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Mency
New Ear
Chicago
Sys nFapie
Virginia
Portage City
Carrien—Payadie
God’s Moment: A Brother’s Wrath and City Walls
A short biblical saying notes that a offended brother is hard to win and a strong city is harder to conquer. It echoes Proverbs like a Spanish proverb about wrath among kin and the fierce, devilish nature of brotherly anger.
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
The column recalls events from twenty years ago in Wythe County and nearby towns. It notes deaths, injuries, a fatal shooting, a carnival proposal in Bluefield, and a local sermon on unrest and progress amid coal industry commentary. It mentions Pocahontas coal rates and a Morgantown attorney’s election bet.
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Wiliam Davis
Wythe County
Tazewell
G. W. Pennington
Wyoming Coal and Coke Company
Bluefield
Charles H. Abshire
Lizzie Zink
Davy
Radford
Ruth Daniels
S A. Daniels
Welch
James Wills
Jim Beardmett
Maud Muller on Broadway Ends With Auto Trouble
A nostalgic verse traces Maud Muller leaving Main Street for Broadway where a judge invites her to view the Follies. He returns to find his car and pride compromised as she leaves him, signaling a sly clever reversal and saying farewell. Otis Wayne Reed.
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Maud Muller
Main Street
Broadway
Maud
Maudie
Gopher Prairie
Old Top
Otis Wayne Reed
SHORT CUTS FROM EXCHANGES
A compendium of quick quotes from various papers. The items lampoon frost, corn on the cob, and prohibition, with wry takes on Europe, Americans, and social trends.
Progress in unrest and the call for ambition in progress
The Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman argues salvation depends on unrest and dissatisfaction in America but warns these sentiments can breed destruction. He distinguishes ambition as a healthy motive for growth, urging respect for gradual progress and foundational discoveries rather than overthrowing the old.
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James E. Freeman
Washington
Jesus
Freeman
Bishop Freeman
Editorial on wages and coal industry in West Virginia and national pay trends
The piece cites a Massachusetts engineer resigning to work manual labor, argues high living costs dull salary appeal, and urges cautious, expansive growth in West Virginia coal. It notes anthracite's rising value, new Interstate Commerce access, and the need to balance expansion with industry stability. Wage and employment data from various states illustrate broader economic trends.
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Massachusetts
New York Herald- Tribune
John Hays Hammond
New England Fuel Commission
New England
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pocahontas
New River
Gulf
Washington
Pennsylvania
Kanawha
Wheeling Intelligencer
Labor department payroll increases show broad industrial gain
Labor department statistics show payroll gains across 42 of 52 major industries with nine showing declines and one flat. The report notes broader payroll growth but cautions about distribution and wage variation across sectors.
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Pacific States
United States
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Labor Department
Measles Dangers and Home Care Guidance for Parents
A health advisory explains measles risks for children under five, common complications like broncho pneumonia and ear infections, and how to care for a sick child at home. It urges bed rest, darkened airy rooms, light nutritious meals, tepid sponging, and strict hygiene with napkin disposal, handkerchief etiquette, and medical supervision.
Measures for Containing Measles in Student Populations
A wartime health advisory urges strict precautions to prevent measles spread. It states that any measles case must be isolated, coughing children should not mingle with others, and exposing well children to infected peers is nearly criminal. It notes rare multiple measles attacks existing in records.
Women Carry On After Husbands Death In Science And Astronomy
The article notes that women like Madam Curie and Madame Gabrielle Flammarion continue their husbands’ work after their deaths. Flammarion takes over as director of the Juvisy observatory and is named secretary-general of the Astronomical Society of France. It mentions ten volumes of her husband Camille Flammarion’s planned works to be published. It also covers Venus temperatures, sunspot influences on solar radiation, and a Smithsonian finding on radiation changes when sunspots cross the solar disk.
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Madam Curie
Paris
Gabrielle Flammarion
Atronomer
Camille Flammarion
Great Juvisy Observatory
Astronomical Society of France
Madame Flammarion
Madame Curie
Rail consolidation faces resistance from small stockholders
Washington observers note that while some big railroad magnates favor a national merger, smaller shareholders oppose losing dividends and say consolidation may hurt profitable lines. Critics warn government ownership would be required to align profits with public interest, complicating administration plans.
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Washington
Washington Administration
America
Watching The Parade The phonograph firms push innovation
A fragment notes phono graph manufacturers must innovate as radio cuts into talkone machines. A company announces a new response to keep pace with advancing technology and audience shifts.
World Court fight hinges on a Rooseveltian big stick
A Washington conference on churches and world peace is proposed for December to push America toward joining the World Court. The piece argues that progress depends on converting a dozen isolationist senators, since public opinion alone cannot move a stalwart minority. It warns that without U S participation, world peace efforts falter and urges universal responsibility and cautious, purposeful action by all citizens.
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Churches and World Peace
Washington
United States Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Rebikan
America
Radio and phonograph bridge pace and time
The discourse contrasts two improvements one electrical one mechanical aimed at perfect sound reproduction. It notes three grades of canned fruit lacking true brand meaning yet packed under many brands. A humorous dialogue sketches domestic and social quips about obligations babies and fairy tales.
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Caruso
Coolidge
Cleverness at a Dinner Party Muddle
An animated dinner party scene features a witty exchange about bananas and old-fashioned night shirts. A guest expresses shock and surprise, while a green clerk denies any novelty items, highlighting a humorous social mismatch.
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Mrs. Rambler
Telegraph Ticklers Report From Italy Shortage
Fragmentary notes complain of a fuel shortage and poor driving, with jest about cold spaghetti and public mood. The writer mocks public expectations and hints at ordinary life amid travel discomfort and shortages.
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Italy
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