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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1920
Page
2
The piece argues that industry and skilled workers will outpace soldiers in future conflict. It notes weapon success now relies on invention and manufacturing, not brute force. Power shifts from battlefield strength to factory brains and skilled hands driving war outcomes.
R H Schaeffer Cleveland Six distributor reports completion of the new brick and concrete building unit at the Cleveland plant. The expansion will be used for painting and trimming Touring and Roadster models to meet strong demand. The plant now measures 1000 by 30 feet.
Beatty residents held Independence Day on the fifth with games races a horse race by Indians and a greased pig chase. After a movie there was a camp dance enjoyed by all ages.
Jonathan Bourne Jr argues Cox's congressional record is weak heavily focused on pensions and desertion issues. He contrasts Cox with Harding's constructive Senate leadership and predicts a Republican landslide in November restoring constitutional government.
The Title and Trust Company of Nevada is formed with C. D. Breeze as president and treasurer and A. A. Hinman as vice president and secretary. It will preserve Clark County records and abstract books, issue title certificates, and offer trust services, receiverships, and resident agent roles. Office is Breeze & Hinman at the Overland Hotel Building.
Dainty Marguerite Clark stars in the photoplay Easy to Get showing next Wednesday at the Majestic Green Airdome. The story follows Milly and Bob Morehouse on their honeymoon with comic adventures and a staged attempt by Milly to punish a boastful husband. Harrison Ford plays the husband with Julia Crawford Ivers adapting the story from Mann Page and Izola Forrester. Also included are prewar Walsh News Company prices on tobacco products.
The Water Power Act, now law, aims to conserve fuel resources by expanding hydro electric development. Government controlled sites could yield up to 54,000,000 horsepower, with 50 year leases preserving investments. Immense capital is expected to flow into water power as coal use declines. For sale: income property near Fremont, Las Vegas offers eight rooms, electricity and water, with cottage, bargain terms, Box 77.
A Goldfield miner Joseph Bender reports kidney pain and backache after surgery but notes Doan's Kidney Pills gave lasting relief. The ad urges readers to buy Doan's 60 cents at dealers and names Foster Milburn Co. as the manufacturer. Also a Nevada court summons in Clark County seeks divorce from Jennings Butler based on cruelty and intoxication with dates in 1920.
The Silver State notes that Professor Taussig warned against buying the Cuban sugar crop, a move it says cost U.S. sugar consumers about a billion dollars. It also mentions voters may back the professors’ administration in November.
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