What We Were Doing What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago today an engine fell on the West end and Giones moved to ote kee p. The Southwest Virginia Dental society held their Seanad in Bluefield. G Newkirk named chief of police of Bluefield. The Washington Post owner John R. McLean died at his D C home. Miss Bessie Case of the Salvation Army Corps died locally. The Republican national convention met in Chicago.
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Southwest Virginia Dental Ciety
Bluefield
G. Newkirk
John R. McLean
Washington Post
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington, D. C
Bessie Case
Salvation Army Corps
Chicago
Era of Industrial Prosperity Prepares to Begin in Region
The era of industrial prosperity is about to begin with large capital investments and a growing labor force. Locally, business is improving with optimistic prospects, and there is some new housing construction. Fewer houses are vacant as families move to suburbs for cheaper lots and commute by car to city jobs.
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Bluefield
Psalm Verse Echoes Peaceful Moment
A religious reflection quotes Psalm 87:11 praising delight in abundance of peace. The brief line evokes spiritual calm and divine blessing.
Consistency in Small Store Advertising Principles
A Chamber of Commerce pamphlet urges steady advertising for small retailers. It uses the onion parable to show advertising can transform plain goods into desirable offerings and says daily or regular ads beat sporadic bursts. Continuous, consistent publicity keeps customers from forgetting the store and its goods.
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Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Business upturn shown by freight car loadings and crop outlook
The report notes a steady rise in business with year to date gains over 1925 in production, shipments, and money in circulation. Weekly freight car loadings surpassed one million for the second time this year, reaching 1,039,385 for the week ending May 22, up 9,000 from the prior week and 52,079 from the same week in 1925.
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Idior
Middle Western
Samuel Insull
Commonwealth Editor Company
Chicago
Character as rudder sails of life and a note on Helen Wills
An essay compares life to two boats guided by sails and rudder, arguing character governs direction. It mentions Helen Wills missing a match with Suzanne Lenglen after an operation, noting Suzanne’s peak and Helen’s improving form. References to California and Paris frame the tennis context.
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Qucete
Wills
Suzanne On
California
Suzanne
Helen
Paris
Sparta
Lenglen
America
Me Ia
Air Mail Beacons Frighten Coyotes in Utah Range
Salt Lake City June 10 Coyotes vanish as new beacon lights along the transcontinental airway guide pilots and frighten away sheep herds Leon Shaw woolgrower reports coyotes missing during spring quarter herds Unitah county men attribute the glare to Brest searchlights on airway bills.
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Salt Lake City
Unitah
Leon Shaw
Lloyd George split sparks US debate on Liberal future
Editorials from across the United States weigh Lloyd George’s rift with the Liberal party in Britain. Columns praise or condemn the ouster as reshaping leadership, with forecasts of a possible split into factions, or a march toward Labour. Parties face a fragile balance.
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A collection of micro items from various papers. Notable quips include Hicksville Passaic’s old name, Geattle crowning a champion boy pitcher, Louise Clerc praised as a top business girl, a boastful fable about inheriting frocks, and a joke about a battle film in a town with peanuts. Also mentions Ponzi skipping court, poker rules debate, Philadelphia’s Sesqui Centennial status, and Philadelphia’s “Brotherly Love” label.
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Philadelphia
Kingham Herald
Platform Aims Tight Safety Rules for Mines and Roads
The text advocates enforcing safety regulations for mines and operator education to protect miners and property. It calls for barriers and safety fences on curves and banks along state and county roads to save lives, and mentions freight depots and a proposed station in Bluefield with a planned east end area and connections on College Avenue.
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Wibiwebeld Senger
Bluefeld
Ellen Mess
Iast
Con- Peetin
Colleze Avenue
Bluefield
Crosser Pushes National Home Loan Plan for Families
Cleveland representative Robert Crosser advocates a national home loan bank to lower mortgage rates to six percent with loans from two hundred to eight thousand dollars. The plan mirrors farm loan banks, establishing state banks and home loan associations to assist owners facing high lender charges and rent burdens.
