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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-28
Continue Probe
Of High Costs

For tho purpose of hearing com
plants and taking testimony from
citizens regarding the probe into
the high cost OF living in this city.
for which a commission was re
Gently appointed by Judge e.. NJ,
Showalter,. the commission or mem.
bers OF, 1t will sit at the grand jury
room in the court house Saturday
from one to four o'clock. All per.
sons having complaints to register
are asked to call at the court
house between these hours a
stenographer Will be there who Will
take the testimony The commits!
sion also asks that people save
their sales slips from now on.
The commission consists Of NJ,
NJ, Nicely, Harry Shaw, Mrs. J, "A.
Meredith and Mrs, N. r. O. Nor.
row.. The commission asks that
the citizens cooperate with It IN
this Sprobe for without the assist
ance aoe the citizens no good VIII
result from the inyestig CATION
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Normal Students
Hear Good Talk

Disarmament was tho subject
Of Rev. j. G. Droomfteld when he
spoke to the Fairmo1t State Nor
NAL school students at their
chapel service, yesterday morning
. DR.. BroomfIeld called attention
to the opportunitids offered the
young people Of today by the
churches and Sunday schools and
said he hoped all would take ad'
vantage Of them.
Next attoutIon was called to the
conference which Is to be held In
Washington November IL, and Its
Significance. The question OF
China and Japan's wrangle over
the shantung province was given
new light when the speakef told
of his travels in this part o7 the
Orient.
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PET POSSUN is
I'm LIMELIGHT
Gets Loose and Makes
Folk Believe Burglars
Are Busy

Occupants of apartment number
five In the Bays building were very
much frightened last evening when
they awoke suddenly to hear some
one scratching on tae screen in the
room. The only thought was that
burglars were attempting to gain
admittance and the alarm was
given to police headquarters. at
once with considerable agitation.
Officers were sent over immediate!
ly and discovered that the pet pos
sum belonging to Carl Springer
who lives on the top. Noor Of the
Hays Apartment Building. had
crawled down into the air shaft
and was having the time Of his
life. The possum was rescued and
fears Gained.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-28
Tells of the Life History
of One of Greatest
Men
HAD HARD Battle
Will Power and
Courage Enabled Him
To Gain Goal

Theodore Roosevelt, whose birth
day was celebrated yesterday by
Boy Scout organizations all oVes
the United States, was character
lied as "The ideal man, extolled LOT
his great Americanism, his life OF
service to his country, and his lite
held up as worthy of emulation,
by Rev. Baird Mitchell in Drll,
liant address delivered to the Local
Boy Scout organization at the CIR
cult court room in the court mousse
last evening. :,
Before an audience made up OF
some fifty or sixty Boy Scouts anu
as many more admirers OF Roose'
welt from among the older resi-
dents Rev. Mitchell held the closest
attention OF his audience as he
lauded the distinguished American
for his clean life, his love OF SER
vice and his AmerIcanism, likenihg
him to King Arthur, OF Tennysoh
fame.
Rev. Mitchell who was q per,
sonal friend OF the distinguished
American patriot having worked
with him in his fight against Tam
many hall, told the boys OF the
great handicaps which surounG
ed the boy Roosevelt on account OF
having been born siclSly babe ana
how his early years were those OF
suffering, how he overcame these
handicaps by out OF door living,
and physicaI exercise coupled WITH
On {ndnnftahle will. How after
completing' his course at Harvard
university he was advised by his
teachers to seek like OF pleasure
as his condition Of health would
indicate clearly that he had mol
long to live. how he scotted at them
and instead OF seeking lie o.
1iensure and fun he plunged into Y
NE sar94ca his cqIl aIAq
chnntfymen. dnd how overcoml lns
ali obstacles he won his WY TO tne
Presidency Of the United States dei
voting his entire life to good gov
ernmeut, Rev. Mitchell depicted
Roosevelt rs a man OF destiny tell
ing how his enemies tried to de
feat him for governor Of New Yorb
and tried to she1ve him by making
him vice president and how Goo
took hand and placed him in the
presidential chair. He told the
bows how the hero Of the Boy
scouts Teddy" hated a, lie and
deceit and how he recognized ana
royerenced his conscious as his
king.
"could have achieverd fame as
writer or could have gained Tor.
tune" but he chose rather to serve
his people and to serve them well,
Roy' Mitchell spoke feelingly o.
tho great wave OF lawlessness tha'
sweeps over this country ana
threatens this great republic AND
impressed upon the scouts the ne
cessIty OF abiding by the law IN
ali things. Closing his remarks the
speaker said. Happy Is the mar
who could call Teddy his FRIEND
and happy the nation that could
give birth to such son. He ~
dead but We can be like him.
Preceding the address OF DR..
Mitchell. Scott c. Lowe, chairman
Of the Boy Scout council, opened
the meeting and called upon DF
IContinued on naEs 'eErA
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Few New Cases
Of Diphtheria

