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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
6
A quoted moral urges readers to shun self centeredness and consider others. It contrasts a self focused path with living for those around, urging empathy and charitable thoughts. The verse attributed to an unknown writer frames daily choices as reflections on personal gain versus communal care.
The Toledo Times offers summer snake lore noting fear and fascination. It recalls rattlesnakes copperheads and cottonmouths and cautions on bites while acknowledging snakes help control pests. The piece debunks myths about hoop snakes and glass snakes and urges calm with medical help if struck.
City editor urges widening Washington Street from Capitol to Elizabeth to alleviate congestion. Proposes taking five feet from each sidewalk. notes two foot grass strips would offset loss. Opponents object to footing sidewalk repaving costs. editorial hopes a compromise is reached as traffic worsens.
The Senate rejected Senator Borah's plan to limit tariff relations to farm products and related articles, signaling further aggressive moves by proponents to enact a broad tariff grab. The amid debate suggests intensified criticism of tariff policy and potential public impact.
The piece notes a 39 to 38 close vote by proponents who push a tariff plan. It argues no infant industry needs protection and warns consumers would bear high rates. It also observes President Hoover’s likely stance and the potential political embarrassment if the bill advances to the Senate.
Rumors claim President Hoover weighs sending marines to Detroit to curb liquor smuggling from Canada as a counter to failed prohibition enforcement. The piece condemns using the Marines, recalling the Coast Guard’s collapse and the marines’ own battlefield memories at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood.
A nation wide debate over prohibition enforcements cost in human life is examined. Representative La Guardia lists 263 incidents across states, highlighting self defense killings and urging legal rather than brutal tactics. Officials Doran and Lowman warn firearms use, yet incidents persist in Minnesota and beyond. News editorials urge disciplined, constitutional enforcement.
The Road Commission has erected markers to designate streams towns and villages. The article notes many towns and villages become familiar through these innovations, highlighting Parkerburg News as a source of the information.
A column riffs on Einstein and infinity with wild estimates of cosmic speeds and nested universes. It ties in tobacco industry figures, divorces, and marital reform tales, then shifts to a Mexico church state relation update and concludes with banker power and Federal Reserve critique.
A reader asks about disciplining a defiant five year old and resenting a mother in law who advocates strict, traditional parenting. Dorothy Dix argues that disciplined, tender guidance builds character and citizenship, praising the mother in law's proven methods and urging obedience over indulgence. The letter extols firm limits, consistent rules, and respect for authority as the foundation of good behavior and lawful conduct.
Henry Allen of Kansas drew sharp rebukes from veteran senators including Borah Caraway and Copeland as he challenged colleagues in a tense Senate debate. The exchange touched on presidential policy and voting motives, with Caraway quipping about Kan steel and Allen defending himself amid routined courtesy rules.
A New York diary fragment surveys travelers dubbed explorers clubs, likening them to restless nomads who abandon normal life for remote corners of the globe. The piece notes recent disappearances, travel fascinations, and odd urban encounters, ending with a prompt to turn to page nine.
Dermatitis venenata details skin conditions from contact with plants including poison ivy, oak, sumac, and poison dogwood. Describes identifying three leaf clusters, leaf shapes, seasonal color changes, and plant habitats. Notes publication details, requests for pamphlets, and teases Tomorrow Part 3 on dermatitis.
Charles G Deiscolls column argues New York needs a central better airport, noting current setups are distant from the metropolis and that nearby New Jersey fields are the closest viable options for a major aviation hub. The piece hints at a development company pursuing plans, urging readers to turn to the next page.
Charleston endured a heat wave as the U S Weather Bureau backed local forecasters that relief would not come soon. Governor John J Cornwell pardoned a Pocshontes county woman recently released after a murder sentence, who then gave birth to a child.
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