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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1925
Page
10
Quotable Goethe on youth shaping a nation's fate
Fragmentary quote about how the destiny of a nation depends on its young under twenty, attributed to Goethe. Reflects a historic perspective on youth’s influence and national success.
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Goethe
Lessons On City Management And Qualified Leadership
The author stresses hiring qualified city managers, noting management is a profession akin to surgery or law. Efficient leaders, properly trained, ensure prosperity under the Bluefield charter, which envisions running the city on business principles for continued growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Penalty for Well Doing in City Government
A discussion on public dissatisfaction with city government methods and policies notes that boards face criticism both for well and ill doing. The piece argues boards act as proxies for the people, resisting legal challenges and upholding collective interests, even if not pleasing everyone.
Mushroom Breaks Through Sidewalk Cement at Nantucket
A small sidewalk disturbance on Nantucket became a curiosity when a mushroom pushed through two inches of solid concrete. A few days later the surface appeared broken revealing the odd intrusion. The scene then shifts to a dentist chair where a flamboyantly dressed patient sits for treatment.
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Nantucket
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Vignettes from the past note events a century ago including Bland street Methodist church prep for a new building and Captain Hugh Hinde's Denver trip for Wagies at the Grand Lodge. The piece reflects on civic duty and the fatigue of public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Street
Hugh Hinde
Denver
Aerie of Wagies
Grand Lodge
West Virginia
New England
Steam May Replace Gasoline Motors in Time
Sir John Cadman argues the oil age will pass as steam engines gain efficiency and replace internal combustion in airplanes and autos. He notes steam can retain heat and that alcohol could fuel future engines, while fuel logistics and theft warnings anchor the talk with a mix of futurism and cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cadman
London
Shorter skirts spark summer fashion excuse debate
Painted knees may be necessary to achieve loveliness says beauty experts but a new reason for shorter skirts appears. The piece muses on how summer fashions reveal people’s looks and prompts a lighthearted self-scan.
Millennial pace replaces gods as we hurry always
The poem reflects on time and evolution from ancient slow progress to a modern obsession with speed. It contrasts early natural history with human achievement and laments a lost soulfulness as speed becomes lord. The speaker questions progress and the cost to humanity.
Building Boom Expands In Bluefield Across Year
Bluefield reports strong growth with many homes under construction and a wide paving program. New streets open, property values rise by about three million. Wages hold steady and a large building program is anticipated next year. A London dispatch notes Belgium queen rides in a luxurious limousine convoy to a fashionable wedding.
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Bluefield
Europe
London
Belgium
Roads and driving in sharp contrast to safety
The article defends Oakvale mountain road as well graded and safe in dry weather arguing accidents arise from careless driving on Lincoln highway and national pike. It notes roads require chains at times and no road is proof against carelessness. It also mentions Mexican reaction to the shooting of a Yankee and implies improving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakvale Mountain
Criticism Disturbs You Says Editor Howe
The quote attributes to editor Ed Howe a view that criticism unsettles a person because it hints at hidden guilt. The line frames criticism as a prompt to self doubt and moral accountability in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Evolution Endorsed by AAAS Says No Ground for Doubt
A AAAS council minutes that 14 300 members endorse evolution as well supported by evidence. The four paragraph statement cites man’s evolution as conclusively proven and warns that anti evolution laws hinder knowledge. Also notes corona temperature lower than once thought and French bill to tax industry to fund science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of the
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Council of the Association
Association
Auto crashes claim dozens in early 1925 cities
In the first half of 1925 New York reports 425 traffic deaths, Chicago 254, Philadelphia 116, Los Angeles 108, and Cleveland 104. New Bedford, Massachusetts, notes no deaths for years as local action suspends careless drivers licenses.
