10 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
1
The Coatesville Herald informs readers that Harman H Hathaway is publisher and that all subscriptions must be prepaid in advance with strict enforcement. The paper is circulated via second class mail from Coatesville Indiana, with annual and out of state rates noted.
The article recalls a man in Illinois who finally received one hundred dollars for a horse killed in the Civil War after filing his claim in 1864, a settlement that took fifty five years. It also surveys the Boy Scouts initating a million member drive and a million dollar fund for summer programs, plus Irish Dominion League activity in June advocating home rule.
The article notes a rule barring American soldiers in the Rhine occupation from marrying German girls. It cites many marriage requests denied by the War Department since the U S is technically at war with Germany. It suggests troops will find better matches back in the United States after a few months.
The article notes farmers paying 5 to 8 dollars daily for harvest labor as wages rise across trades. It cites economist Irving Fisher and secretary Redfield on readjustment and stabilization, and highlights Red Cross canteen efforts in Toul France feeding over 1.5 million sandwiches and 1 million doughnuts to American soldiers in 1918.
The passage argues that economic reforms after the Civil War slowly lower price levels, yet warns the present reality offers little chance for immediate relief. It urges adapting to current conditions and adjusting strategies.
Col. E. M. House of Texas advocates action over words and influences the first American mission. He helps turn the Europe peace conference into a quick, committee-driven session with minimal speech and rapid adjournment. About 50 delegates form the compact program, appoint committees, and move to work.
The farmer chooses feeding stuffs based on market conditions rather than solely on their food material content. Costs are influenced by factors apart from the actual nutrient amounts, and often the link between content and price is weak.
The farmer can choose with help from tables showing the digestible materials in two pounds, noting protein is the priciest and most sought ingredient for concentrated feeds.
Paul Arnold writes from Knoxville Tennessee about six months on the road since January two. He recounts meetings in Ladysmith Wisconsin Berea Kentucky Atlanta Georgia Birmingham Alabama Meridian Mississippi Jackson Vicksburg Shreveport Jefferson Texas and Knoxville with stops including Lookout Mountain and a 800 seating tabernacle. He notes 215 additions to a church and a booster chorus of 78 children and 50 adults. He mentions selling sheet music and a final moral: do right.
A quirky roundup reports an Andrews Indiana couple mourning a wedding goose after 30 years, Lt. John A. Logan with a neck cast from war injuries, and a 60 ton sperm whale captured off Monterey after a long fight. Also noted are a Burlington horse theft suspect recalling an old bank deposit, a Grace McPherson death by suicide in New York, a Texas lightning incident at a bed, and Rose Ahern’s Ozark rattlesnake farm profiting from crotalin and museum sales.
Harrison Shields hauled five hogs to the Indianapolis stock yards Monday and sold them through Mansfield & Co. for 370.57 dollars. The hogs weighed an average 334 pounds and brought 22.25 dollars per hundred, averaging 74.30 dollars per hog.
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