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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1925
Page
3
A fragmentary verse note reflects on mortality and providence with lines about dying, water spilled beyond gathering, and God’s indifference to individual fate, attributed to Byron via Sam UM Haven. The text reads as a terse, dramatic meditation on fate and divine regard.
The legislature meets next week to address taxation and completing a solid state budget system. Critics urge focus on cutting unnecessary laws, abolishing burdens, and avoiding grandiose bureaus while pursuing road financing and year 1926 improvements with legislative cooperation.
A discussion on the Child Labor Amendment to the federal constitution weighs two sides. Proponents and opponents argue about Congress gaining power to regulate child labor and the risk of eroding parental and state duties. The piece notes the West Virginia laws as a point of reference and questions the method of applying federal authority.
A brief roundup notes a sale in Bluefield died at Roanoke. A Welch site bought for a brewery. Miss Mattie Harman at her father’s Tip Top home. Ten years ago today Mrs G B Belcher and children escaped a fire that destroyed the Virginia Side home. W M Higginbothan and Miss Margaret Elizabeth Morton, of the Virginia Side, wed. John Moses, Hiuefield resident, died at his Ridge home.
The Daily Velograph argues for higher pay for federal judges amid rising enforcement costs and expanded legal duties. It notes judges earn 7500 a year and deserve compensation reflecting duties, with appeal for more district judges to handle increasing caseloads from Volstead Act, motor vehicle theft, Man Act, and tax law changes.
A defiant editorial presses for Governor Clare to appoint a productive, efficient administration in West Virginia. It argues dismissals on payrolls matter little to common folk, who seek daily work, lower taxes, and progress in safety, industry, law enforcement, education, and business opportunities, trusting the governor will lead well.
A narrator claims a brutal day of scuttling prospects and manipulating lives. He boasted of turning away a dozen, driving a solicitor to despair, and arranging humiliations for Baldwin and Kitty. The verse reveals a cold, cynical plan to preserve advantage, with a final claim of a “good day’s work.”
The text argues that control over water and land creates competing rights between nations, using Egypt and Sudan as an example. It discusses the broader geopolitical tensions among Britain, France, and Germany over territorial influence, reparations, and postwar settlements, then shifts to domestic U.S. debates on tariffs, taxes, and postal salaries, concluding with a critique of Japan’s racial discrimination stance and the dilemma of inclusion in racial hierarchies.
Last night’s mail reports a heated congressional debate on financing for prohibition enforcement. The House Appropriations Committee backs about 90 million dollars, split among the prohibition unit, the coast guard, and the Justice Department, provoking clashes with wets who call 30 million insufficient and wasteful. Proponents warn of growing crime as bootleggers and enforcement collide, citing highway dangers and a Vermont senator shot during enforcement.
A comical dialogue features a wife asking why her mother came, a father vowing to marry for a true opposite, Ming Did quips about neighbors, a pretty girl seeking mistletoe, and a clerk promising a demonstration to prove its value. The snippet reads like a light, period humor column with playful banter and social misreadings.
A compilation of humorous snippets from various newspapers on social behavior, old-time habits, and quotes about modern life. The items reference a New York phone girl lawsuit, riding panty nostalgia, and light commentary on Auto accidents, brides, and a Ford with chalk wheels. Disjointed captions reflect era voice and regional humor.
Mrs Mann's child injuries from a sharpened knife are treated with quick first aid. The mother uses a torn apron strip to bound the arm and stop arterial bleeding. She explains how to judge blood color and apply pressure and bandages for veins versus arteries.
The piece argues against revising the King James Bible, condemning scholars like J Moffatt for altering famous lines. It defends the enduring poetry and sanctity of the King James text, saying translations cannot better the original sacred style.
A garbled roundup of 1920s snippets covers avanta Georgia golf, a would be bank robbery in Indiana, a cashier job pivot, a two million mile traveler, 1925 powder news, film layoffs, Detroit beer raid, Los Angeles sax nights, Denver marriages, and advice on courage and work.
Editorials warn that many young rural women in cities face danger from dependences and exploitation, urging a nationwide awareness campaign. It also critiques pacifism and defends preparedness, citing Mayflower descendants. The piece notes economic interdependence of workers, farmers, and bankers, and highlights Massachusetts highway deaths and license issues as a statewide concern with calls for stricter testing and punishment.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local scene with misheard dialogue involving a jockey, a sufferer, and a doctor. The text shows garbled quotes about rheumatism and handling a dangerous object. No clear event, location, or names are established.
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