Saturday Morning June 2 1928 Item
Readable text notes a Saturday morning entry dated June 2 1928. The fragment mentions a morning setting with no clear event, names, or place details to identify a specific story or outcome.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
4
Readable text notes a Saturday morning entry dated June 2 1928. The fragment mentions a morning setting with no clear event, names, or place details to identify a specific story or outcome.
A brief meditation notes that human nature tends to follow what proved successful and that the best opportunities seem to arise for those who have already succeeded.
A commentary arguing that centralization of power rests with citizens who fail to hold elected representatives accountable. It contends politicians favor expanding bureaus and patronage, creating costly bureaucracy, while urging a public revival of opinion and action to curb government growth. It emphasizes voter responsibility and timely reform.
The Baltimore Evening Sun comments on Indiana politics praising Senator Jim Watson as a champion of virtue while noting the contests with Robinson and Governor Ed Jackson. It suggests Watson’s anti corruption claims appear weak beside his Indiana machine ties and Jackson’s crowd, with cynics doubting purity.
Sympathetic readers may approve of President Calles late policy concentrating on colonization for farming to aid the Mexican peon. History shows building an intelligent dependable citizenry by settled farm work and peaceful development.
The piece lauds President Calles plan to reclaim waste lands in Mexico, selecting colonists to farm independently. It argues land ownership will curb revolutions and poverty, turning peasants into productive citizens who enrich the land and nation.
The Continental Trading Company bought oil and resold it the same day at a 25 cent per barrel gain. The Supreme Court ruled the setup fraudulent. Four executives profited about $3 million before taxes and penalties, with proceeds diverted to various holdings. Tax recovery and penalties cut into the gains as authorities underscore that honesty remains best policy.
Editorial discussion of Mrs. Knapp the first New York state female official, noting complexities of graft charges and politics. It argues one case does not prove women unsuitable for public roles, while stressing accountability for any public fiduciary regardless of gender. Also surveys four way motorways plan and state highway funding debates confronting Congress and states.
A brief note reports a useful root and a $250 magic item making its way to China. The fragment mentions commerce and distant markets without detailed context. No clear people or organizations are identified in the readable text.
A scattered column discusses wealth, industry, and power with references to Niagara Falls, the Panama Canal, and automobile production. It questions the value of accumulated capital, notes dividend totals for May and June, cites Henry Ford’s vast employment, and mentions Capone’s business associations and a Venetian statue linked to Colleoni.
The state board of control plans to start construction of the first building for the Rutherford suite tuberculosis sanitarian at Beckley next week. The project will be supervised by a board foreman, not a contractor, and the four story structure will be 226 feet long.
The Charleston Gazette offers readers an Automobile Road Book describing principal highways, camping rules, state parks, and a portable trip guide. It includes a US trail map, packing tips, and 101 useful hints. request by enclosing four cents to Frederic J. Haskin, Information Bureau, Washington DC.
A historical Q and A feature outlines how readers can submit questions to the Gazette Information Bureau for factual answers with a return postage stamp. It includes answered queries on diverse topics from geography and biology to history and linguistics, featuring named individuals, organizations, and places.
June 1 dispatch notes Mr Coolidge touring Wisconsin near Chicago in a playful sketch. The piece mocks presidential travel atmosphere with Cedar Island estate imagery and a Burkean budget speech planned for June 11. It quips about Hoover and Smith wooing delegates at Kansas City and Houston.
A health column warns that lack of sleep damages the nervous system and cites worries, poor diet, constipation, smoke and drugs, noise, and bad ventilation as causes. It advises tepid baths, light meals, open air sleeping, deep breathing, and avoiding sleeping pills, plus consulting a doctor for personalized remedies.
A 1920s style column describes a returned American woman who rose from scandalous European life to host an elegant East Sixties salon. Advisors, admirers, and former flames fund and decorate her home as a social hub, with literary figures visiting for coffee and gossip. The piece notes hotel misfortunes, souvenir theft on ships, Broadway’s shift toward eclectic dining, and a famed grill’s decline amid Chinatown trend.
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