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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
2
A Bluefield area paper discusses partisan issues in Virginia and national politics. It questions Republican and Democratic positions on suffrage, public schools, transportation rates, and race relations while citing figures like Mark Twain and Senator Stone.
The article predicts Raleigh Street near St Luke's Hospital will transform into a premier retail area. With a Masonic temple planned and existing wholesale businesses, closing the Tegra saloon is seen as key to attracting better tenants and higher property values.
An editorial notes Bluefield lacks a public park and urges private enterprise to continue Union Park. It praises recent improvements such as a swimming pool and baths and argues success hinges on sustaining fiscal backing and responsible attractions.
A fragmented account discusses agitation over emancipation era governance and state policy. It references public sentiment in Virginia and mentions the New River, Rivermont, and political turmoil shaping the Commonwealth.
A lively Quaker show drew big crowds last night with a pie eating contest won by a contestant. Announced tonight and every night through Saturday, a finale wire prize of $1.00 will be awarded for the driving watch event.
The Virginia Corporation Com issued a charter to the Thablemaree Companys. Officers listed include J. Warhee as president and ROB Boyler as treasurer. Authorized capital set at $15,000. The document appears to reference early corporate registrations and named individuals with unclear spellings.
Washington receives a treasury notice showing expenditures totaling 14 and balances near 65. The document mentions public funds, deficits, and monthly outputs with limited legible figures and no clear recipient names.
A historical ad claims a constitutional cure for catarrh that acts on the blood and destroys disease foundations. The maker offers a reward for proof of cure and lists a Toledo Ohio contact, urging readers to send for a booklet. Also promotes a laxative pill for constipation.
Special commissioner D. M. Basley will auction a tract on Bluefield street at 2 PM on the 15th day of May 1905. The sale, in the Chancery of Paul Jones & Co and George W Whitworth, covers property described as lot 14 with a ten foot alley, subject to bonds and installments for payment. J. W. B. Honaker, Clerk of Mercer County Circuit Court, certifies bond and security.
The readable text describes a woman facing repeated violence from a husband figure within a confined space. It mentions detention like a Verge paper and objects thrown around her, with references to injuries and disjointed phrases. The garbled lines obscure clear names, dates, or places.
Classified items seek rewards and house or flat for sale or rent. Listings include a ten dollar reward in Princeton avenue between Flat Top National Bank and Grand Leader Store, a furnished small house or flat in Bluefield West Virginia via Box 711 Evening Reader, 1 000 old feather beds by S Vaughan Central House Bluefield, two letter copying presses for sale through Daily Leader, an up to date nine room residence for rent, and a lost card case with a pass and 3 50 by Mrs J O Clendened Carroll Street.
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