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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1925
Page
3
A public urging Bluefield business leaders to back the Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. The piece argues the Chamber is essential to city growth and civic welfare, praising its role in fostering unity, decent homes, education, and efficient government.
The piece argues the nation grew over organized with civic and welfare groups since the war. It notes war era excess in forming organizations to aid various causes and praises peace officers while criticizing police, state, and federal roles and duties in the city.
The Graham bank opened its doors while a note on public life laments officials and warns against overzealous rule. Memorial items recall Oscar Roles and Miss Elizabeth Nunan, and a quixotic essay argues for balanced policing and government by consent.
Ancient legend speaks of a jar of blessings poured on life guiding a man with strength wisdom and joy. God grants dreams yet warns rest on earth delays birth of his higher self and purpose.
Editorials note Railway Age data show total car loadings for the week ended May 2 reached 81 711 carloads and coal shipments at 149 218, the largest in 1924 or this year up to August 23. Weaker Feb–Mar decline appears temporary, with forest products and ore shipments rising. crops will largely determine late-year railroad performance. Opportunities for Scottish Rite Masons to aid students include offering odd jobs, indexing, file rechecks, and other tasks to help youths gain education and proceed to higher studies.
Advertising magnate Rollin Harper challenges rivals who claim America’s prosperity is luck or brute force. He cites Tommy, a drugstore clerk, and mentions Squire Wainwright, a druggist’s customer, as examples in a brash town tale about effort, opportunity, and social commentary tied to local life in Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram style.
Europeans show growing interest in American uses, a wire association report says. The note suggests closer international harmony and hopes Europe will better understand American actions than Americans do themselves. It cites Von Hindenburg’s election and a crocheting contest won by an English nobleman.
Charles P. Stewart reports from Washington on French and Spanish views of the Moroccan crisis as American travelers face risk. Abd el Krim’s menace prompts talk of ultimatums, ransom, and the difficulty of decisive action. Past U S incidents with sultans are recalled to illustrate diplomacy and leverage.
A news column extols the Better Homes In America movement as a path to a better nation. It cites a story of an American traveler meeting a tall monk in the Alps near the Saint Bernard Pass who explains how telephones connect inns to rescuers, noting no lives lost in winter for many years as prayers for travelers are answered.
Chester H Rowell argues against quack cures and gland implants and warns about mind quacks. He ridicules gland pills, advocates self treatment with liver and bacon, and criticizes sensational psychology. He notes tragic anti religious speeches and earthquakes blamed on judgment day, urging faith in workers’ common sense.
ACO describes adenoids as extra tissue at the roof of the nasal cavity that block nasal breathing causing mouth breathing. This reduces smell and taste, lowers appetite, and may lead to a receding chin. Removal by a surgeon is straightforward. The doctor should also check tonsils for decay-caused issues.
A series of brief, dated style barbs and exchanges reveal playful banter about grammar, manners, marriage and daily life. Jests include a clever mother child dialogue about wings, a hobo observation, a discussion of fingers versus forks, a divorce joke from a lawyer, a college grandson with remarks from his grandmother, and a pair of waiters reacting to a couple’s marriage and finances.
A garbled column lists ephemeral items and jokes about autos, famous names, and social quirks. It mocks traffic, fashion, and gossip with fragmented phrases about Babe Ruth, Tunney, and a Boston clubwoman. Silly vignettes include bootlegging, pink trousers, and a case of a cow’s seven years of labor contrasted with careless humor.
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