Inaugural Addresses Discuss State and National Economies
The piece notes President Coolidge and Governor Gore urging economy in state and national governments. It cites their speeches in Washington and Charleston, praising firmness and sincerity, and urging restraint on levies and expenses for roads and statehouse projects.
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Coolidge
Washington
Gore
Charleston
West
Banda
Telegraph
Jodo Allin
Eg Ibhot
Mapute
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Dr. Charles J. Copenhaver of Richlands died at Hot Springs Arkansas. Pedigo left to attend the jan suration at Washington. A chatter was issued to the Poca Hontas, Graham and Tazewell Electric Belt Line. Ten years ago today The new Norfolk and Western motors were given an official test in passenger service. Miss Maggie Odell died at the home of her brother on Albemarle Street. One hundred two men were entombed by an explosion in the Layland mine of the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Pedigo
Washington
Poca- Hontas
Graham and
Tazewell
Norfolk and Western Motors
Mise Magogle Odell
Albemarle Street
Layland
New River
Pocahontas
Inaugural Address Echoes Coolidge Plain Style
The passage praises President Coolidge for his direct and economical rhetoric in his inaugural address. It notes the emphasis on practical reasons for government economy and the belief that restraint benefits the people, highlighting the speech's sober, unadorned style.
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Coolidge
Gala Day When Teeth Appear in Science Song
A humorous poem by Billy Allen laments delayed dental cures amid progress in science and technology. It contrasts grand medical advances with everyday needs, pleading for natural teeth while praising engineers and researchers across nations.
Fragmentary Proverb Echoes Moral Exchange
A curt, fragmented line contrasts frugality and abundance as a moral axiom. The text presents a vors and prudent view, implying that less life yields more sufficiency, while prudent choice leads to greater plenty, echoed in a terse dialogue.
Editorial: Crime as Profession and Profit
The Minneapolis Journal notes George C. Henderson argues in Keys a Crookdom that 91 percent of Jansens in the United States stem from recidivists. It claims crime is a highly organized profession with killers paid for murders, urging society to see crime as a business model, not impulsive acts.
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United States
George C. Henderson
Mr. Jenderson
New York
Chicago
Tlat Viera
Minneapolis Journal
Women Fight Burglars and Mock Justice in Early Crime News
Transcribed clippings describe two New York women subduing a burglar until medical help arrived, signaling progress in female crime-fighting. Meanwhile in Paterson New Jersey, another woman and accomplice allegedly held up a justice of the peace who had offered an escort from a dance, suggesting a mixed record for women in crime-related events.
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New York
Paterson
N. J
Short Curls From Exchanges
A collage of quips from various papers about politics and society. Satirical takes on the Supreme Court, Coolidge, dress, cowboys, education, conservatism, and humor about presidents and public figures. Expressions show light commentary on public life and era attitudes.
Telegraph Tickles Tom Sims in Quirky Advice Column
A quirky NEA service column quotes pithy lines about love and life. The piece playfully notes women without hats on country lanes, jokes about ties and bald heads, and comments on dating, ambition, and manners. Copyright 146 NEA service.
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Fables on Health First Ex Bree aew Uneasy
Mr and Mrs John Mann of Anytown visit Dr Riges after a health scare. The doctor advises heart precautions and smoking reduction. Mrs Mann urges caution as they discuss market errands and new diet changes following the consultation.
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Mann
Last Night's Mail From Washington Prohibition Tales
In Washington on March 4, Tom Blanton of Alfbene Texas became the only congressman recorded as held up by law officers on suspicion of bootlegging when two men in uniform signaling him to stop on a Cumberland mountain road revealed they were prohibition agents. Blanton joked of being stopped by chauffeurs and noted he was a prohibitionist too. The piece also notes gunmen wounding Senator Frank Greene and Kentucky Senator A Ow sley Stanley being knocked over in Pennsylvania Avenue, plus quips from Anti Saloon League leader Walker Wheeler and Army Chief John J. Hines on youth and duty.
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Harry B. Hunt Ashington
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Fant
Tom Blanton
Alfbene
Tex
Blanton
Pennsylvania
Cumberland Mountains
Senate
Frank Greene
Vermont
A. Owsley Stanley
Kentucky
Willard Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Stanley
Senata
District of Columbia
National Garden Week and Arbor Day centennial plans
The week of April 27 marks National Garden Week and Forest Production Week. The American Tree Association of Washington urges planting trees now to celebrate Arbor Day 1972, seeking thousands of new members and offering tree-planting suggestions for a two-cent stamp. Los Angeles reports 12 traffic deaths in January, down from 23, attributed to jaywalking and traffic ordinances. Authorities stress safety education starting in schools, while noting US foreign trade in 1924 rose by 240 million dollars from 1923, with exports up and imports down.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
American Tree Association of Washington
Los Angles
Yoal
United States
Imagination and the old myths in modern critique
A reflective essay argues that childhood imagination shields against modern moral decay while critiquing classical tales and myths for their alleged brutality and immorality. It discusses the calendar reform idea of thirteen months, world finances, forgery risks, and calls for expert judgment versus political distrust.
Fragmented overheard dialogue in a rural setting
A garbled scene unfolds with characters named Clarence Tam Mary-Well and Miss Stenbenny. The auto and road talk shift to domestic concerns as Mrs. Ghee gery mentions Miz Miss Stenbenny and her husband while Farmer-Widow references weeds and daily chores. A muddled proposal thread surfaces from Sutter- I hope my proposal for the hand of your daughter has not taken you by surprise.
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Clarence
Ilia
Vhanifeure
Qlarenge
Balesman
Tidea
Mizazna
Message of the Savior Lent Meditation Text
A devotional fragment from a 1925 prayer guide for Lent includes a meditation on Jesus calling sinners to repentance and going to the needy, with a prayer for discipleship. The fragment ends with a note about divorce case slush readers wade through each spring.
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Christ
Jesus
L. Fagiey
Weak Eyes Camphor Eye Wash Ad From Local Pharmacies
An advertisement promotes Lavoptik eye wash with camphor and other ingredients for weak or strained eyes. It offers a free aluminum eye cup and highlights availability at The White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy in Princeton via Rice Drug Co.
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White
Central Pharmacy
Princeton
Rice Drug Co
Free علاج for rupture promises miracle device
Ad text offers a "wonderful stimulant" to treat rupture without surgery. It claims to tighten muscles, close openings, and avoid gangrene by using an unnamed application and a belly-band or support. The ad urges immediate requests for a free trial and asserts large ruptures can be helped.
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Adama
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