Per Capita Costs in West Virginia State Institutions and Schools
West Virginia reports per capita costs for 1424 state schools, asylums, and other institutions. Lunatic asylums show wide variation from 65.49 to 182.26 per inmate, with Weston and Spencer hospitals highlighted and a new colored asylum under construction. Includes tubercular sanitarium costs, miners’ hospitals, and a range of state schools with notable differences, such as University at 416.07 and Bluefield Colored Institute at 163.54. The piece notes self-sustaining penitentiary profit and differing costs for white and colored students, urging consideration of administration and funding factors.
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Hugh Ike Shott
Daily Telegraph Printing CO
Greg Ep
Associated Press
B. Kats
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlanta
Fece
Mes
Bluefield
W. Wa
Daily Telegraphy
Sesssr
Penn
West Virginia
Commission
Tod
Weston State Hospital
Spencer State Hospital
Huntington State Hospital
State Hospital For
Weston
Hoon
Gore
Charleston
Minera Hospitals
Welch Hospital
McKendree Hospital
Fairmont Hospital
Qur State
University
Potomac State
New River
Sisie Marshall
Fairmont
West Liberty
Glenville
Shepherds College
West Virginia Collegiate Institute
Bluefield Colored Institute
West Virginia School For
Carey
Atl
West Virginia Childrens Hoste
Third Term Bugaboo and Public Debate
A discussion by Leslie M. Shaw argues Coolidge remains vice president and not constitutionally president, with 1928 third term questions amid calls for broader standards. The piece surveys public sentiment, pseudo legal quibbles, tests like Binet, and contrasts personal rights versus states rights, noting Congress’s role in uniform standards and competitive business.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Twenty Years Ago Today in Raleigh Street Fire
The charred bodies of Josie Billups and Lizzie Parker, both colored, were recovered from a burned building on Raleigh street. The governor's report to the legislature lists figures on colored schools, the cost of institutions, and other public data, noting space limits for comment.
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Josie Billups
Lizzie Parker
Raleigh Street
J. McFadden
Olles County
Bluefield
Mira Mattie Francis Overstreet
Bramwell
R. DB. Purvis
Raleleh, N. O
Cromwell
Dlate
United States Trade Balance Shows Record Exports in 1924
The 1924 U S trade shows exports at 4.8 billion with imports 3.56 billion and a record overall surplus of 1.25 billion driven by cotton and wheat sales. Higher European borrowing funds American payments, raising questions about the growing European indebtedness and the eventual accounting to the United States.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Jess
Europe
America
Castle in Spain Poem Dream of Enchanted Corridors
Fragment from a poem describing a castle in Spain with opulent corridors. The scene features jasper and onyx columns, white garments and hair, scented altars, mythic figures roaming among tropical blooms, and a moonlit bed woven from dreams. The dreamlike sequence concludes with a breeze from the Pyrenees.
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Spain
States have freer hand to protect their own children
The passage suggests states will retain sole possession and gain freedom to act independently for protecting their own children, granting them greater authority than currently. It emphasizes a shift toward stronger state control in child protection without detailing specific measures or dates.
Old world politics and Kemal Pasha in Asia Minor
The article recounts a tale about Kemal Pasha and the Greek campaign in Asia Minor, noting old world political deviousness. It references Mustapha Ke and his role in shaping events during the period as described in Last Night's Mail from London on June 14.
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Ondon
Kemal Pasha
Yoas
Turkey
Asia Minor
Mustapha Ke
Kemal confronts power plays over Anatolia and armaments
In a wartime styled exchange Kemal probes allied and Ottoman motives about Greek forces in Anatolia. Ambassadors debate what their governments would permit and whether withdrawing troops would force Turkey to abandon arms. The piece contrasts this with UK theatre censorship involving Premier Baldwin and Austen Chamberlain.
Mediocrity and easy jobs in modern America
Editorial contrasts books and newspapers as sources of information, arguing mass production and mechanical craft dull creative genius. It laments pervasive mediocrity in American writing, praises difficult work and discipline, and warns that easy, unchallenging jobs hinder ambition and growth. The piece juxtaposes literary elitism with mass market output and urges pushing beyond comfort to cultivate real achievement.
