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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1925
Page
6
Fragmentary text shows rates for subscriptions by zones and terms. It lists prices such as 6.50, 3.80, 1.75 and 0.06 for second and third zones. Mentions school district and territorial coverage with a note on rates based on area.
A fragmentary text quotes biblical lines noting fools and gender strife and mentions a verse from Second Timothy. It references Roche and a claim about fools being more foolish than the young.
In drought stricken areas water supplies run low across cities with Bluefield faring better than others. Citizens are urged to conserve, reuse baths and dish water for gardens, and carry water from springs to save flora. Cooperation and faith in neighbors rise as reminders to save water and pray for rain.
The navy faces an expected reduction to 310 million dollars for the next fiscal year, down from 323 million. Experts warn the cut would weaken naval strength relative to Britain and Japan, forcing cutbacks in building, enlistments, and flexible naval activities as Swampscott reports reach President Coolidge.
A summary of events dated twenty years prior includes a October election in Ny oy handed to Judge W. J. Henson, the end of the no Japanese war, the Woods-Browning Stock Corner opening at the opera, Satanet the first human fly arriving in Bluefield, and A. J. Hearn seeking Mayo Sanitarium operation. Bids for a fifteen room Fairview school were requested amid budget cuts and propaganda.
The poem speaks of Martha’s busy duties of feeding and care with Mary’s longing for rest. Nellie Burget Miller signs the piece, reflecting on household labor and devotion.
THINGS Are HUMMING With one of the biggest railway pay days and a big coalfield pay day this section has a wonderful outlook for the near future. The dollar day sales were fine and the merchants are feeling cool. Southern West Virginia is digging more coal than ever before and the price showed a fine advance yester day.
The Urbana Democrat cautions Urbana residents against abandoning Ohio for Florida urging readers to stay and invest locally. It recalls historical migration themes, notes profitable local land deals, and argues against chasing rosy promises while acknowledging the lure of the unknown.
Chicago lawyer Rogers sought registration of Limestone Brand for a cathartic medicine. Denied for containing limestone and for deception, he penned a biting brief mocking common brand names with lines asserting many products do not contain what their names imply, finishing with a quip about pork in pig iron.
The Balti more Evening Sun quotes a road manners lecture urging patience on the road. It warns that the car ahead moves at a speed you may choose yet cautions against unsafe tailgating and impatience behind the wheel.
Roanoke Times quotes an Evening Sun piece calling out motorist boorishness and reckless passes. It argues many drivers ignore others rights and urges readers to see themselves as others do to improve behavior.
Dr Hugh Cumming argues municipal care for tuberculous individuals to relieve suffering and prevent spread. He calls for physician reporting, sanatoriums, dispensaries, open air schools with meals, home nursing, milk safety from tuberculin tested herds, pasteurization, and bans on common drinking cups to curb infection.
A collage of quips from newspapers noting costs for car repairs about 32.60 dollars a car and a joke about medicine versus a circus parade. Other remarks touch on fashion rising costs for dressmaking and a line about convicting evolutionists while murderers prove harder. A tobacco production figure cites over a billion pounds this year.
Big navy men push for a more liberal shipbuilding allowance arguing the arms limit pact leaves cruisers open. They claim England and Japan will outpace the United States in 10,000 ton cruisers, despite talks led by President Coolidge and the Hardin conference.
The piece argues over aviation's role in future conflict noting that planes may supplement but not replace ships. It highlights Coolidge era retrenchment, limited faith in aviation as an independent force, and the political split between expansion supporters and critics wary of wasted funds.
Harvard astronomer Dr W J Luyten suggests our sun could have a companion star named 46 Tauri in Taurus. The faint star would move with the sun, correcting stray stellar motions and indicating a hidden partner in space. Also noted are university patent plans at Columbia and Toronto fundraising for medical research including insulin discovery Nobel laureates Banting and colleagues.
A judge in Washington has sentenced three men to one year in jail for driving while drunk, reflecting a push for tougher penalties. The writer critiques Mussolini on liberty, noting contrasts between simple and complex societies and defending the democratic ideal.
A series of light jokes and puns unfolds in a classroom and daily life setting. A mole weighs itself daily, a pupil asks how, a lady questions workplace phrasing, a plumber cites work quality, and a boy puns on canard. The scene ends with a doctor prescribing fresh air as a tonic before continuing.
The piece argues women must be mentally and socially elevated above men, warning against domestic erosion as cooking and common labor give way to paid services. It discusses monopoly regulation, Belgian debt settlements, and French budget talks while urging cautious, coordinated policy responses to preserve morality and national interests.
A patient interjects during a consultation asking about the shape of fresh air related to their condition. The practitioner pauses and then invites the patient to continue with details before proceeding.
A quirky item notes the United States consumes $300 million in ice cream and debates the deceptive distance on water. It cites national illness costs at $1.5 billion annually and ends with a Seattle bank clerk shooting himself.
A jumble of disjointed phrases references divorce in Los Angeles Snow mountains in summer and mentions of poison in New Orleans Chicago and New Orleans with vague motives and belated reflections on aging and abundance of hay and tobacco across vast scales
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