Vacation and weather musings in a 1920s West Virginia paper
The article discusses vacation planning and the value of a thoughtful break for body and mind, arguing vacations should fit personal needs and budget. It also muses on weather enthusiasm, urging a balanced, scientific interest and suggests better attitudes toward seasonal changes and comfort. The column references editorials and local governance while touching on political opinions about West Virginia Democratic leadership and Mr. Shaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intelligencer
Shaver
Scopes
Clarence Dartow
West
Mr. Shaver
Mystery Man of Pen Free Places for Rest
A travel note contrasts frenzied car touring with a mindful family vacation. A motorist describes a 25 mile day and a restful village named Alabama to emphasize using a car for comfort and opportunity rather than constant speed. The piece champions gratitude for accessible destinations and slower exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
The Rise of Women Workers in U.S. Jobs
The United States now has eight and a half million women in paid employment, two of them married. The shift alters wage scales and family earnings, with many households combining incomes to fund comforts like a car. No mass male unemployment accompanies this change, though the social mood shifts as men and women adjust to new work dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ben
Daly
Maryland Prisoner McCoy Builds New Life After Pardon
The case of McCoy, once a Baltimore inmate, is noted as one of Maryland’s most remarkable prison stories. Illiterate upon entry, he educated himself in six years to edit the prison paper Square Deal. Governor Ritchie granted him a pardon and he plans to travel West to join his sister after carrying $500 saved toward a fresh start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Brady
Baltimore
California
Maryland
Square Deal
Ritchie
Heussler
Jwho
West
Funeral Directors Elect Officers at Bluefield Convention
The Weat Ya Funeral Directors Associa tion adjourned in Bluefield after choosing Huntington as next convention site. Officers elected: Virgil B. Brown president Morgan town Q T Davis vice president Clarksburg Frank E Foster secretary Wellsburg W E Horton sergeant at arms New Martinsville. Delegates named to the national convention include Miss Beuna Cakley Harrisville John W. Luther Welch L A Harper Point Pleasant J F Pole ig Buckhannon A L Hawkins Bluefield. Alternates listed: R R Steel Huntington P D Bratton Bluefield D B Klinger Huntington R A Cole Montcalm FP Jenkins Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Rist
Funeral Directors’ Association
Huntington
Virgil B. Brown
Morgantown
Q. T. Davis
Clarksburg
Frank E. Foster
Wellsburg
W. E. Horton
New Martinsville
John Huffman
Shepherdstown
Martinsboro
Miss Beuna Cakley
Harrisville
John W. Luther
Welch
L.A . Harper
Point Pleasant
J. F. Pole Ig
Buckhannon
A. L. Hawkins
R. R. Steel
P. D. Bratton
D. B. Klinger
R. A. Cole
Montcalm
Jenkins
Fairmont
Minister Seigler Surrenders After Elopement With Roberts
Newark July 31. R Carl Seigler and Margaret Roberts formerly of Trenton eloped to El Paso and are charged with conspiracy to violate the Mann act. Seigler, a Methodist minister and ex Klansman, surrendered at a Newark federal commissioner’s office. Two newspapermen persuaded the couple to return to New Jersey. They were brought to Newton by correspondents’ car after a four am arrival.
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Newark
N. J
Carl Seigler
Kien «Iteial
Margaret Roberts
Trenton
el Paso
Texas
United State
Somers
Mann
Newton
Roscoe Carl Seigler
Seigler
Roberts
New Jersey
J. J. Seigler
Milford
Civil War Reported in Land of Tibet
London July 31 reports from Calcutta describe an unofficial but very authentic despatch of a civil war breaking out in Tibet, the land of the Lamas. The date and details are not disclosed, and the report may reflect a long-awaited upheaval from the southern Asian plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tibet
Calcutta
South Asia
Laborer Told to Submit Itemized Statement Before Payment
A colored laborer, hired for hauling, was informed he would not receive money until he filed an itemized statement. He then pondered at length, and the fragmented text hints at a financial or procedural delay, common in historical labor disputes.
