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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1926
Page
4
The Charleston Gazette edition dated Monday morning June 28 1926 shows a Daily Gazette Company masthead with advertising rates and subscription options for West Virginia and distant locations. It notes Associated Press membership and distribution details. A Thought for Today by Omar Khayyam is included reflecting on death and worldly riches.
The piece discusses the Pennsylvania senatorial primary and the flaws of both primaries and conventions. It weighs historical conventions, money in campaigns, and the impact on governance, arguing that no system is perfectly pure but choices must fit each state’s political life. It notes that money influences outcomes in all systems and calls for vigilance against corruption.
Excerpt shows Sen Neely urging unanimous consent to read S. Res. 257 on disqualifying any senator elect who spent over 10000 on campaigns. Debate mentions Pennsylvania politics, retroactivity, and calls to end political corruption. Includes critique of popular government in Europe and Pennsylvania, plus Florida real estate stock references.
A syndicated column weighs English justice and American manners noting that England’s fixed punishment lowers murder rates while the United States’ sentimentality and slow procedure keep crime high. the piece weaves in assorted cultural quips on politics, currency, and public figures of the era.
California doubles team of Hilzabeth Lyon and Mary K. Hrawne beat Suzanne Lenglen and Hibt Viants of France 3 6 9 7 6 2 before 17000 spectators. The report mixes sports results with sensational, disjointed notes on politics, executions, and religious clashes without clear coherence.
June 27 report from PANTS notes cooks at big hotels and restaurants launch a movement to sign menus for meals they prepare. Officials warn that with credit comes responsibility and the cook who causes trouble could lose the right to sign menus, affecting individual reputations.
A historical report describes the first use of an electric chair inside a southern state prison. A black inmate testifies to the execution, detailing the shock and restraints as guards prepare and the crowd of convicts gathers around the chamber.
A June diary from New York describes a Greek dinner party attended by Greek, French, German and English residents. The writer notes Greeks as shopkeepers and merchants, observes Greek newspapers The Atlantin and The National Herald, and recalls a whippet racing attempt and a humorous harmonica moment.
A fragmented city page notes shifting theater districts and ambitious real estate opinions as the Great White Way may move northward from 14th Street. It mentions hotels, vaudeville theatres, cabarets, and expensive entertainment venues replacing older anchors, with speculation about future street directions and iconic sites. A separate Oxford entry reports a domestic servant winning damages in a leg injury case, highlighting social mobility through a legal ruling.
A distorted narrative voice speaks in a free form style about nature and inner resolve. It references wind, water, trees, and a quest for meaning, with imagery of sharpening blades and facing wrongs. The piece centers on personal insight rather than outward events.
A health column urges readers to consider eye strain as a cause of headaches and fatigue, noting that reading difficulties may stem from strain rather than poor vision. It encourages eye examinations, explains testing distant vision, and shares anecdotes of a young woman whose headaches eased after correcting distance perception. The piece includes reader Q&A on leg pain, cough, crowded rooms, and mercury ointment use, ending with a brief, fragmented obituary note.
A tale from 1958 describes Farmer Brown's pigeons living freely under natural laws. A fast hawk swoops from the sky, seizing a pigeon midair, leaving the farmer to reflect on nature's balance. The farmer accepts wildlife as part of the countryside while guarding his chickens and remaining wary of future losses.
NOME June 27 Feader Tiny tn signals a drive to restore Italy’s heritage. Government focuses on reclaiming classical art and literature with an authentic edition of Greek and Roman writers. Carra Soffict and Oppo coordinate painters and sculptors to honor antiquity.
In Nogales Arizona on June 2, a small Italian colony transformed 6,000 acres of barren Sonora river delta land into a thriving farm community. Over seven years they built irrigation, houses, and 20 miles of canals, growing beans, corn, and wheat twice yearly and planning vineyards.
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