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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
3
Notices for members of civic groups and organizations, listing upcoming meetings, entertainments with small fees, and church or charity events. Includes small ticketed gatherings and routine notices for obituaries or cards of thanks, with official addresses and scheduling details.
The text blends biblical and midrashic quotes about fearing God as the start of knowledge and warns that supposing one has wisdom while not attaining it marks folly. It references Proverbs 9:10 and Rab Ben Azal as sources, with fragmented phrasing and inconsistent capitalization.
County budgeting includes funds for the poor and sick with Bluefield paying about one third. City plans to maintain its own poor, eliminating county transfers and showing tax changes on city tickets. The shift aims to end long standing strain on Bluefield taxpayers.
Capt F Boult and his brother from Leeda England praised the US eighteenth amendment and its enforcement as a model for nations to follow. They urged heavier penalties to curb violations and predicted prohibition would spread to Europe, especially England, as a strong economic measure. The pair toured globally, arguing America’s action is a wise path.
Mercer county’s oldest resident Thomas Bratton died at his Princeton area home. Missouri reports a fatality for Guy T. Morrison, formerly of Tazewell. Druy Davis held for the grand jury in Fayette Irving case near Tip Top. Ten years ago today Levett died in Bluefield yard accident. Mia and A. Ballay died on Namaey Street. Local contest blocked Adame Street extension. Prohibition debate and new American legislative action noted. Fashion and culture commentary mix with public concerns about societal change.
An excerpt from George Arnold describing dark seas and cedar trees along sandy shores. A speaker senses grim celestial gloom and prays for light, with imagery of murky darkness, stormy ocean, and restless winds. The verse laments the weight of night on the soul and seeks dawn.
A driver crashed into a stopped train at 18 crossing while claiming he thought of taking out another policy. Survivors may need more policies, officials say. Nebraska legionnaires back anti American influence in government as a path to public office. Rubber tires show price inflation as elasticity spreads.
Editorial argues Americans overstate gains from World War I while Europe owes more. It cites World Almanac figures showing U S wealth rising 70 percent 1904 to 1912 and 1922 values, compares Belgium France Italy, and claims Uncle Sam lagged behind European debtors in wealth growth. It condemns reckless driving and calls car removal as punishment for dangerous behavior.
Fragmentary OCR passage references TOM aIM8 and Telegraph Ticklers. It contains garbled phrases about wealth, divorce, actors, rouge, and a moon remark, with no clear event, date, person, or place to anchor a factual summary.
Dr G G Abbot of the Smithsonian notes mean daily air temperature varies little day to day in most regions and mean annual temps change slowly over millennia. Wheat needs specific temperatures, with evidence of 6,000 years of stability in plant habitats despite past glacial shifts. The piece also reviews a new national color signal code and plans for the Third Pan Pacific Science Congress in Tokyo focusing on tides, radio weather transmission, and Pacific earthquakes.
Urban growth in Chicago Detroit and Cleveland presses for reapportionment after the 1910 census. Rural states fear loss as industrial areas gain seats, with a proposed fix raising House membership from 435 to 460 seen as insufficient and widening city country tensions.
A jumble of reflective lines questions honesty, money, effort, and priorities. The message muses on work ethic, social behavior, and what truly matters as it wanders through aphorisms about honesty, savings, summer, and perceptions.
A jumble of dialogue lines about love, telegraphy myths in Rome, wireless, dental advice, smoking, and a humorous student anecdote. The fragmentary OCR reads like a festival of quips and misquoted phrases, with stray names and incomplete sentences.
Paris reports Pierre Perraud, once convicted on a young woman’s evidence, proved innocent after three years in prison. The reversal highlights judicial errors and calls for review of testimony reliability in future cases.
A Chicago health authority comments on how heavy meals can trigger apoplexy. It cites Bryan’s death after a noon meal and sleep, explaining that a burst blood vessel can result from an overworked heart and ballooning stomach. The piece warns hearty eaters to be cautious.
Honolulu on August 1 reports John D. McVeigh retired after a quarter century as Kalaupapa superintendent. Rath L. Cooke succeeds him with Dr. Harold M rghan taking over the settlement clinic. McVeigh praises pot factory and motion pictures as changes, notes Chaulmoogra oil aid, and urges public support to continue leprosy fight. He predicts Molokai settlement may close within twenty years if injections are timely.
Twelve new British government wireless masts will rise up to six times the Nelaga monument height in Trafalgar Square London. The masts aim to expand service across Rugby and Bing by August, marking a major infrastructure push for rapid communication and national coverage.
Ferraline is advertised as a mineral water treatment that supposedly perfects digestion and lets users eat any food without discomfort. The claim includes quick health boosts and improved vitality, with a refund guarantee and a ten day course priced at one dollar through local druggists.
A sweeping analysis on Hawaii as a testbed for racial and social order. A feudal aristocracy dominates land and power with native Hawaiians as a voting majority while a growing labor underclass, including Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Filipinos, toils in sugar fields. The piece argues Hawaii's fate will signal global outcomes for race relations and economic hierarchy.
Tokyo reports that over 60 percent of children under seven in slum areas remain unhealthy due to under nourishment and disease, a situation worsened by the 1923 earthquake and fire. Elmatau Okazaki, head of the Child Welfare section, cites inadequate feeding during reconstruction as a key factor and urges immediate aid for those in temporary shelters.
An Irish man arrested for driving while drunk had his name withheld to avoid public publicity that could expose him to assassination by a rival faction. The report contrasts with a proverb about etiquette and a sharp, provocative note on hatchets.
An advert touts Wyte a cheap freckle remover that dissolves freckles in four days without staining. It claims rapid improvements in skin clarity and youthfulness and offers money-back assurance through Goodykoontz Dru Co and other drugstores. Request a jar of Flyte.
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