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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1926
Page
6
A Post Office posted item from Charleston WV notes a Thought for Today by Elizabeth Towne. It emphasizes daily aims to do better work learn more grow stronger wiser and kinder.
An examination of congressional investigative authority from its early House usage to the Senate's evolving role. It notes Kilbourn v. Thompson as a pivotal limit on intruding into judicial matters and discusses unresolved questions about Congress power to compel testimony for legislation.
Editorial calls for a fair hearing from middlemen on income tax uncertainty and delays. It argues tax assessments hinder business, condemn vague valuation practices, and stall property sales while urging Congress to examine two points: tax department delays and the disparity between big trusts and small-town prosperity.
The piece debates publishing court proceedings and public news including the McPherson case and other high profile matters. It argues newspapers serve diverse readers, bear high costs for news gathering, and should feature news such as Ormiston’s story while avoiding obscene material. calls for serving readers without enforcing censorship. It notes December 17 as Wright brothers’ flight birthday and reflects on public attention and personal reputation in journalism.
Chief Britton warns about pickpockets as cold snaps turn firemen into icicles. A law proposal aims to cap section funds at ten cents per vote amid sixteen indignation meetings in Triangle. A county fight ends with teeth lost. A dentist calls the incident “great execution.” The steel trust 40 percent dividend links to government refusal to open the South Charleston armor plant after the decision to build twelve light cruisers.
Readable fragments discuss canal projects from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic and a waterway from the Mississippi through New York. Says canals will reduce export wheat freight costs and raise farmer prices while noting power and irrigation plans for California and Arizona amid price wars. Press cites Hoover and policy views urging firm but friendly federal stance toward Mexico and policy against threats.
A reader letters criticize misnaming the Harvard Glee Club in concert notices. The writer urges Gazette editors to preserve Harvard Music clarity and distinguish Harvard Glee Club from Harvard Instrumental-Dieu in future notices.
The piece describes tipsters who connect crime rings to upper society, their risky work yielding tips that have solved murders and prompted police inquiries. It notes punishments for snitching, the lure of petty graft, and the grim fate awaiting those who talk too much. It also paints a vivid image of New York nightlife with gamblers, bootleggers, and glamorous women at supper clubs, and profiles figures like Nals Grunland, a radio personality who moves between clubs and business, never drinking, while managing appearances and debts.
Dorothy Dix argues women with a past can seek reform and a new life, challenging the notion that they are doomed to a downward path. She questions society's double standard and urges courage to believe in a second chance and a fresh start.
A dated guidance piece stresses that a child’s welfare hinges on both physical and mental health. It warns against overindulgence, urges firm, reasonable parenting from infancy, and links consistent feeding, obedience, and good-natured control to a strong, healthy, respectful, and well-nourished youth. It also discusses social dynamics and the impact of a mother’s past on public perception.
Fragmented notice discusses issuing licenses amid gossip and scrutiny, naming individuals from Alabama Kentucky and New Jersey. It alludes to social pressure and consequences of personal choices, with stray lines about accidents and a man narrowly surviving surgery from a sponge left inside him.
Sammy Jay and other woodland creatures react as Farmer Brown's Boy cuts young spruce and hemlock trees from the Green Forest. He loads the trees for transport to a village, prompting the forest folk to track the fate of their woodland and challenge the loss of beauty and habitat. The scene hints at broader themes of nature versus progress and the moral reflections on stewardship.
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