Public education spending and school bond concerns
Article argues for funding public education in Bluefield Beav er District via bonds to build Beaver High School and multiple new and basement schools. It claims education is essential, costly, and yields long term dividends, urging voters to support the bond issue despite high immediate cost and criticizing pay as you go. It mentions local figures and a push for improved facilities.
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America
United States
Salle
Bluefield
Ita
Txpayera
Beaver Pond
Board of Education
Beaver High School
Ian Vole
Editorial notes praise baseball attendance and Associated Press
Editorial opinions defend baseball despite scandals noting opening attendances in the majors and the Southern leagues. It also marks the Associated Press twenty-fifth anniversary, praising its cooperative, nonpartisan news service and commitment to accuracy and public benefit.
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Ruth
Crookleaa
Nashville
Associated Press
Associated Progs
Inter
New York Times
The disappearing husband and national danger warned
The Chicago Journal of Commerce laments rising husband mortality from poisons bullets and stealthy knife thrusts. It cites a matron who killed her husband for refusing to dance and sought court sanction, urging protection of American husbands before such deaths rise.
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Chicago Journal of Commerce
Journal of Commerce
We Were Doing TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
A collection of dated notes mentions Col. D W Emmones death founder Huntington and other past events. It records court verdicts, travels after family bereavements, and state road funding actions with references to Bluefield Princeton and West Virginia figures and dates.
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Huntington
F. C. Barnes
Allegheny Springs
Ben Gray
Bluefield
Princeton
Gray
Virginia
W. M. Miller
West Virginia Supreme Court
Montgomery Presbytery
Fables on Health Explain Fainting Causes and Care
The article corrects common misconceptions about fainting, stating it results from reduced blood flow to the brain. It describes safe positions, head lower than feet, or hanging the head over a couch, and suggests actions like fresh air, loosened clothing, smelling salts, heart stimulation, cold water splash, and cautious administration of liquids once swallowing resumes. It warns the sitting position is dangerous and emphasizes returning blood to the brain.
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Mara
Skeptical column critiques modern husbands and conservation
An opinion piece in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch warns of a troubling trend as commerce notes shifting vital statistics. It laments the decline of the traditional husband, likening him to a now endangered beast, and urges action to revive respect for domestic roles and animal life preservation.
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Izaak Walton League
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A compact collage of aphorisms and quips from various papers. Observations on radio use generosity of deal making and the monotony of poverty mix with social notes about a mower model family and the urge of Florida spring fever. Mention of a death from Hugh Simpson Blake and a note on heavy cigarette smoking.
Theoretical War Games Shake Up Real War Thoughts
In Last Night's Mail Charles P. Stewart reflects on war games in Hawaii and past mock battles, arguing that theoretical outcomes offer little proof of real capabilities. He notes that real warfare differs from moving pieces on a chessboard and highlights broader social issues and political squabbles from Washington.
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Long Island
Watching The Parade Paralyzes Health with Americanitis Warning
Dr. William S. Sadler warns that rush and fatigue among Americans cause 240 thousand preventable deaths yearly. He labels Americanitis as the disease group behind seedless loss of life and ties the trend to a relentless drive in the American temperament.
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William S. Sadler
United States
Sadler
Dull Summer Ahead Says Congress and Legislature
The piece argues this summer will be dull for public commentators as Congress and the state legislature recess, predicting no major new laws or threats. It notes world ferment and calls out political divides centered on Smith, McAdoo, Tammany, and Ku Klux. It mentions a U.S. Supreme Court decision on boycotts and Kansas industrial law, and critiques eighteenth century legal logic amid modern needs.
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Smith
McAdoo
New York
America
Country Church
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Kansas Industrial Court
Iaw
Eto
Fractured Clippings From a Turbulent Era
Fragmentary items from a 1920s page note shuffled topics. Coolidge handshake counts, New Jersey fines for pull fighting, bootleg joints in New York, desk and car trends, Wilmington thefts, U.S. population rise, London ponies, Philadelphia libraries and cinema, fur trap ethics, alimony politics, retired officials’ fate, Bulgaria burying officials.
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New Jersey
New York
Ex-mayor jailed. Rockland worries eased
Chicago judge blocks golf as ground for divorce though missteps occur. In Chicago a separate tale notes a woman, 72, and her 73-year-old husband involved with an ax, reflecting a rough patch in domestic disputes.
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Rockland
Chicago
NNEA
Whimsical Quips and a Trial Scene in Shared Snippets
A collage of quirky dialogue and a courtroom moment appears, with a judge declaring acquittal to a puzzled accused man. Fragments touch on beliefs about girls sports, elopement plans, and a playful misunderstanding about money and water. The tone mimics a humorous test page from a period newspaper.
Best Spring Tonic For Old Folks Is Cod Liver Oil
Old folks seek vitality with Cod Liver Oil products claiming strong building power and universal usefulness. McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets advertised as sugar coated and easy to take, 80 tablets for 60 cents, available in many drug stores. The ad promises energy gains over 80 days and money-back offer if not helped, urging readers to buy the genuine McCoy's product.
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Meoy
McCoy
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