Quotations on Friendship and Wisdom Across Authors
A collage of maxims and quotes on resilience, friendship, aging, and belief. Notable voices include O. E. Jenningham, an anonymous proverb, and Carlyle, reflecting on character and admiration.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
5
A collage of maxims and quotes on resilience, friendship, aging, and belief. Notable voices include O. E. Jenningham, an anonymous proverb, and Carlyle, reflecting on character and admiration.
The piece rebukes Postmaster General Murleson and Labor scapegoating amid mail delays. It argues government wage gaps, military drafts, and mismanagement hurt railway mail and postal clerks, stressing trained personnel and morale as vital to efficient service. It highlights AFL leader Samuel Gompers as adviser to the president.
A classic 19th century advert promises a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness. It claims local applications fail and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via the blood system, offering a $100 reward for a cured case and circulating a free circular.
A reader from Cranksorne West Virginia credits Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with saving her life after five doctors predicted death. She also praises Pleasant Pellets Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as effective tonics and regulators, endorsing all listed remedies.
A letter to the Daily Telegraph from David Hinshaw, executive secretary of the American Bible Society Special Fund, urges readers to contribute above any arbitrary share to raise 400000 for distributing testaments to soldiers and sailors, noting limited local organization and relying on newspapers like the Daily Telegraph for help.
A verse about singing through sorrow and hardship ends with an advertisement for trench overcoats from A. S. Woolen Mills Co at 439 Princeton Avenue. The verse evokes resilience and homeland pride amid autumn imagery.
Evan Cartright’s pursuit of Angela Drew ends amid World War I drafts and delays. Angela finally marries by telephone with Evan listening as the clergyman pronounces them husband and wife before Evan sails to France. Her indecision leaves her to mourn the outcome and reflect on what might have been. The Glasgow council reports a sharp drop in pauperism in its latest half yearly review.
Classifieds in the Daily Telegraph promise strong returns for readers placing want ads. The notice highlights tips for successful listings, urging proactive posting and strategic wording to attract buyers and services.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission credits railroads for rapid troop and cantonment material movement during wartime. The commission notes cooperation among roads and with itself, urges prioritizing transport of war essentials, and highlights the Esch car service act enabling temporary suspension of rules to improve car service. It refrains from commenting on pending freight-rate applications.
Washington reports record crops and urges increased farm output to meet domestic and allied needs. Secretary Houston emphasizes no slack in farming and agricultural agencies, calling for further rises in foods feed and clothing and citing higher crop and livestock production than in 1915 and 1916. An extra billion bushels over the prewar five year average was achieved in staples.
A Buffalo News note advises adults to treat stammering children with seriousness and patience. Do not laugh but offer calm, slow repetition of words and allow rests. When embarrassment appears, smile and encourage, then invite the child to speak at his own pace.
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