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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
9
Beekeepers place a cage around a blooming plum tree in Northern California and release bees inside. The method is said to boost fruit quality by ensuring pollination within the tree.
Lefty Thomas pitched a standout game as Gary nearly won despite a first inning setback. The crippled Indians surged with a four-run rally in the fourth and a decisive homer by Englebert in the ninth, while injuries forced line-up changes. Allen led Gary with two hits, but Settle closed strong for the Indians.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasty, affordable remedy for underdeveloped children. It claims rapid appetite improvement and weight gain, citing a 12 pound, seven month example and a 9 pound gain in 24 days, with doctors and druggists endorsing the product.
In an exhibition at Pittsburg Aug 17 the Philadelphia Americans rallied in the ninth for four runs to beat the Pittsburg Nationals 9-5. Philadelphia used regulars except Hale and Galloway with Culloton on the mound. Pirates featured Cuyler McInnis Traynor and Wright in action.
Washington dispatch reports radio traffic between the battleship Seattle and Wellington New Zealand via Bellevue Naval Radio laboratory. On 38 meter wavelength strength was rated fair, 54 meters slightly less clear, while Bellevue’s 71 meter link was very strong and 41 meters good with a signal strength of eight. The Seattle also noted daylight traffic to the MacMillan expedition on 17 meters at 9 am, marking a 2700 mile short wave achievement.
Bluefield Club slugged three home runs and seven hits to crush Douglass and Coalwood by 46 to 8 before a capacity crowd. Hayworth Price and Stone led the offense, with Schulman and Dunkle contributing key plays as Bluefield stayed undefeated. Douglass, hampered by early hits, struggled as Thompson and Stone kept Coalwood quiet after a tough fourth inning.
Ferraline claims quick relief for indigestion heartburn sour stomach and biliousness guaranteed or your money back. One dollar bottle equals many gallons of powerful mineral water and druggists refund if not delighted after the first bottle. Start Ferraline today to end stomach disorders.
The Elks Band of Columbus, forty players with a hundred supporters, stopped in the city for a concert at the city auditorium. They paraded in the afternoon with local lodge members and performed several numbers in uniform. A large crowd attended the concert and dance at Drewry's Hall afterward before the band continued early the next morning to Roanoke Virginia.
Delegates from every state plus Cuba and Mexico are expected for the annual meeting in Richmond at the Armory. Estimated attendance tops 200,000 with the largest following among colored Americans. Columbus band praised as Ohio’s top ensemble.
Miss Elizabeth Sinkford, a student at Oberlin College who will finish studies this fall, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs G H Sinkford on Bland Street in Sandy River Virginia. George Dean of Princeton is in the city on business.
Cape Griz Nez France Aug 17 The American swimmer Gertrude Ederle ready and eager to begin her English Channel crossing scheduled for 7 26 tomorrow morning She shows no dread only youthful enthusiasm as trainers and chaperones finalize plans while she focuses on swimming the route.
Rocky Mount North Carolina August 17 Bartlett Tex McMillan pitcher for the Hocky Mountain club pitched the season’s first no run no hit game in the Virginia League as his team defeated the Portsmouth club 4 to 0. Only thirty men faced McMillan with two walks and two Portsmouth errors accounting for the baserunners.
A chartered steamer carrying Zionists on the Danube was stoned at St Langenperarn and fired upon at Korneuburg nine miles northwest of Vienna. No casualties reported though the rally caused alarm and fears of antisemitic threats ahead of the Zionist congress.
Kiwanis Club members heard Miss Mintie Weaver report on aid to five underprivileged girls sent to the Y W C A camp for two weeks. The club also noted sending twenty underprivileged boys to the Good Fellowship Camp at Rocky Gap Virginia and approved $25 for the proposed Harding Memorial in Vancouver British Columbia.
Chudleigh England William Smith lived in an abandoned lime kiln with his children and was sentenced to three months imprisonment for neglect after allowing the youngsters to sleep on damp straw exposed to the elements.
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