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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
4
Forest City Courier declaration as second class matter at Forest City North Carolina post office under act of March 8 1870 lists filing date August 2 1015.
In a year the paper ran a deficit of 2080 dollars while costs for publishing stood at 89 dollars per issue. Editors urge Forest City businesses to sustain the publication with steady ads, warning continued operation hinges on ad revenue or closure. If the town does not patronize, the paper will cease.
A new barber shop operates in the rear of the post office with six barbers ready from seven in the morning to eight at night. Patrons are promised good shaves, haircuts, electric massages, and tonics, served by Charlie Watts Joshaway the Settlemyre brothers and Elbert.
A brief historical quotation argues that woman suffrage is essential to solving urgent problems. It states women are needed for vision and moral guidance to preserve worthy systems and push reforms, warning that without their counsel society remains half wise.
A brief survey lists suffrage states in order of victory and outlines proposed reforms. It notes an Industrial Welfare Commission to regulate hours wages and working conditions of women and children, child labor limits at fourteen, guarded and poverty exemptions tied to Mothers' Pensions laws, and state wide compulsory education.
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