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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
6
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph page from June 27 1928 outlines publication details and rates. It lists staff, Associated Press rights, advertising agencies, and subscription pricing by mail and carrier. It notes different zones and prices for various time frames.
A brief ponder on dispute and unity. Carlyle’s line warns that early quarrels release a rush of trouble, while true accord remains quiet or grows louder if discord erupts. The quote frames strife as a precursor to wider conflict and calls for restraint.
In Nashville Tennessee critics weigh the role of motion pictures in education with Dr Henry van Dyke Princeton and Prof F R Moulton Chicago arguing over textbooks versus the screen. Proponents note widespread use with 10 000 schools and organizations adopting visual education and that films supplement rather than replace books.
G C Ford of Dry Branch Va died on train No 1 just before arriving at Bluefield. The Chilean transport Rancagua arrived at Norfolk with 8400 tons Pocahontas coal, first consignment to the Chilean navy. O C Jenkins and children were from Spout Spring Ia. Ten years ago Rev E A Rich of Graham became archdeacon of Southwest Virginia. Miss Mary Mano of Fort Spring Va married Henry C Sims of Huntington. Bluefield's new Masonic temple was completed and opened for inspection.
Juanita Miller described as marrying the sun amid Hollywood’s fame and the motion picture colony. Some see humor in her claim of yellow cycle vibrations, while others note the weather report hid the bridegroom. The piece hints at a public appetite for more bold stunts from Hollywood.
The poem jokes that a perfectly calm, cautious life implies being dead inside. Through exaggerated contrasts, Braley mocks unadventurous men and women who never stray from safe paths, concluding with a blunt twist that such complacency is equivalent to death.
A compilation of light quips from various papers noting political figures prohibition and humorous asides. The items touch on Harding prohibition Cuba China and a jailed woman with a pistol in a bar. The tone is satirical and brisk reflecting syndicated exchanges.
The piece links Mother Goose to a real Mary Goose buried in Boston and claims Little Jack Horner was a real person in England. It highlights an estate sale in Somersetshire of 6,000 acres tied to Sir John Horner, marks 1923 as a notable real estate year, and comments on locusts, counterfeit money, Tammany Hall, and immigration trends with a mix of observations and humor.
A collage of light humor and dialogue from Pearson's Weekly and the Philadelphia Record features quick quips about hunger, manners, and social missteps. Jests touch on dining, birthdays, station conductors, BibleEpistles, and playful misunderstandings, reflecting period humor and social foibles.
Fragmented satire notes mix jokes about politicians, events, and daily life. Mentions Kansas City slumbering, a twelve year sentence, ant problems at picnics, and comparisons like Italy volcanoes to Bryan. Quips reference moonshine mail, chorus girls, and odd regional boasts.
A pen-picture by Sat terfield shows a cunning mother bird luring an intruder away from her young. The bird feigns a limp and wing, then circles and returns, proving mother love as a survival instinct and a source of powerful drama. The piece ends noting nature reveals life truths beyond books.
Editorials question a medium’s claim about Caruso’s voice in heaven and urge legal action if proofs fail. It then traces the typewriter’s 19th century development, noting Sholes’ key role, early rivals, patents, and the device’s wide cultural impact from newspapers to literacy.
Marcus Garvey once head of the Black Star Steamship Co and self styled Provisional President of Africa is convicted of defrauding investors. The dismissal of his grandiose plans ends a dramatic Afro American chapter and warns followers to seek progress through thrift and education in America.
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