Coal Mines Expand as Ads Increase for Miners in Southeast
A rise in coal demand across Kentucky Tennessee and virginia prompts large operators to recruit miners while many mines previously idle resume production. A Louisville and Nashville extension opens into Bell and Whitley counties with four new Straight Creek and Chenoe operations ready to ship 2000 tons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Tennessee-Virginia
South
Knoxville
Louisville and Nashville
Bell and
Whitley
Williamsburg
Louisville Property Co
Cumberland Valley
Tennessee
Cumberland Valley Division
Louisville and Nashville System
United States
Straight Creek Railway
Chenoe
Bell County
Straight Creek
Change of Firm at Bluefield Feed Company
On October 1 the inter est in Bluefield Feed Company was sold to C F Tynes and C W Ewald who will run the business under the same title. The new firm asks continued patronage and pledges to meet all trade needs while expanding facilities and carrying a full line of feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Feed Company
C. F. Tynes
C. W. Ewald
L. A. Tynes
J. R. Laird
Binefield
Coal shipments on Norfolk and Western for September 1908
Net tons of commercial and company coal by district are listed for September 1908 as supplied by Jd. W. Coxe. Pocahontas field 552,264. Tug River district 101,036. Thacker district 121,637. Kenova district 9,250. Clinch Valley field 51,711. total 866,548 with 147,477 in other ton measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway
Jd. W. Coxe
Com
Pocahontas
Tug River District
Thacker
Kenova
Clinch Valley Field
Home remedy promising kidney and rheumatic relief
A dated home remedy claims Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla relieve rheumatic pains and kidney and bladder troubles. It asserts kidney cleansing action and urges adults to take a teaspoon after meals with water. It also notes Kodol as digestive juice digestion solution sold by druggists.
Mortgage the Farm Advertises Arnica Salve Cures Sores
Farmer W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Em pire Georgia touts Busklen's Arnica Salve as curing his two worst sores. He claims he would mortgage the farm to obtain it. The note praises value and price of 25 cents at drug stores under the Fagle. The ad also promotes savings at J M Echols Cash Store for various goods on Sat-Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
W. A. Floyd
Busklen
Notice of Trustee Sale on Mercer County Property
Trustee W. B. Harry will sell on November 10, 1908 at 10 a.m. at the Bluefield law offices property in Mercer County described as a quarter mile from a Norfolk and Western culvert near the Hale Home Place. Cash in hand due at sale, to satisfy a deed of trust securing $515 with notes totaling $515. Included are one $50 note and twelve $88.75 notes.
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A. M. Kitts
Mercer County
West Virginia
Thomas C. Ball
State Bank of
Bluefield
Harry C. Harry
R. C. & Bernard MccClaugherty
Bluefield Land & Title Company
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Rufus A. Hale
R. O. Kitts
W. BE. Harry
Catarrh Cure Talk Promotes Patented Medicines
A period piece outlines a sales pitch for catarrh cures via patent medicines. It frames heart-to-heart talks, notes reliance on manufacturers’ secrecy, and emphasizes selling at the lowest price while avoiding judgement on ingredient quality. The piece argues public opinion should decide efficacy.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Collier’s Weekly
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Bureka
Bland ST
Bluefield, West
Bertha Feirfield
New York
The
Bluefield Bargain House
Paris
W. Va
Home Furniture CO
Bland Street
Straus. Gunst &Co
Old Henry
Jefferson Club
Mooney
Straus, Gunst & Co
I Whales
Compres
M Owur Jue
Bluefield Feed CO
F. Tynes
W. Ewald
Commercial and Company
Norfolk and Western
J. M. Echols
Sat-Sun
America
Boston
Mass
Geo. S. Landon & Sompeny
Driggists
Ocahontas, VA
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