22 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
1
The nation enforces national prohibition at midnight last Friday. The Coatesville Herald notes the measure will improve family life and child beginnings, with mothers rejoicing as the “great curse” is banished.
The article outlines that manufacturers wholesalers and retailers deserve fair profits but not excessive gains. It urges Congress and the president to require clear marking of cost and selling price on all items with price staying until purchase. A harsh penalty for falsifying cost marks is called for to curb profiteering and empower the public to boycott profiteers.
A major fundraising effort to support evangelical Christian work worldwide plans to run April 21 to May 2. The drive targets 1.32 billion dollars over five years, organized by 42 leading Protestant denominations in Atlantic City. It aims to send college educated workers as teachers, missionaries, nurses and preachers to distant regions and boost church and social service initiatives.
The speaker argues for broader home production to lower prices and aid ordinary citizens. They acknowledge some exporters may lose profits but insist the public good justifies action and urges readers to think independently and act.
Officials urge vigilance as new influenza cases appear across states. Citizens should guard against spread, treat colds seriously, and protect vulnerable individuals. Lessons from prior epidemic emphasise caution, not alarm, with attention to pneumonia and heart complications.
A war time Liberty loan drive will raise money for home and foreign missionary activities of multiple denominations for a five year period. The effort seeks to support specified church outreach programs both domestically and abroad.
A collection of gossip and local quips from Mick Codys store touching on league questions, a broken telephone line to Flat Fork, music from Katy Codys, wartime dyes, high cost of living, backyard chicken houses, and recent mischief including a stolen ham. Local residents Jim Chamberlain Bob Conner Staduthen Stiles Staduthen Stites and others share humorous takes and anecdotes.
A New Jersey chancery suit seeks to restrain Asbury Park school children from making noise on public sidewalks outside a pastor's home. The man says calisthenics and drills disturb his sermon prep and cites excessive noise. Other local anecdotes include a turtle dropped from a storm cloud and a cow escaping yard gates in Washington state.
Plum Valley physician Dr. Murray Adams recalls a bizarre incident when a parrot at Melville Hardwick's home kept shouting We are sick doctor triggering a call to the physician. The bird later silenced itself after the receiver above Polly's head was found.
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