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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
6
A morning proverb notes that in friendship we focus on faults that harm friends while in love we overlook flaws that do not cause suffering, attributed to La Brugere. The line contrasts friendship judgment with romantic self-interest and suggests self-critique through affection.
A critique on how public attitude shapes business success through publicity and customer relations. It argues for intimate, transparent ties between executives, employees, and the public to foster understanding. It notes a New York Transit rule allowing women to smoke on street cars as a feminist milestone.
An expansive pasteboard column weighs on railroads and land policy. It argues vast wealth exists yet fails to translate into living prosperity for common workers, urging organized action and federal oversight. The piece cites Mellon and Holiday era finance, Midwest and Florida transport plans, and calls for coordination to spur production and fair grain pricing.
A census bureau review shows southern mills consuming over 2.7 million bales in eight months, more than double New England. While southern spindles rose to 18.9 million in March, New England still holds about a million more, and labor stability favors the south as tariffs and cheap power bolster profits. The piece argues the south will dominate U.S. textile production despite New England’s tariff pleas and notes Hawaii’s defenses as linked to maritime power.
E M Statler, famed for building a national hotel chain, spoke in New York last week about a new subtle force in business. He said relationships and understanding are central to modern American commerce and emphasized the value of advertising and accepted methods to win public favor.
Honolulu officials urge doubling troops and submarines in Hawaii, expanding the army by estimates up to 100,000, upgrading coast defenses with 16 inch cannons, dredging Pearl Harbor for dreadnoughts, building barracks, boosting mine-laying capacity, and stationing swift naval transports. The move is framed as a response to Pacific war games and prompts scrutiny of prior arms treaties and tax cuts.
A historical column recalls the Verdun defense as a symbol of French resolve with the line They shall not pass. It notes General Mangin’s honored legacy and contrasts Hindenburg’s election as Germany’s president with the death of the Verdun hero, amid references to Ludendorff and the Rif tribes.
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A fragment labeled Intercepted Messages dated May 14 1924 appears to contain a garbled note discussing a Botany Bay style threat or insult. The readable phrases hint at deception and possible coercion but lack coherent context or identifiable persons or organizations.
A fragmented gambling note references a prize or pot of a hundred dollars and a near cash stake. It mentions a clean-up effort and a last week drop of a few cents, with scattered names and phrases indicating a poker related scene.
The narrator recalls a chaotic New York street scene with decaying houses on West 14th and crowded sidewalks. He notes a Paddy's Market bazaar on Tenth Avenue, shopfronts, and vivid street characters, then shifts to memories of The Astor, Broadway crowds, and a cheap coffee stand established in 1887 offering meals and free water. He reflects on stage life, John and Johnnie figures, and a memory of actress Lella Fox, ending with a vignette of attending Opera Place in Cincinnati and a public cigarette scene.
A spoof ad advises wearing straw hats to hide head shapes as a humorous pitch for summer fashion. It parodies hat styles and notes the enduring popularity of straw headwear while mocking Pinkertons and jewelry stores. The piece leans into period newspaper humor with exaggerated images of hats, peppers, and social quips about style and safety.
A reflective quatrain filled with rural images and questions about life and faith. A speaker contemplates nature, a missing father, elm trees, and the guidance of God as evening settles over a small town setting. The poem echoes hope, wonder, and ordinary keepsakes.
In that city of Washington the article recalls former Speaker Carman’s birthday and discusses social and cultural happenings. It mentions dinners, a National Press club scene, a theatre look at St. Hall's, performances by McKinney dancers, and Washingtonians attending races at Pimlico, with reflections on veterans and public life.
Melvin of Crum West Virginia convicted of degree murder and sentenced to eighteen years for the fatal shooting of Baldein in Kenova on August 20, 1924. Parsley’s appeal denied. a 60 day stay of execution granted earlier was abandoned as he and Baldwin are linked to a domestic dispute.
Fragmentary wartime rhetoric shows a Welzel County pledge against secession and a call for union with the federal government. The text references May 15 and local sentiment about state loyalties, with satirical asides and garbled phrasing reflecting damaged OCR.
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