The Traitor Matinee Set For Bluefield Theatres
Bluefield theatre patrons will see Thos Dixon’s The Traitor on Saturday with a matinee and night performance. Tickets go on sale at The White Pharmacy Thursday at 9 o’clock. orders by mail or phone accepted. Norfolk and Western No. 2 train schedules allow ample time for attending. G J Griffin quietly marries Miss Cornelia Douglas in Switchback with few witnesses.
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Bluefield
Thos. Dixon
Jolie
the Traitor” Co
White Pharmacy
Moi
H. Jovliffey
Elks Theatre
Norfolk and Western
Welch
the Traitor
G. J. Griffin
Elkhorn
Cornelia Douglas
Switchback
Wetch
Laxby Brewster
Mr. Griffin
Wst
Chester Pa
Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Miss Douglas
Burton R. Douglas
Sitlington
Craigsville
Trifin
Immanuel Lutheran Youth Host Chapel Meeting
The young people of Immanuel Lutheran congregation will hold a helpful meeting in the chapel this evening. All the congregation and their friends are invited.
Road plans discussed with Bland county officials in Bluefield
A Bland county board of supervisors representative seeks a hearing with the Board of Trade and Merchants Association in Bluefield to discuss building a new road from East River Mountain to the turnpike near John T. Bailey’s residence. Also notes appeal by West Virginia mining department, a McDowell hotel wedding, and local hunting activity.
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Rocky Gap
Board of Trade and Merchants Association
Bluefield
W. Va
Sentlemen
Board of Supervisors
Bland County
East River Mountain
John T. Bailey
Mining Department
West Virginia
Jed Coal and Coke Company
McDowell County
Judge Herndon
State Mining Department
Herndon
Supreme Court of Appeals
Unusual Small Game In Bluefield Area Reported
Hunters return with many squirrels and other small game. local residents note abundant wildlife. Col L E Tierney returns from Shenandoah Pa to care for his elderly mother. Dr R L Speas to wed Miss Sue Laing in Lewisburg. honeymoon in Greenbrier NC. Bear attack near Serpell injures two men. Welch visitors attend Bluefield Welch race. Merry Widow draws praise in Roanoke. Holston Conference ministers listed. A couple elopes from Bluefield to Williamson.
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R. L. Speas
Lewisburg
Greenbrier County
Sue Laing
James Laing
Speas
Glen Jean
Bluefield
Peas
Treenbrier
N. C
Cured Meats and Teas Featured in Local Market Ad
A local advertisement lists cured meats including breakfast bacon thinly sliced by a patent process dried beef and boiled ham sold by the pound Cold's Westphalia hams and a selection of canned meats sardines and salmon Fresh fish is available on Tuesdays and Fridays and Chase and Sanborns teas and coffees are offered.
Stop Look Listen at Clark & Go’s Hone of Fancy Groceries
Stop at Clark and Go’s for a full line of groceries and fresh produce. Tuesdays and Fridays feature Wishes and Oysters with a phone order for oyster stew. Virginia country cured ham advertised with canned goods and weekly specials including kippered herring and imported sardines.
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Virginia
Bluefield Beats Welch in Relay at Local Rink
Bluefield Athletic Association relay team defeated Welch by a lap and a half after leading from the start. The Welch team showed early advantage and held on but Bluefield claimed the win. Friday night features a polo game at the rink amid a separate note of a young woman being taken from a train, with Mr. McKinney of Home Furniture Company and Miss Hale Mowles involved.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Athletic Association
Welch
Mr. McKinney
The
Home Furniture Company
Miss Hale Mowles
Mrs. Hensley Mowles
Miner Killed by Train Near Maybeury on Curve
Mike Lukas a miner was struck and killed by extra train No 715 while walking along the track in a hollow near Maybeury. The engineer could not see him on the curve and the train was moving about ten miles an hour. Liquor was suspected.
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Mike Lukas
Maybeury
Foundation for the Federal Building Nearing Completion
The foundation for the government building has been laid and basement brickwork nears completion. Roof concerns depend on frost. if unfrozen the structure may be roofed in a month. Other rapid constructions include Lilly and Lowder buildings, Georgia Lumber Company’s new facility, and several modern residences in South Bluefield ready for occupancy.
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Lilly
Mercer Street
Lowder
Pulaski Street
Georgia Lumber Company
West End
South Bluefield
Baths and Cleanliness Through Time
A reflection on changing attitudes to washing and bathrooms across cultures and eras. The speaker compares English habits with others, notes historic lack of bathrooms in older houses, and recalls the nostalgia of premodern cleanliness practices. The piece contrasts varied customs from Hungarian and Italian views to Chinese habits and British routines.
