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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
9
In Fairfield Iowa in 1920 residents criticize the city oiling program, noting delays in contract fulfillment and poor street preparation. The town council plans to proceed with oiling despite public opinion, risking muddled streets and higher costs for property owners.
Jefferson County officials receive praise for a successful fair highlighted by improved grounds and top quality entertainment. The piece credits a strong novelty in amusements and warns future managers to maintain bold spending and a proactive approach to avoid past failures.
City council orders street oiling despite strong public petitions opposing the plan. Officials claim oil was unavailable earlier, while residents note nearby towns received oil and question council speed. East Adams Street is oiled after a council pledge, highlighting tensions over authority and public will.
The Davenport Democrat reviews Warren G. Harding’s Senate record and public image. It portrays him as a colorless candidate, critiquing his abstentions on votes, pro big interests stances, and alleged duplicity on prohibition and suffrage, arguing the 1920 nomination repeats past mistakes.
Democratic candidate Clyde Herring asserts a prominent state official profited up to 100000 dollars from blue sky stock sales in Iowa. He argues current politics dominate state boards and commissions and pledges to cut the cabal by creating nine responsible departments and demanding reform.
A Centerville Journal headline notes the Wayne County fair will be big as editors strive to reconcile with fair officials. The page features assorted correspondence and light items from Richland, Ollie, Salem, and other communities, including curiosity about health, local humor, and reflections on public life.
Fairfield suffragists hail victory as Tennessee ratifies the federal amendment. Iowa moves to grant voting rights to approximately 610,000 women of voting age, with both parties eyeing women voters and campaigns adjusting to include women in political strategy.
The Richland Clarion notes ongoing petition work and minor changes at the school house. It marks a second mention of alterations, suggesting earlier assumptions about partitions may have been mistaken.
The Philadelphia Press notes a sharp decline in Greek studies with only one in fifteen American college students studying Greek today, versus over half thirty years ago. Oxford faces a similar trend as Greek teaching wanes in England and Cambridge drops the subject.
The article cites Sir Jagadis Bose noting vegetables share many animal traits and react to stimulants, can be anesthetized or poisoned, and even record wireless signals. Vegetables reportedly show higher sensitivities than animals, prompting questions about where vegetables end and animals begin along a border line near the common sponge.
In a New York correspondence from the Kansas City Star, Jimmy, a Western boy deemed troublesome, is sent to stay with a wealthy friend to curb his profanity and ways. At his first city dinner he protests the meal, declaring he will not eat potatoes without gravy after criticizing soup and bread.
A Sandy Mush shopkeeper Bud Yaw, described as easy going, is confronted by a travelling drummer who barges in while Bud lounges asleep at the counter. The drummer offers a plug tobacco deal and insists on speaking privately, prompting Bud to complain about standing. The anecdote comes from the San Francisco Argonaut.
Consul MecCunn reports strong activity in the diamond trade across British Guiana with prices rising to unprecedented highs. Expeditions are being sent to interior diamond fields from Georgetown as buyers target both English and American markets despite steep prices.
A quarrel between neighbors erupts over a dog that repeatedly digs up flower beds. The irate gardener demands action while the neighbor retorts with a sharp threat to plant many flowers to exhaust the pet.
Mrs Eunice Ward and her niece Gloria seek home tutoring from Professor Albion Dacre who agrees to teach for two hours daily. Gloria, raised in the wilderness, blossoms under his guidance and awakens deep feelings as she confesses her love in a private note.
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