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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
6
Public notice listing mail rate tiers and postage zones with pricing for year subscriptions. Includes references to West Virginia rates and multiple zone classifications and carrier payment terms.
The Daily Telegraph front page announced that West Virginia coal will enter New England markets via an all rail route at competitive rates, a decision praised as the greatest aid to business in the field's history. Pocahontas operators will fund a $250,000 advertising campaign through N W Ayer to promote coal quality and expand regional markets. The move is expected to quicken business across the city and surrounding area.
Secretary Hoover said the navy dirigible Los Angeles may be used to establish an east to midwest airway, a move viewed as potential paternalism. The piece compares federal highway aid to aviation support and notes possible shifts in travel methods as aviation could outrun highways in the coming years.
Past notes recall W G Becker named Pocahontas division superintendent and J T Carey as assistant. Mrs H C Stewart shot a burglar in Elk Garden Virginia. W G Walters returned from Rural Retreat visit. Bluefield hosts Lebanon Association meeting and visits by Lt Gov Ellison and A G Lilly. Opinion argues flying will grow despite fear as public shifts from horses to automobiles. Government allows private airship use to spur transportation development.
The article weighs potential outcomes of a New England vote on the threatened anthracite strike. It notes Lewis would not concede and operators may yield to avoid market losses, with a slim chance of a compromise or a protracted stalemate. It also comments on broader crime and social observations.
A dog senses trouble as Ted, the boy’s playmate, is absent for days. The dog's reunion with Ted in a room full of flowers yields no words from the ailing child, while the missus weeps and tries to explain. Griff Crawford.
A Chicago Tribune column opens with a six stanza tribute to The Blue Monongahela River, praising its rhythm yet noting realistic geographies of hills and valleys near coal mines. It cites Wheeling Intelligencer lines then shifts to a list of notable figures and poets connected to American history and Kentucky.
Pilgrimages are held weekly up the hill to the Frankfort cemetery, dating to 1845 as the second incorporated cemetery in the country. Notables buried there include a Vice President, U S Attorney General, governors, ministers, senators, and Kentucky officials. The site also honors poets, historians, a famed sculptor, and national figures in law and public service.
A fragment notes a cherished statue destroyed by Lexington Court House fire. It recalls Major O hara and a sarcophagus inscribed with lines from "The Bivouac the Dead" and the muffled drum's last tattoo. The item appears in the Frankfort State Journal correspondence.
A Chicago jurist argues gun carriers are the core of crime and calls for harsh measures to curb violence. Milton Bronner reflects on France and America juries, recounts Zizi the acquittal, and contrasts British queue culture with American statistics. Editorial notes politics and tax debate, touching Mellon plan and congressional chances.
The Huntington Herald Dispatch argues for regulation of small firearms at the national level. It urges that only citizens with references, good citizenship, and a valid bond should own guns, aiming to reduce the crime wave the National Crime Commission highlights.
A profile on Dr. Johannes Schmidt of Carlsberg Laboratory who spent eighteen years at sea seeking the eel breeding grounds and finally located them between the Leeward Islands and Bermuda. It notes science's losses when research is unrewarded and mentions grafting fruits onto Australian desert lime to grow citrus in arid lands and Dr. Gesell's finding on infant development delays.
The article outlines a swim drill using two pairs of inflated water wings. It instructs placing wings at the waist and holding the other pair to stretch the body, keeping the chin near water level and legs submerged. It advocates rapid fish-tail leg action to create a water boil and develop propulsion.
The column argues Democrats will oppose the Mellon tax cut favored by Republicans aiming to shift relief to the top while allowing some relief for small taxpayers. It notes the Senate’s resistance, insurgent senators from open spaces, and the political risk of backing or opposing the plan in the next session.
The piece warns against delaying treatment for cancer while awaiting new cures. It urges immediate advice and use of present methods, noting discoveries benefit future patients but delay harms current sufferers. The author muses on ego and self-interest in society while advocating practical action now.
A narrator contrasts sales training with building a trustworthy business that delivers real value. The piece notes rising crime worldwide and questions whether permissive laws fuel lawlessness, urging thoughtful policy over blanket restrictions.
In threatening a shut down of coal mines John L. Lewis has chosen fine weather for it. Magnus Johnson denies hankering to be governor of Minnesota. Maybe he is a crackerjack farmer.
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