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Basis of Peace Urges Justice Over War
Senator Borah, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged Michigan students to outlaw war and adopt justice as the basis for lasting peace. He criticized the league of nations and world court for ignoring justice, warned progress toward universal peace will be slow, and stressed nations differ in views and conditions.
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Borah
Senable Foreign Relations Committee
University of Michigan
League of Nations
World Court
One Day’s Observance Signals Economic Health
The article argues that a single Sunday observance suffices to show most students that the nation is not enduring severe hardship. It acknowledges some individuals facing ruin but asserts that generally conditions remain stable and not indicative of widespread distress.
Twenty Years Ago Today in Graham and Nearby
We recall events dated twenty years prior including John H. Sparks show at Graham, Dr W Ducas from Bedford found injured in Graham’s wholesale district, tunnel watchman John Clark at Pocahontas losing both legs in a railroad accident, and ten years ago today Elizabeth Lilly of Athens and McKinley Lowe of Princeton marrying in Bristol. The Cates revival at Bland street Methodist Church ended after eleven weeks. Whitlock family moved from Keystone to Bluefield.
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John H. Sparks
Graham
W. Ducas
Bedford
John Clark
Pocahontas
Misa Elizabeth Lilly
Athens
McKinley Lowe
Princeton
Bristol
Cates
Bland Street Methodist Church
Modern luxury mocks times of hardship and restraint
The text contrasts tight wartime style frugality with visible indulgence such as hundreds of cars, busy roads, soft drink bars, resorts, and luxury goods like fine clothes and radios, illustrating a social rift between hardship and pervasive excess.
Gypsy Born in Town Poem by Mary Carolyn Davies
Poem celebrates a gypsy identity versus settled town life. Speaker reflects on shared wandering spirit with a beloved, inviting departure from noise to listen to nature and follow a road that calls them away. The verse emphasizes kinship beyond blood and the longing to roam together.
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Mary Carolyn Davies
History and the old timers on 70s pinching days
The piece reflects on 1970s hardships as a history lesson and contrasts past frugality with present demands. It argues real hardship lies in overwork and overseeing a crowded calendar instead of shared leisure, insisting workdays should benefit individuals as the best of life.
Restrictive immigration policy praised by editors
A Wheeling Intelligencer selection quotes a president of the Immigration Study Commission of America now in Greece. It argues Johnson Immigration Restrictions protect American standards, notes France may curb Italian immigration, warns of unemployment and wage pressures if population outpaces jobs, and urges Congress not to alter the Johnson act.
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Immigration Study Commission of America
Greece
America
France
Dumas
Voltaire
la Fayette
Hugo Fabre
Pasteur
Madam Curie
Italy
California
Miscellaneous Aphorisms and Oddities From Historic Clippings
A collection of quirky lines and satirical snippets touching on weather, fashion, taxes, sleep, and social norms. Notable items include claims about a Florida tax on single women, a Paris fashion note, and remarks on marriage rates and costs of living. The text blends humorous asides with social commentary from era newspapers.
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Florida
Hindenburg’s oath binds him to present Germany as it is
The New York Telegram notes that von Hindenburg’s oath with the phrase so help me God shows his commitment to the republic as it stands. It warns that the field marshal will apply soldierly fidelity to current German politics, complicating efforts to restore the Hohenzollerns.
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von Hindenburg
Mmarshal
Germany
New York Telegram
Delicatessen Wife Sparks Social Ills Debate in Baltimore
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation and a series of light sayings appear alongside a Baltimore club indictment calling out the “delicatessen wife” for domestic neglect and social ills. The essay links idle afternoons and hurried dinners to broader moral concerns, suggesting reform when she sees the fault lines.
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General Federation of
Wome Clubs
Baltimore
Delicatessen
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Protest grows against salacious magazines and for school Bible reading
A wave of protest spreads across the country urging good literature and urban plantings as a remedy. The Dayton anti evolution law test looms, signaling possible Bible reading mandates in public schools and similar bills elsewhere. The modernist fundamentalist clash continues in churches and public life.
