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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
2
President Wilson urges Joint Scale Committee to settle anthracite disputes. If talks fail a commission may decide the matter and work to continue. Reports note freight rate turmoil and rail congestion as measures shift toward federal intervention and continued commerce.
The Oregon presidential preference primary shows Senator Phrin Johnson of California favored by factions. Major General Wood places second while Governor Low den touts reforms from a Democratic primary in Delaware. United States Senator Wolcott appears to steer the Democratic state convention. Michigan Democrats meet in Grand Rapids and endorse President Wilson and the League covenant.
Personal Administrator Hubert B. Devonts was elected commanding general of the Military Order of Dareium Wars in New York at a national convention led by Rhe Gen. Frank Taylor. Retired veteran of multiple U.S. wars dies suddenly at his daughter’s Seattle home aged 78. Samuel Sterling Palmer of Columbus elected moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly opening session in Philadelphia. pastor of Broad Street Church. William H. Gay, longtime vice president of Berkey & Gay Furniture, dies of pneumonia in Grand Rapids.
The report notes four patients from Ni neth five miles from Winnipeg drowned when their boat capsized on the lake beside the government Institute for tuberculosis treatment. In Paris the French strikes ended after labor federation action starting with railway workers spread to other sectors. In Hamburg shipyards a settlement was announced after deadly collisions causing three deaths in the chamber of deputies.
Overview of postwar turmoil in Russia and Europe with Bolshevik actions in doubt and countervailing forces. notes on currency credit, wage scales in railways, political shifts in France and Mexico, and Republican convention dynamics in the United States. mentions Carranza’s Puebla situation and cautious U.S. stance toward Mexico.
A fragment notes broad price reductions across the United States with merchants cutting prices, including clothing, as part of a presumed trend in lowering the cost of living. The passage hints at uncertainty about cause and extent of the developments.
Virginia Democrats endorsed a Glass drafted resolution favoring the League of Nations as the best path to lasting world peace and urging ratification of the Paris treaty without reservations. The plank praises Wilson and criticizes Republican delays, pledging support for Glass and aligning with allied states on the peace effort.
The text notes Great Britain leading in global oil supplies and reports U S President Wilson detailing British oil policies. It lists restricting foreign ownership of oil properties, direct participation by British interests, and blocking sales to foreign owned firms as key aims.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless cure for hard and soft corns and corns between toes. It claims instant relief, easy removal by fingers, and that druggists sell small bottles for a few cents. The copy cites a Cincinnati genius as the discoverer.
A child learns to read a clock. When the minute hand points to five minutes to twelve, he says it is an inch to 12, illustrating a playful misinterpretation of time. The anecdote captures early learning and verbal humor about clocks.
Quote exchange highlights the high cost of living with the jest that two people cannot currently share expenses as cheaply as one due to present prices.
A fragment from a column hints at gossip about a young man named Smith described as a con man and noted as going somewhere, reflecting early colloquial speech and crowd perception. No further context or confirmation is provided.
Syracuse woman Mrs R E Deming attributes relief from fainting spells and poor appetite to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims months of improvement after twelve bottles and urges others to try the remedy, noting its lack of narcotics and reliance on native roots and herbs.
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