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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
1
The piece argues for wage and hour reforms to reduce living costs and discusses potential effects of strikes and production changes. It cites the New York estimate of daily strike costs and notes shifting attitudes like the king of Italy granting lands to peasants and taxes on royal property. It also critiques theft prevention costs and untrustworthy lending in a broad era context.
The article argues that consumer cooperation could curb high prices, noting public indignation at profiteering fades quickly and that easy popular actions fail to produce lasting, satisfactory results.
The National Tribune notes men leave farming for railroading factories and mining for lighter hours and higher pay, while farmers bear longer hours and more anxiety. It argues farm wages will rise as prices for food adjust to this shift.
South Dakota’s Special session ratified the federal suffrage amendment by unanimous vote in both houses, making the twenty first state to do so. With seven months yielding twentyone ratifications, Indiana may hold a special session as Kentucky Maryland Mississippi and Virginia acted in January, though Governor Goodrich offered no firm word.
J. J. Sowers of Vincennes plans a citizenship class in the city’s vocational schools open to men and women. He asks the bar association to provide instructors and speakers. Demand for the book An Aid to the Citizen of Indiana published by the Franchise league increases, with inquiries for 1 000 and 5 000 copy lots received at league headquarters.
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