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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1925
Page
6
The Chamber of Commerce and its officials deserve praise for their efforts and the success of the recent goodwill adventure. The chamber needs citizen backing as it has been valuable in advancing the city’s enterprises and cannot be replaced by any single group or event.
Bluefield mourns the loss of four preachers moving to new fields as trusted, public-spirited servants who shaped the city’s wholesome atmosphere. Their departures prompt best wishes from Bluefielders for continued faith and community progress.
The county court orders an election on locating the county seat at Bluefield. Emancipation Day celebrations occur at Keystone with 2000 attendees. George Evans of Bluefield and Susan McClaugherty of Princeton marry in Bristol. Ten years ago Anna Dearing left Roanoke for a new home. J W Chapman of Tazewell reenters real estate after Roanoke move. Dems dominate Bluefield area politics. local women read The Telegraph. Cartoon freedom debated. Goose Woman murder tale questioned for factual basis.
The editorial notes slow movement in West Virginia roadbuilding despite available funds and clear need for early completion. It argues for faster progress to finish key projects.
A short eighteenth century poem advises cautious affection and warned jealousy. It notes men may feign love while serving own desires and urges sincere devotion rather than appearances. The speaker says true hearts may conceal, and urges lovers to accept contrasts between love and restraint. The verse ends with encouragement to “like, and love, and never fear.”
Governor Gore calls for speedier road work as criticism rises over slow progress on Simmons Hill Road and the Princeton Fiat Top link. Contractors face backlash for delays and inflated overhead, with aim to attract visitors and aid residents.
The Editorial cites Burke Milton Emerson to argue America as a divine Providence era trustee. It warns against entangling alliances via the League of Nations and urges independent action. It links high wages to global uplift and warnings against bolshevism through guarding health and prosperity of workers and farmers.
An interview with W H Cunningham secretary of the West Virginia Coal association alleges a coordinated effort by Pennsylvania anthracite operators the United Mine Workers and political forces to push WV coal out of national markets especially New England He urges citizens to expose the scheme and defend coal as the states top industry amid a nationwide anthracite strike and strong demand for West Virginia coal across Huntington Fairmont Charleston and southern centers.
The excerpt highlights a heavy reliance on coal industry credit in Charleston with seventy percent of local banking tied to coal paper, indicating the sector’s strong influence on finance and local economy.
The article argues about party lines surrounding Young Bob La Follette and the Old Guard, noting how principles are used to purge rivals. It cites Borah and Lodge, discusses World Court campaigning by Borah and McCormick, and calls for an education campaign open to public opinion with no election at stake.
Plans for a upper Mississippi River wildlife sanctuary materialize under Izaak Walton League roots. President Coolidge issues order to withdraw islands between Rock Island Illinois and Wabasha Minnesota from settlement. Bureau of Biological Survey to administer a 300 mile refuge aiding migratory birds and diverse life.
Brief excerpts note social satire about taxes and keeping up with the Joneses. A sheriff in Oklahoma captured a 227 pound woman. The real thrill comes when a fireman hauls such a person from a four story window to a swaying ladder.
A Public Health Service overview explains bread classes including wheat products and leaf bread. It notes yeast fermentation lightens loaves, starches require heat, and well baked crust should be brown and hard. Zwieback toast graham flour cornmeal crackers are discussed with digestion and dietary balance tips.
Ashington reports on debates in Washington and the Argentine practice of cedula de identidad an official identification ticket kept by police. The system links a life history signature and photo to a thumb print and is used to identify citizens at banks and authorities with a readily available record. It is not mandatory but widely used and tightly kept to prevent misuse.
A collection of old jokes and skits including a burglar's misadventure leading to hospital, a college student Clarences coat tags, a South Blue Ridge village squire, a family quip about dance tags, and a World War transport scene with a Negro man offering a gold watch sale, all in a folksy narrative voice.
The fragmentary quips touch on marriage, wages, aboriginals, watchmen, the sun’s age, gender roles, hats as gifts, liquor as love, Chinese peanut production, germs, hair, sun worship, coal prices, smoking etiquette, and kissing, presented in a string of satirical one liners.
George F. Sternberg, a Kansas fossil hunter, reports uncovering a fish fossil in Grove County that dates back about two million years. The item joins a century of discoveries amid shifting scientific insights.
A collage of remarks notes an applicant for naturalization in Grand Rapids was rejected for declaring the vice president does nothing. It then reviews a Standard Oil group dividend record for Q3 at 34,599,348 and muses on crowd energy at major sports events including the World Series.
Chambersburg Pennsylvania October 3 The weathered log cabin where James Buchanan the fifteenth US president was born on April 23 1791 will be restored and moved to a site near downtown Chambersburg The elder Buchanan an Irish trader built two cabins in southern Pennsylvania Jamie born in the Stony Batter site later rose to state politics and Congress before becoming president in 1856 He died in Lancaster in 1866 and was buried there
An advertisement touts Bentone as a health tonic with claims of first dose benefits and overall health value. It lists prices at one dollar per bottle and several drugstores including East End Pharmacy Bluefield and Hale Pharmacy Princeton, with multiple Welch and Matoaka outlets.
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