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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
2
The Coatesville Herald notes growing acceptance of air travel as normal. An expert says fuel oil suffices for global needs for years, while 200 Chinese students including four women come to study in American colleges, signaling cross cultural exchange.
A Federal Reserve official states that about half of the United States currency in circulation is held outside the country. The remark highlights the global reach of U S money and potential implications for domestic monetary policy.
The fragment notes that money could be better spent investing in pockets rather than on incidental expenses, suggesting high currency use for nonessential purposes.
The article notes presidents and statesmen including Wilson and Harding enjoy golfing. It cites former president Taft as a golfer and mentions Harding heading to Chevy Chase after nomination, suggesting golf as a favored relaxation for leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
The American Child Hygiene association reports a new high in infant health for 1919. Among 24 cities over 250000 population, 10 posted below the national average death rate. Houston ranked best among 100000 to 250000 cities, Berkeley showed low mortality, and Brookline led smaller towns with a 60 percent healthy rate.
The speech extols the citizen born in the U.S. as the nation’s prime asset and bearer of future greatness. It argues that native sons deserve the best opportunities, while acknowledging immigrant loyalty, and invokes Lincoln as a symbol of the boy’s destined potential.
A historical piece argues that work must reflect integrity, not just time served. It equates time with money and stresses honest effort as a civic duty. Personal reform, self honor, and spiritual conscience are linked to national progress and resisting materialism.
Pat McKinney sold Pug Koogle a hob-tailed horse last week. After putting him in the stable the horse laid down and died. Pug recounted the animal’s tricks while Pat conceded he never saw that before. On a rainy street, Miss Sue Murray remarked, How irrigating this is.
Little Johnny reports a man finishing a horse at the blacksmith shop and wailing on its back feet. Deacon Longstreth, after kissing the hired girl, is advised by his physician to see an eye specialist. Pug Koogle spots the most misunderstood man in Hoosterdam as the train announcer in Indianapolis.
A Ford touring car traveling south on the Monon collided with a freight train at the mill crossing in Cloverdale last week. The car was demolished after striking the engine side, but the Rockville residents aboard escaped with only minor injuries.
A lyric piece evokes the Christ child’s birth and sacrifice with religious imagery. Mary McNeil Fenollosa’s verse blends nativity scenes and Christmas imagery with prayers for mercy, joy, and seasonal cheer. The Craftsman publication context frames a sacred Christmas mood.
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