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America
Guils
Ring of Genius
Mitreapoelis Journal
Thors
Fables on Health and First Aid Remedies
The text discusses bleeding control from body or head wounds and first aid steps. It notes natural protection by muscles, warns to call a doctor for excessive or persistent bleeding, and advises lying the patient down with pressure on the wound. It also mentions cobwebs, a linen bandage, or vinegar as possible aids and that bleeding stops when clots form.
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China
Mann Lescued
Nature
di Stantdaretti
Thrift Magazine On Effort And Real Achievement
The excerpt urges that progress in life comes only through hard work not luck. It warns against complacency while valuing sustained effort, noting lasting appreciation from tough to attain rewards and a mindset that keeps interest alive.
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Thrift Magazine
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A collection of brief, humorous quotable lines from various papers. Snippets span remarks on telephone etiquette politics eclipses New Year resolutions and debt repudiation framed in a vintage newspaper voice with period flair. Multiple sources named include Baltimore Newark Wall Street Journal New York Herald Tribune Oklahoma City Cincinnati Rochester Columbus.
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Wall Street Journal
Congress
New York Herald- Tribmire
O- France
United States
Cincinnati
Tribune
Washington
Rochester Herald
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Hard Lines and High Spirits in a Witty Exchange
A fragmented humorous dialogue features lines about borrowing money from relatives, marriage, and a contrived aged cognac mix. The scene includes a bemused passerby, a sarcastic tobacconist, and a magistrate questioning a new policeman, capturing a slice of late night banter and social quirks.
Jeweller's Shop Plan Foiled by Night Encounter
A fragment recounts a late night scene where a man denies involvement, mentions planning a jeweller's shop nearby, and a judge-like figure responds with cautious dialogue. The exchange includes accusations of prior thefts and a humorous medical aside from a doctor about a fifteen year ailment.
Telegraph Tidbits and Rabies Victim in Chicago
A string of maxims on married life debt and pride run through a column, interspersed with sounds like everyday chatter. The piece ends with a rabies case: eight year old Charles Mayer in Chicago bitten by a man who died after a mad dog attack.
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Binet
Prnion Bill
Bill
Hill de
Jonex
South
Muriel
CHILR
Chicago
Charles Mayer
Washington Highlights and Senate Actions Update
The House pursued the McFadden banking bill while the Coderwood Muscle Shoals HI measure advanced in the Senate. President Coolidge’s agricultural panel filed relief recommendations for stock indices. Secretary Mellon backed a 25 thousand dollar annual public buildings and grounds program for six years. A plan to cut interstate tolls for government Jenny was sent to the Senate committee. Commerce data showed a 977,285,000 detainer favorable trade balance for 1934. Hoover said price spreads would shrink with business feedback. The state department sought Dr Lorenz’s jail release from Progreso Mexico and offered amnesty charges in the case.
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House
McFadden
Coderwood Muscle Shoals
Senate
Coolldze
Agricultural Commission
Iis
Meilon
Bis
Jenny
Senate Interstate Commerce Commiltee
Mejlan
United States
Commerce Department
Hoover
Digestive Elixir Claim Sold By Local Pharmacists
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as instant relief for indigestion gas and stomach upset. It promises quick cures, improved sleep, energy and mood, with a money back guarantee from Bluefield East End and Fairview pharmacies and druggists nationwide.
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Dave
Winefield Pharmacy
East Mud Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
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Chester B. Rowell
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World Peace Foundation
League of Natione Year
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Millikan
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Rudyard Kiptine
Mary
George
Massachusetts
California
South Carolina
Alabama
J. H. Hogan
Pulaski
Fred Udy
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Pyrenees
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Constantinople
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Tenutolin
Ngland
Juondon
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Austen Chamberlain
Winston
Churchill
Jord Chamberlain
George H. Putnam
Stuxley
Darwin
Edison
Newton
Deane
Philadelphia Inquirer
Haltimore
Cusaos
Newark Edger
Oklahoma City
Daily Okishoman
Rod
Hegorra
Johar
Doctor
Benjamin
Jiven
Alin
Jis
Mhem
Bluefield Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Dare's
Cat Ft
Popufus
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