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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
1
The Coatesville Herald announces subscription terms for local and outside Indiana readers. It states a $1.00 per year rate and $1.50 outside Indiana, with government-mandated payment in bay anca and strict enforcement of the rule.
A wartime column notes the value of focus and asks if readers know the Red Cross still cares for the health of boys in camps and cantonments. It reports that since the year began 22 108 toothbrushes have been distributed to the boys.
The next constitutional amendment will place women citizens in their rightful place as drink influence fades from politics and opposition to women's suffrage diminishes.
Professor R L Garner, recently back from the French Congo after more than two and a half years, says he has proof of an animal resembling the chimpanzee and gorilla with a high degree of intelligence able to hold limited conversations with natives.
Judge Blair hands four women perjury sentences in Shelbyville and also disfranchises them. The piece notes the cruelty of disenfranchising women before they exercise political rights in Indiana, while reflecting on costs of living, war thrift, and overseas Red Cross relief efforts.
The article commends the Salvation Army for its practical Christian work across cities. It notes volunteers visit distressed homes, clean and tidy spaces, and provide aid, especially during wartime, earning public trust and requesting continued financial support.
In the wartime era the US money in circulation rose from 35 to 54.56 dollars per person. The rise stems from a billion dollars in gold from Europe, plus over a billion issued as Federal Reserve notes against liberty bonds, and bank deposits increasing by over three billion due to loans against those bonds. Wages are unlikely to fall soon, as cost of living has not yet subsided, implying higher price levels are likely to persist.
A reader letter from J. Benj. Edmonson of Clayton reviews Indiana farmers buying power and the impact on local merchants. He argues farmers now spend more, seek better equipment and home conveniences, and will bypass old channels if merchants fail to adapt.
The author argues farmers prefer local buying but 60 percent shop away, helping mail order rivals. He blames merchants for poor advertising and service, urges advertising backed by reliable local stock and fair returns to rebuild trust and cooperation with farming customers.
Advertisement seeking motormen and conductors for Indianapolis city lines. Company offers training and steady work with wages of 34 cents to? per hour. Apply to Superintendent at Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company Room 814 Traction Building Indianapolis. 25-41
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