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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
6
An archival newspaper fragment shows a notices section with advertising text for a local agency and club, misaligned type, and subscription details. It lists rates by mail and region, mentions Associated Press rights, and a date line Saturday, October 17, 1925.
Fragmentary quote discusses removing beams before judging others from Matthew. The text references Hazlitt noting virtue in nearly every vice except hypocrisy.
The Pirates showed relentless fighting spirit against the Washington Senators, proving their gameness even in defeat. Walter Johnson's virtuoso pitching was acknowledged, yet Pittsburgh’s resilience kept the series alive and earned praise for a game team and its ace pitcher.
Twenty years ago today twenty cars of cattle from Tazewell County were shipped to Baltimore markets. The Columbia Distilling Company organized at Williamson and chartered. County seat contest in Wyomin g with Pineville chosen as the alternate. Ten years ago today Simon Ofea of Keystone married Misa Beulah Bachrack of Roanoke. More than 200 road men attended the seventh annual Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association convention. In a tense seventh game a player battled leg and arm injuries whilePirates defense held firm against a Corsair onslaught. Wal ter Johnson showed courage throughout the decisive moments.
The poem narrates a dreamer who encounters successive guests at the door Fame Love Hope and finally Death. Each visit ends with the dreamer awakening or accepting the visitor, culminating in Death entering as the guest. Josh Wink signs the piece.
In a reflective note, a veteran competitor states that endurance and grace under pressure define greatness, even when success is elusive. The remark frames resilience as the true mark of achievement across years of competition.
Editorials argue government printing and stamped envelopes show a socialistic move, harming small publishers while defending American press independence. The piece cites price competition, calls for the rural press to resist government encroachment, and warns of broader economic effects on individuals and enterprises. It also notes predictions about coal, industry scientists, and the rise of a guided yes man shaping civilization.
California should worry. Florida towns an orange wilt fetch a nickel. Bartenders union 27000 members signals something. Crowns and hats fashion noted in Boston and Chicago tastemaker quips. Indiana hunters mistaken for squirrels and Oregon deer killing noted. A killer’s sanity tested by lawyer visits. Donald MacMillan cites the dog as Arctic king barking through long nights.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph criticizes the selection for the Fourth Judicial Circuit judge post. The piece argues West Virginia’s electoral influence is valued yet doubted, accusing Washington of snubbing the state while defending Judge Parker’s fitness. The Huntington Herald Dispatch notes the growing irritant in the national plan but asserts no intent to question Parker’s abilities.
Announcement of a new gas development claims elimination of carbon monoxide while delivering twice the heating and lighting power of existing domestic gases. Production cost in aran is said to be the lowest of any known process, making the discovery potentially very valuable.
A California bus driver with schoolchildren beat a train to a crossing and was fined fifty dollars. The report notes the danger of the incident and frames nature as merciful compared to human recklessness.
A column of odd vignettes recalls a radio fan mourned by relatives, a powder mill death, a cryptic remark about a hidden chord, a cinema outing planned then balked, a church service scene with a deaf attendee, and a marriage proposal leading to a broken engagement.
In the piece the writer critiques postwar economic controls including price fixing and hoarding, notes Brazil's coffee fund to support prices, and contrasts with a broader discussion on merchant sailoring in the United States. It argues government intervention often fails to emulate private efficiency and highlights cost and labor challenges.
A reflective piece from Reno, Nevada, contrasting summer in California with autumn in Reno. It describes state life as a real center for Nevadan readers, highlighting the vast Nevada landscapes and the promise of wealth in its mountains and valleys.
A discussion contrasts Nevada's vast frontier with New York’s density, arguing for state structures, a large university, and civic aims. It defends registering aliens to enforce immigration law and frames unionism as both inevitable and beneficial, urging labor and capital to accept a system to enforce the act and protect American workers.
In Anniston Alabama a man weighs 50 000 pounds but it is iron pipe and he does it daily. Stolen twelve electric fans in St Louis in October may send the thief to the cooler if caught. A boy in New Orleans hit a policeman with a pie. A church break in Atlanta shows little knowledge of what was entered. Short dresses make men more polite.
A collage of trivia notes cites coal mine accidents in 1926, almanacs from 1643, rim damage on tires, Rio film influence, rabbit skins for felt, Lincoln age, silk from alk worms, orange prices in Central America, Canal Zone temps, U S agricultural schools enrollment, a Pittsburg church meal, a bull attack on a plane, unexplained carved stones, roses and gable folklore, radium particle emission, a royal remark, and English clergy fashion trends.
Surgeon General public health service warns whooping cough as a contagious disease. It mainly endangers young children and spreads via droplets and touched objects. Prevention includes avoiding contact, outdoor activity, and humane hygiene measures.
Russia plans a new refracting telescope built in England with a 41 inch lens, surpassing the 40 inch Yerkes instrument. The piece notes reflecting telescopes dominate largest sizes and cites Mount Wilson and Dominion Observatory mirrors, while doubting French 108 inch plans due to repeated inaction.
A business trip ending abruptly brings a stranger to the Brooke mansion seeking the children. Horace the butler, confused and anxious, guides the visitor into a library scene where Brooke’s children are found amid a tense, ambiguous custody threat and alarm for Brooke’s return.
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