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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1925
Page
18
The Daily Telegraph argues against higher postwar postage bills as presses warn that readers will bear costs. It notes 1924 postage for Telegraph plus carriage and taxi distribution, urging fair rates to sustain affordable subscriptions and educational publishing without shifting the burden to readers.
The article analyzes rising highway costs from 1923 to 1925 and beyond, predicting continued expenditure growth until road systems reach broad, durable construction. It argues maintenance will shrink with better roads and praises West Virginia 1924 progress, urging legislature action to speed 1925 programs.
Twenty years ago Mrs. B Moore died at Bramwell Port Arthur the stronghold of the Russian army was surrendered to the Japs Two boys charged with train wrecking were convicted in the court at Tazewell and sent to the reformatory Ten years ago today the Mercer County Bar Association held its ninth annual banquet at the Hotel Matz The Big View mines was sold at the receiver s sale bringing 356 J B Cartwright of Bluefield and Miss Mary Crowder of Fincastle Va were married
The editorial argues that newspaper rates may rise but remain a bargain. It notes print costs, paper, labor, and capital needs for large papers, and says readers will still get value even with higher rates as postage has increased several times. It emphasizes newspapers’ growth and continued relevance.
The Huntington Advertiser cites Secretary Hoover at the Washington conference on street and highway safety. It urges universal driver competency standards and strict enforcement of traffic rules to reduce the high automobile death toll, noting most fatalities come from reckless or incompetent driving and urging cooperation among authorities, clubs, and civic groups.
In a Kansas City Star column Brother Luther Burbank of California is mocked for saying William Jennings Bryan of Florida has a Neanderthal skull. The piece jokes about paleontological insults and forecasts a Miami response calling Bryan’s skull Pithecanthropus Prectus or Homo Heidelbergensis, hinting at an ensuing warfare of words.
A collage of humorous notices and small misfortunes from Rochester Times Union readers. Items mention a Georgia policeman shot, a Chicago medium, the Turk’s Sunday, ten million phone numbers, Xmas misprints, teeth lost in Akron, an Alabama farmer jailed, refined jokes about bootleggers, and light anecdotes on patience, resolutions, and pipe versus cigarette humor.
The January political clash centers on whether Congress should adjourn for a long summer or reconvene quickly. Proposals hinge on supply bills worth billions with eight weeks to act. Some lawmakers push for farm relief and stronger oversight while the White House seeks to steer without a fight. The balance of power tightens as demands for decisive leadership grow.
A man reaches prime at twenty seven yet believes hearing worsens with age. Professor Karl Pearson notes sensory changes and cites early observations. Dr. Eugene Ly discusses related views in the excerpt.
Blisters from shoe friction can form painful ulcers if untreated. To treat foot blisters a vaseline coated thread is passed through the blister to drain it, then left in place with vaseline. Hand blisters may be pricked and sealed with multiple coats of a collodion mixture.
A 1924 wheat shortfall cut global supply, with Canada hit hardest, raising prices and hunger risks. France-Germany trade grows despite unreliable franc values, hinting at a shifting balance. Analysts warn a future German rise could pivot toward Russia and Asia, while reparations spar tensions.
Fiske argues bodies wear out from age twelve though authorities disagree. Most peak before thirty, then decline as youth ends. Infancy care shapes future strength, yet life is brief. By thirties the body tires under exposure, while the mind climbs to thirty-five or forty before senility.
A collage of brief humorous exchanges and quips about marriage manners city life and work. In snippets a husband jokes about gossip a mayor a doctor twins and the perils of city jobs while a wife practices hearing and a father jokes about promotion and rich suitors.
A collection of witty one liners from various papers. Jests include collars worn out yearly by the average man and laundries keeping tallies, a quip about a fountain pen leaking from a right bootlegger marriage, and a jab at Egyptian rulers pleasing Britain. Additional lines reference a funeral from a swallow, broadened parents via children, the White House needing an attic for publicity gifts, and Jack Dempsey signing another fight with a movie queen.
The piece reflects on Earth's slowing rotation and predicts days will lengthen by a tenth of a second in 10,000 years. It then promotes a Humane crusade with Skeezix and Unca Walt from Gasoline Alley pushing a national Stop Accidents campaign on car windshields to save children and reduce injuries.
Seoul reports that Korean telegraph use by natives is growing. In a decade Koreans received 11 percent of telegrams, while this year 27 percent go to Koreans and more than half of those are in Korean. The report comes from the Korean government-general communications bureau.
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