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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1925
Page
6
Local notices list subscription rates and mailing details for the newspaper. The page records postal rates and service options dated Saturday August 1 1925, Bluefield West Virginia, with pricing for various ad types and communications.
A fragment quotes Carlyle and a religious line about God and the light for the poor. It references Providence and enduring faith in darkness and mentions eternal stars and the Lord’s maintenance.
City residents read that western shipments are settled to boost coal production with all rail rates favorable to reach New England and northern markets. Freight changes are poised to make our coal competitive in smokeless and semi bituminous markets, with salesmanship cited as key to prosperity.
General Lord and President Coolidge support trimming federal expenditures by about 20 million dollars for the current year. The tentative budget may change before final adoption with fall wearings likely. Critics warn further cuts could weaken national defense while defense leaders fear underfunding.
Ernest Hill was found dying on the Norfolk and Western tracks near Welch. S N Worley became chief clerk to the Pocahontas division superintendent. The Bluestone Mattress Co of Graham shipped three cars of mattresses.
A poem praising Gilad’s quiet path that glows through dull tasks and turns ordinary life toward sacred art. The speaker credits Gilad with alchemy of faith changing lives, guiding others by a humble example and distant, burning light. Gertrude M. Wheelock signs as author.
A note reports mains rates rising sharply at extreme values of L whether very high or very low. The observation highlights a pronounced and rapid change in cost accompanying those conditions.
A collection of witty quotes from various papers mocking labels and inflation in modern life. The items include quips about car prices new cuts and the idea that true success is humble and grounded. The snippets come from Evansville Courier Decatur Herald Geneva Daily Times Toledo Blade and Birmingham News.
The speaker argues safety rests on military strength and a trusted defense, saying traditions alone cannot protect a country. War could come, and it is better to prepare now rather than rely on improbabilities. A Chicago father who killed his son muttered he did not want to hurt him.
Astronomers discuss sunspots causing weather changes with some saying they cool while others claim they heat. The piece notes extreme heat in stars and calls for reducing needless loss of life after 120 traffic deaths last week.
The article notes that Pulaski’s immediate family would have received federal grant aid if in need, given his great and unselfish services, but a request from a distant relative now appears almost impossible to fulfill. It reflects on the distant relative’s plea being unlikely despite his stature.
John Laing argues for a united coal lands company in Kentucky and West Virginia with a planned capital near one billion dollars. He notes over-capitalization and overproduction in the coal industry, urges readiness for possible hard coal disruption, and favors a national economic foundation for bituminous coal along with winter supply stocking and price stabilization.
An essay contrasts pleasant country drives with fruit stealing by motorists along rural roads. It argues such theft harms farmers and notes public reaction to Russell Scott ending in an insane asylum rather than hanging, suggesting people should rethink their tolerance.
A professor argues life requires iron in cells and cycles with oxygen, suggesting life may have begun in an iron state. Separately, weather-related death rates could drop if extreme temperatures were controlled, as NY City data over eight years show death rates rise with higher temperatures and fall with cooler days.
A descendant Bronislana Poliacoff asks President Coolidge to grant a pension to Pulaski’s collateral descendant amid a pauper status in Paris. The appeal notes Pulaski died at 31 after Savannah siege wounds, aboard the Wasp, while fighting liberty in the Revolution.
By Dr Hughes, Surgeon General United States Public Health Service explains hay fever as a mucous membrane hypersensitivity to wind carried pollen. It details how pollen types cause varying sensitivities, seasonal patterns from grasses and weeds, and emphasizes public education and weed control to prevent pollen spread.
From Last Night's Mail by Charles P. Stewart ponders whether global population will outpace resources. The piece outlines debates among biologists, economists, and military men about fraught futures, cites McCall of M A C and East of Harvard, and notes Western birth-rate patterns and emigration as possible responses.
A humorous column brims with quips on fashion, fortune, and modern life. It riffs on vanity with hats and wallets, jokes about antiques and dieting, and pokes fun at public monuments, fashion, dating, and social habits.
A humorous snippet shows Mrs Johnson bragging about a clever housemaid who wears her gowns and earns wages. A Scotsman jokes with an egg seller and a kiss line. A grandmother quip and a noisy street remark conclude the light exchange.
A reflective op ed questions voter qualifications and public knowledge. It links a California voter’s murder tale to civic competence, laments misinformed voters, then discusses rail regulation, monopoly, and tax burdens on workers, arguing regulation benefits society and harms the poor least.
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