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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
14
A compact archaic quotation contrasts divine wisdom with human fame. The speaker notes that words on the temple of fame fail to tell the full truth, with a warning that fame is kindled from the deeds of the dead, attributed to Hazitt.
The Daily Telegraph honors Wm. Kyle McDowell for thirty years of continuous service since helping launch the paper in Bluefield. Born in 1877 at Fincastle Virginia, he has held every staff role from printer to editor, shaping news across growth, politics, and civic matters while the city transformed from a railroad town to a regional center.
The column recalls ten years past incidents in Bluefield including a laundry fire near the corner of RC and Bluefield avenues, W Oaks resigning as Bluefield Book and Stationery Co bookkeeper, a passenger train narrowly avoiding wreck at Elk Ridge after an open switch, and various local notes. It honors Hugh Ike Shott as a loyal co worker and esteemed citizen.
The Senate member argues Vice President Dawes spoke wisely when condemning outdated rules that hinder the upper chamber. The Telegraph notes the lack of familiarity with the merits of the reform.
A quiet verse recalls a child’s prayer and a mother’s presence by the hearth. The speaker sees shadows, hears a distant “Now I lay me down to sleep” and longs for the peace of childhood, feeling the Sweetie’s treble and a maternal bond.
A senate debate centers on the Isle of Pines treaty with criticism of a lone filibuster from Senator Cope land of New York who seeks to block ratification. The outcome hinges on the senate as a whole rather than a single member.
The Prince of Wales steps in for King George at a royal levee signaling the heir’s growing duties. Analysts note his distant future role may bring more such duties as court physicians monitor the king’s frail health and aging years. Kansas City Times.
An editorial notes General Mitchell loses appointment as assistant chief of the Army Air Service, seen as punishment for candor about flawed air defense and gunfire tests. It credits him with raising public awareness of defense issues amid internal red tape and jealousy, while urging Americanism to prevail. The piece also weighs radio’s impact on church worship, warning small rural churches may close as broadcast services rise, and suggests possible shifts to unite radio programs for music and sermons.
A collage of gossip and quips from various U S papers. Bits refer to Wall Street behavior a Kansas spelling class 100 percent perfection playful lines about taxes and boards of directors and a Hollywood scandal note.
A collection of brief humor snippets and captions featuring farmers, professors, jokes about turpentine, experiences, counterfeit money, and social quips. Names and places nod to common era humor with light wordplay and social vignettes.
Daily meditations offered by the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in a weekly Lent program. The reader is invited to join as part of a communal faith practice during the season of reflection.
A brief faith contemplation notes John the Baptist as a rock of steadfast courage and perseverance, calling Christians to prepare the way for Christ. It urges obedience to God's will, renewed vision, and courage in service, praying for divine presence in labor and hardship.
In Milton Bronner's column from London, he notes a revived German pantomime ballet in the Diggest venue provoking anti German jibes from audience members. He then discusses how the king’s illness or death would impact high society, especially millinery and fashion industries, highlighting social disruption tied to royal events.
The piece laments Frank U. McCormick's death at forty seven and suggests Ruth Hanna McCormick could carry forward public life. It contrasts idealized civic leadership with debates over monuments and notes ongoing campus to congress reform debates led by Bureaucracy and Rooseveltian rhetoric about “mere” experts.
Mrs Mann argues all around us are deadly germs while Mr Mann adds many are harmless or beneficial. The dialogue outlines bacteria in fermentation, parasites living off humans, and how science fights them. Water contamination and typhoid fever are noted as risks when germs survive in water.
A jumble of light items includes silk scarf losses tied to French politics, a cartoonish exchange in the French Chamber, marriages in Rapids and New Jersey, a quip about a resigning minister, and a note on Congress adjournment. Also a Paris-German offer headline.
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