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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
6
A fragment from The Charleston Gazette mentions The Daily Geretta Company of the Capital City of West Virginia and includes a Bible verse Deuteronomy 31 6 urging strength courage and fear not.
Robert M. Lambie, chief of the West Virginia State Bureau of Mines, was elected president of the Coal Mining Institute of America at its 43rd annual meeting. Supporters praise his merit and public service as a fine representative for the state.
Congressional Record excerpt shows Mr George and Mr Smoot debating tariff duties on wool. They discuss whether duties are needed to support domestic sheep, war-time implications, and the comparison between imported woolen rags and American wool fabrics. The exchange highlights cost, protection, and production concerns amid wartime legacy.
The piece weighs Coolidge potential as a Massachusetts Senate candidate and the impact on Hoover’s presidency. It argues Coolidge’s weak money handling helped deflation and labor strain, while Hoover’s engineering mindset seeks truth to avert panic. It notes past presidents Harrison and McKinley as lofty examples and questions voter punishment.
In a sharp political analysis the author warns that control of the presidency could shift if trusts and Wall Street securities dominate. He argues Hoover or Coolidge could lose to Democratic forces unless profits of business are redistributed and the Republican coalition falters.
The Wheeling Intelligencer criticizes Minnesota for a law allowing official suppression of a paper. It argues that absolute free speech and press are inalienable rights, and that a court may punish harmful speech but cannot shutter a newspaper at will. It cites colonial and English views of genuine freedom.
A compilation notes West Virginia's vast resources and population share, then cites local editorials on Prohibition, highway funding, and a wave of fines in Ohio County. It mentions Wesleyan College ending athletics with D and sketches political church influence in Virginia. County actions on roads and a playful classified section follow.
The article links a second prison revolt this year at Auburn and similar uprisings elsewhere to a wider crime wave. It muses on crime causes, references Dr Harriet Waterman and historical figures, and discusses expectations of social change and gender roles in religion and society.
The Readers Forum argues happiness matters more than momentary pleasure. It warns against reckless impulses that harm loved ones and urges consideration of consequences, urging readers to seek lasting virtue and the moral rock of character.
McIntyre notes the city’s Christmas bustle and theater culture from Times Square to Broadway. He sketches shops, signs, accosters, and characters from gaslit streets, including performers, critics, clerks, and policemen, with wry observations on urban life.
Readers are invited to send questions to The Gazette Washington Bureau for a knowledge quiz with answers on page 13 and 14. A bulletin offering step by step home made Christmas candies is advertised with a request for a penny stamp and address details.
Washington observers assess Bwight Morrow’s potential New Jersey Senate bid after his appointment to a temporary post aimed at filling Edge’s seat. The move prompts questions about party strategy, possible clashes with ex Senator Frelinghuysen, and a likely tough by election amid a Democratic swing and Hoovers international appointments.
Readers seek guidance on smoking during pregnancy and nursing, miscarriage risks linked to poor diet, and child night terrors. Dr Peters cautions against smoking during pregnancy, urges regular obstetric care, diet improvement, and provides pamphlet options while noting limits on diagnosis.
Fifteen year old Frank, a Festal Telegraph messenger in Boston, finds three hundred dollars in a lost pocketbook and returns it to its owner. The owner offers a reward and the company praises Frank with a wrist watch in a ceremony attended by two hundred fellow workers and several hundred onlookers. The incident is touted as a lesson in honesty and character for young workers.
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