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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1925
Page
3
Fragmentary quotation about belief and personal faith urges each person to judge by their own mind. Mentions leading words abridged by initials and a dated tone, with exhortations to live in line with precepts and avoid error. No clear event or identifiable individuals.
The article discusses a tightening of dry law enforcement through potential federal legislation expanding powers against bootleggers. It notes possible wets may cooperate with drys to modify enforcement, praises cooperation in Mercer County, and critiques broader regional enforcement. The Telegraph defends its policy of naming individuals in charges while praising enforcement efforts and public accountability.
Twenty years ago today notices recall deaths and accidents in Worth Roanoke Vinefield yards Bluefield California and Los Angeles including Mrs William Booth and Mrs Walter Akers. The column notes a brewing plant conversion and warns readers about libel laws and possible penalties for publishing accusations.
The resignation of Charles Evan Hughes as Secretary of State is mourned nationwide. His loyal public service, integrity, and vigilance earned the respect and confidence of Americans, though political fate kept him from the White House. He departs with public gratitude and best wishes from many.
The poem proclaims fate as a force guiding all human outcomes through fame love and fortune. It declares that those who follow fate reach every desired state while the hesitant face failure poverty and ruin. The speaker identifies destiny as a consuming power that opens every gate and rewards or punishes without exception, asserting a inexorable return.
A discussion on health generalizations cites Dr Green of Minnesota and experiments with chicken cholera showing some immunity can spread among unrelated fowls. It warns against sweeping claims across diseases and stresses careful, fact-based theory. The piece argues against overgeneralization in medicine and international questions.
Ashington dispatch surveys the third term idea for Calvin Coolidge and the constitutional and political precedents set by former vice presidents rising to president. It notes Shaw and other figures debating acting president status and recalls Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson, Arthur, and Roosevelt precedents while highlighting the upcoming inauguration and internal party dynamics. A wedding note follows about a bride widowed six days after a car accident.
A string of comic vignettes shows couples arguing about money and marriage. A banker’s tale, a janitor policy, and a customs officer blend with misheard lines and sharp wit as characters joke about love, finances, and daily life in a busy city.
Mrs Mann of Anytown learned why a slight barking cough lingered in a child after a cold. A physician explained that a phlegmy cough can stem from relaxed soft palate and back tongue. He advised using dry vinegar in a quill to contract the palate and ease the cough.
A Bluefield Daily Telegraph editorial urges lawmakers to resist new laws and focus on repealing unnecessary statutes and clarifying existing ones. It criticizes the flood of federal and state laws, arguing complexity harms enforcement and understanding. The piece cites extensive historical comparisons and advocates codifying laws into a simple, intelligible form with fewer special-interest provisions.
A garbled column mixes social notes and odd anecdotes from early 20th century America. It mentions a college boy marrying a much older woman in Gatesburg, robberies in Rock Island, and diverse curiosities about education, law, and entertainment. The tone is satirical and fragmentary.
West Virginia report shows over three thousand mothers gave birth with no physician present. Many relied on untrained neighbors acting as midwives. Recommendation calls for mandatory registration, education, cleanliness standards, and licensing to regulate midwifery and expand medical access in rural areas.
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