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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1925
Page
2
Bluefield Virginia newspaper published Tuesday morning September 29 1925. The edition covers local news, notices, and market items from Bluefield and surrounding area with standard period-voice reporting.
The article argues against state land seizure for a new highway between Bluefield and Norfolk, urging landowners in Giles County to support the project. It recalls Henry Bowen’s cooperative road-building, contending new highways raise land value and bring county prosperity, with New River bridge sites suggested to boost Giles farms and tourism.
A Bluefield letter recounts a 19th century deer scene in Bland County Virginia. A Wytheville native describes moving to Bland Court House, encounters deer in fields and woods, and a night when he struck and killed a doe with a hammer after it crashed through a fence, then skinned it at his father’s smokehouse. He notes sharing venison with Rev. Hicks and signs as A Bannette of Bluefield West Virginia.
Visitors from Bluefield travelled to Charlotte then to Blowing Rock a mountainous resort over 4000 feet high enjoying a summer hotel golf and scenic views. A calm legend says a handkerchief tossed from the rock would fall and rise again, and Frank St Clair dropped his handkerchief but left time to wait for its return before the editor promised to print the tale.
The Virginia Side delegates toured Charlotta and North Carolina cities praising fine highways and prosperity. The visit highlighted good roads as the state’s secret, with hospitality from Bland Court House to Wytheville and Hillville.
An advertisement quotes Samuel Payne praising Adlerika for rapid relief from stomach pain and left side discomfort caused by gas. It claims Adlerika removes gas in ten minutes and evacuates old waste matter, touting benefits for constipation and stomach trouble. Local drugstores Rice Drug Company and The White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy in Princeton sell it.
The Ford minister preaches strong sermons at Virginia Side Presbyterian Church with nightly services this week. The public is invited to attend as crowds attend, and the ministry notes broad attendance across the region.
Mister Coon and the young coons take a yellow neon racer for a country ride. They learn the car’s controls as it slowly speeds from 15 to 35 mph on a quiet road, with Uncle Ring guiding the youths and the speedometer giving uncertain readings. The piece closes with a note that the King of Siam will receive a $25,000 motor car and trailer from the royal family.
An advertisement claims Dr Leonhardi’s HMM ROD cures piles without cutting or grease by improving blood flow in the lower bowel. It promises quick, lasting relief and is sold by Goodykoonts Drug Company and local druggists.
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