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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
3
Incomplete OCR fragment cites sin and wickedness with phrases about one act and a moment of committing sin. The readable text references a religious or moral commentary from a historic source, noting sin as a daily issue and the gravity of wrongdoing in a concise, sermonlike line.
The piece muses on Earth's vastness, noting the equatorial circumference about 26,000 miles and pole to pole distance near 8,000 miles. It argues Earth is a small speck in the cosmos, with land making up about a quarter of the surface and oceans the remainder, urging readers to grasp the immense scales of space and light-years.
The article reports Dean Inge of St Paul’s London lecturing at the Royal Institution on future human perfection. He predicts Britain’s population could be fixed at 20 million by 3000 AD via eugenics and certificates of fitness, with gradual changes and possible future global adoption.
J M Meilhany prepared to move his family from Retacke to Bluefeld while residents mourned a drought. Ten years ago a slate of candidates including Bailey Trogiman Cheyney Lilly and Kirk led in the first charter primary for city directors. A Frank Oxley Princeton auto fire destroyed his car on the Bluefield Princeton road. A Bluefield delegation from Council United Commercial Travelers traveled from Jeffer Lexington Kentucky to a Grand Council meeting.
Fragmentary excerpt from The Arable by James Treeman Clarke presents Rabia Hassan Gays speaking on prayer and divine chastisement. The text discusses desire for purity, devotion to the Master’s will, and the comfort found in seeing the Master’s face, with an implied discourse on punishment and grace.
A compilation of editorials notes Rockwell Smith of Van Nuys California gathered 19th century depressions, their durations, and the pattern of recoveries. It cites 1857 14 months 1869 eight months 1878 30 months 1884 22 months 1887 10 months 1898 25 months 1900s 25 months 1907 nearly 12 months 1914 eight months 1921 14 months. The piece argues longer depressions were followed by longer booms and comments on present conditions. It also includes opinions from Lenna Love Yost and others about brief public speaking and advertising counsel.
In a survey of health beliefs, Dr Worris Fishrein notes American quackery rivaled globally while German folk cures, from sheep’s blood to donkey straw therapy, reveal similar sympathetic magic. The piece discusses how environment and education shape reasoning about illness and cures.
A flavored column notes Manhattan speakers and Hollywood moves from Sam Kayzer to Leslia Carter and Nora Talmadge. It laments publishers facing pressure, praises enduring authors like Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Kipling, and David Ramm, and highlights long-running titles such as Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and Messer Marco Polo.
The text notes popular notions that a yellow flower called Mice and dandelion cures jaundice and a red flower or ruby aids blood diseases, while heart shaped flowers are thought to cure heart conditions. It also asserts that strength comes from using bones or organs of strong animals.
A prominent Washington group echoes Squire Coolidge that the brains of the nation require rest and refreshment this season. Cabinet members plan summer absences abroad or in distant states while some, like Secretary Donkin, stay in Washington. Speculation swirls about Mellon in France and Hurley and Brown facing busy times after summer.
Hollywood gossip notes Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks unlikely retirement. They recount near oil land misadventure and missed fortunes. Moves at Beverly Hills and Mollywood homes, cast changes, and a juvenile actor spared by makeup after a failed surgical idea.
The intersta te commerce commission, a powerful federal body created in 1887, oversees railroads, fixing maximum and minimum rates, regulating securities and construction, and enforcing safety standards. It evolved from early abuses, faced court challenges, and now holds broad authority with final findings on most cases. In 1920 it gained minimum rate powers and, despite past lobbying, remains essential to railroad regulation and national commerce.
For Sale or Rent at a bargain. Apply 08 F Shelton by phone 2080 or at 2531 Bluefield Ave.
New York broker Franklin Matlary Mallory and his wife were seriously hurt when a taxi collided with another car. Mallory suffered a possible skull fracture and a broken right ankle, while his wife had a lacerated nose and nervous shock. The other driver, Francis J. Ward of St. Paul, Minnesota, was charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses.
Nanking reports thousands of troops pouring into Kiangsu from Hankow, Kinkiang, and other five ports for an active campaign against the communists. General Chiang Kai-shek, newly reelected head of the Nationalist government, plans to take to the field after Friday’s presidential inauguration. He will move up the Yangtze by gunboat with Kiangsi forces as his immediate objective.
The Batninddt of the Furness Bermuda line was struck by a fire at Hamilton harbor pier. Firemen fought the blaze after ignition in an elevator shaft likely from wiring defect. no passengers were aboard and the ship was due to sail later for New York. Lloyds agents and line officials could not yet estimate the loss until inspection. The forward sections and decks A B and C burned while the stern rested on harbor floor.
New Haven June 17 United States ambassador to Belgium Hush Gibson told Yale alumni he is optimistic about progress toward limiting armaments but expects no final solution in his lifetime. He noted democracy requires constant watch and restraint of militarism grows slowly, with human problems persisting as long as people live.
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