Subscription rates and terms for mail services in Virginia
The notice outlines subscription prices by zone and duration for first to fourth zones, with six and three month options and annual prepayment. It details territorial radii of 455 miles for the first two zones and 150 to 600 miles for the third and fourth zones. Rates for zones five through eight available on request, tied to postage. The advertisement ends with a Bible verse and a quotation about evil.
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Silver Purchase Act may be revised or repealed
Washington notes suggest the administration will seek congressional repeal or revision of the silver purchase act as elections approach. The piece discusses Treasury pressure, international purchasing outcomes, and potential shifts favored by domestic producers and silver senators. It also covers Borah's Wisconsin primary plans and a lighthearted White House dinner anecdote.
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Ten Greatest News Stories of 1935 According to A P
J M Kendrick lists the top ten stories of 1935 with Italo Ethiopian war Huey Long assassination Will Rogers and Wiley Post death Hauptmann trial NRA decisions air navigation advances dust storms and the Braddock Louis boxing rise. The year’s leading events span international conflict national politics disasters science and sports.
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Hauptmann
Huey P. Long
Italy
Ethiopia
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Mid-West
George Weyerhaeuser
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What About The Housewife
A long reflection on American housewives as voters and guardians of family welfare. It argues mothers’ concern for food, warmth, clothing, schooling, and living standards shapes their political views especially regarding taxation and government policy. It notes practical mothers seek debt avoidance and cash purchases.
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Ten Best Stories vs The Great American Highway Tragedy
The piece contrasts ten notable stories with the vast, ongoing toll of traffic deaths and injuries on American roads. It argues the highway catastrophe eclipses typical news, shaping daily life as a defining, chilling national saga.
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Pensions and Wind Baloney Sparks Political Debate
The piece condemns sensational schemes to fund old age pensions and urges a safe, orderly system. It argues pensions are right but flawed fundraising plans are false promises costing taxpayers money. It stresses monthly checks for pensioners, not gimmicks.
Gifts for the Holy Child and the call to aid the hungry
A verse meditation bridges the nativity tale with modern mercy. It urges gifts beyond gold to include compassion for famine afflicted children, echoing the biblical call to feed the least of these and to aid those in distant lands.
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Miss Etta R. Hines Found Dead Near Baltimore
The body of Miss Etta R. Hines head nurse at Grundy sanitarium Relay Md was found in the Patapsco river near Baltimore A sister of Mrs W A Lammers of Bramwell also noted Henry Wilson of Bluefield and Miss Mamie White of Bedford City Va were married Rucker Jenkins returning home from school at P L for Christmas holidays
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Bluefield
Mamie White
Bedford City
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Lilly enters GOP race for governor nomination
A. A. Lilly announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. A fire on Norfolk and Western train No. 15 started when a passenger dropped a two gallon jug of whiskey and ignited. The blaze began at Bluestone Junction. Miss Lula Albright of Bluefield and Guy Nance of Paducah, Kentucky, were married.
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Norfolk and Western
Bluestone Junction
Lula Albright
Bluefield
Guy Nance
Paducah
Trio of Fatalities From Virginia Crashes and Suicide
Mrs Tom Pblin of Toms Creek Va a bride two weeks died when a C C and O locomotive hit her car at Dorchester Va Her mother and sister were seriously injured Dave H Steele of Roanoke killed himself in the Narrows jail Albert Wiley was fatally wounded by gunfire at a hog killing near Athens.
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Tom Pblin
Toms Creek
Dorchester
Dave H. Steele
Roanoke
Narrows
Albert Wiley
Athens
Independence Surges as West Leads GOP Convention Drive
A Republican committee, led by John Hamilton of Kansas, shifts toward independence from eastern old guard factions. The move hints at a possible Cleveland convention ticket with a eastern conservative and a midwestern balance, possibly Wadsworth as nominee and Landon sidelined.
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New York Theaters Buzz with Yuletide Shows and Star Entries
In New York a Chamber of Commerce pitch highlights a holiday string of musical comedies and serious dramas. JUMBO and Jubilee anchor the list with stars like Jimmy Durante and Beatrice Lillie, while Romeo and Juliet and Porgy and Bess headline classics. A smiling young actor, Francis Cleveland, reveals Grover Cleveland's son seeks acting on his own terms. Valerie Ziegler, sister to Victor Emanuel, threads theater and shopping work in Manhattan.
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Jimmy Durante
Rudy Vallee
Eugene
Willie Howard
Vienna
Manhattan
Mathilde
Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
Katharine Cornell
Elissa Landi
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
George Gershwin
Alla Nazimova
James Barton
Parnell
Francis Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Valerie Ziegler
Victor Emanuel
Rockingham Palace
England
Valerie
Fifth Avenue
The Tree as Faith and Healing in Sacred Thought
The piece links personal growth in faith to leaves that fall without harm and an evergreen Christmas tree lasting through winter. It compares Norse Vedrasil myth with the Christian Tree of Life, noting roots in belief and action and the prophecy that the leaves heal the nations.
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December 22 Capricorn characteristics and birthdays
This astrology piece for December 22 Capricorns outlines best and danger times, hints at personality traits and possible careers, and notes notable people born on the date. It links practical nature, thrift, and perseverance to success, with color and stone associations and a few names.
Washington’s New Deal Office Bloat Spars Space
Washington faces crowded government offices as Interior Secretary Ickes contemplates extra quarters in Baltimore about 40 miles away. The budget notes 2.5 million square feet in 103 buildings plus 12 million more in 101 government owned structures as the Social Security board nears staff levels rivalling only the army and navy.
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Navy
Parkersburg News
Supreme Court liquor tax ruling prompts legal debate
The Logah Banner notes the court ruling against a liquor tax up to 1000 dollars for producers and sellers in dry states. It questions if punitive taxes could challenge other levies under the social security and coal control acts, suggesting the decision may carry broader implications.
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A Book A Day By Bruce Catton
Gordon Enders, an American boy, grows up among Indian villagers after a journey across the Himalayas. The narrative follows his exposure to holy men and the backdrop of Younghusband's expedition, shaping his life in a land of mystery.
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Nowhere Else in the World by Enders and Anan
Enders describes his surprising role as adviser to the Panchan Lama after going to China to sell airplanes. The book details a plan to link an American airline to Mongolia and to map a northern air network, potentially shaping Far East politics and countering imperial aims. Published by Farrar and Rinehart for $3.50.
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Farrar and Rinehart
The Once Over by H. tl. Phillips postal humor
A humorous postal column chronicles chaotic holiday mail delivery scenes with bundles and boxes bulging through post offices. Quips from readers and anecdotes about Christmas letters feature wry lines about mail woes and a few witticisms on love and gifts.
Throwing The Harpoon
A fragment from a western department store Santa on federal relief warms up on technique. A Chicago stomach zipper after an operation may attract a European surgeon who left a towel in a patient.
Mining Expert Cites Fuel Reserves Curbing Nations Power
Pittsburgh report cites H N Eavenson saying several nations rely on fuel reserves for power. He notes Italy's growth limited by fuel, Japan and Germany seeking fuel to fuel industry and imperial aims. In Odenton, Md a new fire engine arrived and stopped a wood fire from spreading.
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Gary W. Va
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Ethiopia
Japan
Manchuria
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