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New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Fire prevention drives cut city fire losses, says editorial
Editorial notes cooperation among insurers fire departments and industries to reduce fires since 1915. It cites that when prevention is voluntary losses drop from $2-$11 per person to about 90 cents. U S fire loss last year neared $545 million with about 16 000 lives lost. It argues prevention should be compulsory where not adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Confidence in America's Future Under Prosperity and Unity
A period piece praising steady economic gains, tax cuts, and a shrinking national debt. It foresees bumper farm crops, rising farm prices, and revived business with June gains in retail and mail order sales. It extols constitutional devotion and hopeful resistance to socialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Department of Agriculture
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Europe
Yankeeland
Texas Governor Delays Execution Commutes Murderer to Life
Mrs. Ferguson of Texas ordered a stoppage of an execution at the last moment. She cited sleeplessness and a telegram requesting mercy, saying her emotional imagination overwhelmed her. The condemned man was spared death and granted life imprisonment.
Auto credit critique weighs on car buyers at national meet
Charles P. Stewart reports from Abington that national credit men voiced concern over widespread installment auto sales. A case study shows the Jones family earning 1513 dollars yearly, pressured by car payments, upkeep, and rising living costs, squeezing budgets and reducing spending with merchants while auto credit remains unusually strong.
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Charles P. Stewart Abhington
Short Cuts From Exchanges
Brief quotes from newspapers note oddities and opinions about beauty evolution church traffic and gun control. The Ohio State Journal questions elbow development while Boon Iowa humorously asks about Sunday accidents. Capper's Weekly urges outlawing unlicensed weapons distribution.
Humorous Vignettes and Wry Remarks From Daily Exchange
A string of light anecdotes and jests including a maid service exchange, a golf student’s inquiry, a dinner party doctor remark, a breakfast lodge tale, and a lamented silk hat gag. Notables: Mr. Jones of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and a marital joke about kissing only one’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Order
Mary
George
Only Objection to Mellon Tax Plan and Paris Embassy Report
The text argues the sole objection to the Coolidge Mellon tax plan is its stance on capitalism and capital capitalization via surplus incomes. It notes Americans in Paris celebrated July Fourth at the new American embassy bought for 200000 by Ambassador Herrick, then discusses ambassadorial selection and salary versus housing costs. It ends with a moral about marriage, urging love and outside interests to avoid boredom.
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Mericans
Paris
France
Herrick
American Congress
MacMillan
Memorial statue movement for Walt Whitman in New York
A push to erect a Walt Whitman statue in New York City is discussed with editorial praise for Leaves of Grass. The piece notes Whitman’s modest life and cites Rev. Fred Bridgman’s account of cinema calming a riot in the Transvaal.
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Walt Whitman
New York City
Whitman
Brest
Earth
Fred Bridgman
Transvaal
Joannesberman
Oomo
Photography and the promise of insurance in American life
The piece contrasts the lure of wealth from speculation with the security of insurance promises. It recounts photography’s 19th century birth by Niepce and Daguerre, noting its rise from novelty to essential media for news and family memory, while praising America as a strong investment field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peddies
Telegraph Ticklers and Curious World Oddities
A collage of whimsical notes on presidents and Pullman porters, Crops improving, and a Roosev elt Africa quest. Interleaved are stray remarks on burglars, Russia news, fashion, travel, an airplane elopement, and urban fright at foggy Paris traffic.
Controversy Over Preparedness Returns in Debate
An old debate about national preparedness resurfaces with factions arguing for more readiness and others warning it could provoke conflict. Some call for half the peacetime and wartime spending to focus on peaceful problems, amid questions of truth and balance.
European beet sugar acreage falls in Europe
A Intercourse of Agriculture report shows European beet sugar acreage shrinking from 1,963,000 hectares in 1924 to 1,905,000 in 1925, with Spain and Italy seeing large drops while Russia rises from 346,000 to 469,000 hectares. Also noting Florida keys residents buying literature via mail order catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Spain
Italy
Bulgaria
Russia
Florida Keys
Fables on Health Fruit and careful cooking advised
A health note extols fruit for vitamins and minerals and urges minimal cooking to preserve vitamin C. It highlights tomatoes and apples for their acids, dried fruits for iron, and cautions about bananas and overripe fruit while promoting a daily fruit habit.
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