Daily Telegraph Morning Edition Rates and Notices 1929
The issue lists subscription rates and postal zones for the Daily Telegraph Printing Co of Fairfield West Virginia. It notes advertising and public notices, church and public meeting charges, and a declaration of The Associated Press news dispatch rights. It shows rates by mail and carrier for various West Virginia zones and marks the publication date as Sunday, December 1, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evers
Mooda Tel Aid
Associated Press
Kats
Kansas City
Goa
Wrancicco
Ware
West Virginia
Biblical and literary quotes amid scattered references
A fragmented passage juxtaposes a Bible verse about giving wine to a neighbor with a warning against drunkenness, followed by a Schiller line about leadership of a herd. The text blends religious citation with literary allusion in a scattered, non-narrative form.
Hurley Says Optimism for 1930 Trade Prospects
Edward N. Hurley of Chicago former shipping board chairman argues there is nothing wrong with American business despite the crash and foresees a bright 1930 for trade. He says most wealth and earning power remained, and the delusion was overpaying for stocks to justify inflated profits.
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Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Shipping Board
Hurley
He Never Worked The George B. Baker Case in Arkansas
A Council Bluffs Iowa man, 37, known for boasting he never held honest work, is accused of defrauding a mother by posing as her missing son and taking she sent $150. The piece argues society should permanently protect itself from such parasites but notes calls for second chances despite the alleged crime.
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George B. Baker
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Arkansas
Sam
Baker
Possible Russian Chinese War Looms Over Manchuria
A scrambled report notes tensions between Russia and China over Manchuria with possible invasion threats and Harbin discussions. It mentions the Kellogg anti war pledge and League of Nations context, signaling global anxiety about an actual clash. The piece reflects months of heightened rhetoric and regional concern.
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Manchuria
Russia
Harbin
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
The business of C. J. Kinzer vet eran Bluefield jeweler was being closed out here. S. B. Harrison of Alabama conducted a stable sale at the Norfolk and Western stock barns on Bluefield avenue. The Daniela Christian feud broke out near Devon and resulted in several deaths. Mise Eatelle Mae Greer of Marion Va married A. M. Fuippin of Roanoke, formerly of Bluefield. Hal P. Harman arrived home from France. Join H H. Bonsack Bluefielder was claimed by death.
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C. J. Kinzer
Bluefield
S. B. Harrison
Alabama
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield Avenue
Devon
Mise Eatelle Mae Greer
Marion Va
A. M. Fuippin
Roanoke
Hal P. Harman
France
Join H H. Bonsack
War Will to Fight Outweighs League’s Peace Call
The piece argues that the Kellogg pact and the League of Nations cannot prevent a Sino Russian conflict if either China or Russia insists on war. It emphasizes that will to wage war, not machinery, determines outcomes, and that leagues act mainly when both sides lack the will to fight.
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League
Rusesia
China
International Organization
Russia
Lie detector third degree tests restraint on use
A Seattle judge issued a restraining order on the Vollmer lie detector amid claims the third degree methods violated constitutional rights. The case casts doubt on the device’s reliability, lawfully securing truth while highlighting that police work must rely on solid fact gathering rather than coercive questioning.
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Douglas
Seattle
Wash
A Thanksgiving Prayer by Will Chamberlain in Sioux Palace Argue Leader
A devotional verse asks for divine favor as a life is likened to a rosary of time. The speaker seeks guidance to discern worthiness and whether their deeds align with God’s will. The meditation ends with a request for blessings on Thanksgiving and a hope for celestial jewels in the line of fate.
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Will Chamberlain
Palle
Proposals and The Market Weigh In On Industrial Growth
Opinion pieces discuss Hoover era plans to boost industry and vast future projects like a Nicaragua canal and a St. Lawrence waterway, arguing for broad employment gains. The Wheeling Intelligencer calls for reforms in West Virginia higher education funding, urging limits on normals, tuition parity with private colleges, and private institutions to lead advanced studies.
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Gratusty
West Virginia
Wheeling Intelligencer
West Virginia Briefs Temperature Plunge and Local Deaths
Temperatures as low as eight degrees below zero are reported across West Virginia with a man freezing to death in Adaville. Wiseman, of Mineral county, is elected president of the West Virginia Beekeepers' Association. Fairmont and Monongahela Valley High School Athletic Association teams and Northern West Virginia Association of Approved Basketball Officials plan a meeting next Saturday in Clarksboro. Warden L M Robinson of the state penitentiary will enter hospital for ration upon retirement from office Sunday.
