The New Speaker Hededd Nicholas Longworth Career
The New Speaker Hededd Nicholas Longworth of Ohio is named speaker of the house after a long career and merit driven rise. He married Roosevelt's daughter early, but pursued independence and became a skilled debater and mediator. The editorial praises his charm, diplomacy, and potential to unite parties while noting heavy responsibilities of the role. Joe Norton the barber adds a colloquial closing anecdote in dialect.
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House of Representatives
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
House
Longworth
Peofe
Washington
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Tiplomat
Henwury
Good Times and the Banking Basis of Recovery
The piece argues that revival depends on government policy and finance. It stresses that banking, credit, and tax actions in Washington shape business activity and that American banks are widely distributed, relying on depositor trust. It notes high private debt and bank risks as part of the economic condition.
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Washington
Stote Banking
Debts and currency shifts hint at broader economic changes
The article argues private US debts may be 12 to 15 times cash in circulation and that a true cash system is emerging through credit for autos and industries. It criticizes inflation fears, defends gold reserves under the Federal Reserve, and questions government handling of shipping costs and football fame.
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United States
Charleston
Federal Reserve System
Germany
France
England
East
Woodrow Wilson
Wise Men and Magicians Look Like Each Other
The piece surveys historical wisdom from Red Grange to Kepler, British policy on Italy, and farm and railroad issues. It notes Grange’s immense earnings, contrasts royal authority with scientific insight, and criticizes government handling of farmers and transportation, while touching on Canada’s helium deposits and a DC court ruling on naval reserves.
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Red Grange
Italy
Wesleyan Delegates Attend Collegiate World Conference
Nicholas Tascbella of Clarksburg leads Wesleyan College students to Princeton University for the collegiate world court conference this week. Min Florence Wextfall of Charleston accompanies as class official. Delegates from colleges nationwide attend.
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Buckhannon
Nicholas Tascbella
Clarksburg
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Florence Wextfall
Charleston
Princeton
Wesley College
Princeton University
The Graft Built House on the Grand Concourse
A vivid sketch of New York’s gilded age and Tweed era still echoes through an old Grand Concourse home. The piece recollects graft, reforms, and the city’s transformation from past schemes to lasting monuments. It includes anecdotes of journalists tempted by bribes and the cost of truth in reporting.
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New York
Grand Concourse
Follee
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Grant
Central Park
Goss
Twesd
Brooklyn
Noons
Tweed
Thomas St.de
Brickwell
Washington Letters Show Page Doubts From Colby
Washington December 3 The long run of Walter Hines Page letters is challenged by Bainbridge Colby secretary of state during the Wilson era Colby reviews the Life and Letters of Page in the Saturday Review of Literature noting the letters were never answered He recalls Wilson saying his chief duty in wartime was to keep his shirt on Colby says Page fell victim to English charm and lost his edge as a spokesman for the press
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Washington
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
Theaa
House of Doubleday, Page and Company
Ambassador
Wilson
Hnd
Bainbridge Colby
Stato
Colby
Walter EA Page
Saturday Review of Literature
Cathy
Calby
Page
United States
Paget
Celby
England
MacCautey
Bugenet
Colby Ene
Halas
Just Folks Poem by Edgar A Guest 1926
A verse titled Just Folks by Edgar A Guest, dated 1926, appears in a faded OCR fragment. It speaks of fear, past lessons, and hope, mentioning a child’s night fears and the dawn after hardship as a moral guide. The text shows garbled lines and missing phrases, with plea for courage and resilience.
Bug 3 BooS Bucs Baer
Revenue agents are making many arrests yet they injure the innocent who suffer. The text mocks a dry army and navy with no dry soldiers or sailors, referencing a chaotic situation with humorous or satirical tone. The passage criticizes confusion among lawmen and portrays a bleak, nonsensical scene.
Paddy and Billy Mink Sow Dam Break Mystery
In a rural tale from Thoreton Ww and Burghss, Paddy battles a new pond endangered by two holes blamed on a mystery culprit. Billy Mink warns of the danger as villagers fear a treacherous act, while a broader wartime and Prohibition era backdrop colors the scene with references to spirits and social tension.
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Paddy
Bay
Coxittih
Pady
Billy Minne
Moni
Bly
Fades
Billy
Merrill Speaks on Works of Art and Education
Dr Merrill addressed the Charleston Woman's club art department urging art appreciation for youth and describing a George Washington printing and a Terner original valued at $15,000. Samuel Matheson led the session with current events and a prize discussion for students, as plans for the next meeting on January 13 were announced.
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H.3
Charleston, Woman's Club
Addsie
Merrill
George Washington
Conrey
Charleston
Sameul Matheson
Coral Gables
Retafire
Rite River
Bre
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Charteston
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Yours
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Maniger Diamond Ice Company
Chaticaton, Wi
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Tater
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Just Folks
Hi. A. Guest
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