Advertising Rates and Subscription Figures 1923 Notice
Advertising rates furnished on application and special agencies listed. Public notices indicate club or lodge items require payment. Subscription rates shown for mail and carrier delivery across West Virginia regions, with year and half year terms and zones. Evening and Sunday editions referenced, dated June 10, 1923.
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B. Kats
New York
Kansas
Ceeee
San Francisco
Atlante
West Virginia
Quote Pair Reflections on Sin and Punishment
The passage cites Isaiah 53 5 noting Christ bearing wounds for humanity and healing. A second line attributes extreme guilt to a sensitive mind for harming another, attributed to Hosea Ballou.
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Hosea Ballou
Bluefield Youth Of 1923 Labeled Idle By City Critics
A reflective critique portrays Bluefield’s young residents returning from schools for the summer as a source of idle leisure. The piece laments lack of parks pools YMCAs and civic spaces and notes limited employment options from selling the Telegraph to golf course caddying while cautioning adults about neglecting youth needs.
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Bluefield
Summit City
Bluefield Telegraph
Daughters of
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Reese Carter, a carpenter, fell from the Lee Hutchinson building in the east end injuring himself. J H Carroll was shot in the hip during an attempted arrest at Welch. Belle Wingo was killed in the mountains near Pounding Mills during a free for all fight.
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Reese Carter
Lee Hutchinson
J. H. Carroll
Welch
Belle Wingo
Pounding Mills
Pen vs Sword in Party Rifts Across Ranks
The piece analyzes Republican divisions over various issues and predicts a larger Democratic split next year. Al Smith’s pen is blamed for fracturing unity, with factions including Bryan wing, solid south, Tammany, and city orgs moving in divergent directions.
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Middle West
Bryan Wing
Solid South
Tammany
al Smith
Harding
No Good Town Defers Bond Issues Says Letter to Telegraph
A reader argues Bluefield’s value lies in progressive citizenship and resisting spiteful or penurious elements that threaten growth. The letter questions approving a bond issue for schools and public improvements and suggests such debate should silence dissenters.
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Bluefield
Single Rose Poem by Berton Braley
A lover sends a single rose to prove devotion and a young woman rejects the gesture and tosses the rose in the alley saying she is done with his stingy display of affection. The verse contrasts the message of romance with her response and ends with a defiant good night.
Editorial on naturalization and Americanization in wartime policy
A Washington despatch notes a November 11 fifth anniversary of the armistice when fifty thousand aliens who avoided World War I service would gain automatic citizenship. The piece argues they lack American ideals and should be barred, distinguishing naturalization from true Americanization and urging stricter scrutiny. It condemns Farm Journal’s editorial half-truths as political manipulation.
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Washington
United States
Congress
President Harding’s democracy rallying call urged unity
The New York Tribune quotes President Harding praising the American system as the force behind real democracy. He argues government should serve all, conquer sectionalism, and unite the nation under a single big Union beyond class blocs.
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Harding
New York Tribune
Editor Preaches to Readers, Stirring Bitter Feelings in Journal
The Farm Journal editor in Philadelphia aims to address rural readers but risks provoking anger and erosions of morality. He states a position that could spur readers to bitterness and potential social unrest, though the article hints at mitigating factors.
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Farm Journal
Philadelphia
F. J
Ambassa dor Harvey Refuses Resignation Claim
The Kansas City Star notes Ambassador Harvey does not see grounds to resign as the U.S. representative at the Court of St James's. It suggests American political bodies call him pro British but his stance remains unclear and no resignation is imminent.
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Farm Journal
Henry
Henry Ford
Standard Oil
St. Louis Mes
Harvey
Court of St. James's
Covene Mag Hy Unlese
Kanaas City Star
Quips and Quirks about Summer Romance and Society
A humorous collection of wry aphorisms about courtship ethics and social foibles. The lines joke about singleness marriage bands porch life and foolish schemes with playful, period voice and light satire.
Cleverness and Comic Exchanges in Odd Dialogues
A column of humorous snippets and repartee from everyday life. It includes a Chicago visitor in the Ozarks joke about fishing and whisky, a knitting grandma bragging of socks worn thin, and playful exchanges between a professor and a cynic about love and money.
Buttermilk Alcohol Claim Sparks Handshake Debate
A congressman alleges Buttermilk may contain alcohol, noting it did not compel people to greet strangers. The Maryville Missouri Democrat reports on the remark and the unusual assertion.
Vandalism and social quips spark village discourse
The item quotes locals from Pittsburg Sun explaining a joy rider and a jay walker amid rural vandalism by country vandals who strip branches from Blue bushes near deserted farms. It also notes Grand Rapids barbs about Mrs Hookem’s fifth marriage and a quip urging another wedding.
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Jay Walker
Pittsburg
Grand Rapids
Psychology of horse rescues at race track fire observed
A large fire in eastern race track stables trapped 140 thoroughbreds as crowds rushed in to rescue them. Observers note deep instinctive attachment to horses and dogs from ancient times drives such heroism, while the horses on track become the focal point of racers and bystanders alike.
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Plains
Bright diamond found by Arkansas farmer sparks larger ore tale
Arkansas farmer John Huddeston finds a diamond after selling his forty acre farm for 56000 dollars. A government bulletin notes 6000 diamonds mined in Arkansas with others in nearby states from glaciers or Canadian sources. The piece reflects on future lab made diamonds, trade with China, and various brief notes on fishing, iron, pensions, and dog ownership in Indian and rural communities.
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Arkansas
John Huddeston
Canada
Mother Lode
Short Cuts From Exchanges Themed Gags and Observations
A collection of quips from various papers highlights humor in price guides lawn care pop songs and cinema. The items joke on automatic banks and murder rates while riffing on fashion and war costs in a wry late era tone.
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