The Charleston Gazette 1887 Publication Notice
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper of 1887 prints daily by The Daily Gazette Company. Associated Press news dispatches are credited and used. Telephones and addresses listed for advertising. first in West Virginia with a Bible verse note.
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Charleston Police Whistles Parade Through Busy Intersections
A local newspaper reports on police traffic directors blowing whistles at high rates during peak hours. The piece lists numerous intersections with measured whistle frequencies and questions what the officers might be thinking as they perform their duties.
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No Tipping Solution Debated by State Hotel Association
A state hotel association grapples with tipping reform amid tax rules that tax tips and burden hotels with 60 000 to 70 000 in losses. Experts note clubs use service charges but hotels face more complexity due to numerous staff and customer expectations.
Why Some Patrons Tip Regardless of Policy
Patrons insist on tipping despite rules, fearing waiter disdain or seeking personal superiority. Some tip from genuine gratitude for good service, but the behavior reflects two core weaknesses in human nature.
Peanut Tax Logic Says Candy Still Peanut
Ohio faced sales tax confusion over peanuts and chocolate coatings. Judges ruled candy remains food, so chocolate covered peanuts stay exempt or taxed as food depending on policy, ending the loophole and saving the day.
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A Job for Henry and Farm Work Credo
Reader WS Smith endorses Henry Ford and farm living as the path to independence. He argues for land grants and farming training, critiques relief programs, and laments government debt. Smith contends self sufficiency follows hard work and seasonal farming, urging unemployed to return to the soil.
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City Prepares to Tap New Federal Spending Programs
Morgantown moves to maximize potential benefits from WPA and PWA funding. City Manager Prince submits project applications for airport development, a large park, street and sewer work, Deckers Creek sewage system, a municipal pool and bath house, street paving, and market houses with parking. City urges other county subdivisions to act swiftly to secure their shares.
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Suggestion to suspend licenses for fishing violations
A West Virginia fishing law flap prompts ElkIng Inter-Mountain to urge conservation authorities to revoke hunting and fishing licenses for violators. The column argues drivers lose licenses for auto offenses and applies the same principle to fish and game law, proposing multi month suspensions for unlicensed hunting or fishing.
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Campaign lively in McDowell raises convention talk in Pineville
Welch Daily News editor R L Keyser reports seeing Judges Bailey and Howard in Pineville with Keyser noting Bailey overheard three Republicans together on the street and speculates they may be meeting as a convention Parkersburg reports this scene as a snapshot of political chatter in McDowell county.
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Emigration Plans Mentioned in Ambassador’s Brazil Talks
A noted diplomatic move involves Ambassador Mario de Pimentel Brandao planning emigration schemes to settle American migrants in Brazil in talks with President Roosevelt and New York bankers. The goal is to ease U.S. unemployment while aiding Brazil’s development.
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Time and Tide Debunks Farmer Socialization Under New Deal
Herbert Ager argues that agricultural policy under the New Deal does not socialize farmers but instead supports land ownership, diversification, and cooperative efforts. He contends subsidies and crop controls stabilize prices and improve land use, not impose state control or coercion.
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Which Husband Prow . ru. bauer Dorothy Dix 'wiv Mate?
A Dorothy Dix column debates whether men or women make better spouses and why, citing divorce rates, fidelity, and social norms. It notes wives are often more forgiving while husbands show outward loyalty, and that in unhappy marriages the wife is often the one who quits.
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Questions And Answers Quiz Page From Early Newspaper
Readers submitted questions covering history science and current events with answers. Topics include Roosevelt maiden name telescopes Washington monument elevators and League of Nations slave trade and U S census figures. The page presents a Q A style feature inviting reader participation and providing factual replies.
Army officer’s exclusive club view spurs liberty reminder
Westbrook Pegler cites a speech by a World War II era commander who warned that non British to North German stock Americans must conform or face coercion. The piece contrasts class Bs doing needed labor with an elite A class that claims privilege and questions American liberty and inclusivity.
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U. S
Immigration debate and the American identity discussed
A speaker criticizes continued high immigration and the belief in a purely Anglo Saxon America. He notes millions of Italians Serbs Poles Greeks and Rumanians built the era of city and railroad expansion and will remain as Americans. He questions how to balance Liberty with inclusivity while newcomers and their descendants increasingly claim citizenship.
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Baering Down On The News By Arthur Baer
Writer Arthur Baer comments on political and economic themes with satirical remarks about Joe Kennedy and U S policy. The piece mocks international affairs and references Europe and notable institutions while delivering a light editorial tone.
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