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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1925
Page
12
Fragmentary note references club members times of meet entertainment for a fee and mentions resolutions and cards of thanks and obituaries with an unclear context. The text is garbled and cannot determine a coherent news item or subjects.
Literary and religious reflections juxtapose Laurence Sterne with a Biblical admonition. The quote contrasts the self righteous beam and mote imagery with a critique of the world’s canting behavior, highlighting moral scrutiny and social raised voices.
The article argues the United States is engaged in a global trade conflict driven by commerce policy. It notes Hoover's explanations of expanding foreign markets, raw-material access, and efforts to counter monopolies. It highlights a $8.69 billion foreign trade total with gains projected toward $10 billion and heavy U.S. focus on South America.
Captain James 8 Peery of Tazewell died after a long illness. G W Arnold and wife of Lynchburg drank bedbug poison by mistake and died. Arnold was a prominent merchant. W T Hufford of Tip Top shot Reuben Peery during an argument. Labor Day celebration was the biggest ever with a mammoth street parade and fireworks. Thousands joined. Local merchants ended the baseball season after gate receipts. Manager Windy Turner and men were stranded. The annual Tennis Club tournament paused by darkness during finals between Graham and Bluefield.
The article discusses global markets and the need for foreign sales to sustain prosperity and employment. It notes limited changes to the White House after last summer's debates, with no substantial redecorating yet and no gifts received, but warns such gifts could still be possible under existing congressional action.
A fragmented poem describes the Sun bringing light warmth and song to roses birds and streams. It honors a vast heart and suggests casting sorrows at the Sun's feet. The piece names Laura Blackburn as author or contributor.
Citizens praised for cooperation on water saving and a positive economic outlook across the region. The coal industry faces a temporary shutdown by operators and miners to push higher prices, while public spirit and advertising are urged to sustain business.
The passage muses on human progress through shrinking space and expanding time, warning that only war’s insanity can derail future generations. It ponders global population, the value of smiles, and the hopeful spread of science, while weaving in light vignettes and brief jokes about daily life.
Editorials critique a proposed Maine plan to sell electricity generated from ocean tides beyond state borders. The piece labels the project as a selfish dream of a single engineer needing huge capital and a wide market, warning voters may lose if they grant outside sales.
The article argues soft coal interests seek to seize anthracite markets amid a crisis in the industry. It suggests soft coal operators aim to exploit the dispute within the hard coal monopoly to deliver fuel to consumers, threatening the traditional supply and prices.
A collage of brief quotes from various papers on crime, prisons, prohibition, and social remarks. Highlights include Genesee county jail escape plans, prison material use, juice costs reducing live wires, cigarette match fashion, and reflections on human folly across multiple city papers.
Astronomers this year push the visible universe boundaries far beyond predecessors. Physicists in a few years uncover more about the meter's constitution than all prior scientists. Archaeologists since the war double the calendar of their predecessors.
Dr Hugh 8 Cumming explains that the health department serves the people to prevent disease and protect the community. Citizens must know and observe health laws, keep households clean, prevent garbage buildup, and report or seek guidance on communicable diseases to stop further spread.
A reflective piece notes the speed of modern life and the slow rhythm of payday. It suggests discipline in spending and hints that choosing a productive partner can amplify success more than wealth alone.
Charles P. Stewart reports Coolidge's stand on federal economy and department strain, plus a note on Stoddard's safety solvent breakthrough and Washington traffic head Eldridge's controversial pedestrian protection efforts.
A column argues for synthetic milk replacing cow milking and factory farming to curb unemployment and support farmers, while noting Bossy the cow will not be abolished yet. It also mocks a retirement rumor linking Walter Noresman to Charles M. Schwab as a possible successor, discussing the blur between business and politics.
The piece discusses Dr. Alexis Carrel urging a science of thinking matter and energy, noting ignorance about nerve cells and telepathy, and proposing brain science could raise human quality. It also covers USDA crop estimation by airplane observers using field color, and German chemists pursuing synthetic lubricants to replace costly natural oils.
A Dunedin Florida tract of ninety six acres near Douglas Avenue changes hands for 300000 dollars under a new Virginia Park Company. Buyers include J R Baird of Bluefield West Virginia and other Virginia and West Virginia businessmen. The Bay Company of Thomasville Georgia sold the land to be laid out as city lots by architects.
A vintage advertisement touts Ferraline as a guaranteed cure for indigestion and stomach disorders. It claims the first bottle starts relief and offers a full refund if not satisfied, highlighting a one dollar bottle as a powerful mineral water treatment.
The Sun Realty Company signs the plat for a residential park and will start immediate construction of several bungalows and improved streets and sidewalks. The subdivision sits at a high elevation with a splendid view of Clearwater Bay and adjoins Shore Crest and Belle Terre developed by E A Marshall and Son.
Mr Laird, once skeptical, now backs Florida development and Clearwater in particular He calls the Clearwater area the most promising in the state predicting thousands will move there for permanent homesites as housing expands near the Fenway area Boate Park Floridena Shadow awn and surrounding districts factor in his positive outlook.
A pew marked dial in Druid Hill Park lets Baltimore residents view local time for all principal world cities. The feature promises easy reference for travelers and workers needing global time awareness.
Local pharmacy ads claim Adlerika with buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients can remove gas in ten minutes and purge old waste matter. It is promoted as a real cleansing for constipation and stomach trouble at The White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy Princeton Rice Drug Co.
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