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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1925
Page
3
Indiana governor and U S vice president Tom Marshall is remembered as a man of the people and high ideals. He loved the public, lived honestly, and remained a Bible student whose passing echoed his favorite Scripture.
The article warns Henry Ford may resemble Hugo Stinnes in scope as he moves into a coastwise shipping venture and coal mining interests in Pocahontas. It notes debates on absentee landowners, state progress, and fears of political and economic influence shifting with Ford’s ventures.
Twenty years ago today the funeral of Ex-Governor E William Wilson was held in Charleston. President Roosevelt opened the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland Oregon. M G Creswell was notified of his brother's seat in Knoxville Tennessee. Ten years ago today the effort to save Leo Frank from the gallows was underway. Holand W Haynes a Boston tenor performed at the Bluefield Colored Institute. The Bluefield municipal election was in progress.
The obituary recalls the Studebaker family business saga from 19th century South Bend. Maria Studebaker, sister of the five Studebaker brothers who founded the Studebaker manufacture, is noted as part of a lineage tracing from blacksmith roots to a major wagon and later car enterprise. The piece outlines early family partnerships and the growth of their smithing and wagon shop, including key figures John Studebaker and his sons, and how capital and partnerships evolved through 1868 and beyond.
An amalgam of verse and prose fragments depicts a captive trapped by a leg iron while Fear Hunger and Cold press in. The poem contrasts dawn and a sky darkened by suffering as a mysterious figure speaks of shared anguish. Interleaved are short comic vignettes and quips from a grocer to a nurse.
The passage traces the Studebaker brothers rising from modest origins to form the Studebaker corporation, the world’s largest vehicle works. It notes the company’s growth into a 100 million dollar enterprise, its shift into motor vehicle manufacture while still producing wagons, and that control has passed from the Studebaker family. It also mentions the Twenty Century Limited being surpassed by a fast speedboat, travelling over a mile per minute.
Editorials warn that reckless driving with whiskey and speed is as dangerous as outlaw violence. Discusses regulation, licensing, and punishment while noting faster cars and intoxication fuel deadly crashes. References Lions Club pardon study and British crime trends alongside American views.
An article outlines home remedies for varicose veins including cold water baths applied morning and night and leg wraps with Bange or elastic stockings. It explains varicose veins result from a weakened vein valve system, often due to standing long hours or violent exercise, and notes veins typically appear as cordlike protrusions on the legs.
Last Night's Mail argues that politicians pretend doubt about Coolidge running again, but most expect him to seek renomination if he sees a path. It notes two term limits and Coolidge's fractional first term complicate precedent, with uncertainty about voters' support and party leaders.
The department of agriculture undertakes a count of the insect population. Amateur baseball players and auto tourists should be able to travel with fewer disruptions as a result of the study.
An essay argues that Russia under communism lags in productivity, with peasants lacking tools and a move to allow land rent and wages. It critiques anti market rhetoric, notes US Japan naval restraint, and questions the value of foreign investment and anti automobility campaigns in American universities.
A snap of wry quips from various papers mocks politics, marriages, safety devices, and daily life. Jokes touch on Bryan, satire in New York and Cincinnati, and odd observations about waiting in life and porch swings.
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