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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1925
Page
12
A fragmentary reflection cites Psalmist wisdom on mortality and the limits of human power over life and death. The text invokes Shakespearean phrasing to assert that all will die and no man can retain the spirit or control the day of death.
Lorenzo S. Coffin, known as Father Coffin, campaigned for automatic brakes and couplers, leading to the 1893 safety appliance act. Railroads now honor him with a memorial likely in Washington, recognizing his four year push that transformed rail safety.
The St Paul Coal and Coke Company was organized by Bluefielders Ed Huff and Alex Thomas were held for the grand jury by Squire Burke at Bramwell on an incendiary charge. The death angel visited D D Blackwell in a fortnight.
A tribute to Father Coffin who championed automatic couplers and air brakes, leading to the first safety appliance act in Iowa and federal adoption. His push gained ICC support and shaped modern steam railroad operation, benefiting corporations and workers alike. The Daly Telegraph urges a national monument in his memory.
A speaker builds a self contained retreat of brick and stone. Inside they stock bread and philosophy to stay serene. Yet one window opens to the city where its music and labor flow, teaching a wary wisdom as the city’s sounds invade the room.
Legislators consider reducing the tax on money loaned in West Virginia to 40 or 50 cents per $100, arguing current rates drive capital to other states and hinder building, business, and development. supporters claim the measure would also boost assessor revenue and deter money from fleeing the state. The column also notes unrelated items on pedestrian safety and a Dayton girl becoming her father's law partner, plus garden planning advice.
A Kansas City Journal Post summary notes progress of women across fields including music, architecture, engineering, and library science. It cites increases from ten pioneer engineers in 1910 to forty-one in 1920, plus 88 percent of librarians being women, and remarks on access to professional schools being largely equal for women.
Ashington reports on Frank B Kellogg detailing his self taught legal foundation and early struggles to gain admission to the bar. The piece notes his extreme diffidence and quiet public life, suggesting his temperament complements his disciplined self development for the secretary of state role.
An editorial from the Nashville Banner discusses experiments in electrifying garden beds in Ohio. It notes radishes and lettuce grew twice as large, with other vegetables showing similar gains. Authors see potential for wider use and further study to boost food production. The piece also references broader ideas on mankind's progress and nature's teachable possibilities.
A new study by the Vocational Information plan proposes clearer insights into women’s economic status in the United States. It analyzes tap training availability and related employment opportunities for women, highlighting paths toward economic advancement and skill development.
The piece notes rising agricultural tonnage in the third quarter of 1924 and a decline in other commodities per the Interstate Commerce Commission. It extols crossword puzzles for expanding vocabularies and reader skills. It cites seven million dollars spent last year on Lincoln Highway improvements, totaling about sixty million since 1913, and quotes LaGuardia on Russia’s royalist threat.
A short health note describes sleeplessness named as insomni a by Mrs Mann of Anytown who learns sleep issues. Her husband suggests mint scent on a sponge under the pillow. An exercise for overwork sleep involves rising and lowering to ease brain fatigue.
A historic note recalls Kellogg’s early licensing battle when a three member panel pressured by skill and law to grant a license. He billed six dollars for the case and a ride to court, but the horse died twelve miles from home, leaving three dollars unpaid and a cautionary tale about effort and consequence. The article then laments driver safety and the scarcity of competent auto safety experts amid a nation overwhelmed by cars.
The nation weighs the Dawes plan for reparations and its risks as a grandparentlike stance creates mixed incentives. Ambassador Houghton earns note for self funding and tact in Berlin while Hughes and Borah clash over congressional dialogue with the executive. Crime, licensing, and street policy topics surface through a string of editorial quips and brief items.
A period snippet features jokes about oranges and sums, a tax collector remark, a shopkeeper’s remark on bad eggs, Rastus in a humorous shirt line, a country mother and child cow mooing quip, and a jest about hereditary gender traits.
James H. Allen promotes Allenrhu from Rochester New York claiming rapid action against rheumatism uric acid deposits in joints and muscles. He states he cured himself and guarantees satisfaction with no charge unless the remedy conquers the disease. Central Pharmacy offers the guarantee to sufferers nationwide.
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