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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
4
Fragmentary notice lists office rooms numbers and post office classification terms. It references Bluefield West Virginia and appears to be an internal telephones and mail room schedule or classification message with partial phrases and headings.
A fragmentary line from Dyer warns that one who denies health should lie with the dead. The terse couplet reflects moral testing and bodily neglect in a historic verse fragment.
The article discusses proposed penalties like higher demurrage charges to relieve traffic congestion from a freight car shortage caused by the outlawed railroad strike. It argues delays aren’t the shipper’s fault and suggests preventing strikes from tying up cars before they reach terminals.
A flood of telegrams from across the country was sent to the platform committee of the Chicago convention urging the party to remain firm on prohibition. The messages reflect widespread pressure from various interest groups as the convention debates the platform.
The court upheld the constitutionality of prohibition ending agitation for modification. America moves forward with the policy, and while some citizens sought change, restoring drinking would be as absurd as revisiting slavery after emancipation. Whiskey and intoxicants are here to stay.
The Charleston area supplied most delegates and alternates to the national convention with governors and congressmen also favored on both tickets. The piece notes incumbents receiving re nominations and argues the Chicago delegation was concentrated in one area, suggesting a statewide geographic balance would have been better.
In the recent campaign supporters who touted a presumed winner turn on him before election day as their vote count shows him weak. The shift comes from voters learned in the field, with excuses that he was hardest to mobilize, leading to declining fidelity to the candidate.
New commerce department statistics show Britain rapidly returning to peacetime levels in foreign trade. In the first quarter of 1920, Britain reduced trade deficits and improved import and export activity, signaling a swift recovery from wartime disruption.
The balance of merchandise trade grew by more than $100,000,000 compared with the same period in 1919. Chief imports were foodstuffs and raw materials, while exports were mainly manufactured articles.
The president calls Americans to support a mandate over Armenia by volunteering for an army of occupation and contributing to the necessary funds. He invites any family members who wish to serve to enlist at this time.
Baton Rouge observers report that the Louisiana senate rejected the resolution to ratify the federal suffrage amendment by a 22 to 19 vote in a June session. The measure failed to advance in the general assembly.
President Judge George Kunkel of the Dauphin county courts died suddenly at his Harrisburg home this afternoon. The longtime jurist served in Dauphin County and was a prominent legal figure in Pennsylvania.
The June 8 report notes widespread praise for newspapers as the best advertising medium, highlighted during multiple departmental meetings in Indianapolis. The item emphasizes the newspaper’s role as a premier platform for reach and impact in campaigns.
Frank A. Black of Boston hailed newspapers as the ideal vehicle for up-to-date store advertising at the Associated Advertising Clubs convention, citing the form, ergonimics, frequency, and cost.
New York reports Standard Oil of New York cutting petroleum price by three fourths of a cent. An electric wrench for cars can apply up to 60 pounds and serve as a power grinder or buffer.
Thousands use this simple home recipe to ease catarrh and colds. Ask a druggist for three quarters of an ounce of mentholated arnica and pour into a pint bottle. Fill with boiled water. Gargle the throat and spray the nostrils twice daily to keep passages clean and germs at bay.
Joseph E. Webb of Muncie Indiana testifies he feels restored to normal after using Bio-seven tablets marketed as a powerful cure for nervous weakness and anemia. The notice urges dosing of two tablets after meals, then one, with a seven day plan and a money back guarantee if health does not improve. Drugstores in the city stock or can obtain the tablets.
After a six year lapse the International Horse Show returns to Olympia on June 16 with 101 classes and prizes totaling 50000. New events include a marathon drive in harness and a military ride for officers with jumps from Aldershot to Olympia.
Aviation Cadets Roy Allington of McCroy Arkansas and Harold Praley of Mildred Montana were killed when their aircraft spun into a tail dive and crashed 2000 feet at Kelley Field in San Antonio Texas. They had recently arrived from Marsh Colorado.
Resolute outdrifted Vanite in a light unpredictable breeze during the America's cup defense trials. The 30 mile course to leeward and return completed in just under six hours, a tight margin in challenging conditions.
Police report a burglary at Enrico Caruso’s county home in East Hampton, New York, this afternoon. Jewelry valued at $500,000 was stolen, including a diamond necklace worth $75,000.
Chicago June 8 William Jennings Bryan urged the Republican convention to adopt a plank endorsing the eighteenth amendment as interpreted. He argued for strong nationwide prohibition and condemned opposition to the measure.
In a mass meeting, Bryan comments on the Volstead Act and declares he will attend the San Francisco gathering in a more important role. He hints he would rather halt the Republican convention than see it dodge key questions.
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