Genial host Ted Morse inherits Brompton hotel
Ted Morse, once a store clerk, inherits his uncle John Morse’s Brompton hotel. He reshapes the business, faces family greed and bad debts, but aids a sick mother and child leading to stabilizing profits and a quiet courtship that ends in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Morse
Palace
Brompton
John Morse
John
Ted
Counsin
Shesterry
Errest
Mtte
Ferther
Eva
Budgeting Clothing Expenses
When planning a family budget, about one sixth to one fourth of income should go to clothing. About seventy percent of this clothing allowance is for outerwear like coats and suits, twenty percent for accessories, and ten percent for cleaning and repairs.
Pine Stumps Worth Money in Naval Store Boom
A Washington letter reports that lingering stumps in cut over southern lands yield many naval store by products. Stumps continue to draw sap and can be tapped to produce rosin turpentine pine oils and more. Traders may buy stumps to extract materials, making land clearing economical and potentially profitable for landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clement S. Acker
Southern Settlement and Development Organization
South Atlantic
GColors to Landscape Daisies Inspire Home Use
Daisy filled fields color the landscape and invite people to bring blooms indoors. The poem from Toledo Blade extols daisies as cheerful, abundant gifts that brighten homes, offices, and gardens, urging people to pick them for beauty and blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Conditions of Interned German Ships Reflect Poor Seamsanship
Rear Admiral William S. Sims criticizes German seamanship in World's Work July issue. He notes three years of neglect left ships filthy and uninhabitable, with workmen forced to sleep ashore while crews scrubbed, scraped, and disinfected to render the vessels suitable for people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Sims
United States Marine Born in China Serves at Peking Legation
Private W. F. Childress, of Company W, is the only U S marine who has never seen the United States. Born to American parents in China, he enlisted at the Peking legation. He speaks Chinese fluently and serves as an interpreter, familiar with U S traditions, awaiting his first view of the homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Legation
Peking
China
W. F. Childress
Marines
Legation
Childress
Farm Bureau Urges fuel prep amid coal shortage
E. H. Cunningham of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation warns farmers to avoid high coal prices and stockpile firewood for winter. He notes field investigations show a worsening fuel shortage, with Iowa likely to face greater scarcity than in 1919. Farmers should cut superfluous and old trees to ease stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Cunningham
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Illinois
Legislation Aims to Curb Cat Movements by Audubon Societies
Audubon societies plan to seek a state law restricting cat movements to protect bird life. A Van Buren County woman cites sixteen birds killed by a roaming cat this season, noting the count likely understates true losses.
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Audubon Societies
General Assembly
van Buren
Birds Versus Cats A Contested Uproar Over Stray Cats
The piece argues that a single cat as a sample could imply hundreds of thousands of birds killed each season. It notes cats roam far from home and prey on ground roosting birds like quail and pheasants. Bird lovers urge keeping cats home and killing strays on sight.
Beaverdam Woman Credits Chamberlains Tablets
Rachel Cribley of Beaver Dam Ohio suffered two years with stomach trouble and constipation. After trying many medicines she used Chamberlains Tablets, bought at a local drug store, and reports a few days of treatment convinced her they were the remedy. She continued use for several weeks and was cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Cribley
Beaver Dam
Ohio
Chamberlain
Amendment to bank articles raised capital at Libertyville
At the annual stockholders meeting of Farmers' Savings bank of Libertyville Iowa held July 8 1920 the amendment to the articles of incorporation increasing capital stock from 15000 to 20000 was adopted. Frank Dustin served as President and V D Koons as Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmers’ Savings Bank of
Libertyville
Iowa
How White Mule Got Its Name Explained
Dixon H. Bynum, assistant city attorney, explains the origin of the term white mule tied to government efforts to curb liquor traffic among Indians. He notes officials told a consistent story when an Indian was caught with liquor, saying he obtained it from a one-eyed negro on a white mule riding west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon H. Bynum
Bynum
Southwest
Indianapolis Star
Royal Victoria Cross eligibility widened to include women
The London Gazette publishes a royal warrant consolidating provisional warrants for the Victoria Cross. It states that women including matrons sisters nurses and nursing staff and hospital service personnel as well as civilians serving under armed forces are now eligible to receive the cross.
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George E. Cobb
Coperrizg Dt. Agro
Western Newspaper Union
Hans
Farm Bureau Notes
Nemo Hygienic
Fashion Institute Dept. M
Irving Place
New York
Frank Dustin
V. D. Koons
P. L. Phelps
Ottumwa, Ia
Fairfield Tribune Printing Company
Fairfield
Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa
Business and Professional Directory
Fairfield Firms
C. A. McElderry
Guy A. Carpenter
Leggett
C.l.gamrath
D. V.M
Copeland & Kilzer
South Side Square
Oliver & Anderson Fairfield
Wilson Reed Insurance Fire
West Side Square
M. C. Daviness
Haynes & Thayer
Burlington
V. C
First National Bank
Thoma
Fairfield National Bank
Southwest Corner Square
Starr & Jordan
J. P. Starr
A. G. Jordan
Southeast Corner Square
Northeast Corner Park
Clyde G. Sparks
Orpheum
R. C. Leggett
Lawyer Leggett
E. R. Smith
Fairfield Steam Laundry
C. E. Long’s
Jericho & Leaston’s
Tribune
J. F. Wilson, Jr
Insurance Agency
F. D. Kerrick
Undertaker
North Main Street
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