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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1918
Page
4
Rates for in advance daily and short terms listed with various durations and prices. Advertising rates furnished on application. Address communications and remittances to Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Box 228 Bluefield West Virginia.
A fragment shows a religious quotation from Isaiah 61 1 2 referencing healing the brokenhearted and proclaiming liberty. The line suggests a sermon or devotional excerpt drawn from scripture.
The piece argues for legislative amendments to the workmen's compensation law to raise disability payments and require all industrial employers to participate in the fund. It advocates universal employer subscription to ensure employee protection and benefit the balance of capital and labor. It also touches on theater of cups races and reactions of soldiers after return. It notes the ex Kaiser remains in Holland despite rumors.
The author argues late realization among Democrats on a protective tariff to guard U S workers and industry after the war. He notes foreign producers may undersell American output and that wage levels alone do not determine competitiveness. the key is cost per unit of output. He warns Republicans favoring wage cuts cannot win in global competition without tariff protection.
Editorial notes a world changing peace conference era with empires falling and new governments arising. It urges readers to follow every negotiation detail via The Associated Press and Daily Telegraph, stressing education, unbiased reporting, and broad public interest in postwar settlement.
Poem reflecting grief over a beloved gone, the narrator recalls a coat left hanging and the pain of loss. The piece contrasts past daily life with a long, quiet sorrow, ending with a plea to God that the coat not remain a symbol of absence.
Allied governments possess names of Germans who allegedly conspired to commit atrocities over four years of conflict. Several individuals cited held high positions, and the disclosures point to comprehensive postwar accountability efforts.
An assortment of quips from various newspapers comments on marriage, Vice President Marshall, steel prices, Germany, Lipton, and postwar politics. The items mix humor and sharp observations on leaders, wartime figures, and public policy to illustrate era anxieties and cultural tone.
Brigadier General George P. Scriven reports to the National Geographic Society after an official tour, describing Albanians as neither entirely good nor bad, but eager to manage their own affairs, farm their valleys, herd sheep, and weave woolen garments if left free to develop their country.
The author describes Albania as rugged and resistant to outsiders, with rich mineral prospects and ancient mines. Roads and highways built by Italian forces and Albanian labor promise lasting infrastructure for southern Albania, including a notable 81 mile Adriatic coastal highway and a 55 mile Vaona Tepeleni route completed rapidly for motor travel.
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