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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
3
A compact dated reflective line cites Proverbs and a moral critique of EBT as a social vice. The remark condemns idleness and dependence, labeling the program as a secret foe of thrift and linking it to vice and inactivity.
A West Virginia senate bill to amend libel statutes is welcomed as progress though full text is unavailable. The piece argues current laws chill reporting, detailing dangers of suits even when content is truthful, and calls for balanced, teethful libel laws that protect public welfare without enriching wrongdoers.
The London Morning Post figures tally fallen, wounded, missing, and monetary losses in the Allied and associate powers. It notes immense future costs and questions a Swiss professor’s warning of a new German buildup, urging vigilance in naval and national defenses to maintain peace.
Four degrees below zero in Bluefield marks the entry. Archibald M Simpe of Stanton Virginia dies at home. A Western roundhouse roof collapse at Williamson injures one and kills another. A charter bill is introduced by Delegate Phillip. Enoch is elected vice president of the GIA at a union meeting in Bluefield. Charles Linkens and Margaret BE Smith are married at the First Baptist Church. The piece argues for press fairness, warning against character assassination while defending exposing crooks.
Citizens mark McKinley Day reflecting on the late president, once one of the nation's most popular leaders, whose assassination by an anarchist left a lasting impression on U.S. history and public life.
Lines from a daily poem reflect on how seeing great heights, hearing grand music, and reading famous books stirs the speaker to grow humble. The verse compares tame, simple verse to the lofty voices of others and ends with a note that every small hill grows sweeter as people strive higher, echoing Lowell’s sentiment.
The article reflects on evolving scientific thought as light is seen possibly as particles moving independently of their source. It notes a theory shift from light as energy reflection to a particle movement, with distant stars still emitting light after ceasing energy. It also mentions noiseless airplanes and the dream of quiet cars.
A collage of clipped quotes mocks diplomacy, cabinet talk, and political motives from papers like the Wall Street Journal the Toledo Blade and the New Orleans Times Picayune. The snippets lampoon diplomacy leadership and public behavior while hinting at public disillusion with politicians and the press.
Last Night's Mail profiles William B Lohmar custodian of the Washington monument who hikes fifty flights daily to reach his lofty post as the capital’s highest job. The piece also recalls ABBI STEPHEN WISE in a wartime shipyard anecdote and a ribbing exchange with Charley Schwab about Hog Island.
A reading from a 1920s-style column includes aphorisms on trust, happiness, and family roles. It highlights Father and Son Week from February 22 to 28 urging stronger bonding, and notes peculiarities in public knowledge about Utah’s geography while touching on health bulletins from New York.
A neighbor reports Johnnie has broken his leg and a quick home care effort is described. Mrs Mann and the mother improvise splints from an old box and padding from clothing to stabilize the injury before a doctor arrives to treat Johnnie.
A committee of college presidents urged the state board of education to approve current textbooks on evolution, arguing it is a theory not an established fact. The piece argues evolution is supported by fossil evidence and scientific consensus, while noting that some explanations remain incomplete. It also touches on a solar eclipse, mastodon extinction, and European population politics.
A health bulletin notes density itself does not raise city deaths, but overcrowding does. Infant mortality climbs when more people share rooms, with New York City reporting 71 252 deaths last year, down from the five year average, though under five years old shows progress amid rapid population growth.
A man unable to read the menu at a city restaurant orders a “title of everything good” and is served a mix of soup celery crabs and grape nuts. He objects to the shrimp dish with sharp, humorous quips about bugs dust and grasshoppers. nearby a Swedish mistress laments her jailed husband with a quip about education.
Irvin Johnson recalls selling Dr Pierce’s Family Medicines for decades at a country general store. He shares a personal testimonial praising Golden Medical Discovery for revitalizing his energy, digestion, and overall health after years of fatigue and poor appetite. Local note mentions his Buffalo hotel position.
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