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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
3
Mrs. Mangane of Dana Street Philadelphia reports relief from organic troubles and severe pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the tonic cured her, improved sleep and appetite, and urges others facing changes of life to try it.
Herbert M. Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire writes of long lasting stomach trouble. After ten years of pain and limited eating a single box of Eatonic brought relief and complete recovery with only rare pains afterward. He credits Eatonic for restoring his health and appetite.
M W Hensel urged North Carolina farmers to boost maple sugar and other sweet crops in Ashe Watauga and Avery counties. He said western NC has long winter seasons suitable for sap production, and praised forest conservation work by the Board of Trade. Local notes report fires at Rocky Mount and memorial events in Littleton Greensboro Wilmington and Gastonia.
Alvarado gave a frank admission during the hearing but asked for additional time to prepare his response. The court set a new schedule to review the admissions and hear further arguments.
El Paso dispatch relays a statement from Salvadore Alvarado, provisional Mexican finance minister. He warns that Mexico’s disorders burden the world and urges peaceful nations to support its people and debts, noting interdependence and the risk of the world claiming Mexico’s vast resources if the country fails to place them at humanity’s service.
French troops occupying Frankfort Darmstadt and other east bank Rhine cities have evacuated those towns according to a bulletin received here The move follows Allied advance and shifts in occupancy across the region including Mayence and nearby areas as published in the current dispatches.
Washington reports no plan to enact legislation suspending immigration for years at this session, announced by Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee.
Official circles report the Hythe talks settled Germany’s reparations at 120000000000 marks in gold. The figure, about 30000000000 dollars, reflects the agreed total payment after the Anglo French conference.
The Association of Railway Executives urged wage advances for numerous railroad workers to cope with high living costs, stating this in its opening statement before the railroad labor board in Chicago.
Workers in New Bedford vote to accept a 15 percent wage increase offered by manufacturers, while loom fixers are excluded. At a mass meeting operatives back a continued strike in 18 cotton mills to support loom fixers.
Des Moines Iowa and Washington reports show the Methodist Episcopal Church board of foreign missions spent about 10.5 million dollars in foreign missionary work for 1920. In Washington publishers from about 80 small papers east of the Mississippi form a temporary group led by W J Pape and Joseph B Finan to secure paper supply.
The Chicago Coliseum was turned over to the Republican National Committee and work began immediately on alterations for the big convention. Offices of the committee and convention leaders in the Coliseum annex are nearly complete and will be ready on May 1, when the national committee begins hearing contests. One hundred and four contests have already been filed.
The article lists church subscriptions to a Memorial Building fund with totals paid by individual churches and members, noting overall payments and government securities. It urges prompt payment, reports last date May 5th, 1920, and identifies E. B. Hamrick as treasurer along with contract awards for materials.
A concise meditation on human discontent asks why people crave different paths than their own lot in life. The quote attributes restlessness to comparison and choice, pondering whether virtue lies in accepting one’s fate or pursuing alternatives beyond one’s given station.
The piece notes that 210,162,043 needles were manufactured in the United States in the prior year. It playfully suggests estimating labor hours saved by applying these needles at a timely moment, invoking the proverb that a stitch in time saves nine.
Among Moron’s Kiffian pirates women handle all farm and hard labor while men, when home, cook and mend clothing including women's garments in a described division of labor.
Chinese gardening practice described where gardeners place small manlike statuettes in pots and train vines to wrap around them. The live plants grow up as a robe, leaving white faces and hands visible among green foliage.
A shooting fish in the East Indies uses a hollow cylindrical beak to spray a single drop of water at a fly resting on shallow stream plants, knocking the insect into the water.
The Boston Post notes that writing a catchy song can quickly yield wealth. It cites Sir Arthur Sullivan receiving $50,000 in royalties for The Lost Chord and $10,000 for Pretty Jane, illustrating lucrative outcomes from popular tunes.
A green frog displays an insatiable appetite for wasps while remaining motionless on leaves. Its protective camouflage deceives insects, enabling a steady feeding behavior despite occasional stings.
The craft began in China around the second century after which mulberry bast fibers were used to make early paper. Over time bamboo shoots, straw, grass and other materials entered the process and the technique spread to neighboring regions.
The passage notes leather goods from Chan Chan Foo China using lizard shark dolphin and snake skins. It claims snake skins provide tone for pipes purses and pockets. It also mentions tea pot spout staining and a feather dipped brush to remove stains.
A discussion on how stones gain status as precious when they are flawlessly transparent and vividly colored. It notes that brightness and clarity significantly influence value, while other factors like size or origin may play supporting roles.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel claiming it cleanses the liver and bowls without causing weakness, sickness, or salivation. It targets bilious, sluggish readers and promises rapid improvement after a single nightly spoonful. It even suggests sharing with children.
A quotation emphasizes that true strength lies in faith and courage, choosing to master circumstances rather than be ruled by fear. It contrasts the empowered individual with the fearful, passive person.
A Boston Transcript item reports Mrs Swellman robbed of her jewels with Mrs Meanly named as the thief. The accusation centers on enticing Swellman’s cook with five dollars a week more and the maid with three, leading to the alleged theft.
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