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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1921
Page
7
The essay argues luck is real and actionable, dividing luck into good bad and controlled luck. It cites Mill and examples like Churchill Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill, claiming the capable seize opportunities, learn from misfortune, and shape outcomes rather than rely on fate.
A 1 percent sales tax in the Philippines yields about 7 million dollars yearly, while a similar tax nationwide could reach about 2 billion. M. R. Bourne argues it is the simplest and most efficient business tax, offering daily certainty and quarterly payment, unlike US income taxes. The piece contrasts tax certainty with the burden of tax experts and notes the broader impact on industry and finance.
From Main Street to Cathay the article follows villagers hearing calls for liberty and careers as women join the Women’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. It lists assignments: Hilton Nebraska to South India, Stanford Kentucky to Burma, New Jersey to Bengal, North Carolina to China, Kansas to Japan, Detroit to Africa, Bayonne to Burma, Rockford to Assam. The tone contrasts small town adventure with daring global work.
In Scrappy New Jersey the July 2% clash looms as the American Legion backs Carpentier while Veterans of Foreign Wars stand with Dempney a split view on who should be supported. New Jersey clergy denounce Governor Edwards for permitting the fight and he retorts to relocate. Mt Louis dance halls become city regulated under welfare. A London physician quips women scream at rats for disease fears. Atlantic candy makers meet to curb production and cut prices 43 percent to save business. Camille Flammarion claims vivid spiritist discoveries and says he can communicate with a dead dog soul.
Investigations show cost of living remains high two thirds above 1914 levels with the average dollar buying only 60 cents. Food and clothing prices have fallen from wartime peaks by 30.6 and 41.7 percent, while wholesale prices dropped 61 percent and retail cuts were 30 percent. Rent remains at peak levels and overall economic mood is subdued.
A detailed look at four economic indicators from 1914 to the present maps retail prices wholesale costs average weekly earnings and manufacturing employment. The piece explains inflation deflation cycles and notes that 25 percent of factory workers have lost jobs since April 1920 with earnings near 30 dollars weekly nationwide while employment remains far below 1914 levels.
The article analyzes price indices from 1914 to 1920 showing wholesale costs peaking in May 1920 and retail prices in July 1920, with wholesale prices rising faster and then falling before retail prices. It notes labor struggles to keep wages above living costs and the dollar’s diminished buying value during the period.
A researcher offers a theory that men's coats button on the right to free the right arm for warmth, while women's coats button left for carrying a child. The piece also notes a mail robbery confession linked to wartime bonuses and includes stray juvenile humor and family dialogue excerpts.
In a light moment, Harry quips that though teased, he wins favor with classmates and boasts the largest feet in the class, earning his mother's amusement and his own consolation.
Applicant Yerah responds to a query about duties of an office boy. The dialogue notes a warning to other workers about barking dogs and a humorous exchange on understanding role expectations.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker denying the figures of another man and insisting the numbers belong to a different person. The exchange reveals tension over who determines authority and speaks for the data.
London Telegraph notes an odd straw hat owned by a cafe keeper at Marienbad. The hat is said to have absorbed the lips of Europe’s crowned heads, woven from straws used in drinks served to famed visitors.
Fragmented OCR notes cover wartime figures, profiteering critique, fashion details, race discourse, jitney controversy, and streetcar critique. The text portrays social, economic, and political tensions, including public sentiment, profiteering, transportation policy, and urban development, with multiple named references and events.
From the New York Post a lighthearted study claims fat men and loud swearers are more reliable bill payers for banks. Citing a National Surety expert the piece jokes that contentment and heavier frames reduce theft risk, while honesty peaks only in a world with men over 180 pounds who clear the wall.
Samuel Untermyer cites business honor in a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph discussion and recalls Honest John Joynes Wan who stole a fountain pen from a hotel ink with an ironic remorseful gesture, insisting he cannot use the hotel ink for fear of dishonor.
Mrs Dishayne of 718 Lancaster Ave Lesincion Kentucky recounts years of nervous weakness headaches and digestive trouble. After trying Clochinall without relief a neighbor urged Taniae and her condition improved quickly with renewed appetite digestion and strength. The advertisement notes Taniae sold by leading druggists.
A terse note cites severity when the law goes unseen by a judge in Indianapolis. It emphasizes accountability for all public figures and highlights pursuit of justice without bias or concealment.
In an Autobiography Andrew Carnegie recalls a tale about American humorist Josh Billings answering Matthew Arnold’s US lectures. Billings notes laughter must be balanced with earnestness to avoid seeming mockery. The crowd suggests death wealth happiness and more before Billings reveals the two things on earth no man is prepared for twins.
James Hoban born in Ireland circa 1765 designed the White House and settled in Charleston before moving to Washington. He directed the rebuilding of the White House after its 1814 burning and served in government roles for much of his life.
A schooner Queen Charlotte nears the Marquesas and finds a U S sailor marooned for three years after several crewmen die. He survived on fish, breadfruit, coconuts, and collected gourds, using skulls as cups. His tale echoes Selkirk's Crusoe legend and Defoe's novel roots.
A coin lodged in a Sylvania girl’s throat for two years was removed by surgeons without the aid of Stringente. The writer muses on hiring such self styled surgeons to extract our savings that have lodged long within us.
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