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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
4
A plainly worded notice urges readers to visit a nearby drug store when unwell and promises prompt assistance or honest advice to seek a doctor if the illness seems serious. The sign emphasizes staying healthy and staying in demand.
There is still a chance to grow a crop of potatoes this year despite cold wet weather delaying early plantings. Planting for a late crop should begin the first two weeks of July in central and southern Missouri. Seed potatoes can be kept cold or spread thinly to dry. varieties McCormick Peachblow and Banner performed best in trials. Late potatoes grow into fall until frost ends the crop, with excellent keeping and eating quality. Also included is a humorous anecdote about oysters sold by measure and the man who asked for two yards.
The Philippines seeks immediate independence as a second Philippine mission arrives in the United States. The all-Filipino legislature in Manila endorses plebiscite goals while the mission, led by prominent figures, aims to foster closer US-Philippines ties and goodwill rather to demand rapid autonomy.
The Nacionalista party, led by Mr. Quezon and Speaker Serjo Osmena, has governed since 1907 with Osmena praised as a leading figure. Their long collaboration shows no rivalry, each avoiding positions the other pursued, while Quezon earned broad respect in the Americas Congress for his English and leadership.
A damaged OCR fragment from a newspaper page mentions journalism in America and describes diligence and thoroughness. It references grasping details of public affairs and a server of man, with unclear names or dates. The readable portion suggests a tribute to journalistic persistence.
Ernest Bury of Skinningrove Iron and Steel works demonstrated a process to extract ethyl alcohol and derivatives from coker oven gas at a Cleveland engineers visit in Middlesbrough England. The Skinningrove plant carbonizes 5800 tons of coal weekly, showing promising yields and potential countywide alcohol output and value under full coal utilization.
A historical look at plywood use in early aircraft design notes how plywood ribs and skins improved load capacity. Citing Popular Mechanics, the De Havilland 4 example shows plywood ribs weighing 5.12 ounces capable of carrying 274 pounds, versus earlier wood wax wings at 7.95 ounces and 80 pounds.
A historical note traces the radioluminous watch industry from its 1903 start with Dr. George F. Kunz to rapid growth by 1915 and a booming 1919 output of about 2.2 million American made watches and clocks plus over 500,000 imported pieces. The span covers early imports, patents, and the expanding market.
A La Crosse Wisconsin county jail inmate mixed butter with cell disinfectant to craft light. A shirt strip acted as a wick for a candle as he cut at the cell floor and tunneled toward a brick wall, only to be discovered before escape. The piece includes a newswire quip about an ex kulser and a Birmingham Age-Herald gag about a car buyer.
A neighbor sent pudding for dinner but neither of us wanted it, leaving it for the trash. T emptied the garbage just as the neighbor arrived to ask about the dish, causing embarrassment and ending handouts from her. The clipping notes a ten year effort growing ornamental plants, including a tiny Japanese cypress the size of a golf ball.
Elephants are described as indispensable in Stam's teak forests for transporting logs where hauling machines fail. A single elephant can handle from fifty to seventy logs in a season, highlighting their vital role in accessing inaccessible teak stands.
Dwarfs were highly valued by kings and nobles, a status symbol in courts and wealth, with emperors and pharaohs seeking them as signs of aristocracy. Ancient Romans pursued artificial dwarfing, distinguishing natural from synthetic specimens in language.
London Chronicle remarks on Petticoat Government by Baroness Orczy citing a rising crescent moon at midnight and a full moon in other works. It also mentions Marie Corelli and a tale about eight Highland bull-helfers from pasture, in Treasure of Heaven.
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