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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
1
Supt. Stearns notes attendance varies by district with 46 percent of enrollment actually attending. He lists district by district enrollment and attendance figures, highlighting that free schools are not truly free. The page also features a riddle on seven letters and a moral tale about altruism in a stave class.
Hayti Missouri December 15 1910 patrons on the St Louis Memphis Frisco line urge adding a parlor car to the day train to boost receipts and improve seating and baggage service. Locals criticize current grill car issues and note travelers use Cotton Belt via Kennett Malden or Campbell for better service. Dunklin Democrat says the suggestion is for the betterment of service and Frisco officials welcome feedback. Also an ad promotes Planters Gin seed and Alabama coal with cash on delivery from Hayti Storage.
A Paragould resident, A. L. Newman, presented samples of his newly introduced Wonder Grass imported from Central America. He reports sowing a small area last season with four harvests yielding twelve tons per acre. Five and seven week old samples reached heights of two and a half feet. The grass thrives on sandy soil unsuitable for cotton or corn, prompting Newman to conserve seed for distribution to Wigdermill and other farmers. Nearby notes praise Malden mill owner W. Frick relocating his mill to Como, and Culpepper & Jackson advertise South Bend watches as leading timepieces.
The Twice-A-Week Republic of St. Louis offers a three-year subscription for 31.00, valid December 1 to December 41, 1910. Subscriptions at this rate accepted with no premiums or cash concessions. single price is noted as absolutely wet. Send payment to The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo, promptly.
Rev. John B. Swanner states he is pleased with church work in Hayti. He reports good Sunday schools and congregations, plans Bible class for adults, visiting the sick, and free services except for marriages. He promises fair treatment of all and to preach the straight gospel. He resides on Rose Street.
The column warns parents to avoid frightening children and not punish them when they are terrified. It cites Orison Marden on mental impressions and cites local concern about Christmas fireworks. The Steele News notes a town ordinance banning fireworks to prevent fires from romune candies and fire crackers on main streets.
The notice urges farmers to name and register their farms at the county clerk to protect the name from others. It notes the pride of ownership and cites local practice, while advising readers to act before better names are taken. It also comments on rival readers who cancel subscriptions, then ends with a sales note for Culpepper & Jackson selling plain solid gold rings and signet rings at set prices.
Washington announces Postmaster General Hitchcock and the President plan to press Congress for higher postage on timenvines and other periodicals, applying the increase to advertising while reading matter stays at present. The move seeks to end postal deficits and enable a future one-cent letter rate, backed by reforms. The Dunklin Democrat notes readers face excessive advertising in magazines mailed as reading matter.
An advertiser promotes Florida lands in Desoto county and the Caloosahatchee river valley, describing Florida climate, fertile soil, and potential profits. Offers 1 acre and larger tracts with low down payments and monthly installments, plus maps and illustrated literature. Home seekers’ excursions run the first and third Tuesdays monthly from York, Caruthersville, Missouri.
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