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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
2
The Andrews News note shows weekly Thursday publication with editor H Douglass Oswald, post office entry date Feb 23 1919, and mailing act 1879. It invites signed communications and lists 20 cent rates per column inch for contracts and directs inquiries to the business office.
The July 1 1920 note says prophets choose a potential favorite for the San Francisco convention as the Interchurch World Movement nears collapse. It argues postwar drives lost practical value after war loan funding ended, with many drives now mere nuisances.
The San Francisco session of the Democratic Party shifts stance on women’s suffrage, urging support for the 19th Amendment. Tennessee and North Carolina governors are urged to call special sessions to ratify, while South Carolina delegates earlier opposed primary female suffrage. Observers note California’s long suffrage history and speculate on future South Carolina outcomes in 1924.
The Progressive Farmer argues for lime, legumes, and livestock as the core of Southern farming. Rich land soils underutilize potential. lime boosts legume growth, soil fertility, and livestock output, while poor lands must focus on the triad to raise per acre yields and sustain farm income.
The notice promotes subscribing to the Andrews News at two dollars per year. It emphasizes affordability and urges readers to subscribe to their local paper. It presents the price clearly and invites support for the newspaper.
A discussion extols old home weekly papers as intimate letters from home with familiar names and gossip. It notes their heartful, homey quality, enduring news from rural areas, and their value as advertising mirrors of local business and prosperity. The piece cites the Review of Reviews praising country weeklies as vital to community growth.
A nurse escorts John to his new baby brother, who cries at the bedside. John watches, then says the newborn is crying for his own folks, revealing a child's puzzled yet tender reaction to a family addition.
Advertisement from the Hard-Wear Department notes bedroom suites in oak and satin walnut. The Boston Transcript quips that pajamas require more pliable material, suggesting a playful tease within a department store ad.
Tennessee appears ready to ratify the constitutional amendment granting women the vote for the Presidential election. Governor Roberts supports ratification and the legal department says there is no impediment. North Carolina also seems likely to act, with Democrats poised to grant suffrage, affecting the upcoming race and President Wilson’s advocacy.
A Boston Tram eprint suggests using film to promote industry by example through scenes of a beehive and a colony of ants. The idea frames moving pictures as a tool of moral instruction and productive behavior.
A fragmented quote discusses reformers and questionably hypocritical figures. The text suggests inspiration in guiding others while criticizing self attributions of moral authority. The garbled ending leaves the intended topic unclear.
The excerpt notes that even a genius like Gladstone kept a book for spare moments and warns the common reader to seize brief pauses. It urges practical, portable reading to prevent precious time from slipping away and to cultivate constant mental activity.
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