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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
4
The 1928 issue outlines subscription rates for mail service across West Virginia zones and city carrier delivery. It also notes notices such as club meetings entertainments sales and obituaries, with pricing and publication basics.
A short meditation cites a proverb from Vrov about rulers and truth and contrasts it with Montaigne on teaching life through teaching death, framing a paradox of instruction and ethics.
The city proposes 146-100 miles of paved streets and extensive sewer and sidewalk upgrades across West, Central, and South Bluefield. Costs total $12,000 for paving and $32,400 to $106,400 for sewers and related work, financed by bonds to spread over three to five years, with officials arguing it will lower taxes and reduce unemployment while spurring growth.
Ex Governor Bob Taylor gave The Fiddle and the Bow lecture at the Elks Opera House. Leroy Landrum and Ella Kitts wed in Bluefield and Kimball. O Hopson was hanged at Wine Court House. Ten years ago John M Stowers, a smallpox suspect, broke quarantine to marry. E O Carter moved from fire to police. Engineer A J Herndon of Roanoke died after two days illness.
The Interior Department reports irrigated lands under the reclamation service produced 1,169,000 acres yielding crops valued at 53 million dollars on land previously unproductive. Water sales added 23 million, totaling 86 million in crop value for 1922, under a Republican era program.
A historical commentary notes agitators once denounced America for Europe but now oppose a concession that would develop idle oil properties and fund railroads and reservoirs. The author suggests leaving Europe aid to agitators, who have not yet helped anything, though that may change.
The debate centered on a proposal to spend 30 million dollars annually to support a merchant marine run privately, claiming it would save 20 million from current government operation costs. Opponents objected to the subsidy title and its implications for public handling of the load.
A speaker debates with a trilling bird about giving up bachelor freedom for a wife. He weighs rent, home, and family burdens against happiness and companionship, asking if the price is too steep. The bird’s cheerful replies echo the poem's wary humor about love's financial toll.
A column contrasts Wells with a satirical take on utopia. It cites Gov. McLeod of South Carolina on the Negro exodus, discussing racial tensions, regional impact, and the need for thoughtful adjustment as southern communities face migration to the north and west. The Nashville Banner notes the Southern Trade Congress opening in Washington on July 9.
A column of loose snippets covers national and world events with playful quips. Mentions Jack Dempsey and the presidential race, clues on liquor, milk, peanuts, and weather, plus oddities about marriages, law, and aviation.
French sailors will have no blue sea without red wine. Hairdresser Tells of Oil Investment. Probably hoping for a permanent wave of prosperity. That offer of a billion for the merchant ships sounded fishy. Registrar Goodwin says women are more careful than men in driving. It is reported from London that The Merry Widow has been revived. Since London went mad over Egyptian exhumations, there is no telling what they'll dig up next.
A Cincinnati hotel guest is shot and killed while a porter testifies at the trial about hearing two shots. The porter recalls the first shot as he shined a gentleman's shoe in the basement and the second near the Big Four depot. The dialogue includes jokes and exchanges about cleverness and reading a book.
The Ohio State Journal notes a trend of opposing changes by citing Wisconsin’s ban on teaching the U S Constitution in public schools. The Toledo Blade adds a zinger that the policy may spur students to read the document themselves.
A newspaper reader argues in a letter that women could run the nation as capably as men. He cites home management skills, reliability, and advisers, noting historical precedents from Catherine ruled Russia to Victoria in England and Cleopatra in Egypt as powerful influences behind throne.
The text contemplates sex as a societal construct, noting evolutionary roots of male and female roles and contrasting plant life. It also quotes Dr. Myerson and Dr. Robinson on love and prevention, questions why disease prevention campaigns falter, and reflects on time, contracts, newspapers, and reader engagement.
An old style drug advertisement touts Joint-Base a stainless emolient to ease burning and soreness in foot arches. It promises relief overnight and claims druggists sell a 60 cent tube from The Goodykoontz Drug Company.
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