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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
2
The Hayti Herald defends accepting saloon advertising as legitimate commerce. It argues advertising revenue is valid trade, comparing newspapers to merchants and other buyers, asserting the dollar earns its keep and journalists should not reject legitimate contributions from saloon owners despite moral debates.
Last week peace was restored in Mexico by President Diaz resigning and leaving the country to exile in Spain. A new government will be formed with an election to follow, and time may show whether Diaz was a good or bad ruler. The hope is that the people will act wisely and shape their own destinies.
The piece cites an old Cherokee remedy using cockle bur leaves to treat snake bites and venomous stings. A poultice from crushed leaves is applied to the wound and the boiled leaf water may be drunk for serious cases. Bruising leaves and rubbing on bee or wasp stings provides quick relief. The author urges broad publication of this remedy.
A walnut and cherry pilot wheel over ten feet in diameter, thirty two feet in circumference, once guided the steamboat Robert E. Lee during the famed race with Natchez on the Mississippi. It is now aboard the steamer Nashville of the Cumberland River Steamboat Co and remains well preserved, seemingly sound since the Lee’s victory.
The passage extols the local newspaper as a mirror of territory events and a vital community educator. It urges families to read it to cultivate reading habits and interest in local progress and welfare, especially among the young.
A formal notice laments public laxity in discarding waste on streets. It urges enforcement of laws to keep sidewalks and roadways clean, stressing streets exist for travelers and not as dumping grounds.
Citizens note sidewalks are in poor shape and propose a concrete replacement ordinance. Owners of plank walks oppose, preferring to keep wooden paths and avoid the concrete requirement.
Property owners should cut all weeds and grass on their premises especially on vacant lots. City authorities should oversee the work carefully as it benefits health and the town’s appearance. It has been several years since a general cleanup was carried out.
The Democrat notes John H. Dunmire’s nomination for Kennett postmaster and questions whether the county committee remains powerful, with patronage potentially shifted to Nagel or another candidate. The Kennett post office fight continues, reflecting local political maneuvering and Senate action.
A group of readers voices criticism of the paper's operations while noting they will not meddle beyond their own affairs. The exchange underscores ongoing tensions about editorial direction and community standards.
The text argues ongoing drought and crop failures could boost a Democratic outcome in the next election while urging Republicans to ensure regular seasons. It frames agriculture and politics as linked, stressing climate impact on voting tides.
A quirky note in Steele News quips about avoiding a mule in the neighborhood and choosing a piano instead. The fragment hints at wordplay on mules and bi-pedal animals, with a playful tone about differences in surroundings.
The statement asks for the Republican Party to explain why the present breath occurred. It seeks a party response or rationale from GOP representatives.
A reader signs as friend and encloses 10c with a grievance or gossip but withholds real name. The newspaper states it never prints letters without the writer’s true name and offers to refund the dime and publish once the name is provided.
City leaders consider prohibiting painted on fence billboard and house signs for big CHILL CARE displays. Aimed at keeping Hayti’s image as a healthy city, proposals include heavy licensing for printers and posters of such signs.
A Sunday scene recalls a farmer praying in church for the needy while a boy on the way home quips that if he had as much corn as his father he would aid the poor himself and not ask the Lord. The remark underscores a practical spirit in a small community.
Hundreds of acres across the Mississippi Valley are being cultivated this year after previously being waterlogged and wooded. As years pass, rocky ridges will extend into the former timbered lands, and plantations can be seen from the road for miles. Investors are urged to buy tracts now at a favorable no live and let live price.
Mr Brown asks the cook Bridgett about his wife's whereabouts. Bridgett, embarrassed, hesitates then replies I think they are in wash, serr. The fragment suggests a domestic mystery with a hint of a location related to laundry chores.
The Circuit Court of Pemiscot County issues order of publication in a divorce case between Hattie Lacewell and Dan Lacewell. Dan Lacewell, alleged nonresident of Missouri, must appear by July to avoid a confessed judgment, with publication in the Huckle Herald for four weeks prior to the next term.
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