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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
4
In Fairfield Iowa 1920 a sign offered 7.50 per day to unload coal, a 300 to 400 percent rise from five years earlier. Miners wages rose about 100 percent and freight rates machinery costs also climbed. Despite higher production costs, coal consumers pay roughly 100 percent more than five years ago, prompting questions about operator profits.
Maine voters swung to Republicans by a large margin amid anti league sentiment with women voting as men. In Illinois, the Thompson Lowden faction led a sharp primary battle with Thompson’s backers claiming big campaign funds and wins in Chicago and statewide figures show Thompson ahead in governorship and senate races. The anti league stance is highlighted as a shared factor in both states.
The passage questions whether Thompson-Lundin’s win in Illinois primaries will boost Republican confidence as Maine’s result does. It notes national doubt about Big Bill’s success being due to his pro-German war stance or his $650000 war chest or both.
The article notes George Sylvester Vierick editor of Vierick's American Monthly publicly supports Harding. It quotes Vierick denouncing Cox as pro Germans before the war and urges voters to back Republicans to punish Wilson era policies, implying Vierick opposes any rival candidate aligned with Wilson.
A long collage of humorous asides, editorials, and local anecdotes recounts tax quirks, votes, and social quips. It includes remarks on women voters, Kaiser era criticism, family birthday curiosities, gas service jokes, and a travel note from Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek by C. C. Christner.
Listing of men and women’s footwear with descriptors and prices. Peter’s soft glazed leather shoes in black plain toe wide last with low rubber heels priced at 3.98. Gun metal lace shoes at 4.49 and Ye Old Tyme Comfort Shoe at 4.98. Legg and Dunn & McCarthy boots priced up to 10.50.
Local ad promotes Huiskamp high grade elk skin bars with chrome soles at Upstairs price three eighty five. Another Huiskamp black soft leather lace shoe with Goodyear sole listed at five ninety five.
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