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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1925
Page
6
A fragment notes a sermon and critique on religious conduct. It references biblical verse and a striking line about pious behavior, signaling a debate on moral authority and ethical living within faith communities.
Canadian government actions to protect coal supply target anthracite and US imports. Eastern Canada relies on over twenty million tons annually, with four million tons being anthracite. Proposals include subsidies for Canadian by product plants using Canadian coal and rebates on duties for coke made from American coal in Canada.
Richmond News Leader discusses forming Piedmont Incorporated to unite counties from Maryland to Lynchburg, modeled on Southwest Virginia, Inc. The plan aims to bolster finance and people power, pursue a Blue Ridge national park, and promote agriculture and general welfare across Shenandoah Valley and surrounding areas.
We review past events noting Nan McCutcheon as sole teacher at Bluefield high school. Three hundred Bluefielders joined an excursion to Richmond. Cecil Lilly entered Marshall College for the fall term. Ten years ago Mason and Haynes of Ohio were sentenced to two years in a Virginia prison for attempting to rob Graham Hardware. Work on the Bramwell road stalled after tool theft. Women’s stores planned synchronized openings to draw out-of-town shoppers. In Lens France the German destruction of coal workings drew world horror. a new installation now outputs 235000 tons monthly with byproduct utilization machinery in place.
The poem by SCOLLARD urges value in humble daily acts a kind smile and cheery word bring happiness like sunlight even as grand tasks loom fame is hollow without simple truth the piece praises modest courtesy over vanity
The text notes extensive housing for workers, schools and halls rebuilt after disruption. It marks Lens as a symbol of courageous reconstruction. It mentions a royal marriage candidate situation and a parsonage that refuses to wed. It reports a tribal crime in India involving kidnapping and the killing of children to argue against race inferiority beliefs.
Editorial contrasts ancient head hunting with modern American trends. It condemns wealthy buyers and radical tax policy while lampooning fashionable furs and animal death symbols. The piece cites the Clarksburg Telegram and critiques Congress on income tax and industrial welfare.
The Interboro Rapid Transit Company reports that repainting its old coaches in fresh colors and launching extensive advertising has increased patronage. The piece notes taxis and buses attract riders with eye catching appeal, suggesting dull streetcars lose riders.
A tomato grown in A. B. Barber’s Walnut Street garden was described by R. D. Barber as bearing facial features of a man. The fruit shows eyes, nose, mouth and wrinkles, decorated with spectacles and a cigarette, suggesting a playful take on evolution.
The publication of income tax payments shows many extremely wealthy men pay far less than others. They hide income in tax exempt securities, choosing investment returns for themselves over investing in business and industry, reducing their civic contribution.
A collection of brief quotes from papers. The Cumberland Times jokes about balloon tires for trucks. The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes a 65 story New York hotel. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph mentions boot legging tips with garter flasks. The New York American criticizes American effort in the war compared with Britain.
Fragmented OCR style lines mix playful phrases and stray dialogue about maps roads and family scenes. It references a car scene with a hill and a puncture a child in a car the road fork and a dress sighting. The tone resembles casual chatter with names and puns.
Text notes that immediate actions constitute first aid and are usually enough to revive someone who faints. It emphasizes prompt physician summon if needed and describes basic steps to restore consciousness.
Last Night's Mail notes France faces costly Moroccan and Syrian campaigns that strain finances. It predicts the US World War debt commission will push for concessions without public leniency, while Treasury and tax reform debates focus on fairness for all income levels.
Public Health Service guidance explains fainting causes and urges calm response. Check onset by watching the face for pale color, lower the head to improve brain blood flow, and provide fresh air. Reassess consciousness. use cold water, smelling salts, or aromatic spirits as available, then keep the person lying down until full recovery.
A National Research Council committee recommends establishing a national institute to study colloid chemistry, the jelly like substances affecting medicine biology and agriculture. Colloids like gelatin and starch underpin cell protoplasm and future scientific frontier work. Ship Acrtus staff report shrimps in sea sponge colonies revealing animal sponge growth on rock structures.
A fragmented column of quips and wry observations about summer radios desserts pride and resilience. The piece mixes light aphorisms with social musings noting summer fading picnickers and the ironies of human behavior in a casual newspaper voice.
Dispatch from the Macmillan Arctic expedition described West Greenland as red brown hills brightened by lichens and green timothy. Maynard Owen Williams and Jacob Gayer, National Geographic Society correspondent and color photographer, provided the report. The piece notes Etah's little auk and Eskimo eating habits, with details on hunting and skinning birds.
A glamorous youth and his companion visit a Fifth Avenue jewelry store to choose a ring. A beggar with one hand missing asks for help as the couple passes. The girl shuddered as the youth gave him a half dollar and moved on, unaware of the beggar’s gaze and fate looming over the couple.
In Collier's essay the author traces how toys and amusements evolve into practical tools. From steam engines and electricity to soap and domesticated animals, he notes progress from play to work, with fire and aviation moving from pastime to necessity and asks which current pastimes may industrialize next. He considers automobiles, radio, and military aviation as examples of this shift.
A dramatic melodrama opens at the Colonial focusing on a woman whose world of beauty wealth and engagement is linked to a defiant lover. The plot pits innocence and knavery against a tense revelation as romance and suspense unfold on screen.
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