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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1916
Page
4
The poem speaks of an inner hunger to improve and live with purpose. It contrasts burning aspiration with the waste of doors unopened and urges the unrest of intention, the delight of beauty, and facing duty from life’s start to finish. It notes many dream of being freed from sin more than acknowledged.
Mrs N A Moore wife of a former Paris Ky postmaster keeps a long serving maid by a promise in her will She agreed the servant could have a white bedroom suite from the Moore home if she remained with the family The plan was formalized by a codicil bequeathing the suite to the servant after Mrs Moore's death.
The article argues Bible classes should grow in number to deepen community thought and act openly as moral forces. It envisions classes becoming active in challenging evil in business and politics by example, not merely through quiet virtue. The strongest community segment would lead by faith in public life.
A Chicago speaker promotes a so called society of social aristocrats, claiming supermen and superwomen have reached ego summits. He mocks common traits as he calls for a true aristocracy of modest, quiet, courteous individuals while dismissing others as pretenders.
January exports stood at 35.5 million dollars, below December’s 352.8 million yet up about 68 million from the prior January. Imports reached 184.2 million, up over December by 12 million, with roughly 74 percent free of duty signaling more raw materials and fewer manufactured European goods. For seven months to January exports totaled 2.181 billion, 64 percent higher than the prior year’s comparable period, while imports were 1.097 billion, near historic highs. Gold movements were modest, January imports 15.9 million and exports 10.2 million, with seven month totals showing imports about nine times and exports about four times those of the previous year.
The February Child Labor Bulletin details Colorado sugar beet field labor by children, marking the first agricultural child labor investigation by the National Child Labor Committee. It notes many farm children miss schooling, with estimates suggesting thousands affected and exploitation risks warranting thorough study.
The article argues thrift can transform society as schools in Chicago show. Since 1914 the city’s school banks opened 7,243 accounts via 17 pupils, moving 15,061 dollars to regular banks. If the nation saves ten cents daily, it could reach 3.65 billion dollars yearly postwar, making America a leading lender.
A Colorado report shows 15 beet field workers are yearly employed with logged schooling losses for children. Beet work halves educational progress, with 53 percent retardation versus 20 percent for others, as children endure long twelve hour harvest shifts. The study notes few under 14 in beet labor, urges county unit schooling to enforce child labor laws and remove them from local control.
The article explains that lime unlocks potash and phosphates stored in soils, acting not chemically but physically. It argues that soil fineness and acidity determine how much plant food is released, urging farmers to use soil tests to tailor lime application to avoid waste and ensure efficient nutrient use.
The article discusses a publicity push for using ground feldspar as a substitute for potash, citing USDA Bulletin 104 from 1907. It notes the bulletin's cautious conclusion that feldspar is not a universal substitute and urges experimental use only, given soil, moisture, other fertilizers, and root factors.
Investigations show ground feldspar contains insoluble potash and requires high temperature treatment to be useful as fertilizer. Most soils already contain potash from feldspar disintegration, so adding feldspar simply adds existing soil content. Despite numerous proposed processes, no profitable solution or market exists, and the department warns farmers against using ground feldspar as a substitute for potash due to unlikely yield gains.
Members of the Woman's City Club decide to allow smoking in all club rooms in New York, enabling women to light up nearly anywhere. The piece notes lax norms in hotels, debates over non-smoker rooms, and quotes reactions about crime and public behavior amid social satire.
A West Virginia newspaper reflects on a case where laborers were convicted for digging potatoes on Sunday. The Supreme Court reversed, sparking debate on justice warrants and grand jury authority versus a justice of the peace. The piece notes editors differ on whether Sunday digging is legal and who should decide the charge.
In the last twenty five years farms have emptied with farmers moving to cities in search of work. The piece laments urban migration and calls for a return to farming, urging reverence for the land and noting food production hinges on proper care of Earth.
Fragmentary line reads Not Germanys i Fairmont West Virginian Germany showd have a care Al most any old sort of a straw will be one to break the camels back as things stand at the present.
On a 300 square foot plot near Fairmont at White Rock, George Pryor operates a mole farm with about 6,000 moles. The furs are described as valuable, and the venture is noted as a curiosity in local agricultural circles.
The article notes that the animals can be cured and raised until about a year old with each fur valued at ten cents. It costs nothing to raise the young, and a St. Louis firm has agreed to buy all the furs.
The Beckley Messenger notes bushels of apples in Shady Springs district cannot move to Beckley due to deep mud. Apples sell for twenty five cents a dozen in Beckley. Poor roads hinder transport by horseback or wagon, wasting fruit while a ready market exists. The piece laments the high cost of bad roads.
Photographs sent from Palm Beach show society women in bathing outfits, with the pictures reflecting a preoccupation with appearance and social status. The images appear to emphasize glamour and fashionable display as a key contribution to public publicity.
A collage of humorous quotes from varied papers lampoons culture and manners. Jests touch on reading subtitles, dinners, parties, fashion, writers, and creditors. The snippet captures a period voice with playful bite across several newspaper lines.
Kansas City dispatch reports 77 year old John A Keeper was granted a divorce from his sixth wife Julia Keepers aged 59 by Judge Lucas. Keeper testified she refused to live with him.
In Kansas City Missouri on March 11 a curious rodent crawled into a home at 4380 Park Avenue via a four inch pipe on the roof. The Nahm family’s bathroom flooded and the squirrel was removed from the sewer trap in the basement, ending its curiosity-driven intrusions.
Miss Ella Davis traveled from Wichlin Falls to Fort Worth to buy a trousseau for Nick Pappas cafe owner. As she left a train with Pappas she met W J Buch helt Katy machinist, felt old love return and consented to marry him. The ceremony occurred in a Texas and Pacific station with Pappas present to congratulate.
A fragment remarks on maximizing photographs with minimal clothing and criticizes those who choose not to be in print, suggesting they should stay out of the spotlight when nothing better occupies them.
In Wheeling News a note claims nitrogen for artillery propellants will be drawn from the air while urging support of oxygen for pacifists. The item reflects wartime shortages and public guidance on resource use and civilian concerns about oxygen needs.
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