Echols Announces Postal Increase In Charleston
Postmaster Echols disclosed yesterday that Charleston postal receipts rose 10 percent in June 1824 over June a year earlier. Total for June was $38,774.92, with May receipts down due to political literature. New rates reduced newspaper mailing but carriers and trucks mitigate cost. some staff were laid off and others reassigned. Third class mail, small orders, catalog mailings and souvenir mailings have declined as rates bite.
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Charlestons
Echols
Charleston @Mee
Clarks
T. K. Weaver
Los
Express
U S Establishes Agency at Sydney
Washington reports the Commerce Department has opened a new commercial agency in Sydney Australia, supplementing its Melbourne office to cover Australian trade. Officials note Sydney’s central position and harbor facilities make it an ideal distributing center for American goods, with Australian imports likely to set a 1925 record due to strong wool and wheat prices.
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Hobert
Thornburgh
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Sydney
N. 5
Melbourne
Brea
Australia
New Zealand
New South Wales
Europe
America
Jules Klein
Department
Commonwealth
United States
Townsmen Pledge to Shun Barbers in Flagstaff Days of ’49
In Flagstaff Arizona locals pledge not to cut or shave until after July 4 to celebrate the Days of ’49. Visitors misread the scene as outlaws as banners, lawyers, doctors, merchants and townspeople display untrimmed facial hair and rugged attire. Some text notes wild ducks poisoned by shot at shooting grounds.
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Flagstops
Arizona
Flagstaff
A. i
United States
Varicose Veins Are Quickly Reduced
Nobody sensible will endure swollen veins when the new powerful yet harmless germicide Emerald Oil can be obtained at Bullman’s drug stores. Request a two ounce original bottle of Emerald Oil and follow directions. Improvement appears in a few days and continued use reduces swollen veins to normal. It is guaranteed and also claimed to reduce enlarged glands, goiters, and wens.
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Bullman's
Beckley Philanthropists Gather for County Sheriff Dinner
The Beckley area hosts a dinner for the incumbent sheriff, deputies, and court staff at the White Sulphur Springs meeting, discussing law enforcement, school safety, and summer programs. A bootlegger’s car sold at auction, and a minor delinquency case brought before the criminal court highlighted the event.
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J. W. Maxwell
H. ©. Blas
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio
Sheriff
Maryland Adams
Baltimors
John Hopking
Aity
B.M. Payne
Turner
Judgefihea Greenbrier
A. D. Preston
Criminal Court
Springs
Claud Martin
Clarksburg
Lita
W. H. Ford
HR. V. Martin
Beckiey
Gas explosion burns four men near Evans wall
Four men were burned when gas blew from a well two miles west of Evans crry Pennsylvania. William Douthett suffered the most and was hospitalized. A forge ignition sparked the blaze as workers tried to pull tools from the well. The report also notes unrelated Belgian diamonds and steel shipments valued at up to 1.5 million and 500,000.
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Evans Crry
Pe Pa
Here
Willam Douthett
Belgium
J. Q. Hutchinson
Lake Chautauqua
Paris shop girls to be schooled in clerical sales
Paris, July 1. For the first time in Parisian stores a formal school for clerks will train shopgirls in persuasive selling, commercial correspondence, and knowledge of fabrics. The program includes factory visits and practical shop work with emphasis on tactful customer service and presenting value beyond price.
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Paris
Alice Langelier
George Maus
Tha Pateration
Most Beautiful Miss Doris Pinkerton Crowned in Arkansas
Fayetteville Arkansas resident Doris Pinkerton won the title of prettiest girl in a state beauty contest with over 9 000 entrants. She will compete for honors in Atlantic City New Jersey. A cigarette caused a fatal bomb fire as Signora Bella Creaps perished while smoking in bed. Over a thousand gasoline tractors are reportedly in use across India.
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Doris Pinkerton
Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas
Atlantia City
N. J
Abd
Signora Bella Creaps
India
Prague Citizens Enjoy Sun Bathmode on Vitava River
Prague citizens embrace sun bathing as a summer vogue along the Vitava River in July. Wooden riverfront structures offer changing rooms and refreshments as families travel upriver by steamer, disembark for makeshift swims, and spend afternoons and holidays in sun drenched crowds along a three mile stretch.
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Prague
Fragmentary Radio Era Rhetoric and Courtroom Musing
A disjointed text reflects scattered opinions on law and society with references to courts, juries, and national judgments. It mentions America, Britain, democracy, and time, interspersed with incomplete quotes and stray names, creating a fragmented snapshot of public discourse.
English Woman Lawyer Praises U S Courts
London reports Helena Normanton one of England's first women lawyers says U S courts are not to blame for crime, urges blame lie with political influence. She notes American law and order not yet as revered as in England after a four month U S tour.
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London
United States
Helena Normanton
America
Ingland
Mins Normanton
Cuba Ranks High as U.S. Customer in 1824 Trade
Cuba, though small, ranked sixth among foreign customers of the United States in 1824. The island republic trailed only the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Prussia, and Japan, with purchases totaling $188,779,273.
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Washington
Cuba
Chip Island Republic
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
Prince
Japan
Pesky Bed Bugs Promoted as a Safe Insect Killer
An advertisement touts Pesky Devils Quietus P. D. Q as the economical solution to bed bugs roaches moths and ants. It promises rapid hatch times and claims effectiveness without harming people or bedding. The copy targets hotels hospitals and railroads and markets various bottle forms with assurances of safe family use.
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Commerce Department
Beckley News
Cport House
Robert Beasley
Dupra Wipperman
Mabscott
Princeton
A. W. Co
Dept.Store Co. Marcus Smith Clothes Shop
Schwabe & May
Frankenberger
Kaufman Bros
Walker Dry Goods Co
Schoolfield-Harvey Flee. Co
May Shoe Co
Marie Kirtley Neuhart Shoe Co
Consi Mues
Normanton
P. DL
Akon
P. D
Marcus Smith
Palm Beach
Benns
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