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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
5
An educational department list from Raleigh County detailing districts and divisions including Shady Spring Richmond Clear Fork Marsh Fork and colored schools. Names referenced include Emmett McGinnis Floyd Farley and Oakes.
The Slab Fork Teachers Institute at Winding Gulf discussed using the manual in daily programs and methods to teach pupils to think. Key speakers included O F Cooke and Miss Jackson with Miss Cannaday’s paper on thinking and discipline advised teachers to be thinkers themselves.
February 1920 report details a satisfactory month with influenza reducing attendance, 212 pupils enrolled this year, and a cosmopolitan student body with origins in West Virginia and several states plus a few foreign-born students. Honor roll lists several room groups and teachers comment on returning to classes.
Public health notice urging avoidance of crowds and closed rooms during flu outbreaks. Sleep with windows open and gargle regularly. Advertisement promotes Blacko Tablets as a laxative aid, dosage notes for adults and children, priced at 25 cents per box.
A Wheeling West Virginia father reports his two year old recovered quickly from bronchial trouble after using Earle's Hypo-Cod. He says the cough faded after the second bottle and the child became healthy again. The ad touts the product as suitable for weak children and urges readers to secure a bottle tonight.
Mrs L V Rose of Cuero Texas praises Dr LeGear's Poultry Remedies saying they never fail to exceed claims. The ad urges cleaning hens of lice with Dr LeGear's Lice Killer to save baby chicks and boost profits, offering money back if not satisfied.
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