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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
11
The article argues rural districts in America are poverty stricken while urban areas thrive, claiming urban wealth results from directing national resources. It labels American editors and the public as misinformed about regional inequality.
A European visitor sees lavish urban life in New York Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles while vast numbers of American farmers toil under debt. Farmers live with mortgage burdens, yet produce food for cities as elite colleges like Yale face pressure on sports over academics per President Angell’s annual report.
The passage notes widespread bank closures in the western and midwestern states, rising farm mortgage defaults, and farm abandonments. It argues discontent among farmers feeds social and political movements, highlighting wealthier cities draining rural America and causing economic hardship for farmers.
Dr W K R Whitney argues matter is almost empty space yet contains energy, citing Milken and Thompson work. He explains atoms as centers of positive charges with surrounding electron shells and isotopes forming elements, noting hydrogen as a simple central charge with orbiting electron. He warns generalizations can mislead and discusses atomic structure implications.
A nurse notes Edith's rising career under Dicky's influence as she pursues a New York path. Madge and Mrs Durkee discuss Edith and Dr Paige, while a household scene unfolds with Katie serving coffee as Mother Graham recuperates and a nurse reports on care.
In Norwalk Connecticut the Silvermine Colony, home to artists, illustrators, novelists and poets, bans unburied tin cans near their homes after a pole cat entered an empty bean container and was killed by a car. A coroner convened a jury to determine the incident.
Malden Massachusetts on September 1 reports a payroll theft at the city treasurer's office. About 535 dollars in pay envelopes vanished from a cardboard box after most officers had collected wages, with officials including City Treasurer Milliken and Capt. John H. Agiward investigating.
Springfield Sept 14 A bill to fund an oil portrait of the Illinois governor led to a record set of state portraits. Thomas H Stevenson says Illinois has the most complete governor portrait collection, valued around 50000, with Governor Shelby M Cullom’s Healy portrait valued at 5000.
A Nitro party honored Harry Lochron with a Monday night gathering. Guests included Virginia Lemma Nancy Bird Louiss Hendle Theodore Whittings ton Cleo Fish Lelia Fish Freeda Rollins Muriel Briggs Wendel Harrison Julian Prout Eugene Coghran Jee Harrigan Cecil Green West Easter John Ashley Ells Akney and more. It also lists Charleston visitors and local departures including Frank Harrigan William Wintz Irene Franklin Lydia O Neil and H C Freeman with a note on a local infant death and a scenic railway accident in Southend England.
In Cedarchia and nearby areas for five days fear grips residents as a woman dressed in white is seen daily near the village outskirts. Children report the sighting, crowds gather to witness the apparition, and priests among the onlookers note the phenomenon. No explanation yet. the vision vanishes for the nearest observers.
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