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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
3
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Senator Pat Harrison from Mississippi tells the Bronx Board of Trade in New York that nine per cent inflation and tax relief could be key to President Coolidge’s program. He urges America to press France for immediate but flexible settlement and notes future talks on broader economic plans.
Depreciation of the franc creates unease in international circles as France faces financial distress after a prior market collapse. Paris plans to borrow about 9.6 million for the treasury and 45 million for devastated regions, hoping Americans will buy the loans. France may pay high interest to secure credit, aiming to restore confidence and avoid further credit downgrades.
We were doing twenty years ago today William Harrison colored was found guilty of first degree murder in the Minnie Thompson case of Fochhontas at Tazeweil The report also notes the Chesapeake and Ohio purchased the Coal River and Western railroad with an estimated one hundred thousand viewers Theo Roosevelt taking oath as president is mentioned A TEN YEARS AGO TODAY Robin Saunders died at his daughter’s home in this city The Williamson Light and Ice plant and Williamson Wagon Factory were destroyed by fire John Land was summoned to Lynchburg due to his mother’s seriousness
The passage questions whether the nation that perfected aging machines will reap the benefits of the invention. It notes demonstrations proving practicality as a means of transportation and asks if the nation will be the beneficiary.
The census bureau findings from 1870 to 1922 show one third of divorces blamed on cruelty and about a third on desertion, with infidelity and drunkenness waning. The article notes most divorces occur among couples married 2 to 9 years and discusses broader social trends. It also cites Dr Harry S Rockwood on changing body ideals and a booming safety pin and knife industry.
Washington March 6 The farmer is again warned by Senator Arthur Capper that two dollar wheat misstates the farm problem. He says relief measures falter because Congress ignored the president's agricultural commission’s recommendations and laments the vast wheat profits before the election. Capper notes farmers see little of the $400,000,000 bread price rise while bankers and exporters gain. General Isaac Sunderwood retires from Congress at ninety, recalling Kahn’s hat gesture in the Capitol corridor.
A compact verse urges workers to seize opportunity and advance boldly. It praises the man who acts with confidence and leaves whining or slackness behind. The motivational piece emphasizes taking decisive action and performing one’s duties without delay.
Excerpted opinions discuss imagined invasions and economic concessions blamed on a fictional threat from Central Asia. Included are spoofed prophecies about New York bombings and a multipart critique of literature and politics, with stray notes on farmers and a Spanish king.
A garbled wartime style item references Congress deficiency bills and a bank overdraft tale, then shifts to a line about doctors forcing the king of England to stop sticking and a vague aviation demand. General Wood’s name appears in a forlide on Wall Street as the piece veers into confused commentary.
Mr and Mrs Mann describe the heart as a multi chamber pump with muscles valves and vessels. They explain how valves can fail leading to improper blood flow and how weakened heart muscles reduce pumping to distant limbs. The blood carries food oxygen and waste through the body before expelling impurities.
A Saturday meditation from the federal Council of Churches on selecting companions, urging prayerful attention to friendships. It emphasizes saints, fidelity, and sounding advice, with reflections on Jesus’ night of prayer before choosing the twelve and the need for trusted, compassionate friends.
A string of humorous quotes from various papers lampoons politics, reform, taxation, cats, and royal blood. Notable quips reference Toledo Blade, Atlanta Constitution, Wichita Daily Times, Kalamazoo Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Rochester Times Union, Lexington Daily Leader, Oakland Tribune, Glen dale Evening News, Roth Island Argus.
The Tribune argues against the long ballot and direct primary, calling for limiting or ending votes on minor offices. It contends reforms risk appointive systems and urges governor appointments or keeping elections. The piece notes rising radio reach and political reform debates, plus a case about censorship and urban representation in state legislatures. It ends with Yale policy on married students affecting degree studies.
J J Wallace of Tazewell county died at 4 AM after a ten day illness. Born July 4 1845 at Springville he served in the Confederate army and was a farmer by trade. Survived by four children G S Wallace WH Wallace Grace Brown and Alice Bogle. Funeral today at 2 PM conducted by Rev H W Harless with burial in Wade Place cemetery.
Faubel Entertainers perform a varied program including violin readings and impersonations at Memorial Baptist Church on Wednesday evening. Clarence Faubel and Miss Bountee Diller headline with languages and readings, followed by services including Sunday preaching by Rev. M. C. Alexander and Redpath Lyceum at 8:30 PM. The church hosts Sunday school, Paul and Silas class, and missionary society activities with emphasis on devotion and community outreach.
A fragmentary local column details Twin City National Bank meet at 9 30 a m to march to church and promote Sunday school. An appeal requests help for Mrs Carter of Biw ingville with funds raised by J A Osborne. Other items report J Clinton Tabor’s return home after illness and church schedules at Methodist and Christian churches with prayers, sings, and suppers.
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