Visitors and locals crowd Ada city yesterday
Ada residents and guests from Pineville Herndon Richlands Pocahontas Keystone Fort Spring Ghent Bland county and Lynchburg gathered in the city yesterday on business social calls and to visit relatives. Notables include R C Lilly Republican delegate candidate from Spanishburg and Dr Samuel A Baer Graham College president in town for school interests.
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R. C. Lilly
Spanishburg
House of Delegates
Charles M. Rudder
Bland County
Samuel A. Baer
Graham College
John G. Willier
Sweeney shoots assailant after brutal confrontation
A confrontation at a dimly lit venue ends with Pat Sweeney shooting a man identified as White who threatened him with brass knucks. Sweeney, after striking White, fired when the assailant closed in. White died from a heart wound. No arrests reported.
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Pat Sweeney
Sweeney
White
Bluefield Normal and Business College advertisement
An advertisement from Bluefield West Virginia outlines the Bluefield Normal and Business College on Tyler Street. It promotes shorthand bookkeeping mathematics and related studies and invites inquiries about rates terms and courses to prepare for employment. It urges interested readers to call or visit for more information.
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Bluefield Normal and Business College
Tyler Street
W. H. Cunningham
Bluefield
W. Va
Boston Teacher-Waldo Greek attire curiosity
Brief exchange from the Cleveland Leader questions ancient Greece living by noting Greek mothers wore wooden sandals and Greek boys did not wear trousers, reflecting a humorous newspaper quip about historical dress norms.
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Boston
Waldo
Greece
Boston Pups
B. T
B. P
Cleveland
Fatal shooting during public safety incident at Claren
Early Sunday at Claren Pat Sweeney white and his brother confronted a Black gambler named Bill White. Sweeney allegedly used a public safety item in an attack after a quarrel with two to three Black individuals escalated. White was fatally hurt, and the incident centered on a craps-like confrontation.
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Claren
Pat Sweeney
Bill White
Sweeney
Jack Sweeney
Hi White
White
Four foreign coal ships clear Norfolk piers with tonnage listed
Four foreign steamers cleared from Norfolk on Monday carrying nearly eleven thousand tons of coal from Lambert's Point. Domingo de Larrinaga 1500 tons sails for La Plata and Rosario. Torr Head 3944 tons for Belfast and Dublin. Highland Monarch 2945 tons for Bremen. Nordvalen 2571 tons for Stetten.
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Norfolk
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Lambert's Point
Domingo de Larrinaga
Ferrell
la Plata
Rosario
Argentina
Torr Head
Brennan
Belfast
Dublin
Highland Monarch
Woods
Bremen
Nordvalen
Stetten
An Unexpected Burns Lecture
An audience in Dumfries pressed John Augustus O'Shea to speak of Robbie Burns instead of his war experiences. He began with a daisy from Burns’s grave and was persuaded to abandon his planned memoir for Burns lore, a shift that made the lecture famously popular.
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Burns
John Augustus O'Shea
Dumfries
Robert Burns
Mr. O'Shea
Robbie Burne
O’shea
London Chronicle
Lord Penzance's Acquaintance Calcraft the Hangman
In an 1890s London stroll, Bir Wilde chats with a geranium buyer at Covent Garden. He meets his friend Sergeant Ballantine in a hansom cab and reveals the man he just met is Calcraft the hangman, prompting astonishment about the chance meeting.
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Lord
Sergeant Ballantine
Wilde
Ballantine
Covent Garden Market
Calcraft
London Academy
Annoying the Passengers on a Slow Southern Railroad
A military man recalls a southern railroad famed for extreme slowness. Locals lampooned it as a veteran with a wooden leg tailed the afternoon express from Paint Hock to Nola Chucky, begging through open windows to the annoyance of riders. The anecdote ends with a planter asking the Rapier to curb the begging along the line.
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Thun
Rapler
The
Rapier
Bir
Paint Hock
Nola Chucky
West Virginia Election Proclamation for 1908 Amendments
Governor Dawson announces two constitutional amendments on the ballot for the November election: the Qualification Amendment setting age and residency for state officers, and the County Court Amendment detailing county commissioners terms and election rules. The proclamation lists voting prompts For Ratification or For Rejection and is signed at the capitol with dates and secretary Swisher.
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T. Wm. M. O. Dawson
West Virginia
Eny
WM. M. O.dawson
C. W. Swisher
Public sale of Mercer land in Bluefield estate case
Special commissioner Harold A. Ritz will sell at public auction October 24, 1908 at 10 a.m. the tract of three and four tenths acres on the north side of Btony Ridge near Bluefield West Virginia in the chancery record Joseph L. Corvin vs Esther J. McGuire et al. Cash due day of sale. Certificate of bond and security filed by Clerk J. W. Honaker confirms approval of the sale procedures.
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Circuit Court of
Mercer County
Joseph L. Corvin
Esther J. McGuire
Harrd A. Ritz
Bluefield
West Virginia
Mercer
Towit
Margaret L. Austin
Rf. L. Lawson
Arminta Vaughan
Harold A. Ritz
J. W. &. Honaker
Bb. Honaker
Keystone
W. Va
Bank of Keystone
Co. C. Hale
Louis Totz
W. E. Stuart
A. L. Calhoun
Sol Hyman
Unnamed Kitten Named After Uncle Sparkles No More
A humorous snippet shows a child declaring she will name her kitten after Uncle Jehosaphat, only to reveal the mother plans the kitten’s drowning. The exchange highlights domestic tones and a dark punchline in a short vignette.
