West Virginia Politics and Road Drainage Debate
A late 1910s Echo column critiques Governor Hatfield and Senator Kern for alleged misrepresentations about labor issues in West Virginia. It urges proper drainage for roads, citing Harrison and West Milford as examples, and calls for a dog ordinance in Parkersburg.
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Hatfield
Kern Thant
Exponent
Aact
Kern
Gpis
West Virginia
Harrison County
Clarksburgh
West Milford Road
Witthirick
Administration Believes Mills Bluff on Free Trade Bill
The administration plans to force mills to Tunat ness after the free trade bill's passage, but will fail. Secretary Redfield of commerce says business leaders bluffing about tariff tinkering harming industries are mistaken, calling the administration's aims foolish and costly.
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Congress
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Government centralization sparks public disbelief in labor and business leaders
A passage condemns administration plans to run plants at a loss, calling it a new and unprecedented centralization of power. It accuses officials like Mr Redfield of dismissing laborers and businessmen as false and untrustworthy, reflecting a broader critique of Democratic governance and American citizenship.
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Cra
Redfield
Congress
Democratic Party
Salem May 6 program features reform speakers and concert band
May 6 at Salem a crowd heard F W Lough and J W Huddleson discuss reform and law enforcement. Fred Cottrill took Salem College baseball to Fairmont, Salem lost 3 to 25. The Salem Concert Band plans An Afternoon at Newport for May 14, with a student ensemble and instructor. Mr Jana and Mrs Ritter expect to return to Salem in about two weeks. The late Salem Express editor is noted for writing a 28 line sentence of 1550 words in a recent letter.
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Carecas Conmear
Salem
F. W_ Lough
J. W. Huddleson
Bank Cormer
Fred Cottrill
Salem College
Fairmont
State Normal Boys
Newport
Jana
A. M. Ritter
Texas
Salem Express
California
Rcent
Program for Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Concert
The program lists a Wednesday evening concert at 2 15 oclock at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Performers include the Selection Orchestra with solos by Elizabeth Blackwell Watt Colston Mrs Elizabeth Hickenbottom Mrs James Brown and Miss Bessie Walker along with readings by Mrs Lutle Tuck and Miss Blanche Beane. The Sexto orchestra provides additional selections throughout the event.
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Trinity Methodist Fpscopal
Elizabeth ‘Blackwell
Eva
Beulsh Green
Sexto Orchestra
Watt Colston
Elizabeth Hickenbot Tam
James Brown
Seletion—Sexto Orchestra
Lutle Tuck
Bessie Walker
Blanche Beane
Fairmont Seniors to Publish Morning Times Plant Opened
May 6 Fairmont Morning Times invites 56 members of Fairmont High School senior class to publish a newspaper and operate the plant for a day and night, showcasing student journalism skills.
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Fairmont
The
Morning Times
Pairmont High School
Salem Couple Married in Oakland Maryland
Claude Cotrill and Reulah Ritter exchanged vows in Oakland Maryland after a visit, to reside in Salem. Mr and Mrs C Billingslea welcomed a baby girl about a week old, healthy and thriving. Edna Hickman and Vetsie Hickman of Fairmont attended a Hill Garden Farm gathering along with Lina Davis Mazie and Ruth Tate from Cherry Camp. Mrs William Hickman and children plan to move to Fairmont as Mr Hickman seeks a new home. Marsh Brothers Drilling prepares equipment at Josaua Dennison well, derrick completed Saturday. Eleven were baptized at Indian Run Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday. Mr and Mrs M Ho Campbell and family joined at Hill Garden Farm.
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Bristol
Claude Cotrill
Salem
Reulah” Ritter
Samuel J. Ritter
Oakland
C. Billingslea
Edna
Vetsie Hickman
Cascarets ad promises purer innards and easier digestion
A damaged ad text touts Cascarets as a nightly cleanse for stomach and liver, claiming it purges undigested matter and bile, relieves headaches and indigestion, and keeps inside organs pure. It urges nightly use at 18 cents a box and cites millions already using the product.
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Cas Carets
Lontaren
Ruth Tate Visits Chevy Camp With Grandparents
Mise Ruth Tate is spending a few days at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tate, during a Chevy Camp outing.
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Mise Ruth Tate
Chevy Camp
Jtun
And
New confectionery store to open in Latstetter building
Frank Gemma, proprietor, offers $10 in gold for the best store name. A committee will be appointed later to judge submissions. The Latstetter building will host the new shop in a few days, though the name has not yet been decided.
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Latstetter
Frank Gemma
The Methodical Housewife Uses Ads for Savings
One woman advises Provence on saving money by spending twenty minutes daily reviewing advertisements. She says this quick search reveals where to buy food clothing and other goods at the best prices, and that regular ad reading cuts the cost of living for many households. The Telegram ads serve as guides to smart shopping for women.
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Provence
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Trinity
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Wilson
Agnes Wilson
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W.B. Wilson
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