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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1920

Page

11

Prison X Ray Operation Proposed Inmates Case

A Detroit prison may perform brain surgery on a condemned inmate to cure criminal tendencies. A hospital in prison would use an X ray machine to photograph brain areas and determine if the operation could alter behavior. Warden Harry L. Fulburt seeks judge approval to proceed and a panel of judges may be convened to consider the request.

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Santa Letter Brings Child Faith in Christmas

A clerk recalls a child joyfully declaring that Santa Claus received his letter, proof of Santa's reality. The scene unfolds amid holiday bustle as shoppers buy gifts, while the season’s spirit and love are discussed in a column about Christmas giving and merchants preparing for December sales.

Santa Claus Santa

Christmas Profits and a Purse Misadventure

A merchant laments year round demand during Christmas while a shopper recounts a purse mix up on Main Street. A lost purse with forty dollars caused a mistaken identity, but honesty prevailed as both clerk and owner concluded the mix up was accidental.

Mery You Main Street

Frantic Store Purses Scooped Up in Comic Mixup

Two women exit a shop laughing then a purse is found where it had been left. The purse contains $3.75 as a crowd gathers around the underthings display and silk hosiery section. The finder pockets the money amid a humorous scene.

Mountain City Luce

Napoleonic Centenary Celebration Invites American Participation

New York reports America is invited to join France in marking the 100th anniversary of Napoleon’s death with a May event. The French committee led by Marshal Foch plans Napoleonic relics at Malmaison to bind up France’s wounds, with loans from collections worldwide.

New York France William Mulligan Sloane Princeton N. J Marshal Foch Malmaison Sloane

Napoleon's Impact Then and Now on France and Civilization

The speaker defends Napoleon, arguing his work unified France and prevented partition, shaping civil life and Western civilization. He credits Napoleon with restoring France’s credit, organizing magistracy and administration, promulgating the Civil Code, and establishing the Bank of France.

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France's Progress and Programs Highlighted in 1914 Vision

The article praises a regime’s public works and cultural achievements, noting the founding of schools and colleges, expansive road and waterway networks, and reforms that boosted transport and science. It emphasizes France's 1914 order, progress, and prosperity and calls for American participation in preserving Napoleonic-era legacy.

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Fairview High Hosts Palmont Mining in City League Clash

Fairview High School hosts Palmont Mining Machinery in a city league basketball matchup tomorrow evening at Purvigw. Brownie Hamilton will serve as referee with the game scheduled for 7 o'clock.

Gane Fairview High School Wil Purvigw Palmont Mining Machinery Brownie Hamilton

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