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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1917
Page
10
A brief quoted poem fragment expresses a plea for mercy and grace to aid a weary or fearful soul. The voice asks for plain feeling of the world’s throbbing and compassion for those who struggle with living, blindness to joy, or despair.
A patriotic exhortation from wartime rhetoric pledges nine million voices in support of the first draft. It praises conscripts as the nation’s heart and calls on all citizens to do their part at home while the chosen sons go to battle.
A speaker extols libraries as essential rooms of learning within a house of brains and breeding and argues that public libraries aid the poor by preventing crime. The item also surveys diverse notes from Washington to Britain including political resignations, tax fame, publishing trivia, and gaslamp satire about drafts, violets, and a rattlesnake lawsuit.
Advocates argue that wartime army measures fail to build lasting defense. The U S must mobilize a large army quickly and maintain readiness beyond the current conflict. A permanent training system would ensure immediate military capacity, reduce isolation, and deter aggression, despite opposition to militarism.
A collage of 1916 era summaries notes Japan aiming to dominate China, Britain drilling for oil in Persia, and a Mes s ines battle forecast. It references San Salvador’s repeated earthquakes, a voluntary enlistment, and Goethals’ aversion to wooden heads.
A fragment from multiple papers notes high cotton prices near fifty years, potatoes valued by weight, mockery of war-ending plans, sarcasm at a baby’s cry, and hints of U-boat device claims with no new threats. The tone blends social commentary with wartime chatter.
An editorial attacking German aggression cites Germany's failed conquests from the Baltic to Asia Minor. It argues Allied unity, Russian resilience, and domestic unrest undermine the Hohenzollern regime as plans for peace falter and imperial power collapses.
An early 20th century warning argues alcohol impairs workers and brain function. A test among printers shows half pint of wine reduces output and damages memory, judgment, and speed. It promotes Acid Iron Mineral as a non alcoholic, affordable iron tonic for home use.
The Washington Post describes mounting German hardship and fury as the war continues. It argues the German people will revolt and overthrow the Hohenzollern rulers rather than perish, predicting the overthrow of William II and his faction.
An old woman spins and recalls joys as a wheel hums and glitters with gold thread. The spinning scene entices memories of Maypoles and lost love, until the wheel slows and the spell breaks. Samuel Minturn Peck, in the Birmingham News.
Grace Methodist church mission study class meets Thursday at 2 50 PM with guest Mrs Frazee sharing Salvation Army rescue work for delinquent girls and Mrs EB Wiley discussing church efforts. Mrs Wa Morrell leads Bible study on Deborah and Mrs J R Murphy will sing. Forty women attended last meeting. refreshments by a committee.
Continuation shows voters and registrants by precincts Bolin to Meador with multiple surnames including Wiley, Caperton, Cox, Farley, Lilly, Meador, and others listed across Precincts No 2 and No 3. Entries include numerous Alberts, Loines, Williams, and J. Crowns, reflecting a broad draft registration roster.
Victor Duncan, a Bluefield engineer, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills eased his back pain and kidney troubles after stiff lameness and sharp stitches. He says a few doses keep him in good shape. price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
The Northfork Red Cross reports $500 in gifts from coal firms including Powhatan Lynchburg Elk Ridge Eureka Mohawk each at $100 and Fortune Hunter $25. The Red Cross bank balance tops $1,000 after the donations. A Friday musicale run by Mrs Johnson Father Anthony Pocahontas and local residents raised a large sum for the cause.
Notice to contractors announces sealed bids due by 8 p m June 16 1917 for erection of a bank and office building in Princeton West Virginia. Plans and specifications available from architect M P Pendleton president VIRGINIAN BANK OF COMMERCE 1917 notice clipping.
Washington June 16 The American Red Cross moves to raise a war relief fund of 100000000 the largest subscription goal in U S history with headquarters finalizing details to reach the total within the coming week Red Cross week has been proclaimed by President Wilson to boost the drive.
A Harvard classmate of the bride's brother Junius Spencer Morgan Jr. attended the ceremony at the church and a large reception followed at the Morgan summer home Matinicock in Glen Cove New York. A New Jersey inventor has patented a garden tool that can be used as a rake weeder or shovel.
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