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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1910
Page
6
A local business touts its strongest ski season on record and plans a bold clearance sale. The sales push targets quick clearance with sweeping discounts as winter stock moves fast. Customers are urged to act to snag limited offers before stocks run out.
Mrs. Carlos J. Bugle, wife of a former Panamanian attache in Washington, is mentioned in connection with a steamer crossing that also involved former President Theodore Roosevelt.
Taxpayers warned by Mercer County Board of Review to attend a hearing at the court house on the day specified to contest assessments backed by the assessor. The notice calls for review of property values and possible increases or reductions, with details to be provided by the Clerk of the Board.
H Curd of Welch and attorney D J French Strother of Welch were in the city today on business. P W Masele, a prominent Athens merchant, Vernor Smythe of Parahon tak Hoeadileit, Miss Julia BE Lee, and Miss Nan McCutcheon with Miss Harriet Male of Rogersville Tenn arrived in Welch today. Miss Rene Howley departed to Louisville for family illness. John T Wht formerly Southern Express agent, passes through bound for St Paul Va. Mrs W G Perrell and sister Sherwood Dix go to Ceres Va for time with Kathleen Browning. Mrs DB Spangler guests of Mrs Harry Weiler. Capt C A French hosts Nan McCutcheon and Harriet Male.
The Great Sachem of West Virginia will visit Calumet Tribe No. 5% at its Bluefield wigwam. The event includes a semiannual election and welcomes all Red Men of the city, with members urged to attend. The precise time is indicated as 7 o'clock, and the visit aims to meet every member of the tribe.
An article fragment details Adams as referee for a boxing contest at the Athletic Club on Thursday night, with notes on participants, venue near Mews Street, and a call for workers and local notices. Mentions of local churches and various names appear in the context of community announcements.
A fragment from a court report shows discussion of the prisoner’s fate and death penalty hangs over the proceedings. The text references a messenger canine, Metheny Jord, and mentions several named individuals and places in a damaged OCR read.
The article explains the origin of the term score meaning twenty as the whole man with ten fingers and ten toes. It traces tally sticks from early counting to the tally used in medieval ledgers and exchequer receipts, noting how twenty dominated counting, and mentions how some laws still tracked earnings on slates.
A Corntill Magazine fragment recalls Fosstori te perlaipe de thert riliy dows in Westminster Abbey and a parade of figures including Sir Claudes Shovel and Sir Eyre Coote. The text mentions the Lost India Company monuments with palm trees and tropical arches and contemplates censorship or erasure by a Covil Liste style dictator.
A prisoner, accused of treason, seeks sanctuary in a temple after a failed escape attempt. Guards break in to seize him as he coughs and convulses, later revealed to be poisoned. The exchange reveals the prisoner sought the powder and the guards discuss secret measures and surrender.
A garbled note recalls a line about elopement and a married man, referencing a port and a quoted sentiment from a seasonal moment. The fragment hints at a domestic or social concern woven into a broader discourse.
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