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England
Don’t Worry Theory Needs Proper Reeducation
Rev H. G. McComb argues in Harper's Bazar that simply telling the worried to avoid thoughts is useless. He advocates pairing don't worry with purposeful work and guidance on what work to undertake and the spirit behind it to redirect nervous energy.
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Warner
McComb
Harper's Bazar
Kennedy Cough Syrup Claims Gentle Laxative Action
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup does not constipate like old cough cures. It gently moves the bowels and soothes irritation while reducing throat inflammation. Sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
QTUGE RAISERS SELLING Ort CATTLE AND fiOGS
A Clinch Valley stock dealer predicts lower meat prices due to drought. Farmers sell cattle and hogs as grass and water shortages hurt livestock. Milk price increases likely to be followed by meat price cuts.
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Clinch Valley
Jefferson Davis and his bid for Confederate command
Colonel A K McClure recalls Jefferson Davis from Beauvoir Mississippi revealing his early aim to command the Confederate army. He sought military leadership, but was chosen president of the Confederacy upon arrival in Montgomery Alabama, a role he accepted with conscientious public service.
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Jefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Miss
Montgomery
Ala
Confederacy
A. K. McClure
A Yoga Story From the Black Caves of India
Raya Luchman Dass trained for fourteen years under priests in central India to become a yoga. He learned forty eight postures of Hindoo idols and could balance on fingertip tips with his body suspended in air, judged for seven days and nights to obtain the rank.
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Raya Luchman Dass
Black Caves
Central India
Bava
India
Strand Magazine
Early Pennsylvania law on dress punished with fines
A historical note from the state documents recalls a colonial statute restricting women with bare shoulders in public places and imposing fines from 100 to 200 dollars. The text appears alongside an 1908 bank report and assorted notices.
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Pennsylvania
State Department
Heart Cure Ad Highlights Dr Miles Remedy
A testimonial touts Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine for weak hearts and related symptoms. It claims rapid improvement for a patient named Mrs F J Norton of Freeville New York and notes authorized price repayment if the product fails.
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Miles
F. J. Norton
Freeville
New York
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Stockholders Meeting Call for The Graham Telephone Company
A group of stockholders owning at least one tenth of the capital stock call a special meeting of The Graham Telephone Company at the mayor's attire in Graham Virginia on October 12 1908 at 7 30 p m to reorganize the company elect a new board and officers and transact related business.
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Graham Telephone Company
Graham
Virginia
Train Schedules For Deepwater And Nearby Towns
The notice lists daily and Sunday train times between Deepwater Page Matoaka and surrounding areas. It notes departures and arrivals with connections at Deepwater to Chesapeake and Ohio Ry and at Matoaka to Norfolk and Western Ry, with Gen. Passenger S. M. Adit, Norfolk Virgin.
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A. U
Deepwater
Deepswater
Chesapeake and Ohio
Matoakea
Norfolk and Western Ry
S. M. Adbit
Norfolk
Virgin
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Ferrell Mercantile
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Jefferson Club Whiskey
Jefferson Club
Straus, Gunst & Co., Distillers and Distributors
Ings
Wrchey Merchandise Co
Ako Soalfield
Pinkerton
Welch Hen
Cincinnati
Col. L. E. Tierney
Powhatan
Shenandoah
Abner Barney Ward
Ernest L. Crusther
Serpell
Tom L. Edwards
R. M. Kyle
R. S. Coleman
J. 8. Henritze
W. P. Henritze
Roanoke
Holston
Methodist Church
J. W. Rader
D. E. Hawk
Thomas Priddy
W. W. Hicks
J. W. Ruff
Red Lot
Opera House
Arizona
Williamson
Ironton
Ohio
Northfork
Cold
Westphalia
Chase and Sanborn
Sublette & Barnes
Clark & Go's
Ring
Finder Haddocks
Clarie & CO
Prisciton
Avenur
Phone
Daily Telegraph
American National Bank
United States
U. S
ORCA
Pis Cao
Cahius Edek Bees
DAR Ids
Faniace
Stamndlaw O
Ei Kidouks
State of
Mercer
I. J. Lee Harne
J. Lee Harne
F. J. Brown
Fred L. Black
Richardson
M. Smith
Stockholders’ Meeting
Virginian Railway
Deepwete Pere
Keelea Maben Mullens
Herndon - Matoaka
GC. A. Bradshaw
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Mother Gray
Fr. L. Morris
Normal and Business College
W. W
Booker & Crenshaw
Koeme
and & Kelly & Moyrer Building
A. G. Wood, M. D
W.va
Ollice
Thornton Bidg
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