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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1925
Page
3
A collage of cartoon captions and quips shows doctors chatting about patients, misheard lines at a music night, an employer missing bells, a painting student, tires stocked as funeral wreaths, and a wind mill joke. The humor leans on wordplay and social scenes.
A long ago reminiscence notes A B Hall aged 84 of New Hope found dead in Roanoke. Mrs Tyler Frazier died at her home in Graham. M Patera elected exalted ruler of the Binefield Lodge of Bikes. Ten years ago today Harriette Bouldin Haven died at her daughter’s home in Graham. A tablet to Grace Methodist church was planned by Rev E S Bettis. The piece critiques consumer goods and price discounting.
A mosaic of verse and short items notes daily labor as personal vocation. It cites Henry Van Dyke on work and duty, comments on the farmer economy and prosperity by law, and odd clippings about a taxicab accident, a sculptor patching disputes, and an amphioxus in the Sargasso Sea.
The talks over Secretary of Agriculture Jardine span Idaho Montana Utah and Kansas as each state society claims him. He has not committed to any one state, while rivals trumpet his ties to their home. Dawes faces scrutiny over past naps amid a push to expand senate rule changes and shore up headlines. Congress confronts furloughs in the post office and a push to turn Washington into a nationwide convention hub to boost business during recess.
An editorial voice argues the problem lies deeper than personal inferiority in legislatures. It cites Congress and the Senate, noting courtesy and cabinet rejections as routine, while urging reforms that address underlying causes. It contrasts youth behavior, drinking culture, and military imagery with a rapidly changing world and college car safety concerns.
The article argues that production and purchase are linked by the quality of goods. It notes that cheap goods hurt the poor, producers supply what buyers can afford, and higher quality supports healthier workers and longer lasting clothing and materials. It cites William Feather on consumer choice and urges modest gains in standards, stressing health and durability over luxury.
The text discusses proposals in Congress for a Wawiaking program to reduce farm versus industry inequalities, restore fair agricultural prices, and lower manufactured goods prices. It notes farmers lacked a fair share of profits, while manufacturers and distributors might overprofit amid agricultural weakness, arguing national life favors balancing gains.
In Chicago AMA remarks physicians recall the old time family doctor fading from cities though lingering in towns. They caution the system favors specialists who know their branch yet cannot replace the comforting mentor who treated the whole family. The article reflects on trust, personal knowledge, and the human bond in medicine.
A church notice outlines a Fellowship of 5 Prayer for Lent in Somerton with daily Bible reading and meditation. It quotes scripture on repentance and forgiving sin, urging faithful self-examination and steadfastness, and asks for divine aid to keep away from selfishness and sin.
A health note from Mr. Mann of Anstown explains that a moderately slow pulse can indicate a strong heart if natural, but slow pulse due to disease requires a doctor. It may stem from liver issues or substance use. treatment targets the cause and improving heart action with cold baths or friction, with caution for weak hearts and symptoms like shortness of breath or ankle swelling.
A zigzag of 1920s trivia notes Vice President Dawes handing out pipe tokens to senators sparks talk of further investigations into bribery. French deputy violence erupts after Premier Herriot’s Christianity speech. Houdini recalls a rain command gone awry to amuse a child, while hiccups and superstition mix with novelty antics.
A garbled clipping discusses mispronunciations and museum moves, mentioning Yale, Jaywalker and Jay Driver, plus a remark about a futile effort to sell them. It notes a towel found by excavators and suggests sending Nero’s bust to London for a glass case with Queen Victoria’s era.
A jumble of brief notes touches diverse topics from prizefights to taxes and fires. Mentions include a new bantamweight champion and a shortweight champ, Japan fire, Russia and Yukitsii hints, a judge’s seven year sentence, and Hungary’s president visiting the United States.
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