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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
4
A socialist column invites AML and Loess groups to submit original items of interest for comrades. Short articles welcoming diverse socialist topics will be published, with the writer's name required as a pledge of good faith.
A critical excerpt debating Andrew Carnegie’s view that wealth should be held as a trust for the public good. It questions charity versus improvement, libraries, free schools, and the risk of rule by the powerful, asking whether millions in benevolence benefit society more than broad public systems. The piece weighs whether wealth serves the many or insulates the few.
Mnarleston sociality group meets at Bly Wall No 1074 Street on the first and third Thursday each month at 7 30 p m. Come join.
A reminiscence recalls a 1862 Christmas in the South during the Civil War. Mrs. Zulliton describes scarce supplies, Confederate money at heavy discount, and women stiching and weaving for troops and sweethearts as the siege and battles shaped a somber, hopeful season. The piece reflects on hardships and steadfast faith amid defeat.
Fragmentary excerpt notes a Christmas stamp post value and mentions Great Britain, with unclear reference to a December holiday memorial and cited phrases about Christ and postage. The readable portion highlights a single stamp value and a global reference, leaving specifics uncertain.
The New York Herald notes Canada’s 1850 Christmas stamp issued as a 1s. 1d rate change from 5 cents. It features a world map with British Empire possessions in scarlet, oceans in bluish green, a black frame, and a crown over laurel leaves. It’s the first three color stamp, printed by a bank note company in the United States, marking a new epoch in stamp production and costing the government several times more than ordinary issues. Availability for postage was unlimited despite the Christmas issue date.
A garbled 19th century note describes midwinter lore from north Germany. It links prohibitions on spinning during the twelve nights to death, warns against eating herrings on New Year’s, and lists odd acts to prevent unholy misfortune, including omens tied to stars, mirrors, and lunar beliefs.
Order of Publication in Kanawha County West Virginia Court notes that Alexander W. is non resident and must appear within one month after first publication to protect his interest in the divorce suit of Hianche Wyatt versus Alexander W. The Clerk of the Circuit Court, M. Satreey, and attorney T.G. Nutter are involved in the matter.
Ty Alexander Wyatt receives a deposition notice for January at the law office of TL Nutter in Charleston Kanawha County WV. The deposition, to be read in his chancery suit in the Circuit Court for Kanawha County, may continue day to day if not completed.
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