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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
4
The fragment blends patriotic verse and literary quotes. It weaves praise for the flag and liberty with lines from Schiller Goldsmith and Tennyson. The text also offers reflections on wisdom and age through Sarah Sanders Wilkins.
The piece argues inflation has surged by 800 million dollars over twelve months with gold imports halved and 493 million in federal reserve notes by June 1917. It warns of higher prices, costly government borrowings, and weak purchasing power while noting stock prices hold and trusts push product prices higher. It highlights a New York breach of promise judgment, a bankrupt court payout, and advice on cost cutting by women plus war ration dining cars. It ends with a note on Atlantic City bathing costumes and the British Union Jack voyage to Bunker Hill.
The Daily Telegraph states that from June 15 nonpaying subscribers will be cut off. To keep prices at $5.00 a year, arrears will lead to immediate suspension even for brief delinquencies. Renewals and prompt payment are urged to avoid missing issues.
Representative Graham of Illinois presented a price comparison showing higher U S prices than England for beef butter potatoes bacon and flour. English prices listed include beef 44 cents per pound butter 45 to 56 cents a pound potatoes 2 10 a bushel bacon 48 cents a pound flour 17 60 a barrel. England cited as surrounded by a submarine menace.
Observers note widespread talk of stricter rationing with wheatless and meatless days. The report mentions Dr. Root pursuing the Keely cure approach as a method aimed at Russia.
An opinion piece argues rounding up pro German sympathizers and shipping them to Genoa or Germany via Italian ports as a solution to anti American sentiment. It advocates using women and men alike and even suggests wartime punishment if ships are sunk or reach their destination. It cites civil war era parallels and calls for drastic removal of outspoken critics.
A Birmingham News critique notes Italians condemn monkey business during wartime and mentions Irish seeking quiet settlement while the world focuses elsewhere as bands begin to play.
Readers see clipped editorials from the Birmingham Age-Herald and Florida Times Union criticizing hoarding of canning supplies and delaying registration. The Columbia State notes Tennessee talks of a new constitution while other states question their past. The Macon Telegraph cites politicians testing registration counts to gain advantage.
A narrator observes a group of boys in a tranquil city scene. The piece contrasts a grave senior with younger students by a river and a pool hall, noting the moment’s innocence and the sting of a harsh remark about growing manhood. The voice blends nostalgia with critique, reflecting on hypocrisy and youth.
The piece contrasts the White House as a personal national residence with aristocratic courtyards and fashionable receptions. It notes democratic values shaping official hospitality from early lev ees to modern times and recalls anecdotes of diplomats and visitors meeting the president and the public during social events.
In Collier's Weekly, Edison recalls a loyal employee whose prodigious memory and laconic talk masked a deteriorating state. After two weeks away, the man returned in ragged clothes and confessed he could not stand prosperity, asking for his salary back and an inferior job due to whisky ruining a promising career.
Advice on pleasing employers with a bold attitude. It suggests showing spirit, resisting imposed work, and challenging a boss to gain respect or a raise, while acknowledging possible dismissal as a consequence.
A new handle device enables inspection of an entire tray containing thirty six eggs at once, streamlining quality checks and reducing handling time for poultry products.
Springfield officials manufacturers and scholars converge for the Industrial Exposition and Export Conference in West Springfield. The event, endorsed by the Commerce Department Pan American Union and others, covers foreign markets export methods and postwar industrial issues with talks by leading experts and Federal officials.
A Roumanian mission to the United States arrives at a Pacific coast port after visiting Washington. The group plans to stimulate recruitment for the Roumanian army following its stay in the capital.
Former Greek king Constantine arrived in Thusia, Switzerland, with a party of thirty. Troops escorted the station to prevent demonstrations.
Quote attributed to BE. M. Statler in American Magazine notes that hotel success hinges on handling the unreasonable guest with consistent courtesy and service, reflecting the craft of hospitality.
A playful exchange among characters compares hearing a bank cashier to music and suggests striking a false note would make him seem martyrlike. The fragment hints at readers imagining martyrdom when reading, yet failing to hear provoking words during action.
Julius Dabney seventeen years old is described as a gifted but nonconformist youth. His parents enlist him in the national guard to break his will and instill discipline, sending him to Mexico where he learns soldiering. On returning he becomes an officer as World War I looms.
The Social Democratic congress of Finland adopted resolutions calling for separation from Russia and the formation of an independent Finnish republic. The move follows growing calls for sovereignty and self rule within Finland amid the current political climate.
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