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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1925

Page

3

A Fragmentary Moral Proverb Note in a Bible Text

A terse, fragmented quotation urges humility before destruction and warns against boasting in wisdom power or wealth. The line references a righteous restraint, hinting at scripture’s admonition on pride and fate. No clear event, date, or identifiable figures are present.

A Vermont Matron Plans Washington Departure

A Ludlow, Vermont matron, Mrs. Sargent, wife of the attorney general, delays her Washington move after recovering from illness. She tends poultry and flowers on her Lake Champlain farm, finds simple Vermonters’ life preferable, and doubts the capital’s complexity will suit her. She will join her husband after hatching and flock duties conclude.

Ludlow Sargent Washington Dean Vermont Hills Nowers

Wrights Award First Flying Machine to British Museum

Orville Wright declares the earliest flying machine built by him and his brother will go to an English museum, despite its American origin. He argues Americans will view it later as a landmark of heavier-than-air flight, while condemning delays by museums and national stubbornness.

Orville Wright America England Ynlesa Hugland Mr. Wright Ehough Atrely Wright Langley Wright ‘Brothers Orvilla Wright Wright Brothers Smithsonian Prof Langeley

We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today At Graham

A fragment from a local column recalls events ten, twenty years past. Bluefield Stars beat Graham College in Graham by eight to seven. Injuries include a fatal shooting at Richlands during a Sparks circus exhibit.

Bluefield Stars Graham College Graham Morris Cremeans Bluefield Pearisburg Reese Herbert al Brown Richlands Sparks Circus Norfolk and Western Thomas #. Tabor Falls Mills Newbern

Spring cleaning boosts civic pride and vacant lot care

A town editorial urges meticulous spring cleaning of vacant lots in Bluefield to prevent weed growth, fires, and disease while encouraging fresh paint on homes and garages. It also recounts the Wright brothers versus Langley aviation debate, critiques Chinese famine, and notes Gaston B. Means faces four years in federal prison in Atlanta.

Bluefield Gaston B. Means Atlanta

Terrible as an army with banners in Solomons Song

This fragmentary item references a poem line about soldiers marching to war and dying, then shifts to news about a Rev Kenneth Owens in custody, and a remark about Champion Dempsey considering a fight with a German in Berlin. The tone blends literary allusion with sports and boxing chatter.

Dempsey Ja Berlin

Advertising Pays and Readers Benefit in News Papers

Editorial contrasts advertising value from merchant and consumer viewpoints. It cites Spokane Herald analysis noting ads inform buyers, extend savings, and act as a low-cost sales force. The piece also reflects on happiness as a pursuit in life and business, urging ongoing striving.

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Tom Sims Telegraph Ticklers

A humorous collage notes a chewing gum maker chewing tobacco and a man with three wives and twenty one children sent to Sing Sing. It mentions an American paying $250 000 for a painting, a London report, a wireless crossword in Haverhill Massachusetts, girls with bells on stockings, ice cream consumption, a balloon flight lasting thirty eight hours, and a quip about government surplus and income tax cuts.

Sing Sing

Absent-minded Professor Hears Notice In Room

An eminent professor famed worldwide returns from a dinner and believes he hears a sound in his bedroom. He investigates and discovers a hidden thief beneath the bed, prompting his witty remark about the noise. The scene blends humor with a moment of comic insight.

Last Night's Mail: Atomic Doomsday Fears Prompted

In Washington May 12 Charles P. Eware reports laymen face anxieties over atomic power. Scientists discuss potential universal explosion from releasing energy in atoms, with Bureau of Standards and Smithsonian experts admitting uncertainty.

Charles P. Eware Ashington Atlantic Iit New York Liverpool Government Bureau of Standards Leviathan Bureau of Standards Bureau Grand Inquisitor Galileo Erand Inquisitor Dr. Abbot Smithsonian Institution Dr. Todd

Parody of a riot raises questions on Russian students

A reader speculates on a violent riot by Russian students at a high school graduation event. The speaker notes a teacher was shot and students were harmed, with one rioter killed and another dying by own actions. The commentator contrasts American student behavior with Russia's oppressive climate and questions coverage of crime news.

Russia

Race and immigration themes echo amid 1910s tension

The excerpt discusses race pride and immigration debates, noting Mexican and Japanese responses to discrimination and labor shifts. It critiques American voters for illiteracy and short ballots, contrasts German and American voting habits, and touches on law enforcement and social change, ending with a remark on appearance trends among English people.

Short Cuts From Exchanges

A collage of clipped quips and headlines from various papers. Snippets include remarks on Morocco, a Cincinnati baseball man, Cubas sugar output, and jokes about aging and reformers, reflecting a satire column’s crossbreak of opinions and newsiness.

Fables On Health Headaches and Their Hidden Causes

Thousands suffer headaches without realizing they signal an underlying disturbance. Causes range from constipation and fatigue to eye strain and worry. Remedies from drug stores only mask pain. cure comes from self study or medical evaluation.

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