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Dayton
Tena
Cne
Fables on Health Warn of Americanitis Killing 400000
A Chicago physician from the Gorgas Memorial Institute warns that Americanitis the hurry and bustle of life kills about 400000 Americans yearly. The report notes most deaths occur ages 40 to 50 and contrasts with Europeans who balance work and leisure. Remedies include public education and a yearly health audit to detect heart disease apoplexy and high blood pressure.
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United States
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Chicago
Europe
America
Diseases and pests spark government debate on control methods
Last Night's Mail comments on the agriculture department seeking new ways to attack bug diseases, preferring a sweeping epidemic approach over spraying and gassing, and noting the decline of birds that eat pests. It also touches on coast guard roles in prohibition enforcement and a drive to end tobacco use, led by Anti-Tobacco activists including Harvey Wiley.
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Charles P. Stewart Ashington
Public Health Service
Agriculture Department
Ugs
Pulte
Osly
Agricultural Department
Coast Guard
Wayne B. Wheeler
Navy
George Washington
Pennsylvania
Sam
Wheeler
Vashon
Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Adlerika Gas Relief Ad from The White Pharmacy
Mrs B Brinkley reports relief from years of gas after Adlerika. One spoonful removes gas and bloating and often brings astonishing relief by evacuating old waste from the system. White Pharmacy and Central Pharmacy Bluefield and Rice Drug Co Princeton carry Adlerika.
Tennessee Law in Limelight Sparks Free Knowledge Debate
Column argues against enforcing ignorance via law, praising free knowledge. It cites Fundamentalism, religious and scientific teachers, and a Tennessee law as a test case for whether modern science can be taught in schools and churches. It notes broader debates from Fosdick to Roosevelt and Mussolini.
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Fosdick
America
Presbyterian Assembly
Presbytery
New York
Dean Inge
Church of England
Tennessee
Bryan
Venice
Mussolini
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Memorial Day Speaker Set by Local American Legion
The local American Legion posts choose Hon. W. W. McNeil to deliver the memorial address on Memorial Day May 30. Ruth Bodell and James Elmer Brown plan a musical program, with Ensign Sprague of the Salvation Army giving the invocation and benediction. The Legion band, led by Jesse L. Bell, will perform in parade and at the Colonial theatre.
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American Legion
W. W. McNeil
McNeil
Ruth Bodell
James Elmer Brown
Salvation Army
Ensign Sprague
American Legion Band
Jesse L. Bell
Colonial Theatre
C. C.pulsifer
Washington notes and stalled hearings review
The Nickel Plate merger hearings were continued while the Shipping Board moved to sell 200 ships for scrap. The government appealed in the chemical foundation case to the Supreme Court as Donald MacMillan, Arctic explorer, remained hopeful on Amundsen expedition progress. Former Vice President Marshall continued recovery from a severe cold and exhaustion. Additional indictments surfaced in a conspiracy tied to unnamed officials.
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Shipping Board
The
Chemical Foundation
Supreme Court
Amundsen
Donald MacMillan
Marshall
Bawore L
Haere
Na Fontes
Ferraline Promises Relief for Digestive Ailments
An advertisement touts Ferraline as Nature's mineral water treatment for stomach disorders. It guarantees relief from indigestion heartburn headaches gas and nausea with a money back offer and claims a one dollar bottle equals many gallons of the same treatment.
Bankruptcy Sale of Valuable Lot By Court Order
In the bankruptcy matter of Gordon S seas, the court orders a sale of Lot 14, Section 849, City map, Bluefield. The lot fronts Pearl Street with 106 feet and 162.5 feet depth. Taxes and assessments paid. sold free of liens. Terms: half cash, balance due in six and twelve months.
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Gordon
Seais
Law & Commerce
City of
Bluefield
Pearl Street
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