Lincoln the solitary greatness of a modest statesman
An eloquent tribute to Abraham Lincoln, praising his unique, honest leadership and humility. The piece argues his greatness lies in intrinsic character, not ambition, noting his decisive, principled mind and his humane guiding principles. It also reflects on social realities of crowded living and the push for independent homes as economic relief.
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Abraham Lincoln
Earth
Melchizedek
Salem
Lincoln
Hig
Abraham
Doubled Up Families Change Beckley Housing Pattern
City households show more people per occupied home as families double up to save rent and utilities. Officials note some occupancy increases over the past two years, though many houses remain without occupants. The trend mirrors economic strain and tighter living conditions across Beckley.
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Beckley
State Water Power and West Virginia's Industrial Future
State Senator Earl H. Smith proposes development of water power funded by the RFC with repayments from earnings. He envisions Cheat river basin projects expanding statewide if hydro power can be produced cheaply, potentially drawing factories closer to power sources and boosting finished goods markets while balancing coal interests and higher transport costs.
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Earl H. Smith
Marion County
Cheat River
Supreme Court
Heres Jong
Coolidge
Jial
Avoth Heaton
Develos
West Virginia
Pim
Auto Suggestions and School Finances in Ragged Column
A column of commentary critiques autos rights, politics, and fiscal issues. It notes West Virginia school funding fears, calls for new finance solutions, and discusses child speech development and early learning practices with period voice and regional references.
Talks to Parents Talks to Parents Helping Speech
The article explains that children begin to use words around eighteen months, shifting from pointing and crying to verbal requests. It stresses listening and immediate responses to encourage speech, creating an association in the child’s mind that leads to repeated successful attempts at communication. Parents should model and supply the exact words the child can use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Judson Peale
Ohio Chamber Opposes State Coal Use Law
The Columbus chamber of commerce opposes a bill in the Ohio legislature mandating state institutions to use Ohio coal whenever possible. Acknowledging Beckley chamber resolutions, they pledge efforts to defeat the measure as contrary to good business and un-American, stressing mutual trade and neighborly relations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Chamber
Beckley Chamber
6Th General Assembly of
Woman Recovers From 17 Day Hiccough Ordeal
Mrs M J Vest of Elkins West Virginia remains weak and nervous two days after a 17 day hiccough attack ended. She suffered hiccoughs from January 23 until Thursday afternoon, with physicians noting a permanent recovery is expected.
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Associated Press
Elkins
Y. Va
M. J. Vest
Vest
Harlem mystic readers lure night owls in dusky rooms
In New York on January 11 several Harlem night club patrons visited a palm reader and trance artist offering voodoo reading methods for a dollar. The scene featured a towel wrapped guide, an Oriental costume, and a dim room while the reader predicted fortunes and noted a writer’s success with his typing work.
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William Gaines
New York
Harlem
Dust and intrigue in the Foreign Legion tale
A detachment of Maj Napoleon Mecolls Foreign Legion moves to build a desert post near Mekastan while awaiting Ala with the main body Yenra. Le Sage tests Riccoli who fails and leaves the army. Otho Belleme and English companions hear Sailor Harris recounts his role in Jirtes Malan life.
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Napoleon Mecoll
Foreign Legion
Mekastan
Ala
Yenra
Riccoli
le Sage
Secret Service
Legion
Otho Belleme
Sailor Harris
Ufe Os
Evian Beth el Ann
Alster
Kain
Sekartsen
Otha
Maliani
England
Kat
Keisul
Bombelli's Astonishing Proposition To Otho
A vivid profile of Bombelli, Vittorelli’s favored orderly, as he fascinates Otho at Post Ona. Bombelli’s rich past as singer, acrobat, and con man unfolds, revealing how Corsican ties and a private fortune shape his ambitions in the Legion. He muses on escape plots and a bold offer to Otho, underscoring his slippery charm.
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Post Ona
Otho
Vittorelli
Riccoll
Corsica
Ajaccio
Othor
Kingdom of the Blind
Croesus
Bombelli
Jos Mummery
Creeper
Lim
Algo Joe
Willam Bossum
Sailor Harris
Tant de Soif
Para Poussin
Petrovitch
Ohin
Sidibel-Abbés
N’yorka
Napoli
Pompell
Goa
Marseilles
Cannabiere
Fort
da Foreign Legion
F. A. Stokes Co
Mile. MacDonald Denies Chevalier Villa Rumor
Mile. MacDonald clarifies she will not occupy Maurice Chevalier's villa in the south of France for rest. She explains reporters pressed when denying engagement to Chevalier, prompting her to avoid his hospitality. Chevalier's ongoing divorce adds awkwardness to the situation.
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LaRocque
Harold Lloyd
Mile. MacDonald
Maurice Chevalier
France
Chevalier
Milwau kee wedding guests laugh at ring ritual remark
At a Milwaukee wedding the Rev J C Darvan drew laughter by telling the bridegroom to place the ring on the fourth finger of the groom’s left hand as the band played.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. C. Darvan
Jeff Anger
SONS OF REVOLUTION MEET AT MORGANTOWN
The West Virginia Society Sons of the Revolution will hold its annual meeting at the Hotel Morgantown on Washingtons birthday February 23. John J. Cornwell wartime governor of West Virginia and current general counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will be the principal speaker. The gathering aims to issue another Bulletin in coming months with high interest. Gov Cornwell is noted for patriotic tolerances and will address the Morgantown banquet.
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West Virginia Society Sons of the Revolution
Hotel Morgan
Morgantown
Washington
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cormwall
Morgatttown
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