Old Stuff The Coal Strike Is Exhausted And Obsolete
The piece argues that regular coal strikes weary the public and benefit neither side long term. It notes bargaining games, wage and price shifts, and rising consumer discipline as substitutes emerge. It predicts reduced anthracite use and fewer miners needed when strikes recur, calling striking “old stuff.”
Editorials on corn on the cob and modernism in religion
Selected editorials from 1921 to 1924 discuss corn on the cob technique with humorous tone and warn of public decline in manners. They critique Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick and Modernist Christianity questioning the Divinity of Jesus and the literal Genesis account, contrasting science with faith.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
Park Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
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Anthracite Strike May Harm Miners, Operators, and Public
The piece argues profits for either miners or operators are unlikely in the anthracite strike. Producers risk losing markets once thought secure while workers face wage losses and unstable jobs during and after any settlement. It notes no clear public benefit from the impasse.
Twenty years ago today deals and marriages noted in Mer cer county
The column recalls a mer cer county prosecuting attorney uncovering leaks in county funds. J Lawrence Alexander wed Annie E Camp in Charlottesville. Deepwater Lumber Company opened offices led by E L Bailey.
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Mercer County
J. Lawrence Alexander
Annie E. Camp
Charlottesville
Deepwater Lumber Company
E. L. Bailey
R. P. French
Walters
Coffman
Anse Hatfield
Bluefield
Water Shortage Not Justification for Bootleg Booze
The piece condemns substituting illegal liquor for water during shortages and warns against drinking before driving. It argues water is healthier than alcohol for safety and health, urging action only if efficiency experts can supply required funds, joking about using larger denomination bills.
Science pushes farming profits through research gains
Plans in New Haven Conn celebrate the first agricultural experiment station. science bred higher yields and new crop tolerances. Entomologists warn birds keep pests in check, as debates over game protection and habitat unfold among officials and researchers.
Yankee Rum Pirate Story and Ruth Contract Rumors
The item notes Yankee tourists amusing London, with readers predicting Babe Ruth’s next contract won’t exceed $62,000 annually. A separate headline suggests the Coast Guard will monitor rum ships, implying bootlegger activity remains a concern.
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Babe Ruth
Coast Guard
Jungle Trails Become Southern Africa Roadways
Rome-Antoists and cyclists in southern Africa use jungle trails as highways. The paths are beaten, smooth, four to five feet wide, and run through dense terrain, offering unconventional routes for travel and navigation.
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Rome
Africa
Watching The Parade And The Rise Of An Informed Democracy
Forty years ago about 60 000 college students existed in America now nearly 500 000 while the population grew 70 percent the college population surged 700 percent most students are children of non college graduates hardly any have college grand parents the era marks a vast experiment toward an educated democracy Australia begins 17 million dollar vessel contracts as part of a five year program British Empire terms fade replaced by Commonwealth of nations independent declarations proliferate beyond 1776.
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New Haven
Conn
America
FE. W Allen
United States Department of Agriculture
Dr. Allenints
Australia
Washington
Tokyo
Eantime
Commonwealth of Nations
Last Night's Mail By Charles P Stewart Ashington
In Ashington on September 1 the Bureau of Entomology denied Dr. Hornaday’s claim that birds are being destroyed. Entomologists say bugs pose bigger agricultural problems now and note birds are not the sole concern. Congressman Martin L Davey comments on the issue and its balance in policy.
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Owever
American Game Detective and Propagating Association
Dr. Hornaday
Charles P. Stewart Ashington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Blocal Survey
William T Hornaday
Bureau of Entomology
Dirt aids in spread of dangerous disease tuberculosis
Dr Hugh Cumming notes the tubercle bacillus survives in water or soil for months, with greatest danger to young children. He urges uncarpeted floors, thorough soap and water scrubbing, boiling of fabrics, and use of waterproof disposable cups to dispose of sputum. He promotes widespread sputum cup use and school health education as key to prevention.
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Hugh 8. Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Humorous Village Tales and Wordplay Snippets
A compilation of short jokes and cartoons featuring clever wordplay and social miscommunications. Items include a ladder and lawn mower exchange, a dinner visit with a lantern, a note about a man taking a lantern, a flirtatious exchange about a three year old brother, a police pun about a door and no admittance, and a quip about a chief of police and a runaway.
Born Leader Says Co-operation Is Watching Him
Quotation from St. Paul Pioneer Press notes a self styled leader defines cooperation as others watching and cheering. The remark captures a persona praised for leadership while inviting scrutiny of group dynamics.
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Atta
St. Paul
Standard of living and spiritual life in modern America
A discussion contrasts the high American standard of living with spiritual ideals. It notes widespread consumer abundance from cars and telephones to baths and radios, while observing that education and literacy have grown with prosperity. The piece argues material wealth enables common access to education and a broad public influence.
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Nyhow
Telegraph Ticklers and Odd Observations From Midwestern Papers
A collage of quips and curiosities from various papers includes trivia about Atlantic depths and right hearted doctors. It notes a Dallas man without a car after a gas test and recalls a sheriff with a car attachment.
Fire Alarm Signals Across City Meet on Key Streets
Fire alarms linked from multiple stations including Southside Northside and Central address intersections at Ave and Russell St Ave and Mercer J Manefield Ave College Ave Walton Ave Roeke Clark St Henry Greenbrierge Forest Union Sts Oakhurret Ave and Bland area. Local stations coordinate response amid widespread signaling tests.
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Northside
Ave
Russell Star Ave
Mercer &J. M
Nefield Ave
College Ave
Walton Ava
Roeke and Clark Sts
Henry
Greenbrierge
Forest and Union Sts
Oakhuret Ave
Bland
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