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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1922
Page
6
A reflective verse about seeking life’s path and spiritual renewal beyond everyday toil. The speaker notes moments when sorrow leads the soul to a vast state where past and future vanish and a former dream becomes intimate air near the door.
The American Bar Association committee urges stricter measures including harsher penalties for crimes committed with deadly weapons and a habitual criminal law. It argues widespread adoption of stringent statutes to deter and classify dangerous offenders, aiming toward a nationwide shift in law enforcement.
In a New York banquet farewell, Lady Astor pleads the cause of the League of Nations and urges America to become a Good Samaritan of Europe. Her speech quotes highlight her appeal style and resolve to influence U S policy.
What we were doing twenty years ago today notes Hatfield Coal Company charter in Bluefield with Mingo county works, a railroad death in Ashland Kentucky, and a lynching incident at Bondtown after a girl was assaulted at Toms Creek. Ten years ago today Peerless Coal shipped first loads from Mine No. 1. Invitations went out for the Christie Douty and Thomas Clagett wedding, and Eva Strumm wed A J Cole in South Bluefield.
A historical reflection argues the United States preserved oil rights against Britain in Mesopotamia and declined to join allied inquiries into Armenian-Turkish atrocities. The writer asserts American moral standards outshine European diplomacy and notes U S non-involvement in the inquiry.
An observer laments fishing as a tedious ritual. He recalls anglers bragging of bites while he endures long waits and sunburn. The poem contrasts popular tales of sport with his own bored experience and dislike of sitting still.
The brief discusses money constraints on domestic projects, challenges in funding, and skepticism about public support for Europe. It notes that some politically active women are not wealthy senators’ spouses and cites Japan and Siberia evacuation as examples of coercing compliance with promises.
A humor collage features a juror avoiding service by betting the judge would excuse him, a fortune teller conversing with Cleopatra, lovers debating appetite and cakes, a senator lampooning women's votes, a yardyard dog auction, a bragging camper recounting a rattlesnake encounter, and a quip about June weddings boosting rice sales.
A collage of terse newspaper quips and headlines from papers including Detroit Free Press Nashville Tennesean Pittsburg Gazette Times Washington War and Williamson News. The remarks touch on Europe Russia Lenin and gender roles in religious groups, reflecting period opinions and humor.
The piece cites Eugene Meyer Jr of the War Finance Corporation noting farmers and stockraisers repay loans faster than new disbursements, signaling a healthy return to self financing in Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota. It argues for government risk minimization as farming grows independent, while physician Dr Harvey Wiley condemns alcohol as a remedy, linking it to higher disease death rates and opposing alcohol for tuberculosis treatment.
A Fairmont West Virginian reader suggests keeping telephones as a reserve for streetcar operation and testing radio on board. He envisions passengers chatting with sweethearts and neighbors during the trip between here and Clarksburg, easing daily annoyances.
A speaker reaffirms unwavering opposition to resuming liquor traffic including beer. He argues beer poses health risks and would be a poor commodity without distribution. He laments labor’s stance against prohibition and links savings on alcohol to better living conditions for workers.
A column humorously collects stray remarks about cars politics and daily life. It touches on reporters cooks tourists Russians British and American currency while noting train safety stunts and a joke about swimming and dating. The piece ends with a quip on an Indiana farmer turning from pipes to cigars.
Dr R H Bishop argues that WWI training boosted national fitness and discipline. He describes the army drill regimen improving posture, muscle tone, rhythm, and overall health, with benefits like deeper chest, tougher flesh, and deeper sleep.
Newcastle England Charles Coborn the pedestrian comedian was so drunk at a reception that he was arrested and fined for his conduct. He became highly entertaining to the crowd before police intervened.
Miss Eliza de Bittencourt daughter of the Chilean legation secretary and English millionaire George Philippe are announced engaged in London. The pairing links Chilean diplomatic circles with British wealth.
A passage from Mark chapter three recounts Jesus healing a withered hand on the Sabbath and debating mercy with Pharisees. He appoints the twelve apostles, heals many, and faces opposition from scribes and Herodians. His family seeks him as crowds grow and he defines true kinship.
A serialized excerpt discusses whether humans are descended from apes with Harvard anthropologist B A Hooton contending a common ancestor and Bryan clinging to a 6000 year timeline. It notes ancient origins, religious and commercial pasts, and contrasts science with faith.
A tavern land lord suggests the evangelist at the Stone church may reveal if anything lively occurs after dark, inviting the young salesman to attend the revival for clues. The Kansas City Star notes the Town and Country Sportsmen's Club will start a weekly shoot at the aviation field Sunday at 9 am, inviting all craps enthusiasts.
Today's word is dissonance a mingling of discordant sounds and lack of agreement. It derives from Latin dissonantia meaning disagreement in sound with the prefix dis denoting separation and reversal.
Mile. Helene Goblet d Alviella, daughter of a Belgian minister, says American women have advanced farther than their European sisters. She notes women as independent beings and has studied U S schooling and women’s organizations during her American visit. She cites Springfield Mount Holyoke and other schools as part of the era’s education debate.
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