Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead and printing details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead lists Hugh Ike Smott as editor with printing by the Daily Triagra Printing Co. It outlines advertising rates, Associated Press affiliation, subscription pricing, and postal terms. Addresses shown include Bluefield West Virginia and references to circulation areas in West Virginia and nearby regions.
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Baily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Smott
Eivery Derniet
Triagra Sen Printing CO
Associated Presa
New York
Chicago
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Ohueches
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Obituariea
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Mall Pater Telegraph Printing CO
Bluefield
W. Va
God's Moment Dressed Are He Dead in the Lord
A fragmentary verse praising eternal life and reward for the faithful. The text references death in the Lord and the Crown of Life, with archaic wording and capitalization. No clear event, date, or identifiable persons are present.
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Darth
Eath
Prosperity 18 Coming Industrial Revival Acknowledged
An industrial survey based on reports from business executives in forty states and by the Society of Industrial Engineers predicts an economic revival starting this year, gaining momentum through 1926, peaking in 1927 if inflation is controlled. The outlook cites abundant funds, rising world demand for American goods like autos and agricultural equipment, and a shift toward diversified manufacturing as key drivers.
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Society of Industrial Engineers
Rawa
Imprenas Io
Levsla
Detroit
Damovtorth
Intea
Port Ghamee
Submerged Mediterranean City Sparks Atlantis Debate
An editorial notes archaeologists claim to have found Kish dating back to 44 000 B C and possible submerged cities off Africa and the Mediterranean. It discusses undaunted ancient civilization myths, the Atlantis legend, and the vast timescales of human history while outlining opinions on road tax enforcement in West Virginia.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Atlantis
Atlantic
Bat
Babylon
Oxford University and Field Museum
Kish
Kiah
Mesopotamia
Sioux City
dJournal
Fairmont
Road Commission
West Virginia
Marion County
Welch elects James A. Strother mayor two decades ago
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today recalls James A. Strother being elected Welch mayor. A charter issued to Com River Co of Charisston to build a railroad from Bramwell to St Albana. Jenge J. M. Sanders seated on the supreme court of appeals.
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James A. Strother
Welch
Com River Company
Charisston
Tall
Bramwell
St. Albana
Jenge J. M. Sanders
Supreme Court of Appeals
A. D. Fiastran
John Nash
Chris Bradley
Norfolk and Western Tracks
Bolsseveto
Economic balance and the future of competition
The passage argues that economic stability has become a fact due to earnest efforts to recover balance. It urges lessons from recent years to guide future actions and warns that America would not maintain its advantage without sustained effort. It calls for readiness as competition grows stronger.
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America
Plans for Economy Dominate State Legislatures
A rising number of state legislatures meet this month vowing economy in governance and public spending. The text notes Presidents Harding and Coolidge as influence, urging broader adoption by states and cities to cut costs and set a strong national example. Also mentions a Hollywood star declining to answer about remarriage and a critique of a stocking pattern crossword design.
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West
Harding Ws A
Coolidge
Congress
Coolridge
The Winter Bird and a Telegraph Line Poem
A poem depicts a bird on a telegraph wire braving cold wind rain and snow awaiting spring. The narrator hopes for messages of hope and cheer despite hardship. A brief local note follows about a late warning that arrests would occur after midnight, seen as a baseless scare in the Fairmont Times.
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Ani
Philather Johnson
Washington
Fairmont Times
Telegraphic gags and grim jokes from a quirky age
A collage of whimsical, often nonsensical lines from a 1920s era page. It touches on aging, weather, jokes about towns like Maine and Dallas, playful quips about fashion and haircuts, and brief social asides. The piece reads as a rapid-fire humor column with scattered proper names and places.
Quick Lighter Notes From A Quirky Local Page
A string of humorous vignettes and social jests appears in this clipped column. Jests cover mistaken modern inventions, flirtatious missteps, pie schemes, odd conversations, and a bishop's travel boredom. The tone is playful with regional slang and quick setups.
