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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
14
Notice appears to be a clerical label for a Bluefield West Virginia office dated Friday June 12 1926. It references republication rights and archival use of focal news content and credits. No specific events or individuals are detailed.
Biblical verse excerpt Proverbs 26 3 speaks of a whip for the horse a bridle for the mouth and a rod for the fool. The citation appears as religious text. No news content or identifiable events present in the fragment.
The writer argues freight rate manipulation limits West Virginia coal exports, especially Pocahontas coal, and urges removal of rate barriers to restore WV lead in world markets. He notes WV reserves surpass others and Pocahontas coal serves navy standards, calling for fair treatment to benefit nationwide coal users and competing regions.
Twenty years ago today the Pocahontas Pharmacal Company was acquired by George H. Landon and partners. Miss Katie V. Jackson wed W. W. Page at Vivian as Rt. Rev. W. J. Gragatt preached at Ist Eppecopac church.
The article discusses reducing overhead by spreading work weeks to lower production costs. It argues Pocahontas coal could be sold cheaper nationwide, benefiting consumers, and challenges the claim that its superiority harms market access by requiring a differential against the field.
The country appears to want him as Coolidge's position reopens debate on the 1928 campaign. Observers note he will play a receptive role rather than push for a second term. Republican readers believe he would run for re-election if circumstances permit.
A historical excerpt urges Americans to revere the law as foundational to liberty. It invokes Lincoln and the Revolution to call for unwavering obedience to the Constitution, laws, and justice, urging universal reverence across all ages and groups.
The piece argues the country may favor Calvin Coolidge for a second term if prosperity continues. It notes he did not seek office, was nominated with Harding, and would face opposition over a potential third term. It stresses a smooth administration, careful spending, and improving business conditions.
The piece argues that people still seek a simple home with a garden and friends, and asks how to achieve it through home-building examples. It critiques lenient punishments for murder and embezzlement, urging full penalties to deter crime and uphold justice.
Sherwood Eddy notes World War costs humanity 337 billion dollars direct and indirect. He compares hourly and daily losses to endowments, cites Bogart estimates of 26 million dead and 20 million wounded, 9 million orphans, 6 million widows, 10 million refugees, and Swed ish study totals up to 40 million including postwar suffering. He asks what more grievous sacrifice than ancient gods’ rites.
In Kansas City a man was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. The victim was shot during a club meeting while demanding an accounting and resignation from the slayer, who ran the organization’s business affairs. The report notes the harsh sentence and questions its adequacy given the act’s motive.
A column cites Abraham Lincoln’s ideas on law and enforcement as timely amid Bluefield debate. It argues lax enforcement breeds contempt, while vigorous enforcement can reform or repeal laws. It notes Mussolini’s mass firings and a tragic suicide by self-immolation as cautionary contrasts, and recalls a Chicago prohibition case illustrating strong evidence of alcohol’s kick.
Last Night's Mail describes a Washington diplomat from a tropical republic enduring a scorching spell. He notes tropical life shifts activity to cooler mornings and siestas, while the Nordic habit compels people and laws to bend to heat rather than the other way around.
The excerpt critiques the prevalence of new laws and the public appetite for legislation. It argues that too many rules burden citizens and suggests an ideal state would limit legal constraints to essential structures. The tone is reflective and editorial in a historical newspaper voice.
The piece honors Vice President Marshall as a modest, tactful leader from Indiana who died "almost before" the administrations were history. It notes Oregon school case impacts, then shifts to Senator William H. King urging wets to push 2.75 percent beer and wine while acknowledging legal limits and practical enforcement challenges.
The piece questions pushing uniform divorce laws from Ohio to New York Maine to Texas. It asks how to choose a standard when states differ from no divorce to broad grounds. It notes the goal is well meaning but deserves careful study before endorsement.
Brief quotes from various papers comment on topics from immigration and June brides to Bryan's evolution stance and automobile travel. The notes reflect editorial humor and social observations of the era in concise excerpts.
A quirky miscellany of aphorisms and witticisms touching love, misjudgments, and everyday sayings. The quip list includes weathered maxims about understanding, finances, and human nature with playful observations.
A jumble of jokes and quips with racial undertones, romantic gaffes, and social salvos. Jests hinge on mischief, taxes, love, and daily life, featuring a narrator and several recurring characters in a playful, old time style.
An expedition of Swiss alpinists will attempt Mount Everest early next spring. The party, limited to members under 35 and all experienced, will use thigh Injected oxygen for difficult respiration.
The article notes mosquitoes breed in stagnant water such as tin cans rain barrels or roof tiles and urges puncturing cans before disposal. It advises examining gutters and roots for standing water and mentions solutions sold at drug stores. It also suggests a rosewater soaked woolen rag as a screen preventive.
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