Moment of Faith and Giving Prompts Increase in Blessings
A brief reflective note from 1926 cites Lao-Tse about sharing blessings. The text encourages generosity, asserting that giving to others expands one’s own benefits as a righteous principle.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1925
Page
12
Plan to drop live monkey sparks protest in Japan
Foreign language newspapers condemn Chief Surgeon Wakatsuki of the Japanese naval aerial corps for planning to drop a live monkey from an airplane at 200 meters to study injuries. He expects the animal to die and plans a memorial monument. The alleged experiment fuels outrage over vivisection cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewnpaper
Japan
Wakatsuki
Naval Aerial Corps
Wakatouki
Tax cuts seen as possible after tax revenue surge
Representative Green chairman of the Ways and Means Committee says next year’s tax relief is likely with a projected surplus near 200 million dollars. He notes recent tax reductions boosted federal revenue through business expansion, challenging anti tax reduction arguments and arguing lower rates with higher turnover can raise net revenue.
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Bishop John M. Walden visits Bluefield as the Pocahontas Collieries Company begins Boissevain and Thorne mines development Elliott Northcott of Huntington is named collector of internal revenue in West Virginia Ten years ago Col D G Lilly was summoned to Philadelphia due to his son Tracey Lilly’s illness Bluestone Council No 110 of the United Commercial Travelers holds a large meeting initiating fourteen candidates and a banquet Bland county citizen W L McColgan dies at Bland court house this year the income tax rate is 2 percent on small incomes with a 25 percent reduction allowed taxes on incomes under 5000 fall to half of 1924 levels a married man with three dependents pays no tax unless income exceeds 3700 a married man with no dependents and 5000 income owes 3756 in tax. government economy and business expansion have eased border taxation but not fully. The proposal to reduce
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Representative Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Green
Treasury
John M. Walden
Cincinnati
Northern Methodist Church
Bluefield
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Boissevain
Thorne
Elliott Northcott
Huntington
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
D. G. Lilly
Philadelphia
Tracey Lilly
Bluestone Council No. 110
United Commercial Travelers
W. L. McColgan
Bland County
Bland Courthouse
A Bethel on Emerald Sod by A B Leigh
A reflective poem about a sacred rural site where the speaker and community prayed and grew humble through hardship. It contrasts a new house and its dreams with the enduring old shrine where memories and faith remain tied to God and shared life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Leigh
Taxes Still Further Meet Public Approval
Tax reduction methods may provoke contention yet their end is welcomed by all. The statement suggests broader support for further tax relief and reflects a public consensus on easing tax burdens.
Dawes Missed Chance to Vote on Tie in Senate
Editorials suggest the vice president presides and only votes to break ties, noting Dawes missed opportunities to influence key Senate decisions. The piece compares past behavior to his absence and reflects on how closer action might have aided the administration and its cabinet choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Dawes
Willard
Mr. Dawes
Capitol
Dawer
Warren
Andrew Johnson
Washington
N. Y
Skyscraper Chain Expands Across Cities
The article notes a planned chain of skyscrapers starting on Manhattan Island with links already in Seattle, Kansas City, and Minneapolis. It argues large office projects require costly equipment and big capital, pushing toward corporate investment and multi entity cooperation over lone promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Island
Seattle
Kansas City
Minneapolis
New York
Buckner's New York crackdown targets illegal drinking dens
United States Attorney Buckner pursues direct enforcement against owners of clubs and eateries accused of illegal liquor activity. He plans to deny bonds to rum runners and shift cases to a faster padock court. So far the campaign has led to one restaurant closing for a month and several seizures, with growing conviction prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Buckner
New York City
Metropolia
Admiralty
Fibel
Padock
Prohibition Enforcement and a Fatal Home-Made Liquor Case
Editorial notes support for prohibition but warn against zeal in enforcement. It reports a Cedar Rapids farmer's death after drinking home made liquor tainted with kerosene by dry agents and anticipates manslaughter charges if causation is proven. The piece also contrasts postwar trade shifts with a look at American exports rising thirteen million dollars year to year while British exports fell forty percent in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Great Britain
Germany
Uncle Sam
Automobile registrations rise in 1924 amid high costs
The report notes a 33 1 3 percent drop in Germany and links this to loss of foreign connections, high interest rates, taxation, and freight charges. In the United States motor vehicles increased by 2.5 million in 1924, ending with 17,591,981 cars or one car for 7.3 people and one truck for 69 people. The South Atlantic states posted the largest total registration gain reflecting regional business growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
South Atlantic States
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A compilation of quips and aphorisms from various papers. Notable lines reference cannibalism in French Guinea, President Coolidge, an unsophisticated town, and taxation slogans.
Fables on Health and Civic Duty in a Fruit Stand Case
Mr Main discusses fly and dirt hazards from a Main Street fruit store and calls for health board action. Mrs Mann supports enforcement while suggesting cleanup of a backyard with tin cans and a dirty stable to prevent mosquito breeding. Mr Mann agrees to arrange improvements within a week.
Gnome Tale and Maltzan Pearls Link to German Envoy Family
Last Night's Mail recounts a Grimm like bedtime tale tied to Baron Ago von Maltzan, new German ambassador, and his pearl necklace said to bless successors. The story, set in 17th century Militsch, connects a damaged pearl to family misfortune and a long guarded inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Hunt
PY Ashnoton
Hans Christian Andersen
Washington
Baron Ago von Maltzan
Eva von Maltzan
Ta Pareness
Sam
Fellowship of Proper Daily Lenten Bible Reading
A devotional outline prepared for the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ outlines daily Lent readings and meditations to guide members in spiritual discipline and shared reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Evangelism
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Mediation of Jesus as Unique Way to God
Meditation notes describe Jesus as uniquely linked to God, the path to the Father, and the source of life and regeneration. It cites statements like I am the way the truth and the life and I am the resurrection and the life, emphasizing his authority and divine identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
God
Right Way to Go About It on Prohibition and Fosdick
A column argues wets aim at amending the Eighteenth Amendment rather than the Volstead Act, noting Congress cannot exceed constitutional limits. It praises the Supreme Court on searches and seizures, questions Fosdick’s economic orthodoxy, and mocks calls to crucify him for heresy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Christ the Way to God and Fellowship with Him
Prayer expresses belief that Jesus is the door to salvation and the revelation of the Father. It asks for real fellowship with Christ, to learn his way of life, uncover hidden riches of companionship, and gain obedience to know him better through God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Sunday Sermon and Secrets in a Penny Ante Parish
A clergyman muses on a quiet Sunday night noting a stranger in church after a collection yields five dollars. A couple banters over secrets family income and an endless crossword habit tied to ads and pay raises. A Sunday school scene ends with a girl misquoting a Bible verse about spreading gossip.
Tom Sims Telegraph Ticklers Headlines Drying Feet Colds
Telegraph jokes note spring colds blamed on wet feet and promise to quit. A quick glance covers Russian news today, property deals said to cost a dollar, and mention of Italian jobless girls amid brief captions.
Fragmented Soothing Snippets Reflect Seasonal Musings
A string of light observations and wry vignettes spans topics from employment and Manila horse races to dogs, kings, oysters, and spring. The tone is reflective and humorous, weaving chance phrases into a collage about life, time, and change.
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