Rising wages and overtime reshape cloth demand
The piece compares 1913 to 1919 earnings for farm and city workers, showing higher hourly rates and frequent overtime. It notes farm laborers, bricklayers, blacksmiths, carpenters, and other trades earning more now and working longer hours. Enhanced purchasing power boosts clothing demand nationwide.
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Baltimore
New Orleans
Buffalo
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Detroit
Dallas
Birmingham
Boston
Reading Gap in America Prompts Immigration Debate
An Everybody's writer cites that about 10 million Americans over ten cannot read or write English, with half unable to read or write any language. Foreign-born workers dominate steel, clothes, and sugar jobs, and coal mining includes 620,000 foreign-born workers, 465,000 from non English-speaking backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
South
Passaic
N. J
Fall River
Mass
Funeral for George W. Byard in Kimberly Idaho
George W. Byard died last Saturday at his son G. E. Byard's home in Kimberly Idaho. The funeral was held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Davies funeral home conducted by Rev Frank Leeds with interment in Evergreen cemetery. He was born in Ohio September 17 1846 and married Adeline McKinney in 1868. He leaves two daughters Mrs Tillie Stout of Chicago and Mrs Bertha Gardner of Bonaparte and a son G E Byard of Kimberly and ten grandchildren. A Fairfield resident for over forty years he was well remembered by the older generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Byard
Davies
Frank Leeds
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Byard
Ohio
Adeline McKinney
G. E. Byard
Kimberly
Idaho
Tillie Stout
Chicago
Bertha Gardner
Bonaparte
Byard
Fairfield
Hair cut physiognomically explained by New York barber
A downtown New York tonsorial artist explains that hair cutting should fit a man’s face. He says the barber studies the patron’s features and shapes the cut to enhance good points while concealing defects. He contrasts barber skill with shoemakers who miss the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Officials curiosity leads to mistaken owner name
An assessor calling to list property owners on newly improved streets asks a woman for the owner. She answers I do and he notes her name. He then measures the lot and asks how many feet, receiving the sharp reply two, as she wonders if he suspects a centipede.
Weaver’s Bird Habit Impresses Capitol Visitors
Representative Weaver of North Carolina is described as knowing birds well. He mimics calls, chats with jays and sparrows, and wanders the Capitol grounds when not in session to converse with local birds. He learned the habit wandering the North Carolina hills.
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North Carolina
Capitol Grounds
Washington
Weaver
North Carolina Hills
Rent Profiteers in Manila
Manila Times reports landlords raise rents amid housing shortage in Manila, angering workers and businesses. Many tenants lack recourse, with examples like a $40 monthly home charged to $50, reflecting widespread demand for higher rates.
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Manila
Manila Times
1918 Cotton Worth Billions in Farm Yields
The 1918 cotton crop including lint and seed was worth 2 0670000000 dollars to producers. This value triples the 1914 crop and doubles the 1913 peak, per a post year calculation by the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Crop Estimates using average grower prices and monthly marketings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Agricultural Department
Electrically treated seed wheat shows vigor and higher yield
An experiment at Bodsham Green Kent by W F Pledge compared electrically treated red standard wheat to an untreated plot sown November 14 and 18. The treated plot proved more vigorous with an estimated 20 percent higher yield and no rust signs, prompting opinion that electricity may transform agriculture soon.
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Bodsham Green
Hilmstead
Kent
W. F. Pledge
Victoria Flour Mills
Ashford
London Times
R. L. Robb
Southeastern Agricultural College
Wye
Doughboy comeback plan aims to ease postwar lives
Col Arthur Woods outlines a War Department campaign to place returning service members in civilian jobs. He frames it as a psychological effort to understand soldiers and sailors, bridge the wartime gap, and restore them with minimal friction and maximum speed. The aim is to support a generation eager to work yet wary about reintegration.
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Col
Arthur Woods
Secretary of War
War Department
America
France
Portable dark room for field photography introduced
Popular Mechanics presents a compact portable dark room that fits in a case under two feet long. The unit expands to an 18 by 13 inch opening with light proof walls and a hooded viewing window. Elastic cuffs allow hands inside while shutters operate by pressure.
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Popular Mechanics
Laborer Builds Organ in Small Midland Living Room
A London Chronicle excerpt notes a Midland town worker with surplus wages building a homemade organ in a 12 by 12 foot living room. The instrument includes a reed stop and several pedal notes, occupying about one third of the family’s single room as a sign of their music loving household.
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Midland
London Chronicle
Boy in Williams Objects to Chickens Over Yard
Four and a half year old Clymer Jeffries Jr of Williams Arizona asks neighbor Mrs M to keep chickens out of their yard. He warns that their dog could catch the chicken pox during an ongoing chicken pox epidemic.
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Clymer Jeffries, Jr
Williams, Ariz
Peppermint Oil Industry in Michigan and Indiana
The bulk of the world's peppermint oil comes from muck soils in southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana. Annual production is about 500000 pounds. Two varieties exist American and English Mitchem, with Mitchem favored for hardiness and larger yields. A mint farm benefits from high land and muck soil. oil is extractable while the remaining plant provides livestock feed, creating two profits per acre.
