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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
2
Editor and manager names listed for a Spring Valley Illinois publication. Associate editor noted. One year paid in advance price listed as two dollars. Entry appears as a postal notice or masthead line.
The piece notes a deep suspicion that both presidential candidates may be exaggerating gleeful support for woman suffrage. It questions what the ladies might actually do, despite public expressions.
Governor Cox struggles to attract attention while polls hint the tactic harms him. The speaker notes Jimmy targets his opponent with derision and Republican attacks, warning that many greater figures have fallen by the same method.
Railroads face a two cent per mile fare under Esch Cummins next month. The rate would barely cover wages and operating costs, pushing other expenses into unearned profits. State threats to enforce the rate spark fears of mass layoffs and potential drastic action by railroad executives.
The piece notes Polish defenses delaying Reds as they threaten the homeland while urging U S resolve. It reports unrest in Britain where labor radicals push for government recognition of the Reds, countered by Lloyd George who vows firm government opposition.
If Republicans win, a complete political shift may occur after November with a new four year GOP-led government. Supporters say change is not destructive and may improve conditions, arguing now is the opportune time to elect Henry W. Lynch to Congress to begin under a new administration.
Fred E. Sterling of Rockford seeks the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor praising his record as Illinois state treasurer. In his first sixteen months he reported 604735.57 dollars in interest earned on public funds, a figure described as surpassing state history. His 1918 State Treasurer win with 141803 vote margin is cited as proof of electability.
Mr Sterling, editor of the Rockford Register Gazette, will chair a Republican State Committee campaign in Illinois. The 1916 effort used a special campaign train touring every county and produced record majorities for national and state tickets.
Republican candidate Stephen A Day tours Illinois advocating against machine politics. Born Canton Ohio 1882 he built a legal and political career in Chicago Evanston and Washington shaping industrial justice. Day emphasizes square arguments to defend consumer worker investor interests and public utilities.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner links ditches to bad luck and warns of misfortune in love and business if deep. A civic museum in Corneto displays Etruscan dentistry with four abutments and three supplied teeth including two central incisors carved from an ox tooth.
Janet Laidlaw hosts Herbert Moore for tea as Jack, her husband, obsesses over the musician. Peggy Wales pursues Moore, while Janet reveals a secret: Helen once loved Moore and arranged the ruse to keep them apart. A park confession confirms Moore and Helen’s engagement.
An antique shade is described as a sun shade with a carved engraving by Sir Gardiner Wilkinson. The depiction shows an Ethiopian princess riding in a chariot through upper Egypt, where her ear is adorned with an umbrella-like ornament.
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