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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Fairmont West Virginia and a six month period with figures like 52.0 and 1 yard. Readable elements point to a local notice or listing but key names, dates, and actions are missing, preventing precise reconstruction.
Framingham newspaper notes the 1920 Republican ticket for state and county posts including President Warren G Harding and Calvin Coolidge appointments, Attorney General E T England, and locals such as Fairmont officials. It also reports on efforts to prevent profiteering amid freight rate hikes and mentions the excess profits tax on manufacturers.
Analysis argues freight rate hikes by railroads affect prices. Freight bills around 4.0 billion yearly imply about 51 percent of goods value. A 2 percentage point rise in rates correlates to under two cents on the dollar. Railroads urged to publish exact justification for any increases to avoid public prejudice. No broad protest against rate rise. rail income previously inadequate under strict Interstate Commerce Commission oversight.
Disjointed excerpts show clashes over punishment for officials, policing, prohibition, and suffrage lobbying. Mentions Edwin Bergdoll, mayoral authority, police forfeits, and varied reactions to Prohibition and Soviet-Polish tensions. Notes political campaigns, liquor raids, and public stirring around law enforcement and policy.
Transactions show C J Fleming and others selling or transferring parcels in Fairmont areas Knob Hill and Grandview additions with varied sums. Record details include multiple parties such as O J Fleming Larry Spano and Nicola Span o a panel of land and industrial area plots.
Advertising copy lists daily specials with prices for canned goods such as condensed milk peaches and beans and vegetables including sweet potatoes apples muskmelon cucumbers green beans celery onions beets and tomatoes. It notes breakfast bacon at five cents per pound and highlights non-perishable meats in stock.
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