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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
12
The page lists names Harry N. Brandal H Seifert and R G Walker with roles Editor Advertising and Publicity and Business Manager. It notes a subscription price and provides office address 112 N Main St and phone 73. Friday June 18 1920.
City Planning commission and Ladies Improvement association push for street paving water works numbered houses street guides and parking. Council hesitates promises committees while demands for big and small projects persist amid local citizen representation.
The city council contemplates oiling the streets again this year. Citizens favor better streets, but officials delay start until summer. The article urges immediate work and proper preparation for lasting benefit.
The piece depicts Republican delegates fixated on regaining power at Chicago. It accuses the party of sacrificing principles for victory and portrays the campaign as a capitulation to opposition. It notes growing disillusion as scrutiny of the platform, methods, and nominee selection increases.
Opinion notes a lack of enthusiasm for the Chicago platform and candidate. Republicans show faint praise for the platform seen as a concession to progressives. The Old Guard and progressive wings disparage it while Harding is described as a puppet candidate.
The piece argues the old guard feared Lowden or Wood, but Harding emerges as the chosen candidate. It criticizes Wilson for unilateral decisions and praises a president who pursues high ideals, while noting the Chicago convention issued a cool, calculating dictate needing strong push to ignite public enthusiasm by November.
Davenport Democrat argues the Republican National Convention operated like a controlled machine, praising its smooth logistics and party-driven drafting while condemning the absence of debate or ideological voice. It notes key figures and wires shaping outcomes without floor speeches.
The Civic League ladies publish a call urging citizens to support their efforts for the city’s improvement. They note past successes and current obstacles, pleading that noncooperation makes residents stumbling blocks to progress.
In a shift of party loyalty supporters shout for Harding after his nomination and the public reaction to the Chicago announcement reveals surprising past statements once unknown to many.
Will Hays, Republican chairman, declares the West will witness a battle scene as campaigns clash. He notes it is curious he and allies did not anticipate such a fight when selecting candidates.
Senator Johnson offers no comment following a confrontation with Elder Statesmen in Chicago last week, with no statements issued since the incident.
H. N. B. laments a column on higher education toppled by filler content and makeup manipulation. The piece notes Lowden money aiding a dark horse and mentions Mrs. Brown Hughes returning from California. Also references a seaside acquisition and a quip about a city councilman and Decllegate Russell Smith’s joyful moment at nomination.
A Stockport News column jokes that bond prices matter mainly to sellers and keeps for holders. as a side remark it notes eight widows in one block and three widowers renting nearby, hinting at local housing patterns without asserting a broader trend.
Advertisement lists items for sale including a 72 ft ladder, office table, two kitchen tables, one bureau, sanitary couch, baby sulky, fruit jars, 27 bales of clover hay, about 50 bushels of corn, garden tools, two loads of kindling wood, coal, and more. The notice specifies sale by public auction with items available locally.
A collage of brief notes and satirical items from various papers. Jokes about Brookhart and Iowa politics mix with local notices from Van Buren County and Kilbourne, plus a Bloomfield paper merge and casual ads. Contains quirky lines on census pride and a Drake's quitting sale in Fairfield.
Mechanically good condition 1917 Ford touring car offered with a 1914 Ford truck. Will accept part down and balance on installments. Phone 1324. 16 1-cents
Local notice announces Drake's Quit Ting Business Sale in Fairfield with two weeks remaining. Advertised items include assorted merchandise offered at reduced prices during the sale period.
The Democratic party of the Philippines joins the Nacionalista in demanding immediate independence. Senator Teodoro Sandiko says all parties unite for independence at a Manila luncheon hosted by former Senator Gabaldon. Sergio Osmena urges Resident Commissioner Gabaldon to press Congress for full sovereignty, preferring humble citizenship with independence.
The Philippine Press Bureau argues that granting independence to the Philippines would more effectively prove U S commitment to self determination than Irish resolutions. It notes American officials in the islands favor independence and urges Congress to act, appealing to Britain for a concrete example of consistency and good faith.
Gregorio Cailles, a Filipino private who arrived in December 1916, returned to his Philippine home wearing a French uniform and a Croix de Guerre with palm. He led a charge after officers in his company were killed and was decorated by the French Government for bravery.
A clever student traps a professor by asking where a snake's tail begins. The professor stays calm and answers that the tail begins at the end of the snake that is not the head, ending the joke with a simple, precise definition.
The imperial government announces a project to tunnel under the Shimonoseki Strait linking Hondo and Kiushu. A two year study of sea bed geology precedes construction, with work not starting before 1921 and a seven mile line including one mile submerged. Estimated cost about 10 million dollars, completion hoped in 1928.
In a Home Sector piece a new squadron initiates close order drill before front service. A recruit struggles with unit numbering and finally states his service number 284526, prompting guidance from a captain. The scene highlights confusion in apprentice ship days and the return to disciplined formation practice.
Five year old Lois notices lights come on at night and asks who turns them on. Grandmother explains a man at the plant and then God. She comments that God should also straighten the tilted new moon.
The article explains two 1853 half dollars. The rare type lacks date arrows and sunburst on the reverse, with only two known specimens. The common type has date arrows and a sunburst reverse and is plentiful, misleading some collectors.
A speaker quips that the unemployed number is large but goes unpaid. Mr Growhor notes helpers employed in various tasks show a state of unemployment in effect, suggesting many are idle yet compensated in some way.
A nationwide drive shows 182 church boards aligned with a Protestant campaign. Sixty five percent of U S Protestant membership backs the effort, with county by county quotas detailing substantial gifts to Foreign Missions Home Field American Education Religious Education Hospitals and other funds across Iowa counties and districts. The large Des Moines Polk district reports a high allocation while multiple counties list substantial contributions to the interchurch fund.
New York officials announce a campaign benefiting Iowa hospitals and homes from April 25 to May 2 totaling 826,500 dollars. Recipients include St. John's Methodist Hospital in Sioux City 100000, W C Graham Protestant Hospital in Keokuk 210000, Iowa Lutheran in Des Moines 165000, St. Luke's in Davenport 100000, Evangelical Deaconess Home in Marshalltown 157000, St Monica's Home for Wayward Girls in Des Moines 52500, Old People's Home Madrid 15750, White's Mutual Training School in Oskaloosa 26250.
Dr H R Best divisional secretary for the Interchurch World Movement in Iowa and Nebraska has opened an office at Sixth avenue and High streets in Des Moines. He will head Iowa indefinitely and ensure the movement continues after the financial work concludes.
E. C. Wolcott the Sioux City Y M C A general secretary has opened regional offices in Des Moines as financial campaign director for the Interchurch World Movement. A native Iowan born in Muscatine he has fourteen years in Y M C A work.
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