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Michigan
Indiana
Still Use St Bernard Dogs Despite Alpine Tunnels
The article notes that even with tunnels linking Switzerland and Italy reducing the importance of passes like St Bernard, the dogs remain useful. Dogs no longer trek with food baskets alone. a man now accompanies them. The modern St Bernard arose from crosses after the medieval breed vanished in 1816 for an avalanche victim.
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Switzerland
Italy
St. Bernard
Wales
Martigny
Simplon
Tom Sawyer Grown Up At Belle Isle Field Meet
An official at the Belle Isle school field meet used a large man power clock on a high platform. He asked photographers to move the clock hands for five minutes, offering the ladder for the ascent as payment, while he watched from below.
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Tom Sawyer
Belle Isle
Detroit Pee Press
Philatelic Notes
The Sultan of Egypt sent 400 dollars to a Philadelphia dealer for 11 rare Egyptian stamps and reportedly owns the world’s largest Egyptian stamp collection. Belgium’s 10 cent red stamp issued July 19 1919 sold out in five days with only 25 000 copies printed and a five stamp limit per person. New issues mention the city name variant Fiume as Fiaime.
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China
al Arch
Peking
Egypt
Philadelphia
Belgium
Fiaime
Gentleman burglar demands valuables in shocking home invasion
The intruder flashes a lamp and questions the family head about jewels and cash. The victim pleads not to shoot as the burglar brusquely demands where butter and eggs are kept, provoking a desperate, dramatic outburst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Discover New Diamond Field in Gold Coast Territory
Officers of the British Geological Survey report a new diamond field in the Gold Coast. The find lies in shallow quartz gravel about 65 miles northwest of Accra and has yielded around 600 gems so far.
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British Geological Survey
Gold Coast
Accra
Serious automobile accident south of town injures Des Moines men
A rear axle failure on a car driven by J Morrow of Douds threw passengers Frank Kerfoot and James Wellens of Des Moines into a ditch last Thursday afternoon near the Roth farm. Kerfoot suffered multiple severe injuries and was taken to Jefferson County hospital. his condition is serious but improving. Mrs Kerfoot arrived in Fairfield to stay through his recovery.
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Roth Farm
J. Morrow
Douds
Frank Kerfoot
James Wellens
Des Moines
Wellons
Kerfoot
Jefferson County Hospital
Ottumwa
Notice of Election for Abingdon Consolidated School District
Voters in Jefferson County Iowa are called to an election on February 4, 1920 at Abingdon School House from 1 PM to 6 PM to decide on establishing the Consolidated Independent School District of Abingdon within the described territory. One ballot box will be used.
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Abingdon
Jefferson
Iowa
Jefferson County
Consolidated Independent School District
Town
Section 51
Court House
Fairfield
Fairfield County Schools Superintendent Notice
Public notice dated January 22 1920 from Jane Chidester County Superintendent of Schools Fairfield Iowa informing voters in the territory of required supplies and actions for schooling.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Jane Chidester
Jefferson County
Mrs W E Halferty Dies in Fairfield Home
Minnie J Balderson born near Brighton February 12 1862 married to W E Halferty June 12 1883. She lived on a farm near Libertyville then Fairfield for two years. A Methodist member she is survived by her husband and six children Fay Riggs Vern Hall Fred Wray Bertha Helen Bruce. Funeral at home with Rev C L Tennant. burial Evergreen Cemetery.
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W. E. Halferty
Fairfield
South Second Street
Minnie J. Balderson
R. C
E. J. Balderson
Brighton
Libertyville
Methodist Church
Fay Riggs
Vern Hall
Birmingham
Fred Wray
Bertha F
Helen
Bruce
C. L. Tennant
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs Christine Elliott Thurston Dies in Peoria
Christine Elliott, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs B H Elliott, formerly of this city, died suddenly in Peoria last Saturday morning. A Fairfield High School graduate, she married John C Thurston in September and had been living in Peoria. Her body was brought back for burial with services at the Christian church conducted by Rev Polly, followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John C. Thurston
Peoria
Christine Elliott
B. H. Elliott
Fairfield High School
Dean McKee Wins In Declamatory Contest
Dean McKee son of Mr and Mrs G T McKee east of the city won first place in the local tryout at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening with Old Sal Grey He is a junior and will represent Fairfield High School in the next contest Miss Margaret Lyons took second with The Three Winners McKee previously won the gold medal for humorous reading at Stockport last year and four judges unanimously praised his selection The judges were Prof Watson Prof Duffenbach and Mrs Moore
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Dean McKee
G. T. McKee
Sal Grey
Margaret Lyons
Young McKee
Stockport
Fairfield High School
McKee
Pioneer Jefferson County Resident Simeon B Chidester Dies
Simeon B Chidester dies from rheumatism of the heart last Sunday. A pioneer resident who lived on his farm northwest of the city for about fifty years, he celebrated his golden wedding with wife, one son Charles, two grandchildren surviving. Funeral services at the family home conducted by Rev. Frank Leeds, interment in local cemetery.
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Simeon B. Chidester
Jefferson County
Mr. Chidester
Charles
Frank Leeds
Evergreen Cemetery
Angstead Heads to Salt Lake City for Family Visit
Charles Angstead departed Wednesday for Salt Lake City for an extended visit with his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Black.
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Charles Angstead
Salt Lake City
T. R. Black
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J. F. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago, Th
THE
Fairfield Tribune
United States
Crandall
England
Heart OF the Doughboy
ST. Bernards
Alps
Roth & CO
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