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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
6
Fragmentary newspaper notice from the Raleigh Register, a weekly West Virginia publication, with cataloging by Chas Hodel and postal matter details. The readable text provides no clear event, date, or named entities beyond the publication and filing note.
The Register urges hard work and national cohesion to combat Bolshevik influence. It denounces strikes and calls for deportation of aliens, labeling organized labor and I W W agitators as threats while praising home merchants and local production to restore price stability and American prosperity.
The piece argues growing disillusionment with unions as currently structured, criticizing the road brotherhoods Plumb plan for profiting labor members at the expense of the public. It notes leaders’ irritation with Congress and signals a broader national reevaluation of labor’s role and fairness.
A Beckley editorial laments excessive speeding and urges safer driving. It warns that pedestrians and other motorists suffer when drivers hurry, and offers ten commandments on road safety from driving on the right to using discretion. It cautions against speeding and urges caution near children and cross roads.
A Chicago mail order firm called its stockholders meeting to announce a 20 percent special dividend in addition to a regular dividend already paid and another due in January. The writer notes Beckley residents invest locally and questions if readers realized their money helped fund that extra dividend.
The UMWA leaders repudiated the strike order stating We are Americans. We cannot fight our government. This stance restores miners’ union public esteem after the six hour day and 60 percent wage increase dispute, contrasting with the AFL’s defense of the conspiracy against coal production. The miners’ chiefs are praised as wise and patriotic but must curb radical elements.
A Kansas senator argues that syphilis and gonorrhea are best fought by treating infected men and controlling released prostitutes rather than costly cures. He cites penal code justice, urges accountability for men who patronize prostitutes, and notes agriculture and economic strain as farmers face high wages and rising costs.
C A McKee mine superintendent of McKell Coal and Coke Co at Tamroy West Virginia will on Monday December 1 1919 apply to the Circuit Court of Raleigh County for a license to carry a pistol or other weapon under section 7 chapter 148 of the Code of West Virginia p1127.
Mrs Sarah Lowe and Clark Lowe of Lillybrook WV warn that their daughter Ruby West left home on Sunday November 16 for no stated reason and that neither parent will be responsible for any debts or bills she makes or signs.
A fragment from a larger piece quotes optimistic farmers acknowledging potential supply disruption but expressing readiness to keep work going if others strike. The comment frames solidarity and resilience amid farm labor tensions.
The Manufacturers Record argues that the current period of unrest has unsettled many men, leading to dishonest actions and questionable behavior amid national turmoil.
A Beckley resident known for his absent minded nature has many things he wishes to forget. The remark highlights a habit of overlooking details and misplacing items, common traits cited in lighthearted local chatter.
City newspaper ad presents dancing slippers at twenty five dollars a pair. The item highlights affordable dance footwear and implies a lively social scene with music and dancing events nearby.
The question recalls a bygone shopkeeper known for tossing in a free pair of suspenders with a suit purchase. The piece reflects on disappearances of such small, era-specific customs as retail practices modernize.
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