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Jehosaphat
Bita
Anomaly Quip From Chauffeur Echoes Repair Costs
A New Orleans Time-Democrat quip defines an anomaly as a man who keeps an automobile without kicking about repair costs. The playful remark reflects wartime austerity attitudes and car ownership humor.
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New Orleans Timee-Democrat
Unclear historic ad and proverb mashup prompts caution
Fragmentary text mixes kitchen goods and patent remedies with a proverb about substitutes. Mentions Curate-Flew, Ua bez, Or deubte, Saner lemon vanilla extract as top selling brand, Kodo stomach aid, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles. No clear event or story. mainly advertisements and faded phrases.
Young Baltimore Girl Upset Over Ice Cream Dinner
A Baltimore family dinner story shows the youngest girl distressed to discover ice cream would be served for dinner. She asks why not told earlier and the reply notes it would have mattered little, as she would have anticipated it all day.
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London Telegraph
Baltimore
Lippincott's Magazine
New neighbors seek to borrow mower and help
The Nash ville American reports neighbors asking to borrow a mower and jokingly hoping to borrow the husband to run it, reflecting small town neighborly chatter as they stood talking.
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Nashville American
Apothecary’s Weight Gossip Sparks Talk of Druggist Pillsbury
A Philadelphia Press snippet records whispered gossip about Mr. Pillsbury the druggist. The bright girl comments that he may take a dram occasionally and that she believes he has no ectuples in that direction.
A Keen Business Man Noah Lands On Ararat
A businessman Noah seeks fortune in a remote land. He lands on Ararat and proclaims the place a mountain and resort site. He plans to build a summer hotel and promote enterprise in the region.
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Noah
Ararat
New York Sun
Far Fields Are Greener Pick-Me-Up Reflection
A brief Pick-Me-Up item contrasts a boy’s bragging about future deeds with a man’s boasting of past acts. The quip notes vanity and change in pride as time passes, reflecting on ambition and memory.
Daily Telegraph Want Ads Deliver Real Results
Classified readers react as Daily Telegraph want ads draw responses. Local shoppers and job seekers report quick inquiries and stronger engagement from the daily listings, showing the usefulness of concise notices.
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Daily Telegraph
They Take The Kinks Out Pills Claim
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills saying they ease stomach liver and bowel issues without friction. N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont endorses the product and guarantees satisfaction at all drug stores. Price listed as 25 cents.
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Dr. King
N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Rodol Tynism Palpitation of the Heart Digest
A brief note on heart palpitation and digestion suggesting a link between chest sensations and meals. No clear event or person named, appears as a fragmentary health observation.
Classified Advertising Policy Note
Lost and found and like ads are sold for one cent per word with cash in advance. Each advertisement may include signatures counted as part of the ad. Advertisers can determine ad price by word count.
Dr King’s New Discovery and DeWitt’s Pills Endorsement
Mr John White of 38 Highland Avenue Houston Maine reports a winter spring cough cured by Dr King’s New Discovery after failed remedies. He praises the remedy as best for coughs and lung issues and notes a 50 cent to 1 dollar price with a trial bottle offered. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are advertised as easy to take pills.
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John White
Highland Avenue
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
DeWitt
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Channing Pollock
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Mr. Dixon
George H. Brennan
Phillips Bros
Mammoth Pavilion
Wiil
Red Lot
Cincinnati Dental CO
Kamin
Ings
Cincinnati
Compton
Storf
W. C. Atwater & Co
Howard
Martinsville
Portland
Col. Bluefield
Citizens Coal & Supply Co
Avenue
Pearls Street
L. D. Nunley
Ada
City
H. M. Cline
Pineville
J. J. Walker
Herndon
T. EF. Cecil
Bramwell
R. M. Garrett and
E. J. Wright
Davy
S. R. St. Clair
Richlands
Cyrus Smithdeal
Lebanon
Mrs. R.S. Garrett
Roanoke
W. W. Brenneman
Pocahontas
Geo. W. Walker
Pounding Mill
Bill Thaxton
Mrs. Alexander
Fort Spring
W. C. Pollock
M. B. Easley
Pearisburg
Clark V. Foland
Scottsville, Va
W. W. Tlenritze
Welch
J. T. DeWitt
Hame
Pulaski County
E. D. Fox
Gertrude Mannix
Wade Keith
R. R. Ballaugh
Lynchburg
A. J. Gearhart
Lena
Maura Gearhart
Monroe County
Willi Phelps
D. M. Easley
Rogers Street
W. B. Honaker
W. C. Hedrick
Princeton
R. L. Poindexter
Graham
R. C. Blackstock
W. R. Wray
Turner McDowell
Stuart and
Turner, Jr
James McDowell
Mercer Street
Fincastle
John Rowan
New Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Theodore Dilger
Dayton
Ohio
Mr. Dilger
Necro Gambler
White Mar
Clarer
Pocarontas Coal
Washington Star
Vor
Clinchfield
Saner
United States
Virginia
Kimball
P. O. Box
Monroe Street
Park Street
J.T. Keith
Fourth Street
Renounce Mont Market
Raleigh Street
Bath
Princeton Avenue
Dr. Holland
Q. Subiman
Raleigh Terrace
Coalfield
Care Telegraph
Kutle
Floyd
Sublette & Haines
J. Care Telegraph
Mark Kincaid
Wales
Oliver
Ferrell's
Bluefield City
Care Daily Telegraph
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