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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1923
Page
4
A devotional line warns to be sober and vigilant as the devil roams like a roaring lion seeking to devour. It contrasts with public observers watching one’s conduct, citing a Cicero sentiment about unseen eyes and ears upon a person.
A critical commentary on public discourse by ordinary readers and amateur writers. The piece notes editors are flooded with letters from untrained contributors offering world governance solutions. It argues such amateurs, while well meaning, lack necessary tools and education and shows broad concern about amateur statesmen in Congress and legislatures.
In a pre election speech Churchill argued Britain might win more favorable inter allied debt and reparations terms from the United States by patience. He urged pressing Americans to settle debts with reparations together, noting prestige concerns and contrasting with the Baldwin approach that yielded a debt-refunding agreement. France provides another example.
James A. Hughes announced his candidacy to succeed himself in Congress for the third time. Miss Ellie Sheppard and Robert L. Wilson wed. Conductor John Gev took a two month leave for Montreal Va holidays, the first in twelve years. The Austrian Hungarian government sought information on the Rudolpa Tuebel murder at Plat Top Yards. A carload of matches and merchandise burned at Bluefield yards. R L Taylor of Company L was promoted from first lieutenant to captain.
A poem depicts impulses to commit petty vandalism and mischief such as throwing custard pies at a waiter and dousing pompous workers, then notes concern that courts may not be lenient. The speaker resolve to maintain good behavior to avoid jail.
The text argues that delaying payment on a debt of honor harms French prestige in the United States while male debtor nations sign refunding deals. It claims France will repay only after Germany pays reparations beyond French war damages, warning that no nation can conduct affairs on repudiation of contract.
Editorial lists practical rail travel safety tips reminding passengers to keep aisles clear avoid placing luggage in hat racks and to wait for trains to stop before boarding. It urges vigilance at crossings and warns against fruit peels slipping pedestrians, citing the Clarksburg Telegram. The piece also cites distant reflections on empires and historical powers.
A collage of quips and one liners shows comic exchanges about money luck marriage and work. Jests touch on doctors traders drivers and gamblers with punning asides and sly social notes typical of a bygone era.
A humorous column notes Sousa earning a Doctor of Music, mocks misused titles, and comments on public life. It mentions Henry Ford, a Reading boy's school incident, a Lima marriage, a Laporte burglary confession, a Newark wine vat tragedy, mail carriers seeking higher pay, a corn yield joke, Chicago school fire, and quack doctors as clever ducks.
The Associated Press reports actor Richard Bennett spanked his daughter Barbara a 17 year old stage actress after she failed to return home by midnight. He had an old fashioned rule requiring her home unless she disclosed her destination.
A dispute over a harsh spanking by a father leads to a police call and a punch in the nose during a domestic disturbance. The mother objects to the punishment and Bennett, an actor, draws nationwide sympathy for his old fashioned approach.
The article describes Afghanistan banning intoxicants with severe penalties. A native in Kabul is fined and paraded through the streets while receiving seventy lashes for getting drunk as a public example. Artist Satterfield provides a pen-picture from cable descriptions.
Frederick von Sybel, a German historian, spent years after 1870 on The Founding of the German Empire. His work celebrated Bismarck and Moltke, linked Mittel Europa to historic continental power, and reflected a grand, iron world view.
Report from London notes the crown prince’s Swedish wedding to an English noble, followed by a simple Sunday church visit in Marylebone where the king spoke with Swedish residents and commoners alike, showing a democratic side beneath royal pomp. The item also recalls satirical tales about German and French rulers and a humorous station gate incident at Waterloo.
Ax Dearly, famed Parisian stage darling, rebuked two flatterers who offered a piece meant for him. They claimed all effects and big scenes were his. He refused citing three minutes of his absence offstage as the reason.
A collage of modern concerns from advertising’s grip on domestic life to economy and progress. Christine Frederick argues advertising shapes marriage and spending while women control purchases. Tokyo trims 1924 budget after the quake. tech growth and hotel waste reveal changing habits. evolutionary views on human effort and perseverance frame progress and sportslike contest in life.
A collection of witty lines from various papers. The items poke fun at home life words heredity and public figures with a light satirical tone. Names include Harrisburg Patriot Albany News Rochester Times Union Chattanooga Times Washington Star Canton Pittsburg Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Herald.
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