Rose Show Shines as Charleston Community Event
Charleston’s annual rose show drew wide crowds over ten hours, with high quality exhibits and strong community support. The Gazette applauds prize winners and organizers, notes the storm’s damage was overcome, and backs efforts to make Charleston a Rose City while criticizing federal interference with business. President Coolidge is cited in a unrelated policy stance.
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Charleston
Charleston Rose Society
Kanawha Garden Club
the Gazette
Coolidge
Home Sweet Home origin and Tennessee evolution clash
A magazine fragment traces the song Home Sweet Home by Payne and Bishop, noting Anna Riviere popularized it after a Covent Garden premiere and a Wake Island shipwreck tale. It shifts to Tennessee evolution debates, arguing trials focus on law merit, not theory, with parallels to slavery and prohibition.
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Tennessee
Tearmessee
New York
Adorned by Song
The article recalls Adelina Patti’s White House concert with Lincoln during his presidency when she first sang Home Sweet Home and he urged it as an encore. Tears marked the moment as Patti performed a brave version. It also notes Jenny Lind’s 1850 Washington concert and Payne’s enduring song. The text ends with a political jab about Bryan’s strength in Nashville.
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Guam
Sweet Home
Adelina Patti
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Patti
Jenny Lind
Washington
Millard Willmore
Clas
Webster
Bernion
Scott
John Howard Payne
Miss Lind
Payne
Beckley noted as travel hub for America's first tour
Raleigh Register lauds Beckley for beehive of industry and promotes more hotel space and tourist camps to serve travelers on through roads to Mercer White Sulphur and Parkersburg. West Virginians must plan for roads and traffic expected as thousands of automobles pass weekly and spend money. Kanawha county urged to consider tourist camps as well.
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Beckley
Raleigh Register
America
Register
Raleigh
Mercer
White Sulphur
Parkersburg
West
Advertising themes sacrifice profit for price awareness
The Gazette's daily and Sunday ads show merchants sacrificing temporary profit to stress current price attractions. Readers must read ads regularly to benefit from manufacturer optimism, as vague shopping in crowded stores can resemble hunting a needle in a haystack. Up-to-date ads provide explicit price comparisons for wise purchases.
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the Gazette
Washington May Day tribute amid war era tensions
In Washington on May 26 President Cunridge and others attended a Veterans Day atmosphere with music and refreshments near hospitals. The event featured a patriotic mood, a parade atmosphere, and notes on postwar cultural debates including music standards and censorship issues raised by local officials. The piece references wartime memory, public sentiment, and figures like Frank Ts. Hins and Senator Capper, amid broader national tensions and cultural conversations.
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Washington
Cunridge
Coelidie
Waite Howe
Vivinity
New York Day by Day Shields Street Robberies in City
New York reporter describes a recurring street drama with armored trucks moving through the city guarded by drivers and guards who may be targeted. Details include route secrecy, sudden shifts, and police escort disruption. Four million dollars at stake in the perilous, covert operations.
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New York
Jatricantes
Bret Bern
Iecaisey
Debonair Stranger and Debutante Scene Echo London Tales
A fragmented reminiscence describes a man roaming the West street apartment in danger of burglary and a witty street persona. The scene shifts to a smart dinner with a middle western debutante and the question of how Western tastes view exotic elegance as the era’s Mayfair setting and guest figures Michael Arlen and Lady Julia Manners surface amid crowding fashion and theater references.
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Nanner
Middle West
New York
Jilana Manners
Michael Arlen
Arion
Tar Eurlume
Fuse
London
Mayfair
McNaught
Bug-A-Boo Monuments and a Nation of Inventions
A fragmented 1928-style piece extols commemorating inventors and monuments with humorous excess. It cites Edison and others, praises a proposed lighthouse of civic pride, and imagines a nationwide drive to fund tribute structures, urging communal penny donations for a gleaming monument to progress.
Untitled Verse Fragment on Money and Faithful Wife
Fragmentary verse discusses trust and money, portraying a wife as steadfast yet questioned by a wary husband. The speaker wonders whether wealth influences fidelity, while noting a love for Nellie and a sense of moral duty despite temptations. It reads like a observed domestic meditation in old dialect.
Erratic plea for money and groceries overheard plea
A fragmented, first-person speech asks for a loan to cover groceries and a personal packet, with references to repayment and hiding worry. The speaker mentions borrowing from a named person, uncertainty about timing, and a tense mood around money.
King Eagle and Billy Mink In a Crowded Respect
In a Burgess tale Billy Mink admires King Eagle yet mocks him with a clumsy dash for a dropped fish. Eagle’s dominance is tested as Mink steals the prize and King Eagle resumes control, earning mixed respect from the wary predator and the bold mink.
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Klang Engle
Billy Mink
King Eagle
Billy
King Fragle
Eagle
Eugle
Flunger
Kings Eagle
King Baga
Eagie
Bey Mink
Wle
Raghsa
Hagie
Beren
Bugis
Kagte
Avas
Tilly Mink
Eagie v
Buly
Ixelo
East
W. Burgess
Charleston charity drive praised by city leaders
A letter from S. Preston, Sues Chairman, Bundy thanks residents of Charleston for a charity drive aiding thousands of children. The note credits the school departments and city committees for organizing, advertising, and gathering support and trucks for the effort. It expresses hope the work will continue and reflects gratitude for the community's generosity.
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Charleston
Ramet Jose
Preston
Sues
Bundy
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Bugs" Baer
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