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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
2
Wanted: 25 salesmen to sell groceries, confectionery, and related goods with commissions and expenses paid. Also seeking boarders at a grocer’s home location with inviting rooms and porches. includes details of accommodations and location near Rogers street and Missouri area.
Fragmented advertisement fragment outlines rental offers and sales jobs. Mentions rooms suitable for business, The Foland Printing Company at 28 Princeton Avenue, Phone 196, and Century Mfg Co. at 1308 Wells St. Chicago. Also notes youth sales positions and a housing request near a high school with steam heat and water.
Fragmentary OCR reveals an 18th century sale notice for manuscripts in London from the estate of Matthew Privy a poet and statesman. It cites a memorial request for a monument and epitaph in Westminster Abbey in Poet’s Corner with details about the burial and inscriptions.
Commander Robert Peary leaves for London to fight a $10,000 damages claim brought by Rudolph Franke. The case set for June 28 with Ambassador Hill involved. Peary’s interests reportedly to be aided by local backers. Notices also announce piano repair and polishing services and ads for health tonics and inks remover.
A fourth dynamite blast today wrecked four more buildings in the town. Authorities offer rewards totaling $10 for the capture of the dynamiters while fear of conspirators deters arrests. The incidents follow a pattern of fear and retaliation in the area.
An 1910 timetable excerpt outlines trains, stations, and connections from New York via Hague to Norfolk and Philadelphia region. It lists parlor car service, sleeper options, and varying departure times, with multiple destinations including Tenwote, High find, Rosdoke, Lonoh ste, and Gary end Bheon Cane.
San Francisco June California orange growers dumped fruit to hold prices prompting nationwide protests. It now appears San Francisco fish companies practice similar schemes to curb supply and raise costs. Several dealers have been indicted and will be prosecuted under the law.
An unclear Hornville Kansas notice references a man named Sime and a wordy product claim about furniture and timber, with garbled verbage implying a local announcement or endorsement. The fragment lists various stray names and a dated event in a rural lumber community.
A memory from 1845 aboard a passenger canalboat describes a tense gambling scene. My uncle loses eight thousand dollars to a professional gambler, then a Sunday sermon by a clergyman reveals marked cards and clever sleight of hand. The cleric finally recovers most of the funds, saving my uncle and exposing the con game.
Edward P. Ripley of Santa Fe Railroad and committee members urged protection against government moves during a Washlington appearance. A court injunction targets Southern railroads over freight rate increases, prompting calls for redress. Citizens are urged to seek refunds at Honaker's Department Store.
TO THE COAL AND COKE OPERATORS We request that you kindly send for our free booklet entitled Rust and How to Prevent it. DETROIT GRAPHITE Co., Detroit, Michigan. 6-6-10-31.
The Board of Affairs of the City of Bluefield will receive sealed bids until June 10 1910 at h o clock p m for plank sidewalks and hauling city garbage for the coming year The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids By order J T Akers Auditor 61 10 41 Leader Ads Bring Results g
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