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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
4
The Sisseton Standard Nonpartisan identifies J F Bowers as manager and editor with James Hanson as associate editor. The paper operates from Sisseton Dakota with second class mail status and foreign advertising representation through The American Press Association.
A sequence of named candidates appears for United States Senate and Congress from Aberdeen to Canton with governor and lieutenant governor contenders. It lists Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Superintendent of Public Instruction and railroad commissioners. county offices include senator representative treasurer auditor register of deeds clerk of courts sheriff and county commissioner in the 4th district.
A fragmented poem mocks domestic life and thrift letters, then shifts to a 1920s newspaper notice about rising ad rates, subscriptions and a plan for a new building. It also includes political commentary by J Bull on government control, railroads, and state industries urging voter action.
The piece argues Britain dominates Ireland and blocks Irish athletes from competing under the British flag in the Olympic Games. It claims Irish participation would challenge imperial power and calls for home, with wartime sentiment and anti-British provocation evident in the debate.
The piece argues that both farmers and labor seek different goals and warns against support for the Nonpartisan League view as steering toward socialism. It condemns radical socialist leadership and asserts farmers will oppose such a program, urging denouncement of these leaders at the convention.
The passage urges a broader view of human problems and the greater good for the greater number. It argues individuals are part of a global continuum and that democratic progress depends on small, progressive movements shaping a higher industrial democracy.
A critical piece arguing labor costs are a minor share of production prices. It cites figures from denim, canning corn, and iron to show profits rise far faster than wages. The remedy proposed targets manufacturers’ excess silk shirts rather than wage cuts, warning wage reductions harm workers and the public.
The article argues for regional processing to reduce transport of farm goods. It cites Henry Ford on transport costs and rail dependence, noting wheat should become flour and hogs become hams locally. It claims monopolies hinder rural production and promotes completing processing where farms raise products to ease rail burdens.
The text contrasts labor and leather costs with shoe value, noting how 60 cents of labor and 2.61 dollars of leather could yield a 12 dollar shoe, illustrating elevated production value.
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