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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1926
Page
8
A moral reflection quotes Micah on evaluating worth with pure measures and condemns deceitful wealth. A secondary line from J Petit contrasts dishonest earnings with the value of a clear conscience. The piece frames financial integrity as essential to true worth.
Motorists complain the Bluefield to Bramwell highway near Pinnacle Rock is slick after ditching left clay on the surface. Wet clay acts soaplike and has caused five wrecks in two weeks, including three passenger cars and two trucks. Calls arise to stop negligent ditching and restore safe travel.
The drys and wets clash over prohibition politics in New York as they duel over Senator Wadsworth. The fight aims to shift party control away from his leadership amid fears of reform and loyalty to liquor policy. Roosevelt’s stance and party allegiance add to the tension and uncertainty.
The Bluefield pledge to cover one year of interest for the Bland road fund is over one thousand dollars behind. Timely contributions would have spread the load and broad participation would have grown. A traveler noted potential time savings by direct routes to Wytheville and on toward New York via the Lee highway.
We recall a soda fountain accident at Beckley where Blake Phillips died instantly after an explosion. The Bramwell coal company, Annergy, was chartered. A public baptism drew over a thousand in Fail’s. Beaver High School held final exercises. Mercer County C V C entertained by local Daughters of the Confederacy. Eve of Harrisburg PA wed Thomas Graham of Philadelphia, formerly of Bluefield VA.
A terse notice urges living citizens to be informed about unestimated matters in the eastern and southern points and to act immediately by contributing, stressing urgency and collective responsibility.
The outlook notes car loadings exceeded one million in a week marking a strong start to the year. Business volume rises with funds solid across the nation. The Central Trust Company reports a stronger position, Dawes long associated with the bank. Wall Street gains lift market tone while few banking failures expected. Crop prospects improve with corn planting nearly complete and favorable soil and moisture conditions. The federal trade commission places national wealth at 353 billion with eleven year gain of 16 percent in purchasing power and 72 percent in dollars, pointing to a generally improving economy.
In Hutchinson county Texas an oil well proved a gusher yielding 4805 barrels in 18 hours. The report cautions that such gushers are common and unlikely to lower gasoline prices despite the striking figure.
The speaker argues American women favor personal desires over husbands when shaping homes. She praises efficiency and nutrition progress but says a spiritual, stable atmosphere for families is lacking. She cites enduring value of homes built around a good mother and husband, noting men influenced by their spouses.
The platform calls enforcement of safety revolations to protect miners and operator property. It urges erection of barriers on state and county roads to save motorists lives. It also proposes more factories for Bluefield and a new passenger station with ample parking to ease railroad traffic along the North Street corridor from East End bridge to Midway and connect with College Avenue.
A $150000 suit by Gen Ambrose Burnside’s niece over an ad using the Civil War leader’s image provokes humor and serious questions about public figures and privacy. Newspapers debate whether fame entitles invasion of personal likeness and whether historic whiskers remain a public trait.
Dr. James Rowland Angell lauds Yale students who work their way through college as key contributors to democracy and scholar ship. Wealth and privilege are noted but effort and ambition remain the core path to opportunity, with comments on Mellon family ties and Yale prizes. A gymnastic director George Johnston plans a foodless 1000 mile walk from Chicago to New York, aiming to finish June 30. A bootleg crew is cited as drunk, echoing a Nashville Banner line about self supplied liquor.
Congress debates renaming Sequoia National Park Roosevelt Sequoia Park with Hyphen plan. Hastings of Oklahoma pushes Sequoyah spelling to honor the Indian chief who devised the Cherokee alphabet. Barbour and Burtness resist, keeping Sequoia spelling. Lawmakers deadlocked as disputes overSequoyah vs sequoia persist.
A lyrical reminiscence of old time gardens where piano melodies revive past lovers and tender memories. The speaker walks through starlight as honeysuckle blooms and roses perfume the air, while a mocker sings and voices from trees reappear in love’s garden.
A fragment from the Terre Haute Star reflecting ironies of daily life. The piece wields humorous jabs at aging, prohibitions, travel, and neighborly friction, ending with a quip about a reverse gear for gas meters and a note on the migratory bird bill.
The North Carolina piece laments tree and bloom destruction by car parties, urging respect for rural resources. a second segment critiques modern women’s fashion norms, arguing informal dress erodes elegance and social rituals, labeling the trend as commercially driven.
A random clip notes The gardener at Teachers College Warrensburg grows bananas figs oranges lemons grapefruit while pondering the shortage of workers to harvest peas radishes beans. The Louisville and Detroit papers quote Dr. Eliot on a generic younger generation.
A Paris luncheon signals a doomed push to restore feminine elegance, with dressmakers arguing true elegance now means elaborate outfits that require ample cloth and many seamstresses. The era of corsets tall hats and floor length gowns is described as long past.
Gilbert Swan describes a wide range of cults in New York including numerology palmistry and faith healers. He notes slogans and meetings in bold subway locations and cites seekers hoping for happiness money or ideal love. A vivid portrait of urban mysticism and its appeal.
A mix of humorous snippets about kittens mischief ship lore and a country church sermon tale. Jokes touch on pets moving pictures house chores and a nervous minister as a boy interjects with a clock question.
A collage of quips and aphorisms from diverse papers. Tidbits include playful definitions of Americans and Brits, comparisons of crabs, editor gossip, hotel industry shifts, and horse show antics. Snippets reflect light humor and editorial snatches from multiple sources.
John W. Moss of Milwaukee, president of Kiwanis International, arrives for the tenth annual convention and says the past year has produced great results. He cites aid to underprivileged children, town and country understanding, vocational guidance, and the President Harding Memorial Good Will statue dedication in Vancouver.
A chapel reflection on friendship from Proverbs to Abraham to Jesus. The piece extols a divine friendship that endures beyond death, with quotes from Seneca and James Whitcomb Riley. It links sacred friendship to comfort, loyalty, and eternal joy.
Home economics teachers from a Western lake area electrical concern analyzed typical American home duties and estimated a mother's weekly wage at 36 dollars based on servant pay rates, highlighting unpaid labor value.
London stands as the cork world center with vast harvests from Portugal arriving in land. The cork oak bark is boiled and pressed into large slabs for England’s use.
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