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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1914
Page
4
A Perkins quotation extols kindness at home softening a mother's bearing and a businessperson's gravity while making children joyful without excess. Abroad kindness steadies the false, uplifts the virtuous, and offers charity to the very unfortunate who may have strayed from the narrow path.
The article argues the progressive farmer studies journals and livestock papers and now benefits from agricultural schools and programs. It highlights the Morgantown College of Agriculture farmers' week, offers to reimburse any farmer who feels unpaid, and stresses education as the path to efficient farming and higher returns.
The Agricultural Extension Department of the College of Agriculture at Morgantown funded district supervisors to run Saturday and summer community programs. In Greenbrier county, the first year of organized corn club work saw officers elected, multiple meetings monthly, and growing farmer and teacher interest. Boys learned dust mulch to conserve moisture, improving farm conditions, with standout corn yields in East River.
The article recalls students testing seed corn in the field before harvest, selecting seed and proving which would grow. It notes about fifty bushels saved for sale and quotes a student praising the year as the happiest of their life, with progress easing hardships and adding joy to work.
The prose treats Stonewall Jackson’s birthplace as Clarksbury amid West Virginia history debates. Editorials from Parkersburg, Clarksburg, and Morgantown papers weigh evidence from Miller Maxwell and Godspeed while noting Clarksbury claims and the impact on regional pride.
A Martinsburg World piece notes winter may trigger crime waves as people stay home for warmth and food. The Wheeling Telegraph cites German cities New Zealand and Australia using public workshops to provide work in financial stress. West Virginian remarks on grafters and fatheads amid unemployment.
An Ohio State Journal excerpt argues that diligent work merits recognition but is often unacknowledged by employers. It warns that skimpy labor damages character and citizenship while praising those who perform with integrity. The piece cites a Washington event where Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett spoke on humanitarian aims.
The Associated Charities Salvation Army and other benevolent groups vow a busy Christmas season supplying food clothing and toys to the needy. The piece urges public generosity notes harsh weather has left birds unfed and stresses farmers to feed them for economic as well as humane reasons referencing Esther.
An article notes school children will enjoy a holiday break, delaying studies until January 4. Readers are urged to use the winter days for rest and preparation for renewed work when desks and books await.
The piece criticizes a proposed law to bar export of grain foodstuffs clothing arms and munitions that could aid warring nations. It argues well intentioned citizens should instead urge European powers at war to avoid creating paupers and that the duty of the United States is to support those in need.
Winter clothing becomes a vital concern as severe weather approaches. Health now drives choices over style, with notable shifts in medical and popular opinion on footwear and undergarments in recent years.
The Buffalo congressman introduced a House resolution asserting U S rights to the North Pole by Peary discovery and linking it to broader imperial aims. The item notes expectations of territorial expansion beyond the Philippine Islands and suggests ambition to add to U S possessions.
Readable fragments from various papers offer gift ideas for women and girls, listing items such as wraps, hats, jewelry, sewing cases, and accessories. The tone mimics a humor column or radio blurbs about holiday shopping and domestic relations, with snippets of dialogue and social commentary.
A garbled collage of jokes and captions includes lines about wages, a bereaved lover, a young Spender, lawyers and inheritance, a streetcar whisper, and a naval or military exchange. The snippets reference Columbia Jester style humor and a mix of characters such as Nora, Mr Brown, and Major Tories in disjointed exchanges.
A mosaic of short items notes New South Wales plans to set up a state fish supply agency for cheap food, a World production record of Kino at 1 103 359 tons, new elephant species found in Attica with shorter trunks, a New Jersey divorce over fear of her face and the baby’s singing, a coyote pack led by a “Shepherd” dog with a brass collar, Tampico oil men battling the Portrero del Linho fire at 150 000 barrels daily, and the Welland Canal’s historic role connecting Lake Erie and Ontario via a 25 mile Canadian route easing railway freight.
Clarksburg lists a busy December schedule with performances at Willard Temple of Music and Palace Theater on December 21 to 25, including a Christmas show. Robinson Grand hosts a Saturday theater event and a New Year’s Eve dance at Masonic Temple on December 31. January features dances by Thirty Club at Masonic Temple and Sigma Club on January 4, plus a Jewish Aid Society dance on January 14.
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