Dr. E. H. Thompson Leads In Contest
The Leader subscription contest wraps up a week after the double vote offer. Dr. E. H. Thompson leads with Hazel Beckey second, Dorothy Shirey third, and Clark fourth. Many candidates remain in the race after appeals to stay listed, with judges to award prizes as receipts track all monies and votes.
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Anlmade
E. H. Thompson
Hazel Beckey
Dorothy Shirey
Mr. Clark
Uist
Gowsears
City
New York Press
Kingsleys Stammer and Pepys in Lisbon Portrayals
The excerpt notes Charles Kingsley’s stammering and coping in oratory, with a paradoxical burst of speech when not in public. It then recalls Pepys’s Lisbon diary remarks from Oct 1661 about court life, manners, fashion, and perceptions of Portuguese etiquette, including views on the king’s table and arriving ladies.
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Lisbon
Pepys
C Fain Lambert
Portugal
Infanta
London
Club of Eight Special Bonus Coupon
A coupon offers 10 000 bonus votes with eight yearly subscriptions to The Bluefield Evening Leader. Subscriptions by mail cost 24 and by carrier 22. Coupon valid until December 16.
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Bluefield Evening Leader
Prizes in Tander Subscription Contest Prominent
The Tander Subscription Contest offers valuable prizes including a 1911 Hudson Touring Car valued at around 1250 dollars for the entrant who raises the most money and votes. A $770 bedroom suite and a diamond ring are other top awards with a display at Randolph and Mittendart. Open to all candidates meeting entry rules and deadlines.
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Tander
Purhuure
Aremn
Randolph & Mittendart
Courtaut the Wolf Haunts Paris Recalled For Fatal Rampage
In historical Paris tales speak of a wolf named Courtant who prowled Montmartre to St Antoine, devouring fourteen people in a week and striking fear among residents. On the vigil of St Martin he was hunted, killed, and displayed in a cart, ending the terror as crowds rejoiced.
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Courtaut
Paris
Montmartre
St. Antoine
St. Martin
Tre
Courtant
Caytaln
Paria
Bee
Conriune
Fragmentary Verse Dialogue and Jumbled Notices
A garbled passage shows a poetical dialogue about dew and a girl, followed by disjointed lines about an official warning on gas, a remark on unfamiliarity, and a chaotic exchange referencing Clarice, Boston, and bivalves. The text is highly corrupted with mis-spellings and inconsistent topics.
Foreclosure of Lot on Tank Hill Bluefield WV 1911
Deed of Trust dated December 4 1905 Harve Baylor to trustee Mercer County records Bluefield West Virginia lot 10 section 400 on Tank Hill to be sold at public auction January 4 1911 at 10 AM at City Hall front door Bluefield. Property begins northwest corner described by bearings and distances and is formerly conveyed from D S Mall to Wade Maylor with interest to purchaser. Terms cash with deed of trust to secure note. good title conditions and right to bid with required assurances.
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Harve Baylor
Mercer County
West Virginsia
Bluefield
West Vir
Tank Hill
West Virginia
George H. Hill
Towlt
Forthwest
D.s Mall
Maylor
Moyeer Conny
Notice of license to carry revolver application
Notice is hereby given that on December 17 1910 I will apply to the County Court of Mercer County for a license to carry a revolver under West Virginia law. A B Kingan Paymaster Superintendent Louisville Coal and Coke Co Goodwill West Virginia December 9 1910. Dont miss The Grand Leader Going Out Business Sale now ongoing.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
A.B. Kingan
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Nazel Becker
James S. Clark
Bernice Howard
O. Hill
J. B. Lamance
Jos. A. Stupolsky
L. E. Lawson
W. E. Wimmer
Kingalop
Charles Kingsley
Ton Hughes
England
God
Russell
Whitester Guardian
Widgie
Reno
Miele
Clarice
Evening Leader
Sunny Brook
U. S
Sunny Brook Distillery CO
Jefferson Co. Ky
L. Lezarus & Company
John Hawley
Kelley & Moyer
Triteton
Gall
Copa
Lewis & Company
L.C. Smith & Bros
DuPont Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriters
L. C. Smith & Bros
L. c. Smith & Bags. Typewriter Co
Main St
Cincinnati, Ohio
Bluestone Traction CO
P. M. Waltzer
Saxon Lime & Lumber Comibany
New York
Steward Street
Philip Chuckler
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