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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
3
In a local news item of unclear wording the piece credits a source for republication. It notes the reuse of six news items by a newspaper and mentions the local news pubs involved. The fragmentary text identifies an attribution and a request for proper credit.
A historical note recalls how Catholic and Protestant churches aided each other after fires in Alpsville and nearby Pittsburg districts. Father Angel of St. Kieran's and the Alpsville pastor supported Methodist rebuilding after a blaze, later echoed when St Patrick's burned. The act shows harmony as prime aim of all churches.
Misa Ward of the national agricultural department notes that goods travel longest routes to city markets, making California or Florida fruits cheaper in New York than near their farms. Rural children suffer malnutrition from milk shortages despite farm surpluses as traditional channels move produce to city markets.
Neither Great Britain nor Germany has significantly regained foreign markets since the war began. The article notes limited progress in restoring overseas trade, with cautious optimism about postwar market prospects and ongoing wartime economic strains impacting long term competitiveness.
A Virginia newspaper item reports marriages of L. G. Matnitle and Migh May Cameron in Bristol and J. W. A. Honeycutt and Miss Annie Harris at a Davidson Street home. It notes the Supreme Court of Virginia revising a writ of error in Charles Fighburn’s five year prison term and local fire damages at Welch central awuth. Historic notes mark ten years since deaths and infrastructure work at Bluefield depot. Also referenced are British export declines and German trade drops tied to pre war figures amid postwar recovery challenges.
A fragmentary poem by Author Unknown expresses a desire to share strength, purity, joy, and compassion. The speaker vows not to pass again this way, offering bread and water of life, beauty for ashes, and a soft answer to quell wrath. The piece emphasizes giving good measure and following the Master’s guidance.
The text mentions the Thetornadu sweeping through Niinota towns and leaving Heirin atone. Charles BD Warren in Washington announces his return to recoup his fortune. A Kansan school board bans marbles due to gambling concerns. Spring brings committees to fund local baseball teams.
Selected editorial opinions discuss the origin and meaning of darn and dern, with Southern and Nashville perspectives. It also comments on Dawes future work, predicting a stay in Washington and a summer in Evanston, plus brief notes from Chicago and other papers.
This fragment outlines a Friday session for the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. It presents a meditation on Jesus' parable of a welcome home and a prayer urging readiness for God, humility, and vigilance in virtuous living, with references to Luke 12 and a focus on spiritual preparedness.
A fragment discusses pussyfooting and honesty, contrasting gentle self-criticism with blunt truth telling. It laments excuses for wrongs and praises naming things plainly to face inner honesty, noting laziness and lies as disguises that hinder self accountability. The piece cites New York American and references Paris dressmakers serving customers.
A collage of quips and cartoons features clever governess jokes, marital foibles, and courtroom satire. Characters include Cleverness, the Wife and Mother, a jail sentence, a mocking lawyer, and a minister’s admonitions about fidelity. The piece playfully mingles social quirks with mock dialogue and punchlines.
A Washington report notes John Garibaldo Sargent, the new attorney general, stands tall at six foot five and weighs around 250 pounds. President Coolidge lauds his rugged Vermont strength and steady, direct approach to law. The piece recalls Sargent’s protective friendship with Coolidge in youth at Ludlow and Plymouth, portraying him as a forceful, principled figure likely to guide the administration with clear, substantial conclusions.
A 14 year old Cincinnati boy killed himself after his mother’s death left him with housework and care of two younger brothers. He burned his books and toys before ending his life. The piece contrasts youth despair with adult tragedies and notes agricultural data on per person ice cream consumption in 1924.
A fragmented 1920s column jabs at medical education costs and the push for health insurance to secure doctors like Doc, then pivots to Washington politics. It argues President Coolidge faces Senate resistance, warns of insurgent and Old Guard forces, and urges decisive leadership to guide policy amid a techno industrial shift.
A montage from various papers notes quirky lines and brief items. It cites jokes about burglars and high buildings, reflections on the golden rule, travel musings, and odd observations from multiple cities.
A garbled column references mothers using rouge, church bells in Georgia to warn revenue officers, and Italian news. It notes spring hopes, crossword puzzles, horse sense, and a fire loss, with odd phrases about spaghetti bushes and a Norfolk context.
A fragmented passage cites bootlegging charges and assorted social quips. It mentions the United States potentially wasting ice cream value, reflections on chewing gum as tobacco, summer sill pockets, and casual chatter about work, fishing, and dining. The text is a collage of stray lines and quotes.
Eleven members of the Washington and Lee University student body were elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at its spring election. Alumni John Randolph Tucker and William M. Martin were named to membership as well. The society, founded in 1776, honors scholarly excellence and has included many prominent Americans across professions.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss a 1918 health crisis, comparing influenza deaths to earlier epidemics. It cites Mr Munn of Ang B town, mentions vaccines, and notes scientific insight about body resistance, with references to vaccination effects and public health lessons.
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