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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1925
Page
12
The piece argues that production and purchase are linked, and that buying higher quality, though costlier, pays off in the long run. It cites William Feather, notes consumers’ limits, and urges choosing first class food, clothing, fuel, and building materials for lasting value.
A. B. Hall 84 of New Hope died in Roanoke. Mrs. Tyler Frazier died at her home in Graham. F. M. Peters was elected exalted ruler of the Bluefield Elks lodge. A movement began to place a tablet commemorating Grace Methodist Church founded by Rev. E. S. Bettis.
The author argues that plain goods should not imply worthlessness and that true quality rises when consumers in moderate means choose lasting value over imitation luxuries. The bargain ethic is enduring, with good finds often appearing even when prices are not marked down.
The article recalls past calls in Congress for legislation to remove farm market inequalities and restore fair prices for agricultural products while lowering manufactured goods. It notes farmers' share of profits lagging and suspicions that manufacturers gain too much, arguing that national life must balance losses and gains without harming any sector.
Poem by Henry Van Dyke emphasizes doing daily work in any setting with personal heart and blessing. It asserts each person can best perform work in their own way, finding cheer in labor and rest as shadows lengthen. It ends with confidence in the value of personal method.
An editorial notes that natural laws, not legislation, restore farming prosperity though some support aid. It cites economists who are themselves farmers and warns against relying on law to fix economy. It also mentions a taxicab incident in San Francisco with cream puff filled window damages and a note on Gutzon Borglum. An amphioxus found in the Sargasso Sea is cited as the lowest backbone-bearing animal. It ends by likening critics of peace to American citizens demanding peace at any price.
At a Chicago AMA meeting physicians praised the old time family doctor who advised entire families and offered comfort in illness. He knew patients personally, shared their anxieties, mentored them, and achieved results through experience and sympathy, a stark contrast to the rise of specialists. If women had more sense there would be more bachelors.
A devotional meditation emphasizes repentance as the path to forgiveness. It reflects on why evil prosperers seem unpunished, urges personal conscience and will to turn from selfishness, and asks God to keep believers faithful. It portrays God as vigilant and aware, guiding wandering souls back to love.
A collage of light humor and quick exchanges. A doctor questions a patient about habits to gauge bills while an injured motorist asks for the worst outcome. A series of brief, dated era style gags follow about hearing bells, hair loss, and social misreads in a village setting.
Washington interests push a convention bureau plan to host 300 conventions a year to keep hotels full and business steady during congressional absence. A new auditorium and hotels with convention halls support the move as officials tout Washington as a ready made convention city for delegates visiting historic spots.
A bystander article explains that a moderately slow pulse can indicate a healthy heart if natural, but signals worry if due to illness. It lists liver issues tobacco and narcotics as possible causes and outlines treatments including removing causes and stimulating heart action with cold applications. Caution is advised for weak hearts with breathlessness blue lips or ankle swelling.
Ember voices defend legislators from alleged personal inferiority while noting the real issue is constitutional incapacity. The piece argues better men exist but must be worth their while, and discusses senatorial courtesy, cabinet confirmations, and the widening gap between ideal and reality in governance. It also critiques youth drinking culture, military imagery, and the impact of democratized cars on college life.
A light column satirizes Dawes sending pipe gifts to senators and concerns of bribery probes. It notes French chamber chaos after Premier Herriot sparks riotous reactions. Brief anecdotes recount McCann’s hiccups and Houdini’s rain stunt as demonstrations of luck and illusion.
Reading Se makes a man full of words that he ischable to pronounce. Bridgeport Post Yale moves its fossils to a different museum This is better than keeping them on the faculty The Boston Traveler Perhaps the most hopeless combination on earth is that of a jay walker and a jay driver Okmulgee Democrat The trouble is that a lot of folks feel battered when a richly upholstered sharp tries to sell them stock in a prune mine The Los Angeles Times The towel excavators say they found when they dug up Nero s bathful Guahi to be sent to London and placed in the glass case with Queen Victoria s toothbrush Bing hampton Press
A collage of jokes and tidbits including prizefighter notes, politics jabs, odd facts about Japan fires and Siberia gold, birthday gaffes, a joke about a judge and seven years, and light social quips from the Birmingham News style column.
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