Stansbury homesteaders spark new Raleigh county effort
Harry Stansbury leads four families in a Glen Daniel area project to own homes within two to five years. Amos Elswick, Bud Rollins, Lewis Brunty and Henry Brunty with kin plan eight to twelve and a half acre plots, priced for labor exchange and including fire insurance and fertilizer. The sites lie along a stream near a community spring, sharing water and resources as they work to establish independent homesteads.
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Charles Stansbury
Guyan Mountain
Wyoming
Harry Stansbury
Reedsville
W. Va
Glen Daniel Bolt Road
Amos Elswick
Raleigh
Bud Rollins
Health Department
Elswick
Amos
Elswicks
Stansbury
Henry Brunty
Dew Brunty
Viola Brunty
Bolt
Actress Contracts Infantile Paralysis in Raleigh County
An undated local note describes an actress contracting infantile paralysis in Raleigh County atop a hill near the old Stansbury home. It details Dalton Claypool and seven acres costing 540 dollars for soil and 1237.96 for the property including a house and fire protection. A new road along the Claypool land has been graded, with public auction planned for the nearby land lots and homesteaders at work paving stone bases for homes begun earlier this year.
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Raleigh County
Stansbury
Logan Pike
Dalton Claypool
Claypool Place
Doan's Pills Promised Kidney Relief From 1934 Ad
Medical advert promotes Doan's Pills claiming to wash out 15 miles of kidney tubes and relieve symptoms like frequent urination burning and swelling. Warns against dangerous quick cures and urges asking a druggist for Doan's Pills as a trusted non habit forming remedy. Foster Milburn Co 1934.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Ce
Acres and Independence in Stansbury Farm Settlement
The land settlers are mountaineer stock, valuing independence. Some foresee shorter factory hours and more leisure, using soil as security. Henry Ford urged one foot in soil and one in industry, a trend echoed here as residents plan seasonal mine work when farming slows.
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Henry Ford
Stansbury
Enforced Dependence In A Childs World
Brooke Peters argues many parents keep children in invalid dependence to satisfy their own emotional needs. The piece contrasts charming reform by figures like Browning with a broader pattern where parents fear loss of control and push a sickly identity on their child despite consequences. It suggests neurasthenic cases arise from similar dynamics and warns against encouraging chronic dependence.
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Brooke Peters Church
Elizabeth Barrett
Robert Browning
Sally
Tommy
Molly
Storms Hit Capital District Damage In West Virginia
A severe storm hit Charleston West Virginia damaging part of the business district and eastern residential areas. Emergency crews worked through the night to assess flooding downed power lines and structural damage. Residents described the event as a major weather outbreak with several buildings sustaining roof damage. Police urged caution and said there were no confirmed fatalities at this time.
Severe storm causes tree collapse and power outage
A large tree toppled in a severe rain and windstorm, tearing down power lines and leaving the Tial area in darkness for about an hour while electrical service was temporarily disrupted.
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Tial
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