Cool by comparison in bluefield climate appeal
A promotional piece extols Bluefield as an ideal summer climate with cool evenings and refreshing breezes, noting ninety degrees in the shade, and compares favorably to Washington and Asheville. It argues Bluefield’s healthful environment has long been underutilized and cites Asheville’s earlier development as a model for attracting residents.
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Washington
All America
Bluefield
Asheville
Bluefiehd
QUESTIONABLE ADVICE AT COLUMBIA GRADUATION
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler defends free speech yet condemns graduates to defy the law. He cites alleged links among judges prosecutors and legislators and urges not grand jury disclosure but to denounce laws passed by fanaticism. His remarks warn that lawbreaking could become virtuous.
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Nicholas Murray Butley
America
Columbia University
California
Geome Group
American People Are Living Better Says Wisconsin Study
A Pelican newspaper feature reports the American people are living better as the University of Wisconsin study explores changing living habits toward greater independence from groans of modern urban life. The piece notes a shift away from apartment living toward more self sufficient home life.
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Iteel
Univeraity
Wisconsin
Tore Ulan
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
The item recounts past events and reflections from twenty years ago, including the organization of First National Bank of Poca, a shooting on a learning trip in Bland county, a murder inquiry in Simmon’s, and oblique notes on local life. It contrasts then and now, noting American growth, housing expansion, and rising living standards with a period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Wisdom and wit mark the passing of a statesman
Muriel Brewster reflects on wisdom and worldly gold while a party man who spoke his mind, Marshall, is remembered for his humor and piercing philosophy. The Charleston Mail highlights his later writings on social and political questions, noting the nation will miss his sage counsel.
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Marshall
Charleston Mall
American Standard of Living and Luxuries
The passage argues that while homes show modern conveniences like baseboard sockets and ironing boards, true living standards go beyond houses. It asserts Americans enjoy abundant food, clothing, cars, radios, and entertainment, with a high and permanent standard of living and a resolve against any invasion that might lower it.
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America
West Virginia urged to help with vital statistics
The state health department appeals for citizen cooperation to collect births and deaths since last September. Commissioner Henshaw warns West Virginia’s reputation hinges on completing the federal survey by June 10. Citizens are urged to provide information to the county clerk’s office for the vital statistics record.
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West Virginia
Federal Bureau
Washington
State Department of Health Haa
Henshaw
State Health Department
Virginia
Atate Health Department
Morganlawn
New Dominion
Cow soothing music sparks dairy debate on milking time
A farm experiment uses a player-piano to calm cows at milking. Experts weigh cow taste in music from Haydn to Wagner while noting varying reactions and the pastoral theme, with mentions of Debussy and Prokofiev as examples.
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Debussey
Ome
Haydn
Cesar Franck
Besthoven
Wagner
Clever exchanges and jokes at the dinner table
A collection of puns and light dialogue unfolds at a table with a new boarder and others. A burglar, car mishaps, Sabbath mischief, and curious quips about work, dancing, and missing shoes appear in rapid one liners inviting smiles and puzzled responses.
Fables on Health and Simple Dietary Facts
This piece offers practical health tips: vinegar makes beets hard to digest, lemon juice is preferred. Parsnips and other roots provide nutritive value. carrots, turnips, and parsnips yield useful fresh juices. Apples digest slowly and potatoes vary in stomach retention. Emphasizes early habit formation for fruit over sugar, lettuce as a rich source of salts and vitamins, and lemon juice as a preferred dressing.
National Geographic eyes tropical America as future frontier
Last Night's Mail reports the National Geographic Society widening focus from polar regions to tropical America. The piece outlines vast jungle terrain from the Caribbean to the Tropic of Capricorn, the challenges of exploration, and the potential for civilized settlement aided by modern technology and medicine.
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Charles P. Stewart Washington
Arctic
Crins
National Geographic Society
Tropics
Tropical
America
Polar
South America
United States
Caribbean
Tropic of Capricorn
Atlantic
Andes
National Geographic
Ara
Amazon
Puritan Tabus and Neuter Clergy Debate
A critic argues against enforcing sexual and moral conformity on pastors and seminary teachers, warning that pressuring to fit the neuter ideal would drive capable men and women from clergy. The piece touches on education, debt psychology, foreign investment, and a critique of shifting curricula and traditional schooling.
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Luther
England
Peoria
Ill
Huntington Advertizer
Parade Watch Notes and Quips From A Fractured Page
A fragmented column presents scattered quips on films psychology professors parodies of Charlie Chaplin and other figures. It mentions a truck driver bypassing a train in Cairo and a Milwaukee man seeking divorce over kisses, with assorted jokes about fashion, boats, goats, love and weather.
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Cairo
Anike
Milwaukee
Telegraph Ticklers from Tom Sims and Names in News
A fragment from Tom Sims column hints at humor about international peace, public figures like Al Smith and Bill McAdoo, and a quip on material value of a man. It mentions Cincinnati Times-Star and Cleveland Commercial terms and a jailed nickname Nohootch.
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al Smith
Bill McAdoo
Cleveland Times-Commercial
Cincinnati
Frank ‘Nohootch
Fragmented note reflects outdated stereotype claim
A degraded excerpt suggests a professor saying society women are ignorant, with partial phrases implying disdain for advocates of equality. The fragment hints at social tensions and gender bias, but lacks context and complete attribution.
Masked thief captured after midnight alert by girl
Chicago report describes Miss Amy I. Winton waking to a burglar in her room seen in a mirror. She cried for help, the thief fled but was captured half a block away. The item ends with an editorial note about a divided electoral vote.
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Girl
Chicago
Amy I. Winton
Misa Winton
Allenrhy Special Formula No 2 Relieves Neuritis Pain
A Philadelphia man credited Allenrhy Special Formula No 2 with quick nerve pain relief from neuritis. The ad claims the dark green capsules reduce sleepless nights within about 24 hours and urge taking four bottles for full relief, noting effectiveness regardless of pain location. Goodykoontz Drug Co. advertised the product and a parachute stunt mention appears alongside.
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Paine
Allenrhu
Ralief
Philadelphia
Goodykoontz Drug Co
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