Funeral Address on Dr Joseph R Sizoo by Bryan Address
Washington July 31 The funeral address for Dr Joseph R Sizoo delivered at the bier of William Jennings Bryan reflects on Bryans lecture The Value of An Ideal and how it inspired a student to enter the Christian ministry The speaker praises Bryans integrity faith and kindness and vows that Sizoo lives on through his influence and the nations prayers.
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Washington
Joseph R. Sizoo
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
God
Jesus
Earth
Vemenar
Char Ty
Social notes and visits across Fairmont city
Mrs. Edgar Courtney and children of Tunnelton visited in Fairmont with the Rogers family. Harlen Rushey and Josephine Rushey of Baltimore arrive to stay with the Cole family. Many locals and visitors are noted in daily movements, travels, and family occasions throughout Fairmont and nearby towns.
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Edgar Courtney
Tunnelton
E. C. W. Rogers
First Ward
Harlen
Josephine Rushey
Baltimore
Harold Cole
Grand Street
Margart Weaver
Newbury
Temple of the Pythian Sisters
Marie C. Barlow
R. N
J. H. S. Barlow
West Washington Street
United States Government Hospital
Fort Thomas
H. W. Dent
Morgantown
R. A. Armstrong
Elizabet Ross
Sarah Bowers
G. M. Hollis
Newburg
Graxim
Addie Hebnert
Philippi
J. W. Dayton
Park View
Carl Thomas
Knottsville
Alma Mattern
A. Schuster
Marietta
Vernon Spring
Cumberland
Milford Vernon
Spring
Gladys Beeler
Grafton
Rene Shaw
Parkersburg
Milford Proudfoot
West Wilford Street
C. G. Frederick
Frederick
Ruth Kenter
Lora Mount
Wheeling
Will
Aliams
E. L. Boyce
Maude Boyce
Tlneville
Gladesville
Charles Willam Barkins
Blusville
Florence Wittman
Ed Stevens
Bluesville
Robert Rogers
Fairmont
M. C. Talbott
Clarksburg
Joe Foreman
Dent
Barbour County
Lee Bennett
Woman May Be a President
A Washington reporter cites whispers that Ruth Hanna McCormick, widow of a prominent Illinois senator, could run for president. Described as a born politician, she chairs Republican efforts, owns a 2000 acre farm, and is praised for intellect, courage, and suffrage leadership.
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Medill McCormick
United States
Washington
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ilinois
Longworth
National House of Representatives
Chicago
Vergy
Byron
Rock River Farms
Ruth
Hanna McGormick
Worenhood
Farrington Area High School Unification Vote Called Off
The proposed election to unify Flemington and surrounding House districts for a two-district high school has been cancelled by the boards of education. They say opposition is strong and the August 4 ballot is abandoned. The move aimed to create a shared high school now ends.
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Flemington
Boards of Education
Deportation possible for bootleg king Remus and co
Cincinnati speculation centers on a government probe into the citizenship of thirteen Remus gang members sentenced May 16 1922 for conspiring to violate prohibition. Officials say the inquiry could form the basis for possible deportation actions against George Remus and associates if they are foreign born or lack naturalization. Remus is expected to be released from Atlanta prison September 20.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
Department of Immigration
Remus
Atlanta
Confess Murder in Hudson Weir Home Mystery
Louis Le Lombard of Merrimac confessed today, per police, that he and his brother in law Charles LeFebuyere murdered Helen and Georgiana Gilles, aged sisters, whose bodies were found last Thursday in a Weir home at Hudson. LeFebuyere, 16, was employed as an anchor boy by the sisters.
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Nashogy
N. H
Louis le Lombard
Merrimac
Inaw
Charles LeFebuyere
Helen
Georgiana Gilles
Weir
Hudson
LeFebiy Erd
The
Aistera
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Mr. Bryan
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Blueville
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T. M. Griffith
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Maple Avenue
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Lincoln Treet
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Keyser
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