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Adaville
Martinsburg
Roy FE
Wiseman
Mineral County
West Virginia Beekeepers’ Association
Fairmont
Monongahela Valley High School Athletic Association
Northern West Virginia Association of
Clarkshoro
Moundsville
L. M. Robinson
State Penitentiary
Daily Health Service by Dr Morris Fishbien
Dr Morris Fishbien discusses rising driving dangers from traffic and weather, stressing eye fatigue, proper eye muscle use, and the risk of color blindness. He cites color vision as crucial for road safety and recalls color perception history with Doctor Dalton. He urges high school graduation eye tests to certify motor driving fitness based on vision and color discernment.
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Charles P. Small
Doctor Dalton
Oxford
Quarkers
Small
Our Platform for Bluefield West Virginia Reform Plan
The platform calls for quarterly tax payments to city county and state modeled on federal systems. It supports mine safety enforcement and miner education, barriers on curves and high banks, gasoline tax levies to replace personal property and licenses, more factories for Bluefield, new streets connecting East End bridge Midway and College Avenue, an advancement association for Southern West Virginia, Sunday elections, uniformed deputies, a stadium for large events, and a city owned water supply.
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Bluefield
East End Bridge
Midway
College Avenue
South Bluefield
West Virginia
Reminder of boy who caught bear by tail in tariff debate
A Washington senate session on the tariff bill prompts reflections on the boy who caught a bear by the tail. Senators debate adjournment strategies as by-elections near, with Sol Bloom proposing a secret ballot on liquor amendments and Copeland lamenting politicized decisions and sleep loss amid the tariff fight.
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S| Bloom
New York
Senate
Sol
Congress
Copeland
Copeland E
Hatfield
West Virginia
From Last Night's Mail by Rodney Dutcher
Washington dispatch notes how colonial wages in 1629 to 1928 evolved from 10 to 12 cents a day to higher modern levels. It contrasts textile workers earning 12 to 14 dollars weekly with colonial labor, highlighting rising pay, improved conditions, and abolition of labor restrictions, while noting America's historically higher wages than Europe.
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Rodney Dutcher Ashington
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Europe
Paine
Virginia
Estelle M. Stewart
New York
New Amsterden
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Boston
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Maryland
Bureau
Wall Street Loss Inspires Wry Verse and Art World Notes
New York witnessed a literary response to the crash as Joseph Anthony, editor and author, turns his margin losses into a verse collection titled The Lost Shirt. The feature also notes Modigliani’s rising posthumous fame, despite a life of poverty, and recalls early colonial wage laws and historical labor wages across several colonies, highlighting shifts in labor conditions through history.
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New York
Wall Street
Manhattan
Joseph Anthony
Moe's
Ana
Anthony
General Electric
Germanys new naval designs and inventive edge
The article discusses postwar naval limits, noting Germany's 6000 to 10000 ton ships with surprising speed and firepower that could challenge larger battleships and cruisers. It argues treaty limits may not prevent Germany from regaining naval prominence through ingenuity. It then reflects on duty, leadership at General Motors, and a critique of speed limits, citing Mott’s $3.5 million relief action and Cleveland's traffic safety data as context for responsibility and policy effectiveness.
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England
Jutland
Germany
Eame
America
Mott
General Motors
Union Industrial Bank of
Tie Bank
Cleveland
Throwing The Harpoon The Harpoon
Fragmented OCR style text mentions a possible earthquake in the past and a family moving, with references to President Hoover and officials. New York milk companies test rubber shoes for horses amid odd questions about ending a poker game and why people ask Grandma about her drug store patronage.
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New York
Great Industrial Promise of the Hills and Valleys
A birdseye view declares the region’s coal fields natural gas, minerals, and near fuel supply will fuel a new industrial empire. Rich deposits of limestone iron ore and glass sands attract mills and factories. agriculture, health retreats, and tourism are seen as future growth drivers driven by enterprise and leadership.
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United States
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Schiller
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the Capitol
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Nicaragua Canal
St. Lawrence Deep Sea Waterway
New Orleans
T18
Broaddus College
Phillippi
Morgantown
West
General College
Bethany
Wesleyan
Broaddus
Salem
Davis-Elkins
Morris Harvey
Privue
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BY Kirke Simpson
Art Gallery
Modigliani
Paris
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57Th Street
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hoove
Don
Grandma
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