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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1923

Page

6

Advertising Rates and Notice Policy for Daily Telegraph

The issue lists advertising rate policies and agency contacts in New York and other cities. It details subscription rates by mail and city carrier, with zones and distances, and notes that notices without general news value for clubs or churches must be paid. The date shown is Wednesday June 20, 192% with formal line items on distribution and publication rights.

Foreign Representive I. Kate New York Kansas City Chicago San Francisco Atlanta West Virginia Tatles Eaudecs

Quotations From Scripture And Shakespeare Echoes

A Bible verse from Luke 6 45 contrasts good and evil hearts and a Shakespearean line asks what a man within him hides despite outward appearance. The two quotes explore inner virtue and hidden truth.

Shakespeare

United States Education System Claims Global Preeminence

The piece quotes Amherst College president Alexander Meiklejohn saying the U S has not begun to form an educational system while defending American schooling as the best in the world based on organization, results, and public investment. It cites census data and advocates noting millions of school attendees and substantial per capita expenditures, arguing many challenges do not diminish overall achievements and long term outcomes.

Alexander Meiklejohn Amherst College New York Times America Europe Meiklejohn United States Jonathan Bourne Republican Publicity Association U. S

Artificial lightning as future warfare threat

A historical preview envisions humans creating artificial storms of immense power. It contrasts man-made lightning and thunder with natural thunder, suggesting machines could direct devastating electrical discharges on battlefields and terrify foes.

Jove Fwar

Wall and Miland Familiars in Grim Rail Tragedy Recap

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY engineer William Wall brother of Conductor John Wall was killed on the Seaboard Air Line. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY a drink crazed negro shot and killed a white man and injured five negroes near St Paul. Madison Miland deputy sheriff of McDowell county was killed while walking the tracks near Northfork. Bramwell defeated Huntington 13 to 3. Harry Preston Wilson and bride returned from their honeymoon. F J Brown elected worshipful master of Bluefield Masonic Lodge.

William Wall John Wall Seaboard Air Line F. J. Brown Bluefield St. Paul Harry Preston Wilson Bride Madison Miland McDowell County Northfork

Thunderbolts of electricity the new weapon of war

The article explains artificial lightning as a weapon capable of immense destruction. It notes machines can create controlled bolts with speed and accuracy, surpassing gases as a weapon, and that American experts publicly acknowledge this development to alert the world. The piece hints at strategic implications for future warfare.

One Sided Rage in a Boxing Ring

A poem by Berton Braley complains about boxing fans and toughs who demand gore not skill. The speaker rejects stalling and feints as boxing art, condemning crowd noise and bloodlust while arguing for true ring science and fair fighting.

Berton Braley

The Illusion of Science Ending Wars Says Editor

The piece argues science warns of a new weapon yet recalls World War I destruction. It notes warfare temptations persist despite civilization's push for peace and cautions that weapons may still cause mass casualties, like lightning.

New home coal burning method and California oil boom

The article describes a pulverized coal burning process with a blower to increase heat and reduce ashes, noting Ford's River Rouge plant. It also reports on California’s oil boom with high land prices, costly drilling, and vast daily output, plus a humorous dinner scene.

Ford River Rouge

Forbidden fruit psychology and the lure of rule breaking

A columnist discusses a modern Tom Sawyer case and general psychology of prohibition. People resist restrictions yet seek forbidden pleasures, from yellow back novels to paint touching and liquor, arguing most laws target the minority while many citizens stay law abiding.

Tom Sim Telegraph Snips Through Miscellany

A jumble of wry quips and misc. observations ranges from weather myths in Mexico to wedding gifts and fashion fads. Light anecdotes touch on gardens, dust rags, collars, and household humor with playful asides on cars, gas meters, and Mars seasons.

SHORT CUTS From Exchanges

Curated quips from papers across the nation. Snippets note Wall Street risks rain checks and political banter. Presidents, science, Broadway Shakespeare and speed records headline jokes and sly observations from multiple city papers.

Cleverness and small-town quips in a lively exchange

A collage of witty lines and playful banter among neighbors and relatives. One man jokes about sending his wife a piano after repeated gifts, while others tease about music, health, painting, bacon and missing furniture for a party.

Hatpin Attack Marks Paris Street Demonstration

Policemen attempting to disperse a Paris street demonstration by striking seamstresses were repelled when the workers jabbed them with hatpins. The incident highlights escalating tensions as protests continued.

Paris

Editorial Opinions Highlight Global Murder and Speculative Bets

A fragment from the New York Evening Post contrasts a California killer case with a Russian hit man. It critiques lax norms in Russia, questions anti evolutionist clergy, and ponders bets on political and scientific debates, concluding with skepticism about bets being placed.

Bet of a Thousand Dollars to Prove Evolution Claim

A southern clergyman offers $1,000 to Henry van Dyke or any other materialist to produce a single fact proving materialistic evolution. The stake money is deposited in a bank, but the authority to decide possession is not specified.

Henry Fox Ford Einstein Dawes Peking New York Evening Post John W. Gates Henry van Driye Dr. van Dyde

From Out the Pike in a Quiet Nevada Town

A brief note from the Nevada Picayune reports a quiet, almost dead area around a small town. The writer says they remain able to share updates despite the dreary mood or conditions.

Nevada Picayune

Pickpockets Stolen Gold Water From James Johnson

A theft report from Mond yesterday states pickpockets took a gold water item from James Johnson at Polk Street Station in Chicago. The incident occurred as he stood at the station. Johnson resides at ninety five Douglas Street, Hammond.

James Johnson Douglas Street Hamond Polk Street Chicago Haymond Ind Times

Magical Beautifiers for Women

Women seek lasting beauty and health as the source of glow and confidence. The copy promotes E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an inexpensive remedy for ailments unique to women, claiming it restores health, beauty, and vitality.

E. Pinkham

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