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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1922
Page
6
A reflective biblical passage compares hearing and doing to a wise man who builds on rock. The story contrasts storms with firm foundation and ends by pondering a thoughtful life that leaves behind the warmth of daily joy.
A reflective essay argues life mixes labor and hardship with rest and pleasure. It elevates perseverance through defeat as core to worth, noting that strength comes from overcoming obstacles. It ends by praising America’s constitution and citizen effort as essential to a good nation.
The Ku Klux Klan held an initiation near Joliet Illinois as dining car and restaurant managers come out in opposition to the un American institute. Sandwiches were served at five cents each during the event.
The piece uses a metaphor of business climbing and reaching a peak, noting that after hitting the top the next phase is a level stretch where acceleration yields best speed. It implies strategic timing and momentum in growth.
Twenty years ago today a stone injured Willie Hall, the eleven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Hall, costing her eye. Postmaster J F Martin’s salary rose to 2400 dollars a year. Princeton Banking Company in Celom planned a new building.
The piece argues lawmakers push a law requiring formal reporting by agencies aiding candidates and caps campaign spending at ten thousand dollars for Senate races. It notes in office figures gain free advertising, lists postal and publication pressures, cites Medill McCormick Capper Ford connections, and warns of rising costs in large states as November elections near, mentioning Theodore Roosevelt.
A reflective column surveys hazards of risk taking from a horse on railroad tracks to stock market folly. It notes the Senate debate on soldier bonuses with a $3.8 trillion potential cost, laments cicadas in Illinois, and discusses radio, fashion, and proposed federal control of coal mines amid questions of efficiency and fairness.
Poem describes a mother whose selfless toil for her children is praised by neighbors yet exposes a critique of how sacrifice can create selfish offspring. The verse contrasts parental devotion with social judgment and questions the true value of selfless labor.
A collage of quips and remarks ranging from politics and romance to Prohibition era humor. Laugh lines touch on bachelors, beauty contests, sports pennants, and social mores, interspersed with a random mix of observations about names, movies, and manners.
The text notes speculation about political runs but reflects uncertainty about a candidate. It mentions that wartime activity may have delayed new political ideas and that foreign correspondents show little sign of fresh leadership or a strong claimant for high office.
The Cumberland Times argues Chief Justice Taft should study methods abroad to speed U S courts. It notes delays in miner and corporate cases and contrasts court pace with legislative and executive branches. It stresses need for timely constitutional rulings and warns mob actions lack legal warrant.
A Dundee clergyman Rev W Major Scott contends clergymen make ideal husbands, with officers and teachers next best, while other professions rank lower. The column notes a Cass County farmer seeking $1,000 he contributed, hinting at a wider American question.
A quirky dialogue sketches a sculptor quitting sculpture to raise pigs for financial promise while a maid, a mother, and a child training lesson humorously intertwine. The crowd exchanges jests about insomnia walks and bridge games as weather grumbles pass.
Readings recount Jesus before Pilate the crucifixion scene with Barabbas the crowd choice the soldiers mockery of king of the Jews and Jesus death death described with darkness at noon the veil rent and centurion's confession among witnesses Mary Magdalene and others observe the burial scene in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb
In a tense scene, Garrick and Dick piece together clues aboard a transformed boathouse turned hangar. Devins reports a sighting of two women tied on a houseboat, a knife-wielding rescuer, and a brutal betrayal by Brock. The effort centers on locating Ruth and the elusive Sea Vamp.
Dr R H Bishop explains hay fever relief may come from home testing of pollen sources and environmental changes. He recommends noting year time, substances, and symptoms, then physician-led skin inoculation to identify offending pollens for targeted treatment. Prohibition note mentions India in context.
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