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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
3
A Wednesday fire exposed the Blue field Vira Department's missing aerial truck. A father carried his five week old baby through flames as improvised gear failed. Firemen did their best with repurposed ladder but a proper aerial truck would have prevented dangerous descent through fire. The board of directors made a wrong choice.
A distraught mother from the Lambert family at Virginia Rise dies by suicide, leaving a note saying she is tired of living in others' way. Neighbors recall a happy Christian household, with no outward signs of distress, as the community grapples with the tragedy and its lasting grief.
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today recalls L G Toney being elected mayor of Northfork and C W Cannell reappointed as pastor of Bliss Lutheran church. The item notes the death of Mrs. Jane McGee of the Moore Hotel in Williamson and other historical briefings from years ago.
In a debated testimony by Willan Henry Sterndon, Lincoln’s law partner, the note describes attempts to end life by poison and links death by self-harm to grief and insanity. The case centers on Mrs. Mattie Wiackwell Lambert and the poisoning of her Jerhren-year-old child, with remains interred at Maple Hill Cemetery on the Virginia side.
An early essay praises a fictional road named Work toward Succene, urging honesty and persistence amid trials. It contrasts old horse power with modern trucks and argues for open mindedness in politics versus centralized governance, urging local trial of new ideas.
Scrutator laments the new silver dollar design, criticizing the altered imagery of the eagle and olive branch. The piece questions who approved the mint changes, notes a supposed link to peace, and recalls debates about America’s emblem. It mentions a 1916 strike and hints at wartime politics and symbolism in Chicago.
A London preacher in St. Louis argued civilization falls when women gain power, while Rev Fosdick of New York urged education and religion to govern individuals. The piece also critiques fraudulent franking abuses in public service and campaign mail, citing the Atlanta Constitution.
In business methods we are generous ahead of our ability to govern ourselves. The text argues the public desires more businesslike administration and results, rejecting excessive precedent. It contrasts business quickly discarding the old for efficiency with government hesitation, using the delivery of goods by horse as an example.
A collage of quips and misprints from various papers. The remarks mock politics gossip and social attitudes while noting a Long Beach California beach resort as a highlight.
Last Night's Mail reports Uncle Joe Fordney not dead as National Republican claimed. Saginaw residents query editors. to avoid an error, the paper prints a tongue in cheek “born again” notice for Fordney. Wu Ting Fang notes fashion shifts at White House events challenge old convented styles. Historian Watson Library sale details highlight Thompson Miami acquisition of Watson works and Story of France influence.
A quirky note on the calendar year 1925 predicting five Saturdays in January. The text mentions paydays for Saturday earners and jokes about February and April Fools Day, with uncertain details for the coming year.
Mrs Mann treats a child with a peppermint solution and compound tincture including pepperment, cinnamon, anise, catechu, chloroform, ether, alcohol. dosing halves and teaspoons every 45 minutes as cramps subside. A second remedy uses cloves, cinnamon, anise, peppermint, laudanum, chloroform, cayenne, and alcohol with a teaspoonful dose in sweetened water.
A 1920s style column discusses how humans may never fully standardize race, notes the curious case of a man weighing 635 pounds, and explains endocrine glands as a factor in physical differences. It also covers rising U S wages in 1924, calendar oddities, and early church broadcasts, alongside dental health links to systemic ailments. It mentions North Carolina education growth for colored students and cites local social notes and upcoming events.
The Hampton Tuskegee Endowment Fund at 6 Malden Lane announces a Rockefeller Education Board grant of 1,000,000, among the largest gifts to colored education. Hampton and Tuskegee are praised for fostering cooperation between races. Hampton, founded in 1868 by Brigadier General S. C. Armstrong, serves over 2,000 students today.
A garbled ad style piece touts Aspirenal as a two minute cough reliever claimed to be as effective as whiskey or other remedies. It urges customers to buy at drug stores for four dollars a bottle and promises money back in two minutes if not relieved. It targets both adults and children and emphasizes ease of use and rapid relief.
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