This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
6
A fashion retailer touts the best skirt season in its history and announces an aggressive plan to clear stock with a clean sweep sale. The message emphasizes high demand and a push to move inventory efficiently.
In a letter from June 18 1910 the writer praises West Virginia as a land of vast natural wealth and a rare welcoming spirit. Unlike other Southern communities strangers are aided if they have capital and capability, with options to invest time and money rather than be gouged. The piece urges the enduring “West Virginia Spirit” to sustain growth and happiness.
ER L Turner of Elkhorn and Thomas Gillespie of Tazewell visited the city yesterday and today on business. Judge J Frank Maynwed traveled to Princeton for legal duties with Drenan of the American Type Founders in town. Lews Brown of Narrawa returned home after visiting his son, and Judge Mason of Pouristure with his little daughter joined by D M Bastey attended circuit court in Welch. Local residents J J Jackson and JM Parr from Honaker spent Sunday here. Mattiy Halli of Lawson street returned home from Wanoville after a visit. Mrs PM Peters and children left for Loch Moor Wythe to spend the summer with relatives. Mrs J Baker and Mrs S Gdoen left for Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Attorney Russell Ritz and others left for county court at Princeton. Mayor John R Henry of Princeton returned from Tazewell with his family. M Smith and companion auto journey from Roanoke to New York ended with a return home. J W Doak of Laren, treating neuralgia, improved on return. L C Purier of Richmond, Southern States Fire and Casualty, in Bluefield today to establish headquarters. B Lush and wife, returning to Radford, traveled through the city this morning.
New York reports Miss Helen Miller Gould daughter of Jay Gould is forty two, unmarried and apparently ehud. Some gossip attributes her spinster status to an old love affair while others cite inherited caution from her family.
Two Black girls aged seven and eleven were found drowned near Reed’s Island on the North Carolina extension of the Norfolk and Waterm. They attempted to cross a ford at Reed Tealand, lost balance, and fell into the stream. Rescue efforts failed and the bodies were recovered in a damaged state.
A fragmented notice dated July 10 announces actions by the town board regarding property sales and equity for taxpayers. It references a petition to review and authorize, with the board empowered to arrange property transfers and set terms. Clerk Kate Bowman of Cork County appears in the faded text, indicating official proceedings and deadlines.
A Philadelphia Ledger report narrates a judge rebuking a journalist for seeking advance case details. The exchange ends with a stern warning that a future approach could bring jail, highlighting tensions between press access and judicial propriety. The piece blends courtroom sentiment with broader colonial-era anecdotes and moral reflections.
A fragmentary discussion suggests oxygen may have formed from plant matter and ancient biological processes. It posits a cycle where photosynthesis by plants produced oxygen, later sustaining life, and hints at a historical tension over atmospheric composition and energy sources.
Mr Meyers and Mrs Meador were united in marriage this afternoon at the home of the brides parents with Rev J H Franklin officiating. The ceremony was intimate, attended by close relatives and friends. The couple plans a honeymoon visiting Philadelphia Atlantic City and Deran City before settling in Bluefield.
Fragmented OCR text describes a defense of Feyiteientative Lie ONO Browne with unclear names and actions. It mentions a White chief and references to recoiled tensions and legal procedures, but the core facts remain obscured. The readable portions suggest a courtroom defense scene with unclear timeline and participants.
The fragmentary notice speaks in favor of J M Parsons with references to a public airing at an evening meeting. It mentions a vote and a reporting period, with a focus on a decision about Parson and related names, in a local community newspaper context.
The excerpt cites John Ashton’s Curious Creatures of Zoology with a 1551 Latin tale of corn shocks swarming with snakes. A giant serpent speaks in a human voice warning villagers that they cannot burn them, claiming they were sent by God to punish human sin.
A brief history of diving dress development with William Hannis Taylor's 1838 patent introducing a valve to vent consumed air. It notes prior diving bells by Smeaton and early diving chests, compares armor appearance, and points to air supply pipes and the unaltered valve concept in American practice.
A Germantown man’s son reports that townsfolk praise his father for generosity toward his wife. The father replies with a blunt rebuke, telling the boy to go to bed as he confronts the rumor that all the man’s wealth is in his wife’s name.
A west side matron shows a door lock she calls clever with a coin slot and tumblers that only release by a five dollar piece. A locksmith devised the mechanism to deter a husband after 120 Tadin and to prevent entry after that hour.
A distorted exchange shows a man dismissing care for cost as his wife pleads for a toy violin. The dealer offers a balance priced at 000, prompting the wife to suspect a higher, more refined valuation. The Tribune notes a clash of frugality and extravagance.
A fragment from Warhton Stor presents a stylized simile about a wan taken to the arctic regions. The speaker compares a distant figure to an elusive, magnified Jenid dotine, reflecting a reflective wartime mood.
The readable text presents a fragmented dialogue contrasting job loss with prosperity. It mentions names and phrases suggesting a discussion of luck, arrangements, and a general reflection on employment outcomes without clear attribution or a coherent event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.