Advertising Terms and Agency Contacts Across Major Cities
An advertising notice lists Tate Furnehed on P Ole Foreign Representive B Katz Specunat Advertising Agency with offices in New York Kansas City Chicago San Francisco Atlanta and a business and job room in Bluefield West Virginia. Includes telephones and editorial rooms. The Associated Press rights and local news credits are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tates Furnehed
P Ole Foreign Representive
B. Katz Specunat Advertising Agency
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlanta
Bureau of Governmental Research
Troneland Asdaines
Pittsburg
Los Angeles
Buffalo Ee
Milwaukee
Newark
Cincinnat
Minneapolis
Providence
Louisville
St ‘Aul
Oakland
Duluth
Toronto
Bluefield
Subscription Rates For Mall And City Carrier In 1928
The notice lists subscription prices by zone and term for Mall payments in advance and city carrier delivery. Prices include one year and six month options across multiple West Virginia zones with distances defined. higher zones show $7 yearly rates and rates reflect postage-based adjustments.
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West Virginia
Gret
Secon
Adanes
Provoking Wrath Reflects Cause and Character
A reflective quote on anger from Jeremy Taylor explains that anger mirrors its source. It grows into fury if the cause is great or remains peevish if small, yielding a spectrum from terrible to ridiculous.
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Jeremy Taylor
Bluefield Urges Bond Vote For Storm Sewer System
An editorial argues that heavy rains flood streets and damage property as Bluefield grows. It warns the city cannot absorb runoff and must fund storm and sanitary sewers via a bond issue vote on June 19. Without the bond, continued flooding will worsen and raise future costs.
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Bluefield
Twenty Years Ago in Graham and Surrounding Areas
Miss Elizabeth Greever wed Wade Frazier at Graham while William Hicks secured forty seven building permits for dwellings in Hicksville. A foreman, C E Johnson, suffered injuries from a dynamite blast. John Peck, a farmer near Pounding Mills, was shot and seriously hurt. Dr T H Watts died by suicide at home in Filbert. Invitations went out for the forthcoming marriage of Dr A H Hoge to Francis Preacott Jones.
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Elizabeth Greever
Wade Frazier
Graham
William Hicks
Hicksville
C. E. Johnson
John Peck
Pounding Mills
T. H. Watts
Filbert
A. H. Hoge
Francis Preacott Jones
Bluefield City Bonds Seen as Economic Benefit
The city adopts a businesslike administration and argues issuing bonds is a plain, wise financial step. If individuals protect property when danger arises, why not the city do the same to safeguard public assets and municipal operations.
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Bluefield
You Love Me As I Love You A Poem By Braley
A playful verse by Berton Braley contrasts love with dining infelicities. The speaker warns that cultured missteps at meals could sour affection and trigger playful reproof. The poem blends humor and romance with sharp, lighthearted lines about table manners and devotion.
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Berton Braley
Go Forward to Prosperity Despite Pessimists
The piece rebukes naysayers who warn of collapse after wartime expansion, urging continuation of construction, rail and harbor improvements, and bank credit. It cites Moses and biblical courage to argue for bold national action and avoidance of backward steps into despair.
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Moses
Despond
June Bugs and June Grooms in a Tongue Twister of Summer
A garbled humor piece jumbles summer trends and sayings from varied sources. It mentions June insects and weddings, a would be diver suggestion, political bee satire, pay requests, and light quips about weather, fashion, and social norms. The fragment references Bath England gender ratios and a comic line about movie health, among scattered observations and jokes.
Trusting Joe Welch Seals Gold Gate Contract tale
A St Louis Times excerpt notes California resident Joseph Welch paid 200 dollars for a rigged regilding contract on the Golden Gate at Francisco. The awarding party vanished with specs, leaving Welch with a contract and warning about confidence men preying on trusting individuals.
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California
Joseph Welch
Golden Gate
Francisco
Joe
Mr. Welch
Joe Welches
St. Louis Times
Short Cuts From Exchanges
A compact montage of witty quotes from various newspapers. Jabs at social trends and daily life mix with a gag about lookout mountain and a jab at attitudes toward temperance pledges. Notable items include quips from the New York American and Arkansas Gazette.
Neophobia and its clash with new ideas in history
A discussion referencing The Scientific Monthly describes neophobia as a mental aversion to novelty. It cites cases from antiquity to modern times, noting resistance to printing, bathtubs, and early railways, while contrasting with a later critique of perpetual experimentation.
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The
Scientific Monthly
Italy
Virginia
Basien
Seneca
Rome
Woolworth
Thomas Creevey
Manchester
Liverpool
May Pig Iron Boom Sparks Warnings On Slump Ahead
May pig iron output smashed records signaling a war boom era linger. Analysts warn the surge will feed a later downturn as industry momentum carries business through a coming slump. Residual cautions urge prudent coal buying and continued mining activity.
Rare 1598 Bacon essays edition sells in London
A copy of Bacon 1598 essays sold for 2350 dollars in London. Once available for a penny, the volume was recently found on the floor of an unused room at Betley Hall near Crewe.
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London
Bacon
Betley Hall
Crewe
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Vrov
Flood Water and Economy
Cissored
Jewel Cashdollar
Sparta
Tenn
Sadwa Lyer
Woman's Indian Association
India
James A. Hood
Detroit
England
George
New Jersey
Freddie
Fred
Abe
Sofimie
Love
America
Nationalvernment
Mellon
Israel
Red Sea
Tom Sims
Bath
France
Baltimore Sun
New York American
Ann Arbor Times News
Altoona Mirror
Arkansas Gazette
Columbus
State Journal
Lookout Mountain
Kansas City Star
Parmentier
Elisha Scott Loomis
Pittsfield
Mass
Steinmetz
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
J. S. Compton
W. VA
National Armature & Electrical Works
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