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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette prints a reflection on friendship noting there is no friend like an old friend who shares morning days and welcomes with praise. The piece compares fame to a scentless sunflower and crowns friendship as a vital breathing rate with sweetness in every fold.
A 1776 tea party analogy condemns the federal inheritance tax as oppressive and unconstitutional. The piece argues the tax is a war measure now surplus funds negate need, urging repeal rather than further reduction. It criticizes double taxation across state and federal levels and defends beneficiaries against getting nothing.
The article recalls cases of enormous hail and ice blocks weighing up to a pound and more in 19th century events. It cites New South Wales 1847 with hailstones 14 inches in diameter, Spain 1829 with blocks weighing about 4.5 pounds crushing houses, and Cette France 1844 where large ice blocks wrecked houses and sank ships.
Senator Capper of Kansas urges tariff revision to give agriculture a square deal amid a lingering farmer mood of discontent. He argues high tariffs have propped industrial profits while agriculture faces surplus and slow prospects, calling for a policy rethink to balance national prosperity.
The speaker argues for more protection for farm outputs while reducing duties on inputs to quicken agriculture's recovery. Capper's call for tariff revision clashes with party leaders, and the writer jokes about his willingness to be drafted. The piece also questions a bridge across the Kanagan to ease congestion and aid transport to the C O railway station.
The article notes a steady decline in lynchings from about two hundred yearly in the past to sixteen in 1924 with forty five prevented attempts. It attributes this shift to stronger enforcement, religious and educational opposition, and rising public pressure against mob violence. It adds that vigilance remains essential and urges action against all violence.
Responding to a Denver News critique, West Virginia officials assert White Sulphur Springs hosts open friendly hospitality enjoyed by visitors nationwide. They dispute claims of a cold, exclusive gaiety and note growing attendance from the East and New England.
A long fragmentary essay mixs political and cultural commentary. It references the Bastille anniversary and praises French influence on American founders. It also mentions evolution debates in New York, cancer research progress, and a party hosted by Mr and Mrs Howard Manta for their grandchildren. It ends with reflections on population, travel, and optimism about prosperity.
A Paris gallery hosts a three-nation exhibit of painting and sculpture opened at Galerie Durand-Ruel. French English and American works mingle to promote cross nation understanding through a comparative art display initiated by Mrs Harriman of New York.
Intercepted message from July 15, 1926, shows a note to Dear Chick querying the age for youth. Signed by OT Hawking, president of the American Business Young Men's Club in Charleston West Virginia.
A writer catalogs the nightlife scene in New York describing gay parties at Coney Island, factories of eccentricity, and the characters who attend. He vignettes a British lord, a sculptor, a sexually charged actress, and other dreamers chasing fame, booze, and quick attention in a bustling city milieu.
Dayton Tennessee satire reports Bugs Baer cartoon claims about Bill Bryan and the monkey trial. It mocks preachers, jurors, and locals with humorous caricatures, noting readers and newspapers dislike southern cooking and references to Darwinians. It hints at Bryan’s upcoming sermon and travels.
In a 1921 framing the piece recalls a golfer’s nine hole round and a leaden nine as the White House era is described with absent corridors and lavish favours. It weaves horse racing chatter with Congress absence, noting public fascination and local merchant sentiment while observers comment on social extravagance and national mood.
A Washington correspondent reports broad local sentiment that the Darrow Bryan trial will not change Tennessee politics or public opinion. He notes educated readers recall Darrow as a scholar and mentions a private anecdote about a woman asking if he believes in God. The piece also references R T Helsey and interior decorating work for the White House and Metropolitan Museum.
Peter Rabbit debates Grubby Gopher’s cheek pockets with Digger Badger. Digger explains the big external pockets carry food and extend along the neck, while Peter frets over how such pockets work and why Grubby uses them. The tale notes Grubby’s temper and humorously compares pockets to Striped Chipmunk’s.
A Clarksburg WV 1861 issue features James P. Davla’s Union pledge ad titled The Union Now and Forever. It rails against secession and promotes a candy shop offering confections. A second ad by KE Woodward promotes a blacksmith business with a dramatic dissolution and steel motif.
In Los Angeles on July 15, L. Waller, a horticulturist, notes poppies driven by Flandersfield sentiment have surged in popularity in America. He cites a new California poppy variant named the American Legion and says poppy sales have risen about tenfold over the past decade.
MOSCOW July 16 A white meteor the size of a small fountain fell into a field near Lysva village in Perm province. The star fragment, about 40 cubic yards and weighing over 1,000 tons, buried itself deeply and sent a shockwave felt up to 60 miles away.
In Athens on July 16 fishermen in the Bay of Marathon raised a four foot bronze statue from the sea floor. The statue is in good preservation though several parts are missing and is said to rival the Ephebon statue from Antikythera. Workmen in the area report ongoing archaeological activity.
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