Five new cases OF diphtheria
have developed In this city during
the past three days bringing the to-
tai number of cases up to about fif-
teen. Thursday two cases were
quarantined and yesterday two
more cases developed while one
more was reported today. The
cases are sporadic. Several cases
have had the quarantine lifted this
week. DR.. J. A. JRmison, the now
health officer, Is .endeavoring to
instruct the attendants at the
homes where children have, the dis
ease as to the Importance Of doing
everything to prevent the spread OF
the contagfon.
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Cases Tried In
Justice Courts

Justice Btlllngslea tried thetfol-
lowing cases yesterday, afternoons:
julius Bailey was given q sentence
of go days and a fine OF 500 and
costs in Justice Billingslea's Of
lice where he was tried for bring
ing whiskey. into the state.
George Ray .Everson was given
sentence Of 500 and so days for
having two barrels Of mash at his
home.
Jimmie Robertson was hned $40
with costs for speeding in an au-
tomobIIe.
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Realty Deeds Are
Filed For Record

Deeds have been filed for record
ut the county clerks office as FOL
lows:
Oak Lawn Cemetery company to
Willis E. Minger, consideration
sS5. lot in Paw Paw. district.
Greater Fairmont Investment
company to Owens Bottle company
land in Second ward, $40o.
A, M. Osborn and vito to Ed. Fl.
Thomas, for $40 and unpaid sum
of $12,721.96, land in Fairmont dis
trict on Moody's run.
A. NJ. Osborn and Edgar G. Shriv.
er, owners Of land adjoining, have
mado deed agreeing on established
limo between properties. They also
convey certain part OF this land
between tho division to A NJ. Oa
born, consideration, 81 up.
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Strike CLOUD
DID NOT TOUCH
local BUSINESS
There Are 1879 Empties
Ordered on the Three
Railroads
lHID RATE CASE ON
Fairmonters Go to Allan
tic City for /. G. G.
Hearing
.0.HI0 RATE CASE ON

ailiug off Of the railroad strlkGl
is naturally the big subject OF dis
cusslon IN the coal industry today.
In ract tho threatening talk OF the
strike had had little effect on the
business status Of the region. PtE-
l.aps tho : G9ads may have se'
cured Just a slight bit more coal
and here and there a manufactur-
tnE plant may have secured addi-
t1onal tonnage on Its contract to
play absolutely safe, but business
or prices wore not stimulated by
strike talk.
Many coal men were inclined
to think that perhaps = would
have been better to have lte the
matter come to head and have
IT. decided. TO many It Is believed
that the quetition has not been set
tied definitely. No doubt the faci
that the coal operators will be OBJ
nged to face labor problems next
spring is factor in chrystalizlng
sthts general opinion.
Little redeEtion was felt here
today because the railroad strike
was called OF. There we're 1873
emptIes ordered on the thrElo ran
roads IN the Fairmont region. OF
these there were s27 on the Mon
Calling off the railroad strike
the Westc-n Maryland and 472 or
the Monongahela in West Virginia
/. on tho Charleston division, B.
o., there are 75 empties or.
dered while on tho MonongaheIa
fn EennaylvaniA there are S9S
ippties ordered /,
Tn 10 liant esGfty : Ess'
ofid day the Int -stRte, Com.
5ofsnfI5 5eton M hear tsstt.
ffapnY In the Gnio rate case at At
kic City. The Ohio coal opera
torS will be- cross.eXamined aftqt
#hlch witnesses will present tn"
West. Virginia coal operators side
tof the contention.
Tho F,alrmont region will be re-
presented by A. Lisle White,
GIsrKs6uFg, president of the North
Gfne Nest Virginia Coal Operators
association: C. H. Jenkins, sec
tsi3ry and treasurer OF the North,
erir, West Virginia Coal Operators
Association, Nd d George S. Brack.
eft, secretary Of the Northern
West; Virginia Coal Operators AS
sociation, W. L. Andrews, Balti.
more, vice president OF the Con.
solidation Coal Company, will al
so make the trip. ]. o. Caldwell,
chief clerk of~the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Associa-
ton, will accompany the Fair.
monters.
Daily r. r.. Fuei
"A total OF 201 cars OF coal wGlcs
secured by the railroads off the
tcon:Iuued on page fpurI
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THE1R
GETS RIlIII
Experts Claim Nothing Il
Story That The s Spiead
Diphtheria

