Educated Believers Embrace Faith, Fosdick Claims
The Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick argues college and university students show higher religious belief today than in the past. He cites Dartmouth President Hopkins and Princeton Bowdoin Yale figures, noting 80 percent of 1921 state college students claimed faiths among over 50 thousand.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
First Presbyterian Church
New York
Fosdick
Hopkins
Dartmouth
Twenty Years Ago Today Highlights
Sheba Smith was arrested for burning the home of Ella Ball on Scott street. The son of J. L. Barber, a Pocahontas merchant, was seriously injured by an axe attack. W. E. Mastin, Mercer county resident, died at his Princeton home. Ten years ago, George P. Stovall left for Fort Wayne to attend a Bowser Co meeting. A regular Pullman service began between Bluefield and Charleston. Several Honaker buildings were destroyed by fire.
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Sheba Smith
Ella Ball
Scott Street
J. L. Barber
Pocahontas
W. E. Mastin
Mercer County
Princeton
George P. Stovall
Fort Wayne
Ind
S. F. Bowser Company
Blue
Faith and ignorance in Christian belief discussed
A reasoned claim argues faith should accompany ignorance. It suggests that if Christianity is supreme within human knowledge, higher intellect eases faith. It warns that education misread as encouraging infidelity lowers Christianity's rightful standing.
Inheritance Taxes and Law Reform Urged by Editor
The piece argues that both federal and state taxes threaten large inheritances and incomes, urging West Virginia to repeal its inheritance tax to attract capital. It criticizes excessive arrests for minor infractions and calls for fixed salaries for officers to curb petty enforcement. It notes editor letters and speculation about royalty and Paris showgirls.
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West Virginia
Interesting Facts From A Historical Bulletin
Traffic accidents kill 22 600 Americans annually and injure 678 000 per year, per a committee report to Secretary Hoover. A Frenchman who killed his parents sought leniency claiming he was a poor orphan. Engagement rings go on the left third finger due to a old belief in a heart-connected nerve. Oriental rugs are made in a New York studio by two women. Papyrus as a writing material reemerges in paper making. Six game refuges totaling 261 800 square miles are set aside for Eskimos and Indians in Canada. Ships with soft ends to reduce ram damage proposed by E F Spanner.
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Hoover
New York
Northwest Territory
Canada
E. F. Spanner
Roses of memory honor Pere Marquette pioneers
The Chicago Historical Society members scatter red and white roses on the river to honor Pere Marquette and early explorers who opened the Midwest. The piece links their sacrifice to Chicago’s growth and Western civilization, urging annual remembrance of these heroes.
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Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
Pere Marquette
Middle West
Juliet
Mississippi
Babylon
Canada
Great Lakes
Western Hemisphere
Cincinnati Enquirer
Let France Apply Her Drive Bill To Payment Of Debt
Discussion of the French debt to the United States argues France could discharge the debt in a few years by banning liquor and saving the 13.5 billion francs spent annually on intoxicants. The piece contends the U S should not tax its people to pay European obligations while a vicious drink trade drains resources. It cites European spending on alcohol and calls for prohibition as economic relief.
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United States
France
Switzerland
Holland
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Kanawha County urged to build 4-H cottage in 1925
Charleston Gazette urges Kanawha county to join other counties in constructing a 4-H cottage at Jackson's Mills in 1925. The editorial stresses duty as the state capital and outlines a modest bungalow plan, with funds raisable quickly and no competitive motive among counties.
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Jackson's Mills
Lowe County
Kanawha County
Kanawha
Capitol
West Virginia
Charleston Gazette
Public upset over Senate pay rise proposal
Washington readers hear Senator Ball push a bill to raise congressional salaries from 7500 to 12000 a year and expand pay for vice president cabinet leaders and justices. The piece argues lawmakers need independent means and notes the plan would cost about 2.5 million annually, with Ball leaving office in March.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Congress
Delaware
Ball
Supreme Court
Life Insurance Growth Across the Nation in 1925
The era opens with Americans carrying 64 billion dollars of life insurance, about 560 dollars per person. 1924 set records with 13.5 billion in new policies, and life insurance serves as a saving method for many unable to save regularly.
Fables On Health In Anytown Schoolhouse
Youngsters in Anytown faced common injuries and eye bruises after school as Mrs Mann treated them. She used simple poultices of bread and vinegar and remedies like ammonium chloride tincture and acetic acid to aid healing and prevent discoloration.
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Anytown
Imagination and Alaska Statehood in a Dream Garden Note
The column blends pension data with Alaska statehood prospects and odd anecdotes. It cites Alaska’s population near 60 000 and a decade aim for statehood within four years, plus remarks on deer transits, Edison on Ford, and labor and crime observations, highlighting speculative links between imagination and progress.
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Alaska
Scott Bone
Insurance rates surge as risk rises nationwide
Life becomes more dangerous with liability insurance costs rising about 28 percent countrywide and 190 percent in New York City. Increased danger or carelessness drives the spike as insurers adjust to perceived risk.
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New York
Fear and finance lift 1925 mood amid insurance support
The piece argues fear, worry and bad weather hamper work but notes 64,000 million dollars in life insurance and substantial bank savings back Americans as 1925 opens. It praises life insurance salesmen and contrasts daily chores with office life while urging optimism and discipline.
Miscellaneous Observations On Drink Driving And Resolutions
A humorous column reflects on Christmas timing and drinking culture. It notes drivers may underestimate drunken driving risks, jokes about new laws, and recalls buying a car with a windscreen mirror to check position. It ends with a playful jab at radio announcers and a censored sign off.
Quotable banter at the party with flapper humor and wary romance
A collection of witty lines and exchanges about marriage, talent, and social roles. A man jokes about singing and catching balls while a flapper questions his intelligence. The exchange ends with a playful reference to an Asylum cake joke.
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