Bluefield Prepares for State Knights of Columbus Convention
Bluefield hosts the State Convention of Knights of Columbus with plans to showcase its status as a convention city. Initiation of candidates is set for May 9 with twenty four to be admitted as the third degree is demonstrated in Parkersburg. The local council, about 100 members strong, aims to make the event a historic milestone for West Virginia.
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Bluefield Council
Knights of Columbus
Bluefeld
Dan B. Leonard
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Parkersburg
Parkersburo
Knights of
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Bluefield
Grafton
Donahoe
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Tramp George Gordon Finds Rest at County Asylum
After forty five years of roaming across states and living without a home George Gordon, a lifelong tramp, settles in the county asylum at Elor. He recalls travel by door Pullmans, eating on others, and a wish for stability while offering a cold remedy and noting mountain climbing as a sport for women.
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May
George Gordon
Elor
Scotland
New York
Tong Bobo
George
Home Grown Asparagus Fresh Every Morning
Welch and Fullerton druggists offer home grown asparagus fresh daily and deliver to all parts of the city. Martan Bros provide a steady supply of asparagus from local growers for morning service.
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Martan Bros
Ragtime Debate Sparks Bethany College Controversy
The Haskin Letter surveys the ragtime controversy as Bethany College students organize a movement to censor popular music. It notes expert opinions from The London Times and Soviet levels of authority, and cites ragtime as a rising American art with global reach while referencing costs and cultural shifts in the nation’s music consumption.
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America
Bethany College
Maud Powell
the Sun
London Times
Hell-Baker
Sahanoff
Supeed
Im Petro
United States
Paris
Berlin
London
ScanéSo
Mabel Stine
John
Freund
Deine
Ready to Stake Life For His Child Bride
Frank B Fichthorn a 32 year old candy maker from Reading Pa says he will stake his life before separating from Blanche Griest a 14 year old girl. They eloped to Elkton Md and wed without the mother’s knowledge. He calls himself professor of phrenology and plans to develop her mind. the marriage may be annulled as opposed by Blanche’s family.
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Frank B. Fichthorn
Blanche Griest
Emm: Griest
Elkton
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Blanche
Fichthorn
Profes- Ren Sie
Hild Honeysugle Charms All Hikers and Forest Flora
Hild Honeysugle enchants early hikers amid rocky glens as wild azalea, often mistaken for honeysuckle, blooms in clusters. The article notes blooming patterns of honeysuckle vines, azalea like flowers, and other garden preparations while mentioning boxwood usage and Huddersfield unemployment around seasonal shifts.
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Haden
Rooms and Apartments For Gentlemen Only in Colonial Building
Inquiries invited for rooms and apartments for gentlemen only at the Colonial Building. Apply to the Janitor, Room 4, building office. Application expires promptly.
Homes and vacant lots listed in Arbutus Park and Summit Court
The notice advertises a six room bungalow with furnace bath well water and water plant in Arbutus Park on a 50 by 140 foot lot. Also four vacant lots 30 by 140 feet each on Industrial Addition Railroad Street offered for 1250 dollars for all with half down. A six room frame dwelling on Summit Court near Mulberry Street with slate roof and oak finish priced at 4250 dollars.
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Arbutus Park
Summit Court
Mulberry Street
Broad Oaks Harrison Addition Corner Lot For Sale
Corner lot in Broad Oaks Harrison Addition measuring 45 by 120 feet with 41 feet rear depth priced at 1500 dollars. Includes description of property line and location details for prospective buyers in a compact real estate notice.
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Broad Oaks Harrison
East End House Listing on Cherry Avenue Describes Refinished Details
Six room frame house with slate roof on 60 by 120 foot lot, bath, porches and pantry listed for 4000 dollars. Charleston Avenue and Short Street entries note fine homes with slate roofs and oak finish, including baths and porches.
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Short Street
Corner Lot On Street Car Line At Arbutus Park Rise
Handsome corner lot 72 by 176 feet offered with street car access and frontage. Arbutus Park development promises a premier residence district with new fine buildings under construction and ready for discerning buyers.
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Arbutus Park
Strawberries From Eight Key Districts in 1914 Survey
A USDA survey lists the eight major commercial strawberry districts in the United States headed by Central California. California shipped 2312 carloads in 1914, with Tennessee a distant second at 1453.5 carloads, while northern production grows in small patches for local market shipment. The bulletin notes varying shipping patterns, seasonal timelines, and a new telegraphic market news service to track movements and prices for efficient distribution.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Tennessee
Maryland
Delaware
Louisiana
South Carolina
Virginia
Bulletin 127
North
Pacific Coast
Carioadses
Carioad
Florida
Texas
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Roaring Springs Roars Over Trout Town Rivalry
In Altoona May 3 report from Bellefonte, residents note Roaring Springs has two trout streams through the town, twice Bellefonte’s, while Bellefonte bans curbside fishing over pedestrian complaints. Roaring Springs enjoys a spring dam with brook trout above it and residents discuss the streams along two streets.
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Bellefonte
Roaringg Springs
Roaring Springs
Blair County
S. Reed
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Clarksburg
West Virginia Bank
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George L Duncan
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LD. Griffin
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