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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
2
Local retailers promote ideal Christmas gifts with budgets, selections, and limited-time offers. Shoppers compare prices across departments, including toys, apparel, and home goods, as holiday crowds gather for seasonal specials.
The fragmentary text references a local event or confrontation with names such as Weih Wertle Seay Wasnt and YH Me Conn sit. It lists ages, roles, and a series of unclear phrases about termination and fares via routes 4 and Westran. The readable facts are sparse and the piece remains unclear.
A lively revival at the Christian church drew a good audience and many confessed penitence. Speakers urged renewed faith and urged women to attend, urging charity and prayer as a path to spiritual renewal. The gathering closed with a prayerful vision and calls for faithful living. Includes a Christmas flowers order notice from East End Pharmacy.
A reader recounts buying a currant bun yesterday to find a fly inside. The confectioner declines a direct exchange but offers to replace the bun if the patron returns the fly for a currant.
Notice to the public that W Akers Th J McElrath J R Garrett seek a city gas franchise in Bluefield West Virginia to illuminate and heat with gas and to construct a plant and lay mains and laterals. Application details are filed with the City Auditor. The notice is dated 1909 with further procedural notes.
The notice lists Norfolk and Western Railway passenger services with pullman sleepers and parlor cars from Roanoke to New York and Philadelphia, and connections to Richmond, Columbus, Cincinnati, Welch, Norton, and Tazewell. It includes departure times such as 7:20 am 8:56 am and 9:18 pm with various intermediate stops and destinations, plus calls for additional information in Roanoke Va.
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