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Robert Crosser
Cleveland
Crosser
United States
Census Bureau
National Home Loan Bank
National Home Loan Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
England
Telegraph Tales in Washington and World Notes
Light humor column notes headlines from Washington where the Senate authorizes 1614 airplanes. It mentions the Prince of Wales, summer radio woes, a New York man who lost his voice after a hammer attack, and quirky bits on Tokyo fish markets and affordable pennage. A Chicago girl wins 70000 for heartbreak as a drink shortage looms.
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Washington
Senate
Prince of Wales
New York
Oklahoma Cherokee Aids Native State in Government
Houston B. Teehee, a Cherokee Indian, becomes an important assistant attorney general in his native Oklahoma. Former register of the U S Treasury from 1915 to 1919, his name appeared on bonds and currency. Born Tibihi meaning The Killer, he pursued education at a Cherokee Indian school, the Cherokee Male Seminary, and Fort Worth University, then read law at night while clerking in a grocery. He entered politics as he rose in the legal profession.
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Oklahoma City
Houston B. Teehee
Cen Asregister
United States Treasury
Oriminally
Tibihi
Houston
Teehee
Cherokee Male Seminary
Forth Worth University
Restoration
Poem by David Morton in the Nation describes a personal journey through a troubled state that clears as a wind and night give way to starlit roads and a returning shout as the speaker reenters town. The verses evoke mountains roads fields and darkness giving way to light and a sense of renewal.
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End Star
Safeguards in Swimming by Dr Hugh Cumming
Surgeon General urges safeguards for swimming to prevent disease and injury. Emphasizes water hygiene, avoid eating before swimming, limit time in water, gradual sun exposure, and positive mental attitude for health and happiness. Proper summer habits prepare body and mind for fall and winter duties.
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Hugh 8. Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Parachute Thrills as Woolworth Builders Work 790 Feet Up
New York June 10 report on Woolworth building steeplejacks Cockley and a crew painting five floors high. They cling to gargoyles 790 feet above ground while tourists watch as Cockley jokes of danger and single life. The piece links the building to its site and notes the Swedish born architect and a cast of era figures.
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New York
Woolworth
Commonwealth College at Mena Aims to Teach by Work
The Atlanta Journal praises Commonwealth college in Arkansas for its required four hours of daily manual labor for students and staff. It notes students learn while earning their keep, yielding a nearly self supporting campus with social events, a dining hall dance, and a mountain swimming hole. The piece previews a rating to assess work based education.
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Arkansas—Commonwealth College
Mena
Commonwealth College
Venice gondola romance sparks arrest request and satire
A Venetian gondola chauffeur asked police to arrest a couple for kissing in his boat. The jailed man served four days, prompting humor about Venice publicity. The item sits among other short clippings noting idle motion in workers and June's mild illness recovery.
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Venice
Canala
Tampa Daily Times
A Turbulent Bus Ride and Harsh Road Wisdom
A family rides a crowded bus through chaotic traffic. Passengers push forward as a conductor instructs movement and a kindly old fellow obeys until a fatal push results in a car running over him.
Sonora Solons Move Capital to Magdalena for Summer
Hermosillo Sonora Mexico June 10 Sonora solons have packed their bags to move the state capital to the cooler capitol building at Magdalena about 100 miles north of here The lawmakers voted unanimously to make the annual pilgrimage and name Jena the capital city for the summer season
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Hermostllo
Sonora
Mexico
Magdalena
Here
Jena
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Weight Gain
Advertises a guaranteed method to add 16 to 15 pounds of weight using cod liver oil tablets. Claims to build flesh, boost strength, improve appetite and sleep, and deliver energy with a money back guarantee if no results in 30 days. Sold at Goodykoontz Drug Co and other drug stores.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Newspapers Advertise Distance from Railroads
The Penedale Roundup claims to be published farther from a railroad than any other U S paper. Pine Lee reports 104 miles to the nearest railroad. Wyoming State Journal in Lander says it is “where the end trails begin” near Yellowstone National Park.
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United States
Wyoming State Journal of Lander
Yellowstone National
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