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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1929
Page
4
A quotation urges education to foster desire for knowledge and purity and to hunger after justice. It links industrious effort with the love of learning, virtue, and right living. The message emphasizes character growth as the goal of true education.
The text presents Louis Isaac Jaffe's 1928 Pulitzer winning editorial denouncing the lynching of Robert Powell in Houston Texas. It condemns mob violence and calls for swift official action, noting eight white assailants and urging punishment and reform to curb racial hatred. The piece places the incident in historical and social context and urges national accountability.
A long critique on global finance laments high US interest rates and calls for wiser lending. The author contrasts China Mexico England France and Belgium with harsh views on usury and debt during wartime economic strain.
The speaker attacks high level ignorance about money and currency. He argues that inflation scares farmers while deflation drains the life blood of the nation. He warns against farm relief tied to usury and calls for rethinking currency to aid merchants and small business.
A critical editorial condemns intense dry zeal in Congress and editorials praising a bootlegger's killing. It argues prohibition extremism threatens national unity and temperance gains, urging calm, lawful debate and warning of a dangerous shift toward bigotry and bloodshed.
The Raleigh county edition reports that Congressman Joe L. Smith begins his term with promising signs. He engages actively in Washington while showing careful, intelligent attention to district needs, and favorable tariff views aligned with the Democratic platform. He pledges accessibility to constituents and a steady effort to represent the district well.
The Huntington Advertiser lauds Kanawha county officials for exposing special constables who harassed motorists and issued heavy fines for minor offenses. The piece urges reform to curb such traffic violations and curb abuses by authorities in other areas. A Fairmont Times note highlights West Virginia honors for pioneers and Revolution era figures with DAR tablets and monuments planned for May and June in Wheeling and surrounding towns.
A reader requests guidance on dieting rates and exercise while a physician answers with cautions on rapid weight loss. A second section addresses skin tags and mole growth with medical safety tips. Additional items include quips on health topics and miscellaneous newspaper tidbits.
A fragmented op ed argues that a bachelor enjoys freedom and resources while marriage invites social scrutiny and financial demands. It suggests wives curb a husband's appetites and obligations, while relatives press for support, portraying matrimony as a complex trade off with social pressures.
Washington column notes the Senate gains public attention while the House struggles with rules and floor access. It describes leadership roles, the reliance on unanimous consent, and the public galleries as spectators shift toward Senate activity.
Columnist O. O. McIntyre shares a lively mosaic of New York scenes from taxis and Broadway to cab etiquette and theater life. The piece blends urban impressions, social observations, and light humor reflecting late 1920s city culture and public temperament.
The excerpt features an old maid challenging a cynical Wachelar with a question about love. He retorts with a cutting aside about his musings on a material comfort labeled meyer rattan.
Tie Clet clan staged The Chimes of Normandy at the Burden theater with music directed by W. Sandy Mason and stage direction by John Mason. Congressman Echols denied reports alleging he used influence in Congress against completing the United States naval ordnance plant at South Charleston.
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