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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette eulogizes Isaac Noyes Smith, a Democratic leader and business head in Kanawha County. Remembered as a firm yet kind trustee, he shaped Diamond Ice and Coal, Charleston Interurban Railroad, and Kanawha Banking, leaving a generous, trusted legacy. The community mourns his passing with condolences to his family.
A Think Tank piece reflects on a Chinaman and Englishman exchange, notes Disraeli’s defense against anti Jewish prejudice, and argues that nations must confront inherited biases. It cites Jefferson on slavery, U. S. history after the Civil War, and warnings from economic pressures as signs to change before crises unfold.
A wavering call seeks aggressive action by President Hoover to reshape monetary policy and curb usury, accusing the federal reserve board of dereliction or incompetence and urging decisive leadership to avert economic wreckage. The speaker likens Hoover to Andrew Jackson and presses for immediate, forceful use of presidential power.
Citizens of Nicholas county and the Wild Life League protest stream pollution in the Gauley river amid state efforts to curb contamination. Governors Conley intends strict administration while health and water authorities consult experts from Pennsylvania and nearby states, urging patience and cooperation to prevent further pollution and restore the streams for fish and game use.
West Virginia editors echo mixed views on Mrs Hoover hosting Mrs DePriest at a reception. Republican papers defend the action as the president’s affair, while many Southern Democrats condemn it, urging political resistance and caution about racial change. Articles from Wheeling, Hamlin, Shepherdstown, Randolph, and Raleigh papers show a debated stance on social equality and White House policy.
The column cites Arthur Brisbane and questions if whiskey focus drives U S policy. It argues wages sustain prosperity, contrasts living costs since 1925, and notes global contrasts. Mentions police issues, capital punishment, Standard Oil, and a Panama Canal plan. The piece discusses Hoover, the Prince of Wales, and a hypothetical prohibition impact on dining habits.
A Spokane Spokesman-Review item mocks Chinese leadership in Nanking over foreign expeditions and tensions with the United States. It claims China will lose its autonomy and regality, implying strong, outdated stereotypes about East Asia and a biased view of U S immigration.
A long Dorothy Dix letter argues that husbands and wives both bear heavy unseen burdens. It contrasts a wife’s fatigue with domestic duties to a husband’s daily work, urging mutual empathy and patience to sustain marriage. It ends noting shared responsibility across the partnership.
A Washington Bystander outlines Hoover’s five day working week claim and contrasts it with Coolidge’s weekend retreat on the Mayflower. It notes Hoover’s reliance on personal contacts, slips into references to Shenandoah park and Maryland politics, while pondering if Brookhart could be swayed by private talks.
New York reports warn that ghost writing threatens American literature as stars and others hire writers to produce work for profit. It notes three short story writers and two movie makers have stopped writing under their own names, while publishers, editors, and even professionals in other fields cash in on ghosting. The piece cites printers with dummy houses, reviews tossed aside, and a radio poet earning large sums without traditional effort amid a broader panic over authorship and originality. It closes by referencing Hollywood producer Watterson Rothacker and a note to continue on page twelve.
Dr. Peters discusses urushiol like oils in poison ivy oak and sumac, how exposure through skin or clothing can cause dermatitis, and airborne smoke risk. Prevention includes soap and water, thorough washing, repeated rinses, hair wash, and an immunising treatment proposed by Scramberg with tincture of poison ivy and orange syrup. Tomorrow: Dermatitia Venenata part 4.
The World and All by Charles B. Driscoll describes a New Yorker who treats membership in The Lambs as essential to identity. He is defined by the club and its backers, not as an individual, illustrating how The Lambs shapes social persona and status.
The Gazette notes a large local race meet at Dunbar near the prospective White City, with many Charleston sports enthusiasts traveling to participate. It also mentions the state humane society reporting a natural death as its duties shift to the state board of guardians under Wren.
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