Last Night's Mail: American Life and British Oddities
Hilton Bronner discusses living costs for Americans in London, noting how pounds to dollars shift expenses. He contrasts figures with rising rents and wages, mentions Bolshies at the Soviet embassy, and lists quirky British place names and a trend toward blue houses to brighten London's gray skies.
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Hilton Bronner Ondon
Kegfish Ponds
London
Ray Beausa
Short Cuts From Exchanges
Short cuts note opinions from various papers on alcohol, child labor, and politics. A Louisville quote criticizes drinkers, a Made in Herald line calls for extending child labor age limits, Indianapolis Star mocks Congress, and a Princeton Eleven headline predicts the team will lose thirteen men.
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Princeton
Health Cures and Home Remedies From Mrs Mann
Fables on health describe Mrs Mann of Anytown advising home treatments for coughs and chest discomfort. The piece lists hot water with mustard, camphor rubs, a homemade cough syrup, and a roasted demon syrup as soothing options, plus a dubious elyceria Myre remedy promising arrest of coughing.
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Mann
Opinion and the world in a changing era 1925
A personal column argues for varied views as a driver of learning and interpretation. It reflects on the 1920s transition from war to democracy, the end of monarchies, economic realignments in Europe, and America’s growing wealth and responsibility, urging thoughtful engagement rather than dogmatic certainty.
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Thett
Quotations Haunt a Parlor of Civic Praise
A clipped collage of remarks from newspapers traces witty lines on gender roles money and postwar prosperity. It references Sandusky Register Toledo Blade and New York Evening World noting marriage bravado misquotes and Henry Ford buying the Concord coach as a symbol of economic transition after conflict.
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Henry Ford
Concord
New York
Evening World
Rail workers by state show Negro labor distribution
The report lists 136 085 Negro rail hands nationwide with Georgia leading at 10 83 followed by Louisiana 9 141 Virginia 9 010 Alabama 9 044 Texas 8 331 and other states. It notes smaller counts in New Hampshire and New York among others. Personal notes record visits and trips of Mrs A A Brown Elkhorn Bluefield John Stephens Pontiac Mich Mrs Nora Miller Lobester and others visiting Bluefield with several local residents in town for business.
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Evan J. H. Kelly
Bristol Herald
Sincis Central Railroad Company
Georgia
Louisiana
Virginia
Alabama
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
North Carolina
Florida
Illinois
Arkansas
Kentucky
South Carolina
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Indiana
New York
New Hampshire
A. A. Brown
Elkhorn
Bluefield
John Stephens
Pontiac
Mich
Harry McKenny
Gary
Nora Miller
Lobester
Marge Holmes
Dante, Va
Harrie
Lynchburg
News of Colored Folk: Negro railroad employes by class
Department of Labor statistics detail 136,085 Negro workers across U S railways in roles from engineers to firemen and clerical. The breakdown includes 26,224 porters, 97 telegraphers, 33 conductors, 2,874 switchmen, and 95,710 laborers, with women present in several posts including four female telegraphers in New York.
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Thewam
Department of Labor
Sounley
United States
DuBaengers
Vail Ines
Ohio
Florida
New York State
Milos
Memory of Maggie Leit witch commemorated in Bluefield notice
Fragmented obituary note recalls Mrs Maggie Leit witch died in Birefield January 192%. Daughters Mary Y Irby and Nora V Phillips sign the tribute. Also mentions a Howard University singer coming to Bluefield Institute for a recital and urges readers to watch for his name and date. A brief crime line reports a boy injured by a fence spike and expected to recover.
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Maggie Leitwitch
Birefield
Ier
Mary Y Irby
Nora V. Phillips
Woming Negro Larritona
Howard Universty Glee Club
Bluefield
Howard University Conservatory of Munfe
Heeleg
Newark, N. J
Wisk University
Florence Cole-Tatbert
Howard University
Bluefield Institute
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