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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
14
A concise Bible quotation and a Baconian reflection emphasize the value of good counsel to set business straight and lead toward glory. The fragment frames counsel as a guiding force before advancement and reward.
The piece surveys fears that civilization will degenerate as inventions reshape life. It cites Hamlin Garland and Prof Conrad Tharaldson arguing for varied futures, then notes biologists and educators doubt such decline, praising mobility and new labor aids as not erasing physical or mental vigor.
Items from two decades past include marriages of Connelly Dunn at Vivian and Miss Omnelia Heney of Abingdon, travel by Mrs. H C Calloway to Troutville, Dr A P Ballard locating at Zenith, and Easter return of Paul C Thomas from Washington and Lee University.
The Ohio senator Willis begins a speech tour seen as the start of a Republican presidential bid for 1928. The piece questions whether voters are swayed by rhetoric and notes rising education and news access curb windjammer campaigning. It contrasts two Oak Park high school bombers with Leopold and Loeb, highlighting careful targets and the need for strong legal measures.
Poem pleads for laughter to soften suffering and empower endurance. The speaker asks the gods for laughter as armor in war and sorrow, promising strength, freedom, and relief from wounds through humor and sleep.
A Portmouth Times editorial cites a 1920s study of 4 800 women begun in 1986 noting college girls today are taller heavier and stronger than mothers and grandmothers. It suggests modern outdoor life and styles aid movement and fitness while pondering broader implications for American women and potential risks of obesity among men’s weight trends.
The article notes betting odds on Mayor Hylan's bid for re election show 3 1 2 to 1 against his reelection while a $2000 wager faces $7000 bets on his rival. It also mentions India contemplating a phased prohibition plan and a Greek immigrant Nicolas Antolinies arriving in the United States with a rug bearing an American flag that customs may seize.
A harsh editorial urges swift police action against men who harass women on city streets. It warns the crackdown could backfire if mishandled and stresses officers must act decisively under Police Commissioner Galther to protect women while avoiding collateral harm.
A collage of clipped opinions and editorial jabs from Rochester Times Union Cincinnati Times-Star Baltimore Evening Sun and more. Snippets touch politics love letters depression party dynamics college students and social commentary with fragmented tone and incomplete sentences.
A Daily Lenten reading from the Commission on Evangelium of the Federal Council of Churches outlines themes on wealth and power. It emphasizes using money to aid others, warns against covetousness, and prays for wealth of soul and industry to help those in need.
The piece jokes about laziness wastefulness and vanity with sharp quips on saving for vacation and the folly of vanity. It laments shifting fashions and the idea that money dominates life while offering a wry satirical view of daily woes.
The piece notes how temperance papers run a big ad claiming cure for excessive drinking, countering anti alcohol editorials. It also covers bits on moonshine in Annam, British justice quirks, and a Paris gala anecdote with ISTINGUETT’s encounter about a duel.
A Rotary Club anecdote notes bright moments in a teacher’s life. In a recent general knowledge exam a pupil defined a volcano as a mountain with a hole in the top.
An essay on five percent dishonesty in credit circles and the value of self control. It notes Enid Bennett and Fred Niblo announcing a birth and discusses name usage in marriage. A humorous Austrian editorial prank on fake scientific news is described, along with a Senate filibuster history and the need for workable rules.
A collection of witty exchanges and jokes features a partner discussing bankruptcy before a birthday surprise, a playful line about a kiss, a claim about American dentists, and barbed music borrowing. An elderly passenger jokes about writing duties while a conductor drives and a girl shakes the table to simulate activity.
Springfield histories report Representative Theodore D. Smith of Chicago introduced a bill to recodify all Illinois statutes citing overload of laws. Critics warn major upheaval and potential gaps while supporters say simplification could ease legal navigation.
A joint six member committee from the house and senate would recodify all statutes and remove unnecessary laws. The panel would report at the next legislative session as lawmakers address the avalanche of statutes and the maxim ignorance of the law excuses no man.
E T Whiter vice president says Panhandle division upgrades will cost 5 to 6 million dollars. Rebuilding the Steubenville bridge enlarging two tunnels near Steubenville and constructing two viaducts near Pittsburgh are planned, with later work at the western end near Columbus. Upgrades aim to permit heavier equipment including locomotives.
A burglar used three water pipes to enter the home of W. J. Ison in St. Louis and stole jewels valued at $7,000. The suspect fled the scene with valuables. Police investigation ongoing.
Mrs. Mann of Anytown argues health must include mind as well as body and notes many mentally ill people live unnoticed in society. She suggests psychiatry competes with law in courts and resolves to study the topic further.
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