Virginian Railway Lease Seen Benefiting Region
The Telegraph notes that a Norfolk and Western Virginian lease could boost regional growth, connecting Princeton to Norfolk and the Great Lakes and easing fears of Pennsylvanian control. It lauds the Virginian’s engineering, hopes for stable freight rates, and envisions a large unified system led by loyal N and W employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginian
Norfolk and Western
Telegraph
Pocahontas
Princeton
Norfolk
Great Lakes
H. H. Rogers
Pennsylvania
Express&g
Rumers
van Sweringen
Winds and history mingle in a century of notes
A column recalls events from twenty and ten years ago including engagements in Keystone and Lebanon Tennessee, a suspended execution in Pocahontas, a college move to Richmond, and local leadership appointments. It then shifts to a science essay on winds, noting they shape landscapes, erase rocks, and move sand and dust across vast distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira J. Partlow
Keystone
Andrea Martin
Lebanon, Tenn
William Hairston
Pocahontas
Montague
Hampton-Sidney College
Richmond
Bluefield
Columbus
Atlantic
Devastating Winds Sweep Central Regions Citing Red Cross Relief
The article notes loess over large areas of China and desert burials in the Gobi while reflecting on recent deadly winds across five states. It urges readers in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Missouri to support tornado relief, praising the Red Cross for ongoing aid and requesting contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
France
Central Asia
Gobi
Bluefield
Iindiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
American Red Cross
Telegraph
Fables on health tears and eye care remedies
The article explains tears keep eyes moist and wash out particles. Do not rub the eye. raise the lid and flush with tears. If needed turn the lid, wipe with a handkerchief, or pull the upper lid down to aid removal. For dust use flaxseed in the outer corner to form a glutinous cover.
Editorial notes on rates and war history across periods
The piece surveys postal rate changes with half cent stamps and recalls Hale a Revolutionary figure hanged September 22. It cites Hoover on imports and exports signaling recovery, mentions gold outflow from December into March and concludes with a Nashville Banner take on trade and optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postal Service
Hale
Coventry
Conn
Yale University
Connecticut
Heath
New York
Asia
Long Island
Clarkeburg
Clergy Preaches Politics Touches Daily Life
The Rev Dr Frank D Adama of Detroit urges citizens not to ignore politics stressing its reach from taxes to law enforcement. He cites Daniel Webster and warns that politics governs daily life and safety urging every voter to go to the polls and vote conscientiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Adama
Detroit
Daniel Webster
Adams
Parkersburg News
Hoover finds U S industry advancing with strong March figures
Secretary of Commerce Hoover reports March exports at $62,000,000 and imports at $385,000,000, with a favorable balance of $67,000,000. He sees little risk of industrial downturn, praising the steady production and optimistic outlook from a trusted source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
United States
Watching The Parade And Insect Wars Across 1920s Brooklyn
The piece laments a New York baboon incident and bones up on Brooklyn's 170000 investment to fight caterpillars. It argues insects remain a major threat to crops while noting President Coolidge’s calm public appearances and resilient persona.
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Prairies
Coolidge
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A collage of brief quotes from various papers. The items range from a teens murder remark to traffic etiquette in Los Angeles and humor jabs about milk bottles and luck in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City Times Tribune
Los Angeles
Saginaw News Court
Railroads and farmers clash over prosperity plan
In a Chicago style interview Charles P. Stewart profiles B F Yoakum, veteran railroad president, who advocates direct farmer to consumer deliveries and payment, bypassing middlemen via cooperative marketing, with minimal government interference. The piece also notes mixed optimism from Hoover and bankers about the post election boom and a Washington letter brief on expense-account rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart Ashington
B. F. Yoakum
F. Yoakum
Cleverness on a Train Car Conversation
A rail brakeman jokes about milking cows and a passenger insists on looking out the window. The exchange pivots on the dry American cow and the need to keep heads inside while the train moves.
Ownership and democracy in modern governance and education
A reflection on ownership as a function versus management, noting investors as distant owners of railroads. It contrasts college commencements, university scale ceremonies, and the push for mass education with concerns about democracy, dictatorship in Spain and Italy, and the need for government by the people to serve modern tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NCE
Blank Blank Railroad
Assolini
Primo de Rivera
Spain
Italy
Fragmented dialogue jokes and remarks collection
A garbled page of short quips and dialogues with characters such as Irate Wife and a weary traveler. It features quips about doors, birds and seeds, tobacco trust curiosity, a bellhop, envy, and a professor student exchange.
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Baily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Rerborr H. Printing Co
E. Ketz
Kansas City
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlanta
Onee Bae
Bluefield, W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Watt
Shakespeare
Mystery OF
J. Harry Whitman
Radford
Montgomery
W. R. Worthington
Mercer County
W. H. Bush
Wilcoe
Nathan Hale
Nashville
Brooklyn
San Jose
America
Newark Ledger
Harrisburg
Morgantown New Common
Passaic Herald
Greenville Piedmont
Secretary of Commerce
W. E. Knox
American Bankers’ Association
Bessie Barker Bruegghman
United States Employers’ Compensation Commission
Aws
Washington
McCarl
Chester H. Rowell
Kyone
Tokyo
Rome
Republic
University of California
Webster
Pittsburg
Bluefield Gas & Power Co
Bland St
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