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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1925
Page
3
Shipping and postal subscription rates listed with regions across West Virginia and beyond. The notice includes pricing for six month, three month, and yearly terms, plus delivery areas and service notes. It also references telephone service and republication rights for news content.
Fragmentary quotation from 1916 appears, praising generosity and reciprocity. The readable line notes that giving to others increases one’s own standing, attributed to Lae Tre. Context unclear due to damaged OCR.
Critics in Japan denounce Chief Surgeon Wakateuki of the naval aerial corps for plans to hurl a monkey from 200 meters to study injuries, seeing it as extreme cruelty and a moral breach. The piece also notes tax cut discussions and predicted revenue surpluses and lower rates amid Congressional debate.
A historical column notes past events and figures such as Bishop John M Walden visiting Bluefield and the Pocahontas Collieries starting Boissevain and Thorne mines. It recalls Elliott Northcott becoming West Virginia internal revenue collector, plus ten years ago items about Col B G Lilly’s Philadelphia call and a United Commercial Travelers meeting with candidates.
A nostalgic verse recalls a Bethel on green ground where childhood prayers joined with God. The speaker warns against pride, praising humble paths, shared hardship, and the enduring bond of memory with the divine. The old shrine’s weathered presence outmatches the new house and its gilded dreams.
A discussion notes that tax reduction plans may cause disagreement and contention but aims to please the people, with the expectation that broad support will be reached and the reform gains approval from all.
A compendium of opinions critiques Dawes Senate role and executive actions, praising closer action and warning against overreliance on mere talk. It cites Warren nomination, presidential management, and calls for firm legal enforcement against vice and corruption in New York policing.
Prohibition enforcers face scrutiny after a Cedar Rapids farmer dies following home made liquor laced with kerosene. If the cause is the liquor, a manslaughter case may follow. Critics note enforcement oversteps. Also reported, U S machinery exports for the year ending June showed a 14 percent gain to 117 million dollars, while British export trade declined 40 percent from prewar levels.
The United States saw a record rise in motor vehicles in 1924 with 2.5 million more cars. By year end 17,691,981 vehicles existed, about one car per 6.4 people and one truck per 69. Growth was strongest in the South Atlantic States, signaling regional business expansion.
A compilation of witty quotes and aphorisms from various papers. Notable items mention cannibal tolerance in French Guinea, cabinet replacements, a blunt town remark, a sharp political slogan, animal instinct, and common failures. The collection includes quips from Dallas Journal Toledo Blade Baltimore Evening Sun Wall Street Journal Vancouver Sun Miami Daily News Newark Stur ee.
Mr Main recalls a fruit stall on Main Street last fall and warns the health board to act if it continues to expose customers to filth. Mrs Mann supports action and urges yard cleanup and removal of tin cans to prevent mosquitoes. Mr Mann agrees to clean the back yard and dump rubbish, planning to act within a week.
Last Night's Mail notes a Washington arrival, Baron Ago von Maltzan, with wife and daughter. A romantic German ambassadorial backstory centers on a 17th century tale of a gnome blessing a family with a pearl necklace that warns of fate when a pearl changes color, tying the von Maltzans to wealth and power.
Meditation notes prepared for the Commission of Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Texts from John 14 6 and related lines describe Jesus as the way to the Father as the source of life and resurrection. The meditation emphasizes Jesus unique union with God and revelation of life eternal and regeneration.
A critique of wets push for reform amid Volstead Act limits. It argues Congress cannot legally widen nonintoxicating beverage thresholds without constitutional change and urged honesty about repeal aims. Foes of Volstead face a choice between open debate and concealment.
This fragment reflects a devotional meditation on Jesus as the path to salvation and the Father. It emphasizes Christ as the revealer of God, the union with the Father in redemption, and the promise of divine abode for those who keep his words. The prayer asks for real fellowship with Jesus and guidance to live by his teachings.
A clergyman and his wife discuss a busy Sunday service where a stranger left a $5 bill in the collection. The couple jokes about an engagement kept secret, an advertised course, and a raise in salary that may not be fully realized. A teasing line about crossword puzzles ends the scene as a Western girl misquotes a Bible verse.
Fragments note playful items about wet feet as spring depressants and a quip on buying a house for a dollar in Russia with a remark about Italian jobless girls. The readable text hints at satirical or miscellaneous Telegraph snippets.
A mosaic of curious lines touches on work, Manila races, California fruit, dog teams in the Arctic, an oyster bill, and a chase of spring. The piece muses on luck, speech, honesty, and fashion as winter yields to uncertain March weather and shifting moods.
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