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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
6
A brief literary item reproduces a line from John Locke about minds and impressions mentioning spectres and apparitions. The note appears among small column blurbs on the December 4 1920 page.
A fragmentary contemplation on Abraham Lincoln, Henry Goddard, and Gardner’s essays. The text debates whether intelligence measures justify social classes, notes that American schooling should lift all, and questions army intelligence charts versus mass reaction and societal progress. It hints at Europe’s influence and the idea that opportunity should remain open for all.
Fragmentary text traces the origin of the cabinet concept from the U.S. Constitution and early governance. It notes the Constitution concentrates executive power in the president and explains the creation of departments by congressional action, yielding the first cabinet in 1789. Names and completion of the first cabinet are unreadable in the excerpt.
The article traces how the cabinet grew from the original postmaster general to include navy, agriculture, commerce and labor, and later split roles. It notes 10 members by 1913, with Harding proposing a secretary of public welfare and women urging the role for a woman.
A Washington report shows 3 808 traffic fatalities last year, ranking autos ahead of mining and near railroads. The piece calls for strict licenses, rapid enforcement, and local road offices to curb reckless driving, plus notes rail and health issues and a historical train robbery. It cites costs of typhoid in Salem and warns that economies may waste resources. The piece also covers Ex-King Constantine’s recall, Allied stance, and Greek political strains.
The text presents a jumble of opinions and references to public figures and events. It mentions a public hearing or meeting on Saturday evening, mentions Russia and Finland, and cites changes in law granting married women new rights in business management. It also notes a group of twelve women engineers forming a firm.
Bits of state history recount a late 19th century incident in Northern West Virginia where a murder committee formed over a quar t of salt. Simpson owed Cottrill salt leading to a confrontation in which Thorn Wis Iduarro allegedly tried to shoot Simpson but was prevented as Simpson wrested the weapon.
The funeral for Meredith Prickett a county pioneer and Civil War veteran was held today at one o clock from his Pleasant Valley home and burial followed at Dodd Cemetery. Undertaker Musgrave oversaw the rites. Funeral expenses ranged from $12 to $17 with weight and cattle assessments noted in the record.
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