure to connect buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Elliot
The Quest of Beauty Through the Ages
An overview of ancient and later beauty practices. Roman and Greek women used eyebrow tinting and face decoration, while egg white and goose grease protected skin. Lucrezia Borgia allegedly dyed hair. eighteenth century Englishwomen faced rouge dangers.
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Italy
Lucrezia Borgia
England
Lady Coventry
Pearson’s Weekly
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United States
W. L. Douglass,” “Stetson
Dorothy Dodd
Bluefield. Beer
Pilsener
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
Westinghouse A. GC. Motors
Bluestone Traction Company
Miller Supply Company
W. L. Draper
Studebaker
Geiser
Vulcanite
Bluefield Increee & Machinery Co
Lis
Follansbee
Bland Street
Holand Johnson
U. C
Falr
Japan
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Glen Tabor
Fred Tabor
Wayne County
Miss Minta
Baird
Minta Baird
Will
City
Geo. A. Shirey
FE. E. Carter
J. T. Akers
A. J. Hearn
B.S. Higginbotham
Robert
Karr
M. H. Turner
F. J. Brown
P. W. Massie
Athens
Robert Ashworth
Glatto
G. E. Moore
Raven
Norman Crawford
Baltimore
A.J. Dalton
Powhatan
W. T. Bowling
Charles Wagner
Kimball
Barry Stafford
Capt. C. Botsford
Roanoke
Northfork
Benjamin Lewis
Elkhorn
Philadelphia
Mrs. Ballard Johnson
Kansas
M. 8
L. J. Johnston
South Bluefield
Eva Simon
East Radford
J. L. Cohen
Robert OM
Elkhorn Coal and Coke Company of
Maybecty
Lon Witten
Tazewell
J. Powell Royall
T. Johnson
Berwind
the Schemihl
Express In
Ptr
Fallon, Florist
The
Daily Telegraph
Toth Norton
Virago
Piedmont
Piedmont Cigarettes
Clark & Co
Clark & Go
CLARK
Princeton Ave
S. M. Smith Insurance Agency
G. Toney
Ward Cooper
H. C. Donaldson
Sec
8. M. Smith
Kelly & Moyer Big
W. VA
Kelley & Moyers Building
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