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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
2
The publisher notes subscription policies and postal details for Coatesville Indiana. A foreign ad rep cites a political quip about voters and patriots urging workers to quit and howl when a politician speaks.
The text argues that 2500 dollars per year suffices to support a family of five under current conditions but adds the family head should labor for a full honest day to earn his keep. It frames the wage as adequate if paired with personal effort and diligence.
A quip noting about ten pairs of pants wear out at the seat for every one that weakens at the knees, implying more roafing than praying in the country.
A speaker argues that every American who aided the war effort deserves a personal bonus. The proposal would have individuals set and pay their own bonus amounts, then leave it at that without central distribution.
The statement asserts the United States as an independent nation governed for Americans. It warns against foreign influence, casting aliens as perpetual instigators to undermine the country, and predicts a reckoning when a metaphorical mountain falls on their efforts.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes remote farm life offers a chance to create an attractive home. Beautifying the farmstead can increase resident contentment, passersby enjoyment, and the farm’s selling value.
South American cities push rent controls and housing schemes to aid the poor. Montevideo considers extending notice to two years and freezing rents. Rio Janeiro proposes taxing valuation to cap rent income. Buenos Aires and other cities discuss public housing funded by government bonds or grants.
The Detroit Free Press reports a dispute over term limits where a candidate claims a wife cannot serve by proxy after two terms, while the attorney general says she may qualify if elected. The case echoes an upstate criminal trial debate on juror composition and challenges the old English view of wife as a husband's chattel.
Bob Conner prefers tearing calendar leaves at month end. Hardscrabble Bugle editor forecasts editors faulting next March if he becomes president. A Caezar Creek resident advertises for knee cap and hair lock key. Local laundry seeks women to mang. Pug Koogle signs H F M and explains it from the Hardscrabble Fish Market. Monon railway officials complain of suits. Passengers lean from windows to milk cows as trains pass. Bill Armitage returns from Kokomo and calls it a tough city where even canaries sing bass. Bob Conner rejects a chautauqua car, preferring another make for him and his wife.
For sale six room house and lot owner Mrs J J Hubble Coatesville. WANTED yards to mow see Hil ton Hathaway Coatesville phone. For sale sow and pigs George Cheek Coatesville phone. For sale cucumbers for canning call Ray Masten 254 miles south of Amo.
A novelty hair pin is missing and a reward is offered for its return to the Herald office. Report indicates the finder should deliver the item to the Herald for compensation.
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