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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
3
An old verse describes Mary Ann's singing voice added to the city scene. Neighbors discuss the impact of her tunes on ears and hearts, noting a shift from familiar songs to new ones and a desire for the music to be returned to its source.
Heiresses marrying Europeans have brought doweries totaling more than 124 million dollars from this country. The note adds an odd aside that elephants never use more than one tooth on either side of their jaws at once.
A jumble of notes from Poplar Bluff Missouri dated Aug 18 reports a street sign reading Get your wet goods here near the railroad station. Items mention a harp’s ancient pedigree at royal courts and Egyptian pharaohs, a bath room anecdote with Justin, and England piano production drops from 120000 in 1913 to 60000 last year. Senator Von Mayes and M Cain visit Cape Girardeau business.
Grace Queen is featured in the St Louis Globe-Democrat beauty pageant, described as one of the 87 ten leading beauties. Photographs are accepted until midnight August 21, with winners chosen after the entry close by national judges selecting twelve top contenders for cash prizes.
Nearly one thousand delegates gather in San Francisco for the forty-eighth annual National Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention. Miss Anna Gordon opens the meeting urging stronger enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment, with speakers including Mrs Mary Morris Armor and Governor William D Stephens.
Want ad for a Fairbanks Morsa oil or gasoline engine of 3 horsepower with magneto ignition and no batteries. Price very low half price. See Herald for details.
McMullen Reinhard Lumber Co advertises kindling and winter wood. Call 63 for prices described as reasonable and no load needed. Limited details readable from the notice.
A domestic listing states a good double action force pump and jack available for quick sale. Buyer to contact the office for pricing and terms. Engine option with motor or gasoline power may be included.
Bargain land listing offering 20 1/10 acres in Pemiscot County. Customer contact Carrie McClintle at 1201 E 7th Ave, Fine Bluff, Ar. Bott
An old advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a remedy that allegedly replaces calomel which irritates the liver and bowels. The copy references quicksilver and claims widespread sales, framing the product as a safe alternative to harsh laxatives.
An 1869 accidental finding of phosphorus by Brand in Hamburg reshaped later science, while a tale notes Warren's wish for boys to avoid becoming a sis. Calliope, muse of eloquence, lent her name to the term for a harsh steam organ, used here derisively. Attended Road Corning Hoover Vacuum Sweepers.
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