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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
2
The Coatesville Herald announces annual subscriptions at 1.50 outside Indiana and insists on advance payment. It prints quotes on living simply and civic effort while noting wartime relief as a proud national achievement.
A fragment describes a force sending its stricken and hungry foes and saving child life amid enemy nations in a dramatic clash. The lines hint at danger, sacrifice, and a rescue action in wartime.
The Herald asks readers to support continued publication of a clean, newsy paper. It notes home news is valued and asserts married men are not wanted as soldiers in occupied Germany, while single men are preferred for discipline reasons.
The Evening Post of Elwood suspends daily publication due to scarcity and high cost of newsprint and general cost increases. Strenuous times pressure newspapers, even long established ones, to manage rising expenses and uncertain markets.
The treasurer of a Pennsylvania town fire company was re-elected at a meeting. He is 102 years old, has held the post for 72 years, and has never erred in his accounts. The note highlights remarkable longevity and error-free service. It also discusses a rise in life insurance by legal reserve companies, totaling about eleven billion dollars annually, suggesting public health implications.
The piece condemns men who claim others have a price in dealings. It argues such gossipers reveal their own questionable methods and hypocrisy. It portrays them as crying stop thief to distract from their own faults and warns they will be the ones watched most closely.
The piece argues readers should chew thoroughly to save on meals and improve digestion, linking health to productivity. It predicts stubborn food prices until labor and material costs are normalized, noting workers unlikely to reduce wages voluntarily and prices unlikely to fall soon.
Hal Branaman resumes duties as inspector for the state highway commission on road work west of Stilesville after returning to Coatesville from Alexandria where he had been working on the project.
The Coatesville Town Board approves improvements to the Electric Light and Current Distribution Plant to extend lines, add a sub station, and abandon the Coatesville Amo transmission. Bids are invited by notice in the Coatesville Herald with a bid deadline of July 19 1920 and contract award at 7 30 PM that day.
Had More Than Its Share DePauw University in Greencastle reports five pairs of twins on campus this past semester. Alma Jane and Albert Middleton are the only mixed twins and freshmen in the same classes. Harry and Warren Lamport from California share heights and weights with a family story explaining the differences. The Laumports excel in grades and athletics, playing on the same baseball team and sharing a future in business. Bernard and Merrill Guild from Medaryville have long varsity football, baseball, and track careers and have led teams with notable leadership.
Coatesville Indiana will accept sealed bids for repairs changes and additions to the Coatesville Electric Light and Current Distributing Plant per drawings and specs on file at the Town Clerk's office. Bids due July 19 1920 at 7 30 PM. Each bid must include a $1000 affidavit and deposit. Bond with surety required. board may reject any or all bids.
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