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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1923
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription pricing by mail with advance payment for one year six months and three months across multiple mail zones. It defines first and second zones as within a 150 mile radius and third and fourth zones reaching up to 900 miles. Rates appear listed for various periods and zones though many figures are garbled.
A reflective note quotes Psalm 51 about confession and cleansing. The speaker vows to reveal sins to be rid of them, while a separate line offers the saying that wealth is found in breaking up housekeeping attributed to Henault.
The Daily Telegraph congratulates Bluefield College on completing its first year and praises the opening of a Summer School led by M. P. Shawkey. It credits local leaders and citizens for the two educational achievements and highlights Bluefield’s bright future and growth in education.
The article argues Bluefield must invest in streets health and amenities to attract and keep residents. It contrasts Bluefield with St. Louis noting higher debt there while urging a bond vote to fund public improvements. It warns that a thriving town draws skilled workers and growth.
A fragment lists dated events including the marriage of Jesse W. Easley and Miss Lara Angel at Northfork, the assassinations of King Alexander and Queen Drago of Servia, and a three day deep hail lay. It also notes Major Malcolm W. Bryan's death in Roanoke and a marriage announcement for Miss Donnie Shuler to H L Kidd, and the marriage of Octe Croy and J A Koon in Roanoke.
The article argues public works like sewers and streets raise property values and cites Adams Street as a recent example. It urges voters to approve bonds to extend street improvements, predicting widespread value increases across the city.
The current production of passenger cars and trucks nearly doubles year ago as manufacturers run at full speed despite labor shortages. Auto demand is expected to peak in coming weeks, signaling broad prosperity reflected by buyers’ willingness to spend on machines.
The text argues military preparedness protects lives and shortens war, urging acceptance of science like radio and warning pacifists. It notes the League of Nations only works if members accept its peace covenants, and ends with a disturbing quoted line about a daughter and violence.
A poem by Berton Braley rails against ruthless ambition and the creed of getting ahead at others’ expense. It contrasts a steel eyed youth chasing wealth with warnings about greed eroding honor and brotherhood.
Senate papers discuss American war claims against Germany totaling about 1.6 billion dollars excluding occupation costs. The piece argues the United States will press for full or near full payment, warns of consequences for Allied nations, and notes the process will take months or years. It also quotes social observations from Cairo Sunday schools and a Daytona note praising a Spain light custom.
A reflection on how religion should guide churches to promote peace fighting wars. The piece argues wars often arise where religious education is weak or improper and calls for integrating religious teachings into nations lacking strong Christian influence. It notes the responsibility of religious leaders to support movements reducing conflict.
The Wheeling News reports a blind moonshiner pleaded guilty to possession of a still in a West Virginia court. The piece contrasts his limited sight with the customers who buy illegal liquor, arguing the customers are the more blind for consuming poison and risking ruin.
A London judge once received an unreadable note from a barrister at the table. The judge asked for clarification, and the lawyer replied stating he would be delighted to dine with him that night.
A garbled set of quips and maxims covers taxes humor weather and social habits. It notes vacations, school terms, a boy stealing a car, Europe, crumbling polish in graduates, and playful attitudes toward love marriage and daily life.
A soldier on leave finds a seat behind a post and bickers with an usher. A tipster lures Jones to bet on Flying Ace in the muddy track, but the horse thrives on mud and Jones ends up broke. The dialogue ends with a dour quip about gloomy times as spirits sag.
A compilation of quips about finance, crime, and culture from various papers. Notable items mention Graski as finance minister, a sword attack in Greenville Piedmont, a bomb killed a Warsaw professor, and light humor about flies, mosquitoes, and Captain Kidd.
The piece compares seasons to life stages in a reflective, poetic essay. Summer represents peak life and accomplishment, spring youth, autumn aging and harvest, and winter death, with a note that timely action determines future success.
The article critiques profiteering and punishment methods as ill defined while stressing cost of living and red tape as key issues for voters. It notes Washington campaign issues, Ford’s possible run, radio and movie viewer expectations, convention economics, and a plan for fivefold faster New England air travel, imagining time savings transforming daily life.
People walked blocks to save five cents carfare and wore out shoe leather in the bargain. The busy man who opened envelopes to use them as scratch paper was dubbed thrifty in this brisk city vignette.
Glasgow. Andrew Cairney was sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to hire two men to throw vitriol on his wife after she left him.
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