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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR shows varied postal rates for West Virginia regions. Mentions carrier payables in advance, daily and Sunday editions, and distances like 166 miles. Details are incomplete, but references to subscriptions and periodical delivery appear.
Gen Butler of the U S marine corps argues newspaper publicity aids law enforcement. On leave to run Philadelphia safety, he says there is no heroism in criminals and that publicity generally discourages crime. He notes most criminals seek to keep actions secret despite press coverage.
A dated survey notes broad gains in industry and retail activity with 1924 setting records. It cites stronger buying power, higher turnover, and growing railroad and bank activity while warning some firms lag due to mismanagement and overhead. April shows a strong retail month with May anticipated to surpass it. The foreign trade remains brisk and viewed as historic.
Governor Montague commuted Hariston’s murder sentence to life in Virginia. Distillery No. 6 in Godfrey was seized by a deputy revenue collector. J F Steelman of Bluefield died in Conway Pennsylvania. Ten years ago Fannie Wolf and Bar Crotty wed. Grand Commandery of West Virginia Knights Templar opened its forty first annual conclave in Bluefield. Abnormal postwar boom notes and economic outlook from 1919 describe deflation, rising exports, and Europe’s recovery aided by Dawes plan.
A meditation on fame and humility as the sun drives the world and time erases all names. The speaker reflects that even the proud find quiet joy in common daylight. The poem ends with a tranquil note of faith and restraint.
The article notes Germany's president seeking peace with envoys and hints at Hindenburg leading his nation from war to peace while Trotsky returns to influence Soviet policy. A quip about a sixth marriage questions fame versus notoriety and its social label.
Huntington Advertiser laments brutal killings of innocent youths including Bobby Franks and other cases across Chicago and San Francisco. It previews a thorough probe into Mrs Geisen Volk's alleged baby farm, warning that if evidence is proven, existing law may seem inadequate to fit the crime.
A quirky exchange about six sons pursuing arts and writing while the seventh trains as a bricklayer. The prison director scolds a returning inmate who vows to keep improving, and an older inmate comments on past progress with a dash of humor.
Editorials say incomplete data suggest a twelve percent reduction in next year’s income tax and up to 200 million dollars may be shaved from Uncle Sam’s bill. March receipts exceed prior estimates while tariff and miscellaneous yields shift. Local economy and prudent home government spending urged.
French troops are maintaining fitness for combat by engaging in field activities and combat drills in Morocco, highlighting continued military preparations in the region.
The New York prosecutor probes a alleged baby farm where over twenty infants died under suspicious circumstances in a decade. Attendant Annette Santieres reports chilling acts including infant choking and a locked death chamber as owner Mrs Gelsen-Volk faces inquiry.
Fables on Health argues sleeplessness is often a habit born from belief that sleep will not come. It notes methods like facing east, counting sheep, or walking after tossing fail for some, while psychology and reduced worry can help. Hot baths help some, while others are worsened by them.
In a Washington dispatch a columnist mocks reform methods by imagining a dramatic self sacrifice to force change. The piece notes 20 000 auto deaths annually and proposes a large public crash stunt to shock the nation into stricter safety rules, while the author jokes about dodging cars.
Forty engineers at a convention devise methods to defeat the river as their boat sinks. Half are killed, signaling ongoing struggle against the father of waters despite century old warnings. The piece also recalls a Paris siege note about thin paper for mail.
A Cairo note argues the Makwar dam on the Blue Nile concentrates control of Upper Nile water, threatening Egyptian welfare. It contends the Nile is one unit and stresses British power to govern the river to aid Egypt, while warning of Sudanese land gains and Egypt’s dependence on Sudanese water.
The piece argues for lighter paper in correspondence, comparing modern mail to pony express days. It notes the pressure on space and costs, suggesting letters can be written on lighter stock to save weight, with an ounce saved across 300 letters pleasing postmen.
A batch of light snippets and witticisms covers playful quips about bathing suits straw hats golf bridges and marriage. It notes June grads with two degrees a singer’s sneezing operation and a miner’s safe opening in Iowa City with a playful tone and social curiosities.
Iowa discusses a $100000 fund and bootlegger speculation fueling a price boost. Pie iron prices up a dollar tied to June bride biscuits supply. Red Grange receives a movie offer and may tackle it. A judge rules a man who bays stenographers is sane. Marine City youths play baseball with a 66 to 18 score and 80s for five innings.
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