MoRGANToWN, w Va, qee
28.-Sciendsts OF West &
University are unanimp Gus ~
ridicuIe OF a story; ciFenla tlrg
many. state papers % at AZ
Of recent investigat onsy u IN Z
found that the main cause q "
spread OF diphtheria has pe en q
eating oS chestnuts ard te4
thorough examination Of pn
tient and chestnut the H.
germs were read NY Ioca ted u p9it
instances! This story
tempts to tie ups tl1ebI
tha blight which has tflis ~
chestnut trees Of many letl1s e
this state. and which 81 e
entirely destroy the cle lp4t -
In a few years.
Or, N. ]. Gid ding plant \ 3 lplp
gfst, Or. a. II, Yorl 81
Dr.. Aaron. Arltin, prof ~ 9 th
oloRy and bacteri6l P ea
phatic in their
chestnuts could mo be 8e onEs
ofl this dIseaSs Iieh
been so widespreq IN
ginia that QlaTant nt1nes zere
1lshed.
4Diphtheria g spteap
tact" says Or. EI.tn. enn nt
would be no way or the 3 taul
to make this CONT ri mn e1
died by q person ds ing R
In seCfetions of month IN no
The thing for - peobia to ~
kkSfy,f III nj nan IN q flf didN
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ORDERS. /. !.
NI D D.
Code Messages
Flashedby Onion
Leaders to The
Chairrlenl

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-Tha otfiel
recall of the rail strike ordefe
sued by the switchmen, tra1nmeh,
conductors, engineers and firemens
we're dispatched today when leds
ers OF the bis five flashed code mes,
s0ges to their general chairnaii
Tho chairmen will submit the me
saees to the locals and the oftielatl
order recalling the strike vii thu
permeate the country IN = teW
hours. Z. IS
Similar orders probably Wills he
dispatched today by the teleg
ers Organization.
While these orders are being
.culated, the United States aily
Labor board will today apIiolitlc
It's findings as q result of the pnbs
lie hearing Wednesday, at IFitt mn
ion leaders and railroad execute ye
testified.
with. the announcement tlits
morning Of the. official resoiuH Hon
recalling tho strike orderss union
leaders were preparing 70 dep
for their homes. The vote endlsi
the strike came late last nigh
or all day sessions OF tIie union
leaders.
The labor chieftians today assel
ed that theig action OF yestefi
marked the END Eof, ali danger ok
strike as tho result Of the
vote taken By the unions to
out now being exp ectet
new vote Is taken. No plans
being made for 9 new Hot ths
said
g1zt1 = - y 6. .ssgss istil
code fpnessa tot 8 eue erl m ismieo
BY which they arS dlreet9 = "a
atity local ctalrTnen thAt 1e mn
posed railroad strike hda
called of was sent ont eAsy paa
from the general ofei ices he ost
Brotherhood of T'ralnniatl fra
,neers and Flremen.
"a 81, n . =. -. : :.
z 81. LOUIS, Mo, Oct
ManHIon;, president Of the ord
railroad telegraphersI today
kilograms to general ohafrpi eti 9i
the order on the Hartous Taiirost
Informing them Officially that ~
strike scheduled for October .
been calld OF.
CHICAGO, Oct, 2s. -. Worth
ington, president Of the Cincinnne
Indianapolis and Western re iltoao
today notified Ben w, HOOP
member OF the public group q
railroad labor board in 8 lett
the road would pay time and
half for overtime dating from N
gust first at which time VI
eliminated until the que ton
definitely decided By tie board
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Wire Flashes
soLDIER BONUS

WASHINGTON, oct. 28.-
The way was paved today by
Senator Reed, Democrat Of
Missouri to force a vote on the
soldiers bonus bill which the
senate recently laid on tho
table at the request Of Presi-
dent Harding. Senator Reed
introduced an amendment to
the tax revision bill providing
for taxes on excess profits OF
corporations and for use OF
the revenue derived as a spe-
cial fund to pay bonuses to
former service men. Tho
amendment included the Nc
Cumber Bonus bill reported
by the senate finance commit
tee providing for ave way
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CenSure Of House
On Congressman
WASHINGTON, oct. 2S. The !

