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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
2
An ad warns against calomel linking it to illness and salivation and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable, harmless, non-gripe remedy that starts the liver, is affordable, and safe for children. The piece also notes France may set bachelor age at 30 with a 10 percent tax, effective June 1, spurring early marriages.
Mrs. A L Fromme of Barker Texas shares her experience with Thedford s Black-Draught. She says it avoided griping and nausea unlike other liver medicines, eased headaches from a torpid liver, aided digestion, and improved mouth taste. She recommends trying it and notes dealers stock it.
Excerpt from a Louisville Courier Journal piece shows Georgette and Tricotine joking about a rumored wedding to Algy. Tricotine reveals she is the intended bride, turning a gossip line into a personal reveal.
The dispatches summarize sweeping international developments including a Russo-Japanese accord near signing, Amundsen's Arctic plans, British military moves in Asia Minor, church debates in Lambeth, a theatre disruption in London, and a Moscow Izvestiya report on 1918 1919 counterrevolution measures. Also noted are Mexican revolts, Palestine clashes, Ruhr troop movements, a Turin strike end, and May Day crackdowns amid radical activity.
A Washington report reveals a moonshine operation at a foreign location with six empty barrels and costly losses to two citizens, while federal officials doubt nationwide radical demonstrations. The notes cite rising prices per Federal Reserve data and announce three nominees for interstate commerce commissioners including Henry Jones Ford and James Duncan, with the latter as a federation leader.
The friend of Senator Johnson pushes for a vote recount in Essex Morris Gloucester and Camden counties amid post primary friction. Baltimore and Atlanta news mix with Manitoba Mennonites planning a U S colony while Papal assurances are cited for possible immunity from military service.
Delegates from about thirty states attended the national and state bankers protective association meeting. They oppose the reserve board's universal clearance ruling and seek congressional investigation. A deposit boycott by state banks against city banks using reserve clearing facilities may follow.
The Supreme Court, in a United States court proceeding led by Judge John R. Hazel, sustains the Lever Food Control Act as constitutional against charges of profiteering and unjust pricing. The decision reinforces government power to regulate prices in wartime or emergency contexts.
The New York headed flagship Pennsylvania with the secretary of the navy’s blue flag flies from the main mast as nearly thirty ships of the Atlantic fleet drop anchor in the Hudson river. They return home after three months of drills and maneuvers in Cuban waters.
United States Senator Poindexter of Washington will remove his name from the Oregon primary ballot as a Republican presidential candidate. The withdrawal news comes from local sources in Salem Oregon.
Reports from military headquarters say organized labor across Mexico has sided with the revolution. About 6,500 armed workers have joined the movement, with Agua Prieta in Sonora listed as a point of reference.
Frank A. Munsey, New York publisher, told a Senate committee that five and ten cent daily papers are likely soon. He urged drastic cuts in newsprint usage and government regulation of both paper and wood pulp sources amid the paper shortage.
New Bedford textile association rejects a conference request from the textile council intended to avert a strike by 20 000 workers across 18 mills. The manufacturers announce plans to shut down the mills if necessary and operatives are to report for work unless further action occurs.
Nine bills of national interest have passed and are in conference between the senate and house. The measures include five annual appropriation items and a tenth water power development measure has been agreed and awaits final action. The money measures in conference cover naval, rivers and harbors, forms tions, agricultural, and diplomatic and consular appropriations.
Newark Supreme Court Chief Justice Gummere signed an order for a recount of ballots in the presidential preferential primaries for Senator Johnson and General Wood. The recount starts May 10 in Essex Morris Camden Gloucester and Cape May counties amid claims of voting mistakes.
Physicians urge purification of the body to guard against influenza. A claimed cold cure, Calotabs, promises rapid relief with minimal side effects. Also mentions nerve puns and beauty advice for a refined image with Cuticura products.
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