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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1923
Page
2
A New York Sun and Globe column ponders the anonymity of a stenographer who works across a street from a windowless office. The piece reviews why bystander curiosity persists and suggests firms label windows to identify workers who spend hours across downtown skylines.
A column recounts famed treasure hunts and notable hoards from Nova Scotia to New Zealand, citing John Adams on Auckland Inland, Handley and Cross on Oak Island, and the Queen Charlotte Islands find, while noting many failures and occasional successes. It also includes quirky anecdotes and a dog tail surgery anecdote.
The piece satirically pairs the outspoken Frank Guy with the willful Whicher type, depicting a clash of outspoken opinion and ungoverned action. The comic prose lampoons local town dynamics with playful critique and exaggerated character labels.
The 1923 U S potato crop is 10 percent below 1922, and Europe is 20 percent下, but Trade Record says the decline is relative to an abnormally large 1922 crop. The 1923 U S output is projected around 390 million bushels, up from 378 million in the decade's average, with 1922 still the biggest on record. Canada taxes imports. the note questions tariff logic and shoe prices.
The Waterbury Clock Company faced a slanderous claim that child labor rose 800 percent in 1922. The monitor reports the company arranged half time jobs so youths could continue schooling after age 14, helping them graduate.
The United States Latin American trade is projected at nearly 2 billion for 1923, up from three quarters of a billion before the war. Exports to Latin America reach about 675 million in 1923 versus 282 million in 1914, with Latin shipments comprising around 15 percent of total exports, up from 12 percent in 1914.
A distorted excerpt reflects a modern era concern with a young woman and her suitor. It hints at rival affections and emotional tension as the man remains torn between the old love and a new, more alluring partner.
A local column by Buck Campbell explores small town life with wry humor and reflections. It notes clever lines on etiquette and public spirit, urging residents to keep homes tidy and consider the meaning of religion and simple pleasures.
A curious neighbor Nicknamed the Large Ear intrudes on conversations and borrows copies of the paper. He is eager for free news and attempts to outdo Edison in asking questions. The piece humorously notes his habit of seeking another’s copy and even contemplating a radio phone borrow.
A pair of shoes costs $9 in Canada while Broadway New York cannot offer the same quality for less than $15. The article notes shoes hides and leather enter the country free, highlighting cross border price differences and import rules with ongoing trade tensions.
A fragment reflecting Locke on how good qualities stem from the mind and how the need to discern them sets them off to advantage. The note reads as a philosophical aside.
Dr. C. J. Galpin of the U S Department of Agriculture reports about 7.7 million children under 10 live on farms versus 5.7 million in cities, with farm children bearing the costs of upbringing and education. The disparity narrows after age 10, and city populations show more producing-age people after 20. The USDA is studying factors driving rural-urban shifts and plans programs to modernize rural institutions.
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