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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
4
The poem jokes about microbes living on money and class, noting the rich have more, germs flourish where wealthy bills circulate, and love’s kiss as a danger, while painted lips seem to kill germs. It blends satire on wealth and health with playful lines about money and social status.
Rates listed for Gy Mail and City Carrier delivery across West Virginia. Pricing varies by zone and term, with one year, six months, and three month options in first to fourth zones. Portage-based pricing applies and delivery payable in advance.
The piece urges Bluefield residents to vote on July 5 to elect five city directors from ten candidates for four years of governance. It frames participation as a sacred civic duty and affirms the right of citizens to govern through chosen representatives.
The article reports forthcoming hikes in second class postage for newspapers and magazines effective July first. Rates rise 1-4 cents per pound in early zones, 2 1-4 cents in the eighth. Keeps advertising content taxed. estimated annual postal revenue gain reaches $10 million. Industry seeks congressional repeal. country presses unite in support.
A quirky notice reports that girls who do not paint or powder will hold a convention next week inside a telephone booth. The snippet hints at a humorous or satirical event with no other details given.
Bluefield saloons reopened by county court decision. Pocahontas prepared for a big Fourth of July celebration with Governor Tyler slated for the feature address. Oscar Roles and Miss Cora Wohl ford wed by Rev. Clark. Twenty years ago noted events include J M Mellhany buying a Bland street home and Typhoid recovery lead to a fatal relapse for Lacy McGhee, and the death of Mrs. Margaret Lilly. Claudine Floyd and W G Uaesett wed at Princeton.
The piece argues for halting hostilities by denying loans to warring nations. It notes the initial American reluctance under Wilson, but suggests the sentiment faded. It questions Senator McCormick’s stance and predicts American bankers will resist his logic.
The piece argues editors must print signed contributions and reject anonymous pieces. It notes France prohibits divorce detail publication yet records 40,000 divorce cases pending in Paris and says publicity does not curb divorce. It criticizes unsignned opinions and asserts responsibility rests with the printing paper.
From Out the Pike Dr. Ford A. Smith’s class at L. O town home on W. 4th Street Tuesday evening at 6 20. Ladies asked to come early in the afternoon for sandwiches and one other item plus plates. Sterling IL Daily Gazette.
The New York Globe humorist Phillips riffs on vacation spots naming Mingo West Virginia as the ideal site for the summer traveler who craves action. He jokes that rooms cost over two dollars daily under a Finnish right-to-a-finish plan with mock hotel names and a martial law routine during late July and early August including staged militia battles and lined waiters in the firing line.
A man identifying as Raymond Lee Hoover of Louisville Kentucky was jailed in default of $2000 bond on bigamy charges. He claimed to be a first cousin of Herbert Hoover secretary of commerce and allegedly married two Chicago women while having a wife in Louisville.
The board declared a one percent quarterly dividend on common stock instead of the usual two percent, citing general conditions and low mood in the steel business. A readjustment of wages and salaries had also become necessary.
Attorneys for James J. Van Alen inform Newport authorities the wealthy citizen plans to renounce American citizenship and become a French national in Cannes. He left the United States in February 1920 declaring a liberty loving stance and opposition to prohibition.
A vaudeville style string of gags spans a North Wales hotel beer joke about victory and loss, a temp valet's quip on Sammy and Lake Erie, a shaving ice slip with a judge, a slippery ground line from a senator, and Bardstown Kentucky catfish lore. The pieces read like a humor digest from a bygone era.
A collection of quips from various papers highlights satire on securities movies and disarmament. The items touch on finance entertainment policing and cosmetic surgery with quirky one liners from multiple newspapers.
Workmen uncover an old safe in the Bronx during excavation. Inside are deposit slips from St. John's Savings Bank of Fordham, closed in 1878, along with miscellaneous papers. Also notes on Hindu beliefs about death and rebirth appear in the snippet.
A devotional plea by Benton Braley asking for a clear long term vision beyond today’s profits. The speaker seeks steadfast, ethical work, avoiding greed, and hopes to join a disciplined group of business people aiming to improve the world through thoughtful plans and shared effort. The prayer ends with Amen.
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues for reinstating the whipping post after a local police court case in which a son beat his mother. The editorial asserts such punishment deters hardened criminals and praises Delaware for maintaining corporal punishment, while criticizing sentimental opposition.
Denver vital statistics registrar reported 68 birth certificates filed in one day. The certificates covered multiple days but marked the largest single-day total ever recorded.
Washington reports that Cyrus E B Woods, a Pennsylvanian, is favored by President Harding to replace Joseph E Willard as ambassador to Spain. West Virginia Republicans, who backed Isaac T Mann, face gloom as their patronage hopes fade and internal party divisions surface amid criticism of Sutherland and Elkins.
The Virginia Asher club met Thursday at the Blue Triangle Center with about a hundred members attending. After supper, Gertrude Welch played a piano solo and Mrs. Fred Petty sang before Elizabeth Gwinn, president, opened the meeting and a Bible study class was formed by teacher Mrs. T. H. Clagget for new and existing members.
In London on June 16 the House of Lords debated amendments to the Irish Home Rule Act. Lord Buxton spoke for the first time since returning from South Africa. Lord Braxton and others said negotiation efforts failed and urged government action on specific amendments while denouncing reprisals. The Earl of Donoughmore opened the discussion, urging clarity on proposed changes and warning of chaos next winter.
George Rogers alias Lewis, a suspect in the million dollar post office robbery now on trial, made an unsuccessful attempt to escape Toledo jail early today using smuggled saws. A deputy sheriff's bullet stopped the breakout.
The international fur exchange announced in St. Louis that its passing after a major conference with bankers marks the end of one of the largest auction periods in the trade.
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