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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1922

Page

6

Biblical proverb on sowing and reaping with Dutch saying

A devotional couplet contrasts the harvest of actions with divine justice. It cites Galatians 6 7 about sowing to the flesh versus the Spirit and adds a Dutch proverb about timely reward.

Demagogues Gather to Debate Power and Fear in Nation

A provacative editorial critiques demagogues as opportunists who wield influence to manipulate public opinion. It cites Senator La Follette and varied claims about who truly wields control in government, urging a showdown over who to fear in national life. The piece also notes shifting topics from theatre ventures to wartime loan denial and aging chorus girls, reflecting a satirical range.

la Follette United States Supreme Court of the United States Wisconsin la Pollette United States Senate

Twenty Years Ago Today Log Train Wreck and Injunctions

A 20 year ago item recalls a Panther Pony tram road log train wreck that killed a worker, plus an injunction banning agitators from interfering with workers at the Flat Top field. Also notes visits to Bluefield by Dr James Vermillion of Athens.

Andy Judge Keller James Vermillion Athens Bluefield W. H. St. Clair Columbus Norfolk and Western Surgeons’ Association J. D. Alexander Virginia Tazewell Chicago Taft Roosevelt

Congress urged to act on ship subsidy by Harding

Mr Harding called Congress to act swiftly on the ship subsidy to protect future American shipping and safeguard the hundreds of millions already invested. An extra session was suggested if needed to steady lawmakers as summer campaigns and adjournment approach.

Mr. Harding Congress Washington

Not Knocking Stella’s Car In Woodford Journal

Ernest Nine found work in Kentucky but returned to Hartford by Friday night. He plans to stay in the Hartford valley. Mrs Stella Gaines offers a good second hand touring car for sale at Woodford.

Ernest Nine Kentucky Hartford Hartford Valley Hartford Observer Stella Stella Gaines Woodford, Inl Journal

Learn a Word Each Day SUCCUMB

Word of the day SUCCUMB defined as to lie sink down under pressure to yield or submit. Origin from Latin sub under and cumbere. Example shows people occasionally succumb to heat during summer. quoted dialogue touches overhang at the gate.

Somewheres I Wanna Go By Berton Braley

Poem by Berton Braley about lifelong dreams of travel thwarted by money health and fear. The speaker laments never leaving his hometown preferring to stay where he is despite longing for change and opportunity.

Berton Braley

Dawes praised for saving one billion dollars in government cuts

Pleasants County editor lauds General Charles G. Dawes for trimming waste and enforcing businesslike department operations. The piece calls for deeper cuts, claiming one billion saved in a single year is only a start and urges further pruning of governmental "barnacles."

Charles G. Dawes Dawes Pleasants Co W. Va Loader

The Tough Bird of the Senate

A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes Senator Watson of Georgia as a tough, combative figure who boasts of fighting any senator. It notes Learcot and Phipps could be punched on or off the capitol steps and suggests the Senate discipline Watson to prevent further trouble.

Senator Watson Georgia Learcot Senator Phipps Capitol United States Senate Senate

Cleverness Sparks in Room Exchange

Dialogue snippets show playful banter among characters Jimmy Freddy Speedo Peppa and He She with quick witticisms about permissions storms and expressions. The Topics of the Day section hints at film discussion and light romance.

Speedo Peppa

Telegraph Jests and Jokes on Fame and Follies

A collage of quips and puns on politics, society, and everyday life. Items touch on a new Russian ambassador, fashion, tariffs, marriage, and random humor about movies, boxing, libraries, and a party misunderstanding.

Ontario Liquor Transport Crackdown Sparks Crossborder Shuffle

Ontario enforces a new act banning liquor transport by highway, restricting export shipments to rail and lake routes. The piece notes bootleggers’ shift, predictions on New York growth, and the era’s war-time economic echoes. It also cites May 1919 and May 1922 steel output, car production records, and a view on the coming postwar economy.

Ontario Canada United States Volstead Desert

Short Cuts From Exchanges Show Varying Nation News

A collage of brief bites from papers nationwide covers politics opinions and social quirks. Items reference Ford Harding votes divorce cases prohibition thrift and a veteran with a pending bonus as editors note humor and criticism across cities.

Resurrected Christ Appears to Women and Disciples

The passage recounts the stone rolled away from the tomb, the angel’s message that Jesus is risen, appearances to Mary Magdalene and others, and to the Eleven. Jesus commissions the disciples to preach to all nations and promises signs for believers before ascending to heaven.

Mary Magdalene

Surviving guard recalls Lincoln assassination night

William H. Proctor of Washington, now octogenarian, was among the Boys in Blue who guarded Lincoln's casket to the Capitol rotunda. He recalls the 1865 events, his brother John Claggett Proctor at the bedside, and his long service in the treasury. He was born near Antietam in 1842 and enlisted in the 1st Maryland Infantry, later serving at Gettysburg and Harper's Ferry.

Washington, D. C Lincoln Memorial Lincoln William H. Proctor Proctor Capitol John Claggett Proctor National Republican Dra Andersonville White House Lincoln National Bank Adgues Antietam Hagerstown Maryland Frederick Union First Maryland Infantry Dickinson College Eveing Winchester Gettysburg Miles Harper's Ferry Ponlville Washington Capitol City Winfield Scott Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue Quartermaster’s Treasury Department Grand Army of the Republic Roosevelt Rossville Elvira V. Riscoe Carrie R. P. Waddy Georgetown C. A. Proctor Detroit Michigan PB. C Los Anges Liam G. McAdoo

Milk as indispensable food from cows and mothers

Dr. R H Bishop argues milk remains a vital staple from infancy through life. He notes milk contains fats proteins carbohydrates vitamins and minerals and stresses the role of fresh diet in cows and mothers to ensure high vitamin content. He calls cows one of mankind's oldest friends, delivering nourishment when properly fed and housed.

Kepler Sets Telegraph Speed and Endurance Records

Dayton Ohio June 17 T Ross Kepler, who learned telegraphy locally, claims world records for speed and endurance. In Columbus he sent 519 words in 43 seconds using Phillips code, and read Morse for 2 hours 15 minutes at about 68 words per minute. His speed exceeds Benjamine’s San Francisco record by 58 wpm.

Dayton T. Ross Kepler Columbus Kepler

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