Postal Rates and Zone Mails for West Virginia
Rates for Mall-Payable in Advance vary by zone and duration. One year in first and second zones in West Virginia costs 96.60, with three months at 3.25. The first and second zones cover territories up to 140 miles, while the third and fourth zones extend from 150 to 600 miles. Rates apply by city carrier payable in advance and will change on postage rates.
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Adve
Those Far Words Lose Shine in Everyday Life
The essay laments worn out terms like efficiency service and syncopated, noting they clutter prose and numb readers. It argues new words, used sparingly, refresh the mental diet while overused ones irritate like too much pepper in soup.
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Versailles
Living Long in Health
The article argues aging brings feebleness but suggests longevity is possible with discipline. It cites that fitness, regular exercise, and balanced diet slow decline, noting a 60-year-old can stay healthy without regaining youth. Moderation in weight and activity are favored over obesity or underweight.
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Mita Florence Phelpa and Alvin Hunter wed at Bristol, Mrs. Robert Wooding filed at her McDowell home. H. Miller, a Southwest Virginia figure, died at Williamson. R. T. England elected president of the senate. William and George Crenshaw injured coasting near South Bluefield. First services held in the new Lutheran church on the Virginia Bide.
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Mita Florence Phelpa
Alvin Hunter
Bristol
Robert Wooding
McDowell
GO. H. Miller
Virginia
Willamson
R. T. England
Senate
William
George Crenshaw
Bluefield
New Lutheran Church
Bonded Indebtedness Leaders in West Virginia Counties
Kanawha County leads West Virginia with bonded indebtedness of 6 577 600 dollars including county district school and municipal bonds. Ohio ranks second at 4 784 500 dollars Cabell third at 4 300 500 and Marion fourth at 4 068 200. McDowell is fifth with 3 497.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Ohio
Cabell
Marlon
McDowell
All Honor to Him Who Wins the Prize Poem
A reflective verse extols the value of striving and endurance over victory. It honors those who fail yet persevere, contrasting named heroes with unnamed, steadfast laborers. Joaquin Miller's meditation crowns resilience as a noble kin to courage.
County and municipal bond totals across West Virginia districts
The report shows McDowell County bonds plus $238 006 municipal bonds, with the rest split between school and district road funds. It lists Logan in 17th, Mingo seventh, Monongalia eighth and Mercer ninth with Mercer totaling $2 304 000 across county, school and municipal bonds. Clay County holds $10 600 in municipal bonds. The state total for all counties municipalities schools and districts is $62 209 900.
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McDowell
Logan
Mingo
Monongelia
Mercer
Clay County
Mexico's new government tests self rule and land reform
The piece lauds Mexico's elected president Obregon successor Caltes and notes the challenges ahead. It highlights land reform as a major task, criticizes past land offices, and warns that true progress requires practical business efficiency and capable administration to avoid harm. It also contrasts language education motives with broader future relations and cites President Coolidge on truth and science.
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Repubis
Mexico
Caltes
Obregon
Shome
Tai
Peona
Miscellany of Proverb Jokes and Witty Sayings
A fragment from Dayton Daily News presents a collage of humorous proverbs and quips about thrift luck and human folly. It playfully riffs on common sayings misheard lines and wordplay about money time and behavior with the tone of a light hearted roundup.
Fragmented Kitchen Table Dialogue and Jokes
A jumble of humorous snippets and social banter includes a knot tied in a handkerchief, a misremembered reminder, a mother and daughter debating a suitor named Reggie, Harold's neighbor trouble, and a quip about praying for heathens. A fashion request, a distracted assistant, and a cosmopolitan joke thread appear alongside a sea of dated humor and casual interactions.
Last Night's Mail Washington Jan 13 11 America
A fragment from a Washington dispatch discusses strained Franco American financial relations. Officials weigh enforcing repayment of a four billion debt, noting prior leniency and considering options for France to either commit to payment or refuse. The piece hints at long standing obligations and shifting sentiment.
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Washington
America
France
French Ambassadors Aim Sparks Across War Debts Talks
Secretary Mellon and the World War Foreign Debt Commission push for a concrete report as Ambassador Jusserand’s vague overtures signal possible French readiness to settle. Critics doubt his instructions and suspect the talk aims to rekindle American hopes for easier French borrowing while Germany begins payments under the Dawes plan.
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Jusserand
Dawes
Mellon
France
Berlin
World War Foreign Debt Commission
Hughes
Hoover
Smoot
Burton
Crisp
Richard Ol
Congress
Reed
M. Jusserand
America
SHORT CUTS FROM EXCHANGES THE OLD JOKES
A collection of quips from various papers includes lines about inventing sheets and pillowcases, a dashing bow on a buggy whip, cars parked on dark roads, and jokes on equality heredity and money. The notes mix humorous observations on society and human behavior with playful witticisms from multiple newspapers.
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Flint Daily Journal
Fables on Health and First Aid for Wounds
Mrs Mann reads widely on stopping arterial bleeding. For arm or leg wounds apply bandage between wound and heart, elevate limb, twist bandage to stop flow, and avoid dirt until bleeding ceases. Then clean, replace torn flesh, and bind edges to reduce scarring. A pinch of salt in water is advised for cleaning.
President Coolidge Attacks Federal Subsidy System
President Coolidge criticizes federal aid to states tied to state or local funding. He cites high highway and harbor costs, double appropriations, and penny‑wise subsidies that push taxes and bond issues. The piece contrasts such policy with proposals to lengthen lifespans through medical and preventive programs, urging broad national health education and a $6,000,000 Gorgas Institute campaign to make health popular.
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Coolridge
Congress
Coolige
Maine
Massachusetts
America
Charles H. Mayo
Gorgas Institute
New York
Tribuce
An American product rises at the Metropolitan Opera
The Nashville Banner praises Lawrence Tibbett, noting he trained in the United States, rose from modest means to star at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The piece contrasts American pride in homegrown talent with the Europeanized names controversy. It cites a Texas paper's humorous Iowa preacher commentary on public figures.
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Lawrence Tbbett
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Tibbett
Tibbitt
Los Angeles
New York
Metropolitan
Europe
Hines
Texas
Iowa
Churelman
Fragmentary aphorisms from early newspaper clippings
Odd clipped lines reference marriage and a joke about a woman's shooting ability. The text blends paraphrased maxims and stray phrases in a terse, diary-like snippet without a clear narrative or named individuals. It appears as fragmented odds and ends from a larger page.
Income tax exemptions under 1924 act explained
The article outlines exemptions for single, married, and head of family filers under the 1924 revenue act. It details personal exemptions of 1000 for singles and 2500 for married or head of family, with tiers based on net income, rules for shared returns, and conditions for temporary separations. It also notes a 40 credit for dependents under 18 or mentally or physically defective, and clarifies applicability limits, including marital dependency and residence criteria. The piece closes with city crime notes about a chauffeur tangle and a separate traffic incident.
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