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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
6
The Bluefield paper lists telephones for editorial rooms and job rooms and notes Associated Press republication rights. Subscription prices are given for various durations and zones in West Virginia, with details on carrier pickup and delivery. The issue date is Saturday June 23, 1923.
A reflective note cites Mark 9 85 and Emerson on humility and striving for significance. It contrasts earthly fortune with recognizing proximity to great causes and suggests true leadership comes from serving others.
The piece notes nationwide reports of heat related deaths and collapses while contrasting Bluefield where summers are mild and residents are content. It stresses that Bluefield enjoys cool nights and pleasant days, implying a rumor of seasonal harshness does not reach their town.
The author argues Republicans in Mercer County should avoid primaries next year by backing a single candidate for each office. This would prevent internal fights, save energy, and leave the party ready for the general election, whereas selfishness could force a prolonged primary and weaken the campaign.
Harry A. Wheeler of Union Trust Company Chicago predicts the greatest period of national prosperity on the way. He urges business readiness and dismisses pessimists while recalling a 1916 forecast about railroad disputes and early entry into war.
A bricklayers' school will be started in Boston to relieve the labor shortage. The piece suggests the practical value of a B A in bricklaying over a degree in arts and sciences. It notes elation in Bluefield after a successful bond issue for city improvements and urges public participation to spur prosperity.
Notable events recalled include Byrd Wade the jail broker’s arrest in Christiansburg and his seven year sentence after conviction for attempting to kill an officer. A wild man near Fall Mills was captured north of the city. J H Christian died in the east end. Ten years ago Julia Clarinda Trentholme died at her daughter’s home. J K Manderville fell from a twenty foot scaffold at Pocahontas injuring himself. Company L the Binnefield militia was summoned to Kanawha county.
A collection of witty quips and brief notes from a telegraph page. Items include humorous takeoffs on eating at home, autoists, a Palm Beach aviator’s takeoff mishap, sunburned bathers, Ford politics, a peculiar tooth pull joke, a Richmond baseball game report with a grandstand fire, and mock headlines about dissatisfying beauty standards, fashion to manage hands, and various oddities from Oregon to Italy. The tone is playful and fragmentary with local flavor.
A Boston Transcript selection surveys mass production and propaganda, noting Armenian losses and calls for caution against exaggeration. It argues nature and disaster reveal cooperation, praises religious revival in Europe, critiques liberal crime laws, and questions home efficiency versus schools and churches. It ends with travel rules and prudent vacation planning.
The poem mocks the Optimist creed urging cheer despite troubles. It contrasts urging others to endure with personal pain and enduring adversity, noting how hard luck tests optimism and questioning if cheerful words match real experiences.
A collage of brief street corner vignettes and jokes spans mixing wit with everyday scenes. From a patient man awaiting a street car to a belligerent shopper, the bits skate through humor and irony. The Rochester Herald note hints at a Monroe doctrine centennial half dollar question.
In Paris and Missouri bluegrass regions, a crowd cheers a fiddle championship as old tunes from the Cumberland Gap to Ozark cabins echo. Fiddlers, not violinists, perform by ear with bare feet tapping, recalling pioneer dances and rustic life across a drift from Arkansas to Missouri.
A columnist warns that more than 14 000 Americans die yearly in auto crashes, equating Augusta Maine’s population to the toll. The piece urges universal traffic codes and personal caution to reduce deaths and avoid a national backlash.
The Chinese bandits have released their captives and questions follow about next steps. Readers note poison-pen letters and overdue accounts as issues, while a quip about the bandits freeing prisoners for the morning papers. A remark on the red Stop sign on tail lights and remarks about actors closes the item.
Patchwork colors trim the sleeves of a smart yellow flannel coat and repeat on a close fitting felt hat. The cross stitched gay colors adorn the peasant costume, noted as one of the season’s most popular modes.
The West Virginia and Virginia Pentecostal Assembly of God will hold a camp meeting at Glenwood Park from July 27 to August 5 with three daily services at 10 am 2 30 pm and 8 pm. Leaders include Elder D W Kerr Elder E R Fitzgerald and Evangelist Mabel Harrel. The event aims at salvation baptism healing and church edification inviting all to attend.
Real estate ad outlines Montvale Addition lots for sale with cash and installment terms. Eight to twelve room homes listed on Jefferson Albany Albemarle Washington Rockbridge Pearl College Rogers Augusta and Maryland streets with prices from 5 000 to 23 000 and monthly balances. Several properties feature hot water heat oak or wood finish and garages with trade options and notes.
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