Virtue and Longevity in Dr. Joseph Halstead’s Life
The aged St. Louis physician Dr. Joseph Singer Halstead, believed oldest Mason in the U S, marks his 107th birthday with a life hailed for moderation in eating tobacco use and limited liquor. He and wife Margaret S Halstead have enjoyed 63 years of marriage without quarrel amid praise for wholesome living.
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Joseph Singer Halstead
United States
St. Louis
Halstead
Margaret
Stokes
Dr. Halstead
America
Telegraph
Mre
Parade production and gasoline demand hit record levels
Gasoline production in the United States last year reached a record eight billion nine hundred sixty million gallons, surpassing 1923 by about a billion plus. Domestic demand rose to over 21 million gallons per day, up 16 percent, while prices climbed as foreign buyers paid high fees.
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United States
Dawes Delivers Inaugural Address In Senate Style
Phariea G. Dawes delivered a formal inaugural address in the Senate chamber, adhering to tradition and signaling continued policy priorities. The speech outlined governance aims and emphasized stability, responsibility, and bipartisan cooperation.
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Phariea G. Dawes
Twenty Years Ago in Zenith and Nearby Deaths
Chronicle recalls events from twenty and ten years ago. Sargeant A J Reed of Zenith died accidentally at Keystone and Mercer resident H W Straley died at his Prince ton home. D S Carter arrived in Bluefield as railroad director, and John Carmelli died from a gun accident at New Hope. W P Hagey died suddenly in Virginia. The piece notes post office plans to extend city delivery and reflects on the Senate and Mr Dawes.
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Zenith
Keystone
H. W. Straley
Mercer
Princeton
D. S. Carter
Bluefield
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John Carmelli
New Hope
W. P. Hagey
Virginia
Post Office
Quipry and Snippets from a Busy Train Car
A jumble of brief quips and vignettes appears from a period newspaper page. It includes a widow's note to an insurer, a child’s joke about station names, a humorous missed purse detail, a street laborer digger vignette, a servant and mistress exchange, a philosopher and Cynic exchange, a parachute remark, and lines from Serviss and Worth.
Less Dancing in Paris Declines in Year
Paris reports a 50 percent drop in the number of dance halls over the past year, signaling a sharp cultural shift and reduced venue availability for social dancing.
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Paris
Fragmented War Poem by Richard Le Gallienne
Poem laments war's lure and death with vivid images of drums and fire. The speaker recalls widows and mothers, denounces glorified violence, and condemns art that sanctifies war before a critique of the monstrous: a chorus against blood and illusion.
La Follette movement survives Chicago conference
The New York World notes jubilation among opponents but argues the La Follette protest movement remains active with about 5,000,000 votes cast last year. It is not a formal party but a persistent economic protest likely to endure beyond Chicago.
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Chicago
Railway Brotherhoods
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P. A. H. Hopkins
Committee of Forty-Eight
Frank Munsey
la Follette
East
Third Party Movement
Washington
New York
Spring Pandemonium and March Weather Pranks
A jumble of quips on spring call it fake Easter dates in 1913 as the League of Nations plans fixed Easter. The column muses on fashion tips vacations spring fever and witty regional humor with regional stereotypes and odd facts.
Record on economy haunts 1922 Republican savings claim
Washington dispatch notes Democratic effort to counter Republican economy claims for 1922 1923 and 1924 led by Cordell Hull who argues a $786 711 000 item is camouflage and cites President Coolidge and General Lord figures. The piece contrasts wartime and peacetime expenditures and questions railroads’ role in savings.
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Cordell Hull
Congress
Tenn
Tennessee
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Coolidge
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GO. P
Wilson
Sabbath Teachings on Mercy and Rest in Luke
A devotional meditation cites Luke 6 1 11 where Jesus proclaims the Son of Man as lord of the Sabbath and argues the day serves humanity not rigid rulemaking. It argues healing hunger and doing good fit Sabbath observance and recalls Jesus challenging Pharisaic pettiness.
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Jesus
A Life Brimful of Change Ends with De Young
A long life at a single newspaper ends as M. H. de Young, San Francisco publisher and editor for sixty years, dies. The piece reflects on vast social shifts from Lincoln to radio, the Hague, and evolving military and aviation policy, urging continued progress in air power and a toned down gun culture, noting New York taxi drivers as a model for disarmament.
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M. H. de Young
San Francisco
Lincoln
Coolidge
Pony Express
Sabbath Reflections on Worship and Work
The text urges balancing material needs with spiritual duties, urging public worship and private meditation to refresh the soul. It notes the church as civilization’s powerhouse and calls for prayer to gain the mind of Christ for fruitful Sabbath worship, inspiring courage for the week ahead.
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Christ
Shost Culls From Exchanges Delivers Mixed Tone
A terse string of quotes and fragments hints at editorial culls from exchanges. The items reference voice with a telescope, virtue with a magnifying class, Kilkenny cats, and a Paris borrowing note.
Quotations from Papers on Public Affairs and Society
A collage of snippets mentions the Worcester Gazette Newark Star Eagle and Minneapolis Journal. It references a claim of 106 million from us and notes twelve million fewer hogs in the country. A California congresswoman candidate promotes horse sense and a critic quips about gossip among women.
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Newark Star Eagle
Congressman Kahn
California
Washington
Minneapolis Journal
World 8 Highest Hotel
The Kulm Hotel in the Alps sits near a mountain peak with the roof at an altitude thirteen times higher than the Woolworth Building. From this lofty hotel, fifty-nine glaciers and fifty well known peaks are visible.
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Kulm
Alps
Woolworth
Htel
Fables on Health Heart dangers and public awareness
The article discusses Mr and Mrs Mann learning about heart health after a doctor cautions them. It notes heart trouble causes about one ninth of deaths overall and one sixth of deaths in those over forty, surpassing tuberculosis and other diseases. It highlights widespread heart defects and the need for prevention.
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United States
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