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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
8
Missouri primary election list of nominees by party for state district county and township offices. It shows candidates with post office addresses in Pemiscot county and designations of offices for the August 1920 primary and November general election. Local clerk Frank Maard certifies names and offices as on file with the secretary of state.
Downtown New York loses a historic landmark as the Millstein hotel is demolished for a new office walling project. The building long served seafaring folk and housed figures such as Dynamite Johnny O Brien whose arms shipments and busting schemes were tied to its operations. Its mahogany beamed cars, once cargo and ballast, illustrated 19th century New York construction practice.
A former employee resigns after a blunt rebuke. Months later a blind ad leads to an appointment, but the visitor and employer fail to recognize each other. The encounter ends with both speechless as the person exits into an elevator.
A fragment suggests discussion of a man's pay and his wife’s reasoning for perceiving underpayment. The line hints at a humorous or moral angle on financial sharing within a marriage, noting how expectations influence perceived earnings.
War era crew members hid in the lower hold to smoke aboard the Leviathan. An automatic fire detection suction pipe system drew smoke to the wheelhouse, where an officer detected the odor and caught the culprits. The sailors were puzzled by how the officer followed them across the ship.
An Arab Times correspondent describes a lavish banquet by King Hussein of the Hedjaz for Lord Allenby in Jeddah. Bedouin riders conducted military reviews before a 18 by 30 foot table laden with roasted half sheep, almonds, rice, and 20 to 30 dishes. Music, scented water basins, and separate rooms for guest classes marked the event, with leftovers distributed to Jeddah residents and ship crews.
Morris Hillquit denounces profiteering by New York landlords as demand for housing remains high. He notes well housed tenants face constant inquiries as crowds seek vacancies. A newspaper office anecdote shows reduced-rate long-term ad plans for advertisers seeking housing listings.
A Swedish inventor rigs a windmill to drive a dynamo through a hoisting weight. A two ton weight is lifted to a 53 foot tower top and released to drop, actuating the dynamo mounted at the tower apex. A storage battery and switchboard occupy the tower base.
Three year old Marjorie, daughter of a Muncie manufacturer’s wife, told her mother during an uptown shopping trip that she had been taken by a servant to call on her father in his office. When asked what time she went, she replied the core of the afternoon meaning the middle, showcasing a simple child’s view of language.
A London Answers perspective advises easing into a holiday to prevent stress on the body. Begin with gentle activities to let the body machine shift gears without jar, then gradually resume work to avoid post holiday fatigue and high pressure.
London Times reports a rare bed rock encounter on the Lake country slopes where a stout hill fox sought refuge in a crevasse above St Johns in the Vale. A terrier from Bleneathra hounds killed the fox then stayed with it. Both perished from exposure after a brutal night.
A Wall Street man sought copper gutters for his home and learned the price was over 50 cents a pound despite ingots selling around 19 cents. The smith explained shop labor, insurance, overhead, and boss margins all erode profit, leaving him little real earnings.
F H Cheley recounts how to tame a lion by introducing a lamb. The lion first investigates then accepts the lamb, and they become friends. The anecdote from Stories for Talks to Boys suggests the lamb is a safe companion and even a first-class risk for an insurer.
The glass factories of Bohemia run at full capacity amid strong orders but face future pressure from heightened postwar competition. Japan emerges as a major rival, while new plants have opened in Belgium, Ukraine, Romania, and Poland.
Walter Hagen urges never play safe and always aim for the cup in golf and business. Prominent figures from Rockefeller to Gowen are praised for bold, direct actions, with slogans about not settling for ties. The piece ties golf maxims to business decision making and leadership.
The article cites William Marvin Jackson of the Personnel Development service on careful hiring from office boy to top executive. It argues well chosen staff boost interest, cooperation, growth, and job satisfaction, with bigger responsibilities driving enthusiasm and performance. Forbes Magazine credits the idea.
A humorous scene at Fort Scott’s Registry of Deeds shows a large woman demanding a marriage license. Clerk Adler Johnson directs her to the correct department, while a little man waits nearby, hinting the big woman will run the marriage scene.
Australian rabbit control drives mass slaughter with about 100000 carcasses in cold storage for shipment to England. Export skins embargo lifted in December boosts prices to 1.82 dollars per pound. US and European demand runs high. experts expect further price increases. Experienced trappers earn up to 97 dollars weekly from skins.
Helen visits grandma’s house where a large family gathers. After returning home she is shown a tiny new baby sister. She comments that there is only one and questions why they did not have many like her grandma.
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