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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1925
Page
6
A short literary note quotes scripture from Mark and moral reflections by Cowper. The fragment references Watch ye and pray and mentions ATAN trembling at a kneeling man. No further context or events are provided.
A detailed comparison of West Virginia with neighboring states highlights its wealth, population, and school assets. West Virginia ranks high in mineral and total wealth, outpacing several larger neighbors while hosting 360000 students and supporting a strong wartime service record.
The article quotes Helen N Baugean urging President Coolidge to back modification of the Volstead Act as a liberty license controversy. It argues incumbents resist that the appeal comes from license supporters, not liberty advocates, and hints at broader enforcement debates and mixed public sentiment.
A reader fumes that Calvin Coolidge turns government into business adjuncts. The piece traces era leaders, budgets, tax cuts, and global currents, noting the cockeyed world and urging Democratic daily papers and updated printing. It cites future party shifts and the potential end of a solid South.
We recount past events including John Godbey leaving for Illinois then Mexico for a new post. Col William Simms, a stock dealer, died after drawing a royal flush at the Little Queens Club in Huntington. Oscar Gillespie, conductor, killed in a Switchback accident. Also notes of ten years ago including injuries in a car wreck and burials in Bluefield. John Greear and Winnie Suggs arrived in Bluefield to establish their home.
The piece argues that supporters of liberty are louder than abstainers, warning that a national referendum on modifying the Volstead Act would favor the saloon element. It urges dry advocates to vote, noting previous defeats and the need to influence polls to prevent any relaxation of prohibition.
Dr. J. C. McLennan of the University of Toronto reportedly demonstrated that the green line in aurora spectra can arise from light atmospheric mixtures under electrical bombardment. The experiment used a helium oxygen mix and low pressure to reproduce the green line noted in northern sky photographs.
A Gainesville businessman reports local activity from the university town in Florida, noting residents have no time for the morning paper as education centers the community.
The letter writer argues Florida needs Southern born residents, noting swift south to Florida migration. He claims Georgians Carolinians Virginians and Marylanders move into Florida at a rate far surpassing Western and Northern settlers, marking a pronounced economic feature of the day.
A collage of brief quotes from newspapers notes a harsh winter forecast for rural reform advocates. The Detroit News cites a centenarian linked to road rights while archaeologists date tobacco pipes in an Ohio mound. The Nashville Banner and Minneapolis Journal offer satirical takes on political and social topics.
In Washington, President Coolidge relies on Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Secretary of Commerce Hoover as the most decisive policy initiators. Mellon governs finance with autonomy, while Hoover pursues broad, aggressive reform across departments, shaping administration actions and remaining aligned with the president.
The piece notes two complaints about American tourists in Europe: they drink too much and sometimes too little. In busy resorts they crowd bars and cause disturbances, while in German dining rooms they opt for lemonade over local wines and beers.
A humorous dialogue scene unfolds with a wife bragging about a discount alarm clock, a husband noting a cheaper price at Brown’s, and a series of quips about sales staff and party chatter. An old barber tale ends with a birthday boy gaining a fun apprenticeship moment.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis censured three Washington players on his judicial carpet for writing news. The incident drew attention to press involvement in team affairs as the court weighed conduct.
Surgeon General guide explains weak feet symptoms such as inward turning and arch strain. Emphasizes orthopedic evaluation, custom arch supports, and specific toe and balance exercises. Notes risks like corns, bunions, and systemic diseases showing first in feet.
A Venetian gondola driver asked police to arrest a couple for kissing in his boat, the man was jailed four days. The piece riffs on romance and Venice publicity while noting other varied topics from U S patent models to a tobacco warehouse collapse in Virginia and a Parisian anecdote about a 107 year old woman drinking wine.
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