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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription and advertising terms for the Daily Telegraph edition, noting printing by retbonarii Printing Co and Association press affiliations. It lists pricing for annual and shorter terms, regional display areas, and delivery details, with emphasis on club notices and local society items.
Fragmentary prose references a notion of divine timing and restraint in pursuit of harmony. No identifiable people events or organizations are clearly present. The text reads as philosophical musing rather than a concrete news item.
The article explains that no mail or parcel deliveries will occur on Christmas Day to reduce overload and reward rural carriers. It argues the holiday respite honors workers who handle a surge of parcels and late-night handling, and encourages early shopping to prevent last minute delays.
A reflection on the United States as a globally benevolent power yet facing higher rates of homicide, robbery, and crime domestically. The piece contrasts America's moral leadership abroad with domestic criminality, arguing that the nation excels in aid and diplomacy while recording more crime than other nations.
A long opinion piece reflects on crime in the United States, attributing causes to wealth inequality and immigration, criticizing laws and enforcement, and urging a civic shift. It argues public conscience and policy must address crime to realize America's potential as a great nation.
A reflective poem praising a cottage scene with a brook pasture and sky as sacred to the poor. The speaker urges restraint from intruders who would spoil nature for personal gain and recalls how enchantment fades if touched by human desire.
Three Cairo West Virginia youths Ural Bee Frank Maresh and Glenn Riddle coached by A W Short Jr travel to face champions from twenty five states in a livestock judging contest. They have captured five cups a sweepstakes banner two gold medals and other awards signaling strong prospects for bringing honors back to Cairo and the Mountain State.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce condemns attacks on President Coolidge over the eighteenth amendment. It notes prohibitionists previously targeted him individually but now through the United For Prohibition Enforcement Organization. The piece questions the group’s legitimacy and cites Clinton N. Howard as chairman with a long career as a prohibition lecturer and author.
A collage of humorous notes and quips about war weariness Christmas misstatements and daily annoyances. The column mocks fashion beauty secrets and public life with jokes about trains noses laundry and a Chicago geometry teacher amid wartime humor.
A humorous panel shows a mother scolding a boy for lemons not eggs and a clerk joking about a discovery at shop counter. A job applicant boasts about lack of hardware experience and an old man inquires why a child wants bricklaying, noting workers’ downtime.
Charles P. Stewart Ashington laments Washington’s flood of annual reports before and after Congress sessions noting contrasting claims about prosperity taxes and wages. He notes Arlington Memorial Bridge delays and a Langley penitentiary issue complicating whose names appear on the keystone.
A jumble of disparate notes mentions eel diets and rain worms as bait, a Tokyo municipality suing for free medical treatment tickets, shared clothing in Korea, a 217 mile Grand Canyon claim, Chinese wife beaters shamed publicly, a large luminous spider in Burma, and hot sandwiches gaining in London.
Surgeon General cautions against improper tools and endorses lime water and careful flossing to reduce tooth decay. Use a 12 inch section of about between teeth to remove debris, avoid iron irritation, and brush daily. Regular dental visits every six months help prevent tartar, bad breath, and infections.
The piece contrasts fearless explorers and outlaws with the fear of death, praising pioneers like Amundsen and Jesse James while reflecting on the allure of danger. It notes a shift toward forestry conservation with 26 states enacting laws and 50 major firms starting reforestation, and hints at New York open-town politics and Sunday show debates involving Al Smith's son.
A political row warns of a renewed campaign by Al Smith against President Smith as an office race heats up. The article notes Smith plans another run for the presidency, signaling a contentious national contest.
A Paris exhibition features clock compliments resembling Joseph Chamberlain. A Bavarian maker in 1903 created a clock that depicted Chamberlain when it struck, an item later brought to England and yielding a large order of 22,000 clocks.
A collage of quotable lines from papers on topics from Christmas slippers to Nobel peace prizes. Items lampoon social norms and public figures with wry, clipped observations.
Advert reads liver oil tablets as a health aid claiming rapid weight gain and strength. It touts cod liver oil as a flesh producer and offers a money back guarantee if no 10 pound gain in 20 days, urging purchase through Goody Koontz Drug Co. and local druggists.
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