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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
6
This fragment lists subscription and mailing rates for various regional zones and issues, including daily and Sunday copies, for a Bluefeld Associated Press paper. It mentions multiple zones across Ast and West Virginia, with different prices and durations.
A religious proverb stresses that divers weights offend the Lord and are not good. A moral line adds that other knowledge harms those lacking honesty and good nature as reflected by Montaigne.
In Bluefield residents debate issuing bonds for city growth. Opponents cite tax concerns and apathy while proponents say bonds fund expansion, raise employment and protect property values. The piece frames the choice as progress or stagnation for the city.
The New York Globe once owned by Jason Rogers was sold to Frank A. Munsey, owner of the New York Herald and New York Sun. The Globe, founded in 1793 by Noah Webster as the American Minerva, became the Globe and Commercial Advertiser in 1904. Munsey, unlike Hearst, buys on impulse and currently owns five New York dailies. He previously sold Baltimore papers to Hearst and Washington Times years ago.
The piece notes most people enjoy sports, from baseball and boxing to wrestling tennis and track. It cites metropolitan papers dedicating pages to results and argues sport’s grip on the public may influence business conduct, reflecting broad cultural interest.
A historical column recalls Buck Blackwell who confessed to murdering H B Hansom, a Roanoke salesman. The Matt Dodd murder case was under Supreme Court review in the county. Bluefield Brewery construction began as celebrations and civic events unfolded.
The piece argues that all levels of society enjoy sports from executives to office boys and grandmothers suffer as excuses for absence. It asserts Americans love sports more than any other people and find rejuvenation in dramatic acts like “killing the umpire” before returning to work, highlighting sport’s strong hold on the public.
The text condemns the International Woman's Suffrage alliance suggestion that wives deserve wages as tommy rot. It argues husbands are working hard to support families and questions the motive of wage demands. It suggests suffrage groups should focus on more momentous issues.
A collage of quips and observations from papers coast to coast. Witty notes compare sailing to landfall and speculate on Ford running for president. Jokes touch on insulin discovery, vacation humor, and auto ownership quirks with a light, period voice.
Poem excerpt praising white lies that flatter and soothe. The speaker notes lies like compliments and kind evasions ease social friction. It claims civilization relies on courteous, thoughtful lies to preserve friendships and love, though they obscure truth.
A rich woman’s will explains how she wishes to delay burial and avoid premature interment. The piece discusses city life fatigue, pollution’s health impact, and calls for safer exhaust practices. It notes Pittsburgh’s tuberculosis rates and explores Radio University education and urban isolation.
Hornsey England town council ends municipal band funding as advances in sound technology allow broadcasts. Public parks will receive loud speakers to replay radio concerts, forcing local bandsmen to seek other jobs.
Three-year-old Richard Mayes was blinded after disturbing a wasp nest in an attic in Barrington, Illinois. The incident occurred when he found the nest and was stung multiple times, causing severe eye injury.
Danish farmers invited to North Japan to teach local natives Danish farming methods.
A scrambled paste of quips and observations on crime, romance, law, and social quirks. Highlights include timing about divorces, censors, speed, and vanity with a traveling tourist tale and a Florida man breaking his jaw from shouting.
A string of quips and light political satire spans a housing plan for a son with the housing commission to a tariff quip by Senator Caraway. Jokes involve Holmes and Watson, a noisy stranger, a denim of hearing, a dentist’s warning, and a book seller boasting sales of Riz la Croix.
An old advertisement stresses buying only genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on the package. It notes the product’s safety history, lists pack sizes of twelve, twenty four, and one hundred tablets, and mentions druggists carry the bottles.
Last Night's Mail surveys reveal 238 women versus 68 men advertising for spouses in a leading matrimonial paper. Ads emphasize women’s suitability and men’s financial promises, with few men posting photos and many touting broad-minded traits. question remains if these ads reflect true masculine appeal.
Editorials praise the American proposal at the League of Nations Opium Commission to halt non scientific narcotic use and tighten production controls. Indian and French delegates resist full production bans while the United States defends stricter measures as essential to curb the opium plague. The piece contrasts these talks with coverage of flag measurements by New York papers.
The article notes President Harding is expected to announce a redesign of the flag. It would adopt a width to length ratio of 1 to 1.67, meaning a five foot by three foot flag. The May 29, 1916 Wilson executive order had set 1 to 1.9.
London reports the government studies means to sustain the whale industry in the South Atlantic where whale populations face extinction threats.
A newspaper flog warns Miss Freckle-face of a hide freckle remedy offering a penny free trial. Buy an ounce of Othine double strength from any druggist with money back guarantee if freckles persist after treatments.
Classified real estate list for Bluefield area features multiple six to eight room homes with heat or hot water heat, brick or bungalow styles, paved streets, and terms. Prices range from $4,500 to $11,500 with immediate possession on several listings. Specific streets include Poplar Street, Third Street, South Mercer Street, Hale Addition, Giles Street, Raleigh Terrace, Reese Street, Washington Street, Preston Street, Union Street, Memorial Avenue, and Woodland Avenue. Some lots and special features noted such as sun parlor, breakfast room, attic, and waterproofed basement.
Federal Street features salesmen L. H. Layne and B. W. Dillon with contact numbers 292 and 293, indicating key contact points in the local business roster.
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