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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1925
Page
6
A lengthy OCR fragment portrays a society themed narrative by Edith Braun Ferber. It references Mrs Ore Th Kann and includes scattered notes on people, places, and events, with tangled text and partial phrases across pages.
Fragmented OCR text mentions San Francisco and ships with garbled phrases about engineering, construction, and coastal activity. References to wharves, waters, and a period of work imply a historical maritime setting and ongoing project near the bay. No clear individuals or organizations are readable.
The article describes the U S Army engineers approving a monumental equatilever-suspension bridge to span the Golden Gate between San Francisco and Marin county. It details a 4004 foot main span, 1040 foot towers, 201 foot clearance, 80 foot deck, two trolley lines, two motor lanes, and two sidewalks at an estimated cost of 17.25 million dollars. It contrasts cantilever and suspension designs and argues for rapid local bridge needs in Charleston across the Kanawha.
The American Legion seeks a five million dollar endowment with the interest to aid orphans of World War dead. State quota is 56000 and city quota 7500 as part of a broad pledge to provide a home for every homeless veteran’s child. Half of income funds child welfare programs.
The American Legion pledges a nationwide child welfare plan for veterans' orphans. It urges adoption into Legionnaire families or cottage billets, with priority on stability, moral environment, and nonsectarian care, to prevent poverty and crime and preserve American ideals. John Garibaldi Sargent noted as attorney general in a related aside.
The Kansas City Star critiques billboard use along residence streets and scenic highways. It notes slow legislative action but growing restraining efforts by a national committee and advertisers who agree to limit billboards to commercial locations. The piece argues intrusion harms public sentiment and business psychology.
A fragmentary report notes authorities ordering road mops to clear London streets amid ongoing municipal efforts. The text references public works and mentions officials and taxi services in a damaged OCR extract.
A fragmented reminiscence evokes Parisian scenes around Montmartre and a variety of figures, mentioning Bulwer and Wilde, among others. The text mingles places, people, and arts with scattered reflections on social mores and nightly confidences.
A fragmented tale from Burgess Brown’s world recounts Sammy, Pet and friends in a pine forest filled with Green Meadows. The crowd debates the bear and deer chorus and hopes for a kinder, safer future as characters explore courage and community.
Fragmented OCR reads as a literary piece with garbled lines about truth and poetry, referencing World War II era imagery and a clerk rebuking attempts to rewrite or transmit verses. The text weaves incomplete names, scattered phrases, and partial archival notes without coherent events or dates.
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