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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1925
Page
22
Fragmented notice from 1925 detailing telegraph and printing rights and advertising rates. Mentions Associated Press exclusivity and local news distribution. Includes price references and postal terms within a broad, unreadable passage.
A sparse excerpt reflects on aiding the feeble not only to uplift but to sustain him beyond initial help, invoking a moral duty echoed in Shakespearean thought. The incomplete passage centers on compassion, duty, and enduring support.
A review notes The Life and Letters of Walter H Page reveals strain between Walter Page and Woodrow Wilson amid World War I policy and the lodge attack on Versailles. The piece questions bias in historic writings and calls for impartial historians as recorders of events and interpreters of action.
The piece argues that nations resemble individuals in that money transactions can strain friendships. It cites French newspaper Midi opposing foreigners in France, singling out Russians Germans and Americans as aliens to be tolerated or shunned, noting post Locarno era tensions.
A compilation notes twenty and ten years ago today events in Princeton and Bluefield. It mentions a National Bank invitation for Miss Elizabeth Baker to J L Cohen and marriages of Emma King to John B Kingsbury, and a funeral for Mary Peery. It includes political notes on L G Toney and a Baltimore doctor lecturing to Mercer County Medical Society.
A reflective poem describes nightly silence and confronting one’s past. The speaker seeks self knowledge to measure worth, abandon wasted time, and become a better man through honest effort and service. The piece contemplates guilt, self scrutiny, and spiritual growth.
The author condemns intermixing with French blood as worthless and argues the Midi should seek blood mixtures beyond South American states to defend France against mongrelization, accusing the Midi of ignoring this issue.
The editorial discusses economic optimism from officials about Europe’s recovery and U S prosperity. It then analyzes emeralds and forgeries: genuine emerald color via crystal prisms, imitation stones, and methods to spot frauds, noting human desire for authentic goods and the social pull toward genuine items.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette voices a preemptive self-critique about American society. It laments minimal religious engagement, weak citizenship, low voter participation, frugal spending, and lax adherence to laws, urging greater public responsibility.
The 1925 report shows 74 individuals paid taxes on incomes of $1 million or more, unchanged from 1924, while the number with net incomes above $50,000 rose by about 60,000. Analysts suggest richer earners convert gains into non taxable forms, with corporate activity, tax-free investments, life policies, and shifting investment methods driving the pattern. The Miami News urges Congress to study the findings and reform tax laws.
A reflection on America's development from Revolution to World War I and its adolescent doubts as the country grows into maturity. It argues against radical isms and insists liberty and equality come from understanding rather than decrees, urging tolerance and gradual civic growth.
An old discussion describes persistent gem forgeries as criminals seek inexpensive ways to counterfeit diamonds and emeralds. It notes laboratory diamond production is costly and mostly scientific, while emeralds are rarer and more expensive, with forgers employing multi-part constructions to simulate stones.
A column argues 13 018 laws were passed by state legislatures in the past year. It questions the necessity of many measures and suggests the best country may be one with fewer laws rather than more.
Elmer Davis engages Rosika Schwimmer in a public clash over Louis Lachner’s book on the Ford peace mission. Allegations include travel costs and possible graft, with Gas Planter named as disburser and critics questioning expenses billed to party funds.
Morbidity statistics track sickness and disease to reveal where and when outbreaks occur. Health departments rely on prompt reporting of notifiable diseases to plan protection and prevention, with accuracy of vital statistics measuring community health and officer performance.
A compilation of witty quotes from various papers noting quirks in public life and opinions. Items reference idocy records tax on bobbed hair in Tyrol and leaders of blocs, with quips about leadership and war expenses.
A fragmented column lists varied claims including Cyprus mining asbestos, Washington state apple production, 1923 free hospital care share, US coal dominance, Himalayas as softest mountains, and Dixie upholstery leather usage for autos.
Bluefield trains to hear two cases at the federal building starting January 29 before the interstate commerce examiner. The trunk line case involves forty two common carriers and over 120000 rates affecting goods from the north and west to Bluefield. The coal case seeks rate adjustments on coal into Minefield to attract industry and reduce living costs.
True sportsmen avoid excessive game while a farmer’s income rose this year. A derailed train in Illinois is mentioned with a note that such events rarely occur. Humorous quips about onions, gloves, and shoes appear alongside Hollywood tidbits and a Texas robbery tale. The tone is playful and fragmentary, reflecting a scattered column of miscellany.
The sea yields coal washed up in piles two to three feet thick along Buckhaven beach Scotland providing a ready supply for residents. The unusual find attracts curious locals amid reports of the material being plentiful and accessible.
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