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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1926
Page
14
A Bluefield proposal calls for enforced mine safety measures and miner education. It seeks barriers on curves and rail alignments to save lives, improve vehicle traffic by relocating to a new freight depot near College Avenue and the East End bridge, with adequate yard space and track capacity.
A fragment quotes Zimmermann on contentment and a mindful state of happiness, noting a mindset of “I have enough” as the highest attainment of philosophy.
The piece urges all citizens to attend Memorial Day events and take children to Memorial school to reinforce patriotism. It highlights national achievement and calls for revivals of patriotism on days set aside to honor men and events that founded and sustained liberty. It stresses active participation to build better Americans.
Treasury expects a year end surplus near or above 255 million dollars as receipts surpass estimates. Income taxes and internal revenue rise beyond forecast with tobacco taxes contributing heavily, while Mellon and Under secretary Winston had previously underestimated totals.
Hazelton Pa superintendent urges no uniform ban on teachers styles arguing attire affects classroom psychology. He favors looking like other women, rejects old maid stereotypes, and says dress regulation violates rights and harms teaching efficacy. The column notes related legal and political debates from the era.
We were doing twenty years ago today when W A Swan of Bluefield applied for a charter for an undertaking and future establishment in Bluefield. West Virginia Coal Mining Institute met here ten years ago today as Beaver high seniors presented A Strenuous Life. Col John S S Mosby, famed Confederate raider, died in Washington DC.
The Treasury Department reports higher than expected revenue from increased business. Revenue receipts for 1926 may support ample funds for government expenses with no clear sign of a tax cut. Treasury actuary Joseph McCoy will study 1926 receipts begun January 1, shaping 1927 projections.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram exchange notes the phrase bobber shop linked to girls. It mentions the House of Representatives aimed to dispose of the French by June, with expectations of a later timeframe. A new fisherman adds his opinion that fish won’t bits.
Editorial digest surveys newspapers from Knoxville to Worcester weighing the presidents move to appoint local officers as federal agents enforcing the Volstead act. Opinions range from supportive to wary, with concerns about state rights, potential confusion, and practical enforcement effects.
A collection of brief quotable lines from various papers. Snippets reference marriage roles bachelor life politics and social observations from multiple U S papers with a light humorous tone. The items mix cultural commentary and wry reflections on modern life and public affairs.
General Andrews proposed arming state and local police as dry agents at $1 a year to expand enforcement. President Coolidge signed the order and Mellon backed it, but constitutionality and state rights questions sparked fierce opposition in Congress and among drys. Many fear executive overreach and legal conflicts, and some states balk at outsiders policing their citizens.
A mother blackbird clings to her nest with five fledglings on a girded bridge over a river in Onto as wreckers raze the structure. The bridge collapses eighty feet into the water while the bird remains on the nest amid a dramatic scene cited as a symbol of motherhood and devotion.
A long elegiac poem evokes Civil War imagery with the blue and gray soldiers under sod and dew. It contrasts battlefield honor and sorrow, noting generous deeds and universal grief beyond victory or defeat, ending with love tears for both sides.
Dr. Hugh 8. Cumming outlines bacteria as living in water and tissues, with some aiding decay and others causing disease. He notes Koch isolation of anthrax, Jenner and Pasteur’s vaccination advances, and the development of immunity science from early inoculation to modern vaccines.
In New York the rise of a vast secondhand clothing trade on Seventh Avenue draws patrons who demand plausible owner histories. Tales of a banker or tailor’s “good name” on tags bolster sales, while skyscrapers, new tunnels, and even rock-crushing spectacles reshape the city and amuse passersby as one elderly woman barely recognizes her block.
Adel Georgia woman Nina Simmons reports back pain dizziness and nervous spells easing after taking Cardus for a year. She claims disappearance of pains and dizziness with improved strength and health urging other women to try the tonic crafted from safe ingredients in scientific labs and sold by druggists.
The prose portraits Sling-Shots Idler and Jim sketch a carefree, luck‑driven man who shuns work yet loves land life and friends. It contrasts daily toil with whimsical ambitions, hints at eventual reckoning, and touches on simple, chaotic domestic humor and idle stirs.
A quirky note from TOM sims' Telegraph Ticklers describes humor around fashion and age, highlighting a daughter choosing a new hat as a turning moment. The item reads like a light social column with playful observations and a whimsical tone.
A catalog fragment lists Mohawk sheets in multiple sizes including 53x90 63x99 72x99 81x90 and 81x99. It mentions seamless and fine count options and suggests seasonally useful bedding for camping or home use.
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