Telegraphic era notices and mailing rates page item
A damaged historical clipping shows postal and subscription details for a West Virginia newspaper dated May 30, 1925. It lists office locations, mail terms, subscription prices by duration, postage rates, carrier arrangements, and territory coverage of up to sixty miles. It includes phrases about second-class mail matters and publication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainene
Ted
Wartoffice
Hirefield
W. Va
Nerwine
Neper
West Virginia
Virginia
Tees
O Tullen
Milee
Th Raton
Oitinh
Ath Snes
City Garrier—Peyable
Font Steree
Ee Gaplex
Fragmentary Proverb Quotation From EW, Landon Era
A damaged, partial quotation from Proverbs 14 3h mentions mercy for the poor and warning against dishonor of God. Attributed to EW and Landon, the text appears as a devotional snippet with archaic spelling and unclear full source context.
Thaw Returns To Broadway After Twenty Years Away
Harry K Thaw once the nation’s talk from his Stanford White trial and nightlife, returns to Broadway. He revisits old haunts with familiar faces, while the city’s pace shifts to younger crowds. Thaw laments changes but plans to seek the life and wealth that once defined him.
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Harry K. Thaw
Broadway
Harry Ki Thaw
Stanford White
Virginia
Forley
Madison Square Garden
Harry K
Lucese
Peking
Decoration Day Notices and Local Matters
Fragmentary OCR hints at local notices regarding Decoration Day events and civic matters. Names, places, and precise actions are unclear due to partial text. content suggests community observances and possible municipal notices without full details.
Twenty Years Ago Today Remembrance At Rocky Gap
We Were Doing TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Mrs H G Thompson died at her home Rocky Gap Va The Baltic fleet was captured by the Japanese An attempt was made to wreck passenger train No 2 at Pearlsburg by driving spikes in the rafters TEN YEARS AGO TODAY The Midway Christian church was dedicated by the Odd Fellows Edwin Fox William Monroe Joe Sanders and Paul Hailey returned home from Augusta Military Academy for the summer Many attended the semi annual first meet at Gary This is an American unum The fruit of memory and sacrifice is honored as those who fell defending home and loved ones are remembered across the years
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H. G. Thompson
Rocky Gap
Pearlsburg
Midway Christian Church
Edwin Fox
William Monroe
Joe Sanders
Paul Hailey
Augusta Military Academy
Gary
Awakening Spring in The Bristol Herald Poem
The poem Welcomes spring with hope and fear for all ages from the old to the young. It contrasts lives marked by weariness and longing with the balm of spring and the sky’s wonders. It ends by invoking spring as nature's magic child. May Sue Cled is credited.
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Sue
Bristol
Poetic tribute to fallen soldiers in lasting grace
A reflective verse honors all who fought in every war and cause. It envisions laying a leaf and a flower on grass above the beds of the fallen as a divine inscription endures beyond years, urging readers to recall their sleep in grace and glory with thankful tears.
Editorials From Dayton: Evolution, Monkeys, and Polar Peril
The Dayton opinion page laments town vanity and humor over evolution debates, notes a $5,000 Progressive Dayton Club ad fund, and contests the anti evolution stance as a Tennessee joke. It also surveys Amundsen’s failed North Pole expedition and peril faced by explorers, warning of a harsh Arctic fate.
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Dayton
Tenn
Dayton Club
Monkeysville
Huxle
Darwin
Carlyle
Mr. Bryan
Tennessee
America
New York Herald- Tribune
Fragmented humor and misread lines from a 1900s page
A garbled OCR style compilation presents quick quips and mock dialogues on doctors dogs teachers and marriage. The bits feature stiff humor about handwriting experts and legal cross questions with abrupt punchlines and misspelled phrases.
Socialist Leader Debs to Be Honored at Mass Meeting
Hugene Debs, a socialist leader, is set to be honored at a large parade mass meeting with broad participation. The event aims to celebrate his contributions and attract wide attention to socialist principles.
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Hugene Debs
Debs Courage and Baseball in American Life
The piece argues Debs earned respect for courage and sincerity in labor causes while noting golf diverts youth from baseball. It predicts baseball will remain healthy with future diamond demand, and mentions prohibition referendum prompting readers to consider if voters want prohibition and its national impact.
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Cleveland
Debs
Presentation obsession of American women at court
Charles P. Stewart writes from London that state department disputes over public presentation of American women at the royal court are trivial next to major international issues. He notes the obsession of some American women to be presented, likening unpresented status to social death, and contrasts it with rational government talks.
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Charles P. Stewart
Ashington
State Department
Royal Court of St. Jamies
London
Fables on Health and Home Cold Remedies
Practical health note urges mothers to prevent colds as weather shifts. Advises saline laxative for relief, followed by footbath or hot sponge bath, thorough drying, and early bed with hot lemonade and heavy covers. Emphasizes perspiration as beneficial and notes Jones may break up the cold when possible.
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Jones
Courtly demands for US presentation to British court
The text describes how eligible American women must meet three qualifications including respectability and funds, but the decisive factor is their social pull and the ambassador in London. It notes many applicants are influential, and the process involves pressure on the ambassador and the State Department, with few recommendations issued.
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United States
England
London
State Department
Ambassador Houghton
Telegraph Ticklers Om Sims Joke Reels In Wit
A fragment collection of quips and snippets touches on stenographers, smoking, fashion, Ford, gas prices, trains, and a rough humor about twins, divorces, and a Turkish sheik. The notes mix social sayings, travel advice, and odd observations in a late era editorial tone.
Public Men And The Golden Rule In American Life
A column discusses respect for public figures and the intrusive press, linking etiquette to national policy. It notes presidents faced with crowd phenomena and the need for measured behavior, while debating limits on laws and the World Court with Borah’s stance. It warns against mixing religion with science and urges religious freedom with caution toward bigotry.
Billy Sunday Club to Hear Rev Roy Early
The Billy Sunday Club invites a large Bluefield audience for Sunday at 2 20 pm in Bland Street Methodist Church to hear Rev Roy Early, renowned for his engaging style and gospel truths. The group plans future extension work with drives to Thompson Valley and an all day service with on site dinner.
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Billy
Bland Street
Rey Early
Bluefield
Early
Thompson Valley
Taséwell County
Law and Commerce
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Alaka
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Bia
Gainwald
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Pegsav
Snower
Wille
Ahe
Parnyore
Douxhouts
Dallfieldy
OM Sims
Telegraph
Henry Ford
Iowa
Detroit
H Cvred
France
Settled &Hammond
Ind
Turkey
BY Williams
Nol
Ose
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Crestor H. Rowell
George
Ceme
Bolles
Coolidge
Washington
White House
California
Enator Borah
World Court
Piak
League
Council of the League
Borah
James
Moses
Billy Sunday Club
Rev
Roy
Cavalier
Warlick Furniture’ Cos
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