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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
13
A Bluefield Virginia resident suffered a sudden spike in head and ear ailments Monday night with intense pain and high fever. The condition intensified but later improved, leaving doctors monitoring recovery.
Local readers condemn Sunday and other visits to nearby countryside that result in damaged wild shrubbery and trees. A Roanoke Times writer calls city visitors human cut worms. One Bluefield man carries dogwood branches and honeysuckle vines from Past River Mountain. Miss Litz gains praise for opera reviews and upcoming appearances in Boston and Atlantic City.
Seyler Lumber Company plans to convert the furniture factory site in the west end into a large wood works operation. The move, approved by the Seyler board, aims to employ about 100 people within a year, boosting the local economy near Keys Planning Mill and Cameron foundry in the Clinch Valley district.
Local circles bid to see a big baseball classic Saturday with Jim Burton leading the Fats and Walter Brumfield guiding the Leans. Both teams and even Rev. R. B. Early plan to play in person as old timers join the lineup and a large Virginian crowd is expected before the Hump League season opens May 30.
Electric motor 2515 was put into service yesterday on the Norfolk and Western. It is the sixteenth electric engine on the Pocahontas division, all double units. Virginian Railway reportedly ordered thirty six electric motors.
A customer letter extols Petersons Ointment for healing four large ulcer sores and other skin complaints. The writer, George Hempstalk of West Haven Connecticut, praises the ointment and soap as highly effective and urges readers to ask their druggist.
The Virginia Side will attend the Old Fiddlers contest at the Municipal building in Bluefield Monday night. Tyler Evans and J. M. Kitts will represent the group as interest grows and the team hopes to win the prize this year. St Clair's Crossing introduces a new saw mill with a steam engine and large circular saw processing logs in the bottomland.
Philadelphia papers depict Miss Sallie Litz in a stage portrait, drawing critical praise for her performance.
The Virginia highway commission earlier ordered a route from Narrow and Glen Lyn toward Mercer county line to connect with the West Virginia highway at Princeton and Bluefield. A bridge over the New River near Glen Lyn was planned, and questions arose about current progress.
A man riding a gray horse traveled from North Carolina to Bluefield Virginia then into Bluefield West Virginia. He kept a German police dog beside him and drew attention with his slow pace and traffic in downtown Bluefield.
Senator Mapp warns that winning the August gubernatorial primary could shift Virginia's capital to Richmond, threatening Southwest Virginia’s industry. The remark sparked debate as Mapp backers cite past Glass Byrd alliance influence and suggest it aids his bid against McAdoo in the primary.
Many relatives and friends attended the funeral and burial yesterday afternoon at Palle Mille for Frances Caroline Walker. The service was conducted by Rev. W. B. Beiches and Rev. C. H. Logan. Mrs. Walker, formerly Miss Neel, was raised on Clear Fork and left many relatives in Tazewell and Bland counties. Her husband preceded her in death several years ago.
The family of Mrs. A. V. Sheli thanks friends and loved ones for acts of kindness during their father and husband’s death and burial, expressing deep gratitude for the support that sustained them in sorrow.
Badking the plumbers have moved into the Longworth property west of the ice plant and the place is newly painted and put in first e shape. For rent three room flat and bath Walnut street Bluefield Va Mrs J H Leedy REST CURE ORDERED Mrs A F Sutter has been on the sick list and ordered by physician to take rest cure for a few weeks. Back from Shawsville Mrs F M McCreay returned Monday from Shawsville to visit her mother who has been sick for some time.
V Lyton has been ill for a month and remains without improvement. He was not thought to be resting well yesterday and was taken to Athens on Sunday for further care.
Claim for Othine double strength promises removal of freckles with nightly applications. Customers see fading of dark spots and light freckles, often within an ounce. Money back guarantee if freckles persist. includes Othine Complexion Soap and shampoo sold widely through stores or by mail from Othine Laboratories, Buffalo NY.
A garbled Washington summary mentions ethyl gas in the motor industry near a United States Chamber of Commerce convention. It references Secretary Weeks and a medical conference for New England travel. A Mexican embassy note and a prisoner at San Quentin appear in fragmented form.
A man was taken to Blue Field Sanitarium to be with his mother for some time. His nurse reported a good night and that he was feeling fairly well on Wednesday morning.
L Bourne nearly finishes his handsome new dwelling on Highland avenue and plans to move his family soon. Commencement exercises anticipate record crowds Friday night with attendance likely higher than prior years. Royal Arch Banquet on May 30 noted.
A large banquet is planned with Hons. H. Gr. of Pulaski as the principal speaker. The event draws much interest and anticipation among attendees.
James Robinson of Wellington played piano for a hundred hours and ten minutes before fatigue and blistering forced an end to the endurance recital.
Two giant pigeon planes used for traning racing birds travel from London to Brussels carrying hundreds of pigeons in cages. The aircraft transport members of pigeon clubs in England and Belgium.
Bluefield druggists advertise Dave's Mentha-Pepsin to banish indigestion gas and stomach pain. A single dessert spoonful is claimed to ease symptoms within ten minutes and one bottle allegedly proves long term relief. The ad lists Bluetie East End Fairview Princeton Hale pharmacies as agents and touts 6000 bottles sold in one New Jersey town.
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