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s. The
.censure OF the House Of Represen-
.tatives rs publicly pronpunc ced by
IlligP 6eoGa YEA sl1It q
a Inapimpps ynte Of Us neEnbegs /,
rested today on Repre- resentative
Blanton, Democrat, member from
Texas. Retaining his seat by q
margin of eight vote under the nee
esoary two-thlrds, when the house
voted on the resolution Of Rep.
MondelI proposing expulsion Of the
Texas member for insertion in the
Congressional Record Of q docu.
ment described as "unspeakablT
vile" Representative Blanton few
minutes later, heard his colleagues
vote unanimously for a resolution
proposing that he be publicly reprt
manded.
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Red Cross Election
Booked for Tonight

The annual Red Cross election
meeting viii be held tonight at
4. 40 in the Red Cross room at the
court house. This meeting was to
have been held Tuesday night but
not enough persons came to permit
Of an election. Tonight every
member who came on Tuesday is
urged to be present and bring q
member along SO the election may
take place. -Four offices are to be
filled. All members are especially
asked to be present, This means
everyone who gave contributions
to the Red Cross during the drive
4 year ago. The new roll call VIII
take place the first part Of the
rnnnfh.
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Community Club
Gets Under Way

The Bellyiew Community clint
which was organized recently nov
mas q membership Of fifteen boys
Mic boys cali this club The Order
a. Commanders. Robert Putnam
4 STATE Normal school student, it
In charge OF the club. Meettng1
are held every wednesday niE1t
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EllMEnAI rnMoRRoW.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia
Shackleford who died Thursday
morning at the home Of her BROTH
er, ]. w. Hall, at S15 Wood street,
will be held Saturday evening at
1880, then the body will be taken
to independence, W. Va, Sunday
morning where interment Will be
made, Rev. ]. @. Buckley, pastor
Of the Diamond street NJ. p. church.
Undertakers Carpenter & Ford In
charge.
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PIES

n WENTY-SEVEN pies serv-
1 ed on Thanksgiving. all bak-
ed from one squash grown by oerope
Beldoin of Roxbury. Mass. Note
that this squash, 27 inches long. was
grown in city mans backyard gar-
den. Not bad, for an amateur.
Squashes Of this size Will be the
rule, not the exception. a few gem
eraions hence when congestion COM
pels production of larger food units.
Your descendants will eat potatoes
as big as watemelons, other foods
Of corresponding big size. Future
Luther Burbanks will find the way.
Peace is thrcl years old and
small for Its age.
Soft coal prices are hard,
This Joy Of living 300 years VIII
probably be given to rich rela~
tives first.
Better go broke than not go at
1t may be true the strongest
rope is made Of cotton; we smok-
ed 1t for tobacco.
Beer may not be good for an Ill
ness; but illness is good for a
beer.
IA bee sting 10 short hut = he
fsb ! wis5!a6Fs hat stops Bitdts
you see a dentist.
Aviators say the barking Of q
dog can be heard four miles high
and we know the dog.
New York's fat reducers are
working like our tax reducers. y
Some have gained.
Making skirts longer was the
most unkindest cut OF all.
The average oyster may live
only 10 yt6lrs, but the soup variety
lasts a restaurant much longer,
We have doctor shortage and
need patient shortage.
One strong argument against
fighting the Japs is we can't pro.
nounce their gensI'als' names.
Nothing improves the outlook
like square meal,
Nine varieties Of peanuts arr
produced in America; the pehnut
politician msaI1g 1T ten.
London is planning rubber
streets. On windy days we havo
rubber corners.
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NEW YORK OCT. ~.
Postmaster General Hays ana
a score OF passengers on the
midnight express Of the Penn
sylvnnia lines for Washing
ton were badly shaken up
early this morning when the
express crashed into the rear
end Of a local train at the
Manhattan transfer in New
Jersey In a heavy fog..
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Came on Steamer Paris;
Pershing Gets to Port a
Little Before
OFFICIAL GREETINGS
Taken to City Hall; Goes
Over to Washington
For Next Stop


