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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
5
A 65 year old Meadowsville resident, Cynthia Higginbotham, shares her experience with Black-Draught noting improved appetite, strength, and natural bowel movement after use. The advertisement touts Thedford's Black-Draught as a 70 year old standard remedy for cleansing the system and aiding digestion and liver function.
The article argues that the Bell System cannot install thousands of new instruments due to scarce copper and steel supplies. It notes long shortages, strikes, and wage-driven unrest across industries, warning that reduced output and shorter hours hinder telephone expansion and overall production.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company reports a 35 percent national production decline despite higher prices. Cost increases from August 1914 to January 1920 often exceed 100 percent, with some items up to 475 percent, signaling strong construction demand and widespread economic strain.
The piece argues that government driven wage increases and rate fixes push railroads toward a billion-dollar annual payroll rise while freight rates must rise, creating a vicious cycle. It warns rising costs hit the public and urges higher production and shorter hours to restore the nation’s footing.
The notice mentions a Cotton Chopper named a human machine shown at Carter and Weyrich's. It draws attention to the device by noting it finishes each row of cotton in one round and references a Jack bought from Mer Morris at his 36 Ernst Becker farm.
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