Immortality and fate in a ponderous contemplation
The speaker rejects dull immortality and mundane time. He declares a craving to seize fate fully to reach a lofty summit and grasp life’s crown, then seal it away from decay forever.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
6
Crooks Inside Government Service Cited By Rep Reavis
The piece argues that government corruption stems from both insiders and outsiders. It cites Rep Reavis of Nebraska saying outside thieves rely on internal help and urges strong action to pursue and punish corrupt officials, with plans for Reavis to quit Congress to dedicate himself to this fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reavis
Nebraska
United States
Congress
Abe Lilly Backed by Wheeling Paper for Senate Nomination
The Wheeling Register endorses Abe Lilly, praising his Southern West Virginia roots, energy, courage, and commitment to the state's traditions. The paper argues Lilly would strengthen the Republican ticket in November and reflect regional interests. A second paragraph notes Chicago claims of a self-inflicted auto death in a garage, a separate incident within the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Tnrd
Wheeling Register
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Abe Lilly
What We Were Doing Ten Years Ago Today
The notice recalls events from a decade past including Isaac Cohen a clerk shot in Bluefield L A Lowder starting YMCA excavation W 8 Crockett receiving first rubber tires for cars at Bluefield Mines 6 and 7 opening Pocahontas Consolidated on North Fork J R Lacy to Miss Mary Helen Johnston marriage announcement in Christiansburg George Dunglinson Jr named car allotment chairman for Norfolk and Western succeeding W J Jenks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Cohen
Crockett
Bluefield
Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company
North Fork
R. W. Lacy
Mary Helen Johnston
Christiansburg
George Dunglinson, Jr
Norfolk and Western
W. J. Jenks
Overcome by Exhaust Fumes and European Harvest Talk
The piece notes deaths from car exhaust as a recurring mode of self harm, contrasts it with ongoing European debates on crops and military issues, and argues work is essential for Europe. It also accuses the soviets of taking Vatican money to avoid looting churches, framing it as bolshevik banditry amid famine relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Vatican
Zion City preacher calls Doyle tool of the devil
Wilbur Glenn Voliva of Zion City Illinois denounces Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as a tool of the devil while readers infer the preacher’s own controversial stance and motives remain unstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Ill
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
New Jersey landlord shuns childless couples and builds carriage garage
A New Jersey landlord refuses to rent to childless couples and has erected a baby carriage garage. The remark links the lifestyle choice to political debate and references Theodore Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt
Romance of Mathilde McCormick and Max Oser
The public is assured of one fact about Miss Mathilde McCormick and Max Oser the Swiss riding minister that they either will marry or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathilde McCormick
Max Oser
Our Daily Poem Picnics
A humorous poem about the dislike of picnics despite the season. The speaker prefers nature and camping but laments the burdens of picnicking with sardine sandwiches bugs and litter. The piece contrasts scenic appeal with the practical tedium of outdoor meals and social foibles.
Wireless age visions and labor questions in early advance talks
A column envisions radio as television and wireless power, foreseeing wireless newspapers and home movie news. It notes the moving sidewalk idea in New York, the large Farm Bureau membership, potential farmer strikes, and immigration law enforcement challenges amid cross border family separations.
Editorial on wedding cake sword scene and public taste
A Washington Post editorial notes a chaotic wedding cake episode where a sword, cake, and jokes collide as various high society figures including J. D. Galloway and the duke of York become part of a broader critique of entertainment taste. It argues for moral standards and a shift toward public sentiment over sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Lascelle
Mary
London
Prince Henry
Duke of York
J. D. Galloway
O. K. Cushing
Prohibition Clash Surfaces As Saloonkeepers Challenge Volstead Act
The saloonkeeper created prohibition and the Volstead law, while dry politicians push a stronger drive as saloons in Pennsylvania disregard the law. Director Davis meets a Law Enforcement League committee to plan renewed enforcement citing muddled governance and broad opposition to saloons. Motion picture theater owners receive praise for a resolution barring exploitation in film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Law Enforcement League
Pennsylvania
Telegraph Tidbits from Tom Sims and Elsewhere
A column of pithy quips and observations on fame fortune reformers and everyday life. Jokes range from gas prices and racing humans to Bolo Pasha and ex Kaiser paywords and jokes about tobacco and bootleg money. The piece blends light humor with dated cultural lines.
Kissing Theories And Witty Wit From Chicago Gossip
A humorous set of vignettes about modern theories of kissing and marriage. A Chicago anecdote tells of a married woman who attracts an old admirer who quips that marriage follows from kissing. A distiller’s odd letter to an appliance company and a comic hospital scene add breezy, domestic satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Babcock
Jesus Heals a Paralytic and Calls Levi in Capernaum
Reading from Mark Chapter II shows Jesus healing a sick man lowered through a roof, forgiving sins, and proving his authority. He calls Levi and dines with tax collectors and sinners, prompting questions about fasting and Sabbath rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Matthew
Capernaum
Jesus
Levi
Alpheus
John
One Man Car On One Track Towns Satirical Quotes
A collection of brief quotes from various papers mocking social norms and public figures. Snippets reference a one-man car in a small town, comfort as a value, a hen laying a flat egg, daylight saving, and a naval incident in San Diego. The tone is wry and humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Trampled to Death Near Hutchinson Kansas Farm
An 83-year-old farmer, Lewis Felton of Kinsley, was trampled to death while sprinting to escape a herd of cows near Hutchinson, Kansas. The fatal incident occurred as he tried to outrun the cattle on his property, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Abiathar
Hutchinson
Kan
Lewis Felton
Kinsley
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