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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
3
Subscription terms detailed for Mill-Vable and others across West Virginia and surrounding regions. Rates vary by duration and mail class, with circulations including city carrier and single-copy prices. Territory details specify radii and postal rate considerations for the era. Publication dated Tuesday June 0, 1985.
The fragment cites Proverbs about wealth and miserliness and a line from Rivarol on sudden wealth. It juxtaposes moral commentary with satirical remark, noting the danger of greedy outlooks and the close pursuit of fortune. The source blends religious proverb and Enlightenment wit.
Bluefield extends a cordial greeting to the West Virginia Medical Association as hundreds of doctors converge for four days. The city touts healthful climate, first rate hospitals, and civic hospitality, pledging to honor the visiting physicians and support their conference aims.
A fragmented reminiscence notes that in prior years the country gentry would have disdained tradesmen bidding to use their pales and photographs in advertisements. Publicity is described as a presumed essential element of success.
Chronicle of past events highlights marriages, deaths, and public figures from Pocahontas and Bluefield with notes on local life ten years ago and reflections on social advertising, traffic polices, and early press commentary. Orgs include West Virginia National Guard, Misa Bessie Kiwads, Harry Bhon, Dr J H Here Jr, Mrs Alice Noonevelt Longworth.
A rural scene recalls a dry blaze of heat and drought as plants perish and villagers glimpse a blue mist rising from the ground. A wife notes the omen, while the narrator withdraws indoors to endure the heat until a thunderstorm finally delivers rain. The piece echoes a poem excerpt sent from John V. A. Weaver via the New York World.
Scientists study Niagara Falls movement as limestone erosion threatens the river’s Canadian side. A Smithonian Institute report estimates speed of recession at five feet per year, needing about a thousand years to advance a mile. The piece notes implications for commerce and tourism.
A Baltimore newspaper ad argues U S readers eclipses rest of world, linking high demand to supply and making Americans habitual readers. Local debates cite Virginia crossing and speed laws, urging protective, not punitive aims, and calling for discretion in enforcement and possible fee reform. Roanoke Times notes in agreement on the need to avoid overzealous fines.
A compact quip rundown notes that onions may explain nothing about behavior and that verdicts often affirm acquittal, with citations to Ohio State Journal and Boston Transcript reflecting upbeat, wry tone.
Constitutional lawyers weigh Tennessee's anti-evolution statute and state control of teaching. They doubt penalties by lower courts would stick, yet argue the state may dictate curriculum in its schools. Debate shifts to political moves behind Dawes highway-ole changes and rail versus truck costs in long versus short hauls.
Observers note the rise of the so called high pressure salesman in twentieth century America. He profits by force and adroitness, not merit, while conscience bound colleagues fall behind. Vast outfits emerge with palatial offices and huge pay, riding on aggressive sales tactics.
A California editor laments the flood of bills and argues that only administration or originators should initiate them. The piece questions the messenger role of legislators, contemplates direct petitions, and explores perspective by comparing distant cosmic events to local news. The column also touches on prohibition era booze, Hollywood symphonies, and attitudes toward evolution and biblical literalism with sharp, satirical tone.
The dialogue features slang lines about work and luck. Characters discuss a captain whose wife left him and a failed mate selection. The excerpt reflects crusty humor and social banter with rough speech.
The piece argues cabbage is hard to digest when cooked with corned beef and fatty meat juices but is valuable as roughage for correcting constipation. It notes cabbage is rich in sulfur and hydrogen, which escape with cooking and create odor, and urges against cooking cabbage for that reason.
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