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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
3
In England no legal formalities are required to change a name and a person may adopt or change names freely barring fraudulent or improper motives. Jones laments to a friend about meeting creditors while a friend questions the need for secrecy or a secretary.
A method to hide bruises in wooden furniture using warm water brown paper and a cooled flatiron. Wet the dent, pat the paper, apply the iron until moisture evaporates, repeat as needed. If the surface isn’t damaged the dent should disappear leaving no trace.
John George of Muncie listened to a tale about two fishermen who fished a lake boat at a spot with no shore landmark. One notch in the boat became the memory cue, until the Scot executive secretary laughed at the joke about a repeat attempt with the same boat.
A syndicate formed to establish a nitrogen factory to synthesize ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen, per the American Chamber of Commerce in London. It has bought the former government site in County Durham, acquired over two years ago, with $825 million in capital planned. The Haber process will be used to combine nitrogen and hydrogen under pressure and heat, producing ammonia then converted to nitric acid or nitrates for explosives or fertilizer.
The London Mail reports the extinction of New Zealand's kiwi in England and describes the species as nearly vanished in the wild. The British Zoological Society appeals to New Zealand to spare a single kiwi from an island sanctuary as efforts to save the flightless bird continue amid historical pest introductions and captive care.
H Gernsback in Radiot Amateur News argues that true breakthroughs are rare and inventors often settle for improvements. He predicts future advances may include a more sensitive detector, a better transmitter, or a receiver using the eyes instead of the ears.
Americans have spent 152000 to provide a Mandarin Bible in China and plan 31000 more for tape plates printing and binding. The project aims to supply a pure Mandarin text to set a standard akin to English Bible translations for the Chinese people, who number over a quarter of the world.
Zionist representatives in London inform that Palestine will soon issue a distinctive stamp as the national home for the Jewish nation. British army post offices in former enemy territory currently use overprinted stamps bearing the label Palestine.
Bridges now required in national parks and forest reserves will be built with steel girders and trusses and other bridge material that was ready to ship to France for the American army when the war ended. A vast stock remains on hand, ready drilled and portable, with 2856 pounds the maximum weight of any component.
The article lists annual interest on national debts as percentages of income for several countries: Great Britain 12.92 percent, France 82.17 percent, Italy 14.49 percent, United States 2.58 percent, Germany 20.96 percent, Austria 25.02 percent, Hungary 24.78 percent, Bulgaria 21.80 percent, and Turkey 17.00 percent. It notes the high burden borne by France and other states.
On Wednesday September 8 1920 at the Hart home in this city Reverend Elmer Peal joined Bonnie Selene Hart and John Blair Buckley in matrimony. Only family members attended and the couple left for a brief Ozarks honeymoon before settling in a new Buckley bungalow after September 27.
A Baltimore dispatch reports nine men died and four are ill at Edgewood Arsenal after drinking a liquid whose main ingredient was wood alcohol. Three died Monday night and yesterday. six more died during the day as four men were rushed to the arsenal hospital with poisoning symptoms. The U S Department of Justice began an investigation into the reports.
The essay recounts seven Christian brothers of Ephesus who hid in a cave during persecutions around 2 A.D. Their cave was sealed, then opened centuries later revealing they had slept through ages. They found Christianity accepted, were honored in the city, and died on the same day.
The article notes perfume and eau de Cologne can lightly stimulate mood and combat spring lassitude. A freshly scented bath aids rejuvenation in tired moments, especially as seasons change.
Ironing, once the final step in stocking manufacture, moved from a large factory with many workers to a broad mangle rotary press that produces ironed stockings in a continuous stream, marking a shift in the production line.
A compact social observation notes that a rising number of people seem enthralled by their own speaking, overpowering others in conversations and gatherings, illustrating a social dynamic of self amplification.
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