Pershlng today raced into port on
the liner George Washington In
ample time to greet Marshal Foch
when the allied GcneralIsslmo fol-
lowed him into the harbor on the
steamer Paris escorted by Ameri-
can destroyers and seapIunes.
After receiving an official well
come General Pershing took his
place in the ranks OF Americans
who had gatAcred to pay their
tribute to the little gray hatred
man who had led ten million SOL
diers to victory IN the greatest
struggle of all time.
Tho Paris was expected to ar
rive at one o'clock. Awaiting her
at quarantine was q navy cutter
with band Of notables who4were
to escort the marshal to battery
park and thence to City Hall to re-
ceiye an Official welcome from the
city before proceeding to Washing
ton.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch might
veil be called the lighting profess
sor,
one. az +he foremost lecturers on
military subjects in Europe, he
won honors on the early battle
fields of the world war and In It's
last year. as the supreme com
T,snder Of an allied force Of TO-.
,6n0l0oO meu. successfully pract
t,sed the strategy. he had preached
al msny Years IN the French War
C,ojIegass !. 33. l...s
yST1bsf morning of November II,
4 n1 z !. found sim, a marshal OF
an his u car
!. N lines sfaoli inRs bis niha
! = 4 ySiiiffne. IN 'fde tinnaturaEc "a
f5st IN folIoWed the hushlnE Of tho
5Tg ..ebns. the coming OF tho Ger
,Tnan enyoys to. ask for peace at the
AIJIes' mice. The professors e
fSeories al strategy and mprnl
!; SS;$,sce h warfare had been rindi-
Gated.
FocS1 fought in the France. .Prus-
sian war AZ a second lieutenant, as
aid Joffre. They were both In
fLe south OF France. Foch work
for tho rest Of his life with tho
shame and humiliation OF that de-
hacIe In his mind. He studied the
battlefields OF that war until he
knew them ns we'll as his own
backyard. He studied the German
war machine. tho psychology OF
ffs leaders, tho reasons for their
T1jstakes and their successes.
Later, rs a professor in the War
college. he wrote text books on
fSe Conduct Of war and the prin-
cipIes Of war. he worked with en-
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,JlJDcE wIL lrlAMs DEAD.

CHARLESTON, Oct, 2S.-
Luther Judson williams. for
mer president Of the State Su'
ureme court, died, at his home
here this morning at 1880
o'clock. Judge Williams re
tired from the bench last Do
cember after haying served
one term. He was taken Ill
about four months ago but was
able to be up and yesterday
afternoon, took a short walk
accompanied by his nurse.
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By The Way:
Daily column given to curreaI,
eHents and frank comment
DEATH


ATEIER TIMES scythe was
I active in 1920. the deaths Of
l.142,576 Americans being official
ly recorded, says the governments
annual report. That. compared with
the year before, was an increase Of
l3 deaths for each 1000 popula-
ton.
To make the statistics human, pic
lure funeral with 1,l42,578
heases travelling into, the sunset,
with a longer procession of baby
carriages coming out Of the sunrise.
Life is just journey. Caboose i
more attractive than the locomotive.
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All Invited To
Attenl Affair

All are cordially invited to at
tend the big dance and Halloween
party tonight held by the Bando
veterans this evening. The veter
ans are celebrating in honor Of tho
strike being called OF.
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HARnING RETURNS

WASHINGTON, OCT. 28.-
President Harding returned to
washington from his south
ern trip at II o'clock today,
his special train completing a
run from Atlanta, Georgia In
two hours less than the sched-
uled timo OF the southern rail-
Yays limited.
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EVELYN NEssIT AGAIN.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-EVe:
lyn Nesblt, one time wife OF
Harry X. Thaw, took an over
dose OF morphine today and
screamed to a martial posted
outside her apartment to eviot
her that she had swallowed
enough poison to kill 200 per
sons. She will recover, a physi'
clan said, after making a hur'
rIed call and using tho stomach
pump.
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suRIEp TO-DAY.

The funeral for the little four.
teen months old daughter OF Mr.
dan Mrs Joseph Stauyak. OF King
mont, who died yesterday morning
was held this afternoon at 1900
o'clock with tnterment in the Cath
,ollc cemetery at Monpngah. IN
dertakers Carpenter 3 Ford In
nhnrra.
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Men OF A1sace-E EorrRine, who
served as officers Ih the German
army during the World war, are
now commissioned as officers with
the French forces.
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Nine varieties Of peanuts arr
produced in America; the pehnut
politician ms1I7g 1t ten.
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London is planning rubber
streets. On windy days we havo
rubber corners.
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Nothing improves the outlook
like a square meal,
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One strong argument against
fighting the. Japs is we can't pro
nounce their genGI'als' names.
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Peace is thrc( years old and
small for its age.
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We have a doctor shortage and
need n patient shortage.
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This Joy Of living 300 years Will
probably be given to rich rela-
tiyes first.
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50AIJsEs WRECK'

ieh ....s5ss {. g - !.
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Making skirts longer was the
most unkindest cut OF all.
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The average oyster may livF
only 10 yrOlrs, but the soup variety
lasts a restaurant much longer,
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1t may be true the strongest
rope is made Of cotton; we smok-
ed 1t for tobacco.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-28

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