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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
3
The article notes a surge in part time work across city industries seeking workers for hours weekly or daily. Women farmers and their spouses can earn extra income with flexible schedules, while men with spare time can add to earnings through farm tasks railroads and other industries also seek help. Industrious workers may seize opportunities as the era offers abundant openings.
A Pennsylvania woman saved 900 dollars hidden in a dresser. A boarder stole the money, fled, and later returned it only to cause the saver’s death. The piece criticizes theft and discusses Americanization efforts as insufficient to prevent such acts.
The planned air route to Alaska advances toward reality with mapping of aerial routes and upcoming regular service. No rail link exists between the Northwest and Alaska. boats are the only current option. The sea voyage spans 420 hours and ice limits operations to a short season. Air travel would run inside the coast and take about 100 hours, attracting business interest for fast papers, mail, passengers, and freight, reducing sea travel delays.
The text emphasizes that unlocking Alaska's tremendous resources will boost national wealth and cites rapid communications as essential to this progress. It argues the air routes and transit links represent a major advance in global history, benefiting many beyond direct regional interests.
Brooklyn residents along a memorial tree lined avenue have adopted the trees and pledge to provide care for healthy growth. The piece urges every family to adopt nearby trees, keep the soil loose, water, fertilize occasionally, and mulch in hot weather to improve growth and beauty in the city.
The National Manufacturers Association committee on industrial education criticizes country schools for overrelying on women teachers in advanced and vocational subjects. A remedy proposed is a large scale reevaluation to fund salaries attracting men teachers and to provide both genders with proper training aligned to actual business needs. A revised, costlier program would replace the old system to end wasteful teaching methods.
John Donlin of the American Federation of Ta bor argues that workers share responsibility for high living costs. He contends that if physical laborers insisted on production matching prewar levels, commodity prices would fall and higher wages would reduce output and harm workers. The remark follows a Cleveland grand jury report noting construction trades in that city did not work as much as before the war, contributing to costly building and high rents.
This summer the appeal of front porches expands beyond Marion Ohio as residents across towns adopt porch spaces. The trend reflects a shared interest in outdoor living and neighborhood gatherings, boosting curb appeal and small gatherings on warm evenings.
Governor Calvin Coolidge visits his family's 200 acre Vermont farm near Plymouth, rising at 6 am to help his father. He wears grandfather's clothes and enjoys the open fireplace and brook trout from the Ottaquechee while recalling past days with his aged farmer father and Mrs Wilder. His sons John and Calvin are keen anglers, though the governor himself does not fish.
July 26 report details confusion over Japan's occupation aims in Saghalien and nearby territories. Diplomatic messaging shows allied governments awaiting a clear statement while U.S. officials express cautious approval amid ongoing negotiations and border control considerations.
Stockholm July 26. Soviet minister of trade and commerce Krussia, citing Russia’s actions and the Bolshevik regime, states counter demands for compensation will be disclosed only at a peace conference. He says Soviets seek full justice and deny plans for congresses or external propaganda while stressing discipline for Russian workers before freedom and liberty conditions.
A strong quake struck Santiago Chile at 12:20 this morning shaking the central zone from Herena to Conception. The tremor lasted four to six seconds with reports spreading from Mendoza Argentina of a nearly two minute quake. Authorities warn of aftershocks and urge calm while assessing damage.
Associated Press reports from Mexico City on July 26 that Francisco Villa telegraphed President de la Huerta offering to surrender. The government instructed Villa to place himself under Gen Eugenio Martinez and repair the railroad. Villa replied he had obeyed orders regarding the railway and signed off affectionately. Trains are running north again, with full confirmation from Gen Francisco Serrana, sub-secretary of war.
The Polish foreign ministry official travels to the front to join military commanders and a Soviet representative the armistice proposals Russia has accepted in principle. Along the front, Bolsheviks push toward Grodno and threaten Bielostok Brest-Litovesk Kovel and Lemberg as Polish forces refuse concessions.
Twenty eight members of the Midwest Newspaper League spanning Kansas Missouri Arkansas Colorado and Nebraska authorize the Publishers Buying Corporation to act as their purchasing agent for newsprint. W J Pang Waterbury Conn publisher and P B C president outlined plans to secure sufficient supply amid limited availability and competition.
The Associated Press reports from London on July 26 that troop and warship deployment in Belfast prevented a potentialmassacre. Officials say 18 killed and about 200 wounded in the disturbances, with 200 arrests made as police and troops restrained the city during the crisis.
In Columbo July 26 Bob Mart in, heavyweight champion, knocked out Sergeant Ray Smith of New York in the fifth round of their scheduled fifteen round bout.
On Attorney General Davis motion the Nebraska supreme court dismissed the state’s suit against Skinner Packing Co of Omaha after a stipulation to grant greater rights to packing company stockholders in the election of directors was filed.
Dr F. Baker announces the reopening of his dental office in the Idaho Department store building with Dr G L Welz, formerly of Chicago, to handle the practice. Baker recently injured in an automobile accident several weeks ago.
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