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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
2
A brief ad notes a large bundle of old newspapers offered at a dime. It also mentions two thirds of American farmers own homes versus city dwellers, and a Parisian institute claim about rare perfectly healthy lungs. It ends with a note about boys caps and boggans at Buckleys.
Classified notice outlines 1908 legal advertisement rates for The Hayts Herald. Rates include one dollar per square for first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion, with cash in advance for certain notices. Examples list orders of publication, final settlements, administrator notices, and display rates, plus local and readers’ line charges.
In a 1921 view the writer argues American fears over Japan at the Armament Conference are inflated by sensational press. Military experts counter that Japan cannot outbuild the United States given revenues and scale. The piece suggests Japan may bluff to influence the talks.
A historical reflection on Mark Twain's use of mental telegraphy or telepathy, noting how letters cross in the mail and phrases like Speak of angels and you hear their wings. The piece then moves to how wireless telegraphy and telephony expand, questioning what electricity will yield next.
The article notes a blind Canadian ex-cal iier passing the civil service exam for an employment as a shorthand clerk using apparatus to transfer ideas or waves between brains.
The British and Foreign Bible Society has prepared a book of Scriptural readings in no fewer than 542 tongues and dialects. It notes two extremes in human hair types, the African negro with flat or curly hair and the Mongolian with round straight hair.
A brief note explains that carpets after brushing with salt should be rubbed with vinegar and water to freshen them. The method aims to restore scent and cleanliness.
Mrs. C. Popham, recently operated on for appendicitis during a two week stay in St. Francis Hospital at Cape Girardeau, returned home Tuesday in improved condition and is expected to be well in a few weeks. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church plans a Christmas Bazaar with dinner on Wednesday October 21, with details to follow.
The piece notes a surge of wireless radio use by hobbyists in the United States. It cites tens of thousands of amateur operators, each spending about 10 to 25 dollars on gear, with nightly Morse code broadcasts, lectures, and concerts from central stations. The Navy runs a Radio Amateur Bureau in New York to guide and support enthusiasts.
L L Lefler showcases Hoover vacuum cleaners at Mayto Mo. The display emphasizes reliability and efficiency, with models highlighted for home use and commercial cleaning. Customers are invited to test demonstrations and compare features.
A damaged ad touts internal Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the cure for catarrh, claiming local applications fail. It alleges the remedy works through the blood on mucous surfaces and credits top physicians and tonics from Hall's company of Toledo for relief, while noting constipation treatment.
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