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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1921
Page
6
A grizzled electrical engineer recalls Edison era doubt and argues advertising propelled electrical progress more than any other factor. He notes firms spend vast sums to popularize new lamps, claiming advertising shapes consumer demand and quickens market adoption.
The anecdote recalls Willard Straight observing a Chinese jailer keeping nine handcuffed men dancing around a flagstaff to thwart escapes. The tale contrasts with antiquarian musings on symbols in fraternity pins and the ancient roots of signs, education, and secret knowledge across civilizations.
Fragmented text reads like misordered quotes and partial phrases. Mentions words such as gold, watch, wife, husband, floodside, brokenly, and get well. Contains scattered references to Boston Globe and SATS.
A jumble of aphorisms critiques of advertising ambition and workplace life. The speaker derides virtue signaling, optimism as profit, marital seriousness, and social pretensions while noting city humor and gendered expectations.
The Milwaukee post office inquiry reports several cases of damaged or lost parcels. A lamp claimed at $25 was settled for $8.50 after store price dispute, a fox skin claim yielded $2, a Los Angeles necktie claim capped at $6, and Rockford cigars were found lightly crushed. Moral: pursue fair settlements.
A study of ex service men shows 75 percent unskilled and 80 percent illiterate among those unemployed. The New York bureau testified that trained workers secure jobs more easily. Kansas City found over 75 percent of placements were skilled workers. The main lesson stresses preparing for a trade through day schools and night classes in cities, as competition grows and opportunities favor the trained. The call remains for will to learn and seek definite work.
A fragment hints at counting errors and effort concerns involving Mayba and Ramach. The text suggests confusion over whether Mayba’s work is counted in Ramach’s metrics or not, implying potential misalignment in measurement.
The United States Trades Commission in Riga reports that Soviet authorities set arbitrary exchange values for key goods due to private trade freedom. A pood of rye grain is the basis, with rye fixed at the equivalent of 12 poods of salt, 25 poods of petroleum, 12 packages of matches, 3 metal pails, 4 tron napades, or 6 arshins of calico.
A Holland contingent of engineers and miners went to Spitzbergen to develop coal properties recently acquired by Dutch businessmen. The first cargo arrived August 11 direct from the mines, showing Spitzbergen coal can beat English or German prices despite high freight, due to easy access and economical mining. Enormous coal reserves are available for Holland.
Golf enthusiasts develop the ability to make long drives using a new device. A steel pole supports a top dial connected to a cord holding the golf ball. When struck, the drive’s force is recorded on the dial, indicating the achieved distance if the ball were released.
The Manchester Guardian notes that rents in kind in Cheshire were paid with sparrowhawks pepper gloves and especially pigs. Pigs varied in size and price from 35 to 90 cents each, reflecting ongoing bailiff tenant disputes over standardization. The practice also applied to wealthy families like the Grosvenors.
Investigations this summer reveal at least 20 000 tons of kaolin near Poolanka Finland with estimates exceeding 500 000 tons. Deposits appear in four sites in Pihlajaväara depths range four to six meters with deeper pockets over ten meters, according to Consul Leslie A. Davis in Helsinki. German experts say Finnish kaolin is of excellent quality, purer and whiter than rivals, ideal for fine chinaware.
A city firm highlights silk’s versatility selling in 80 to 35 departments. It spans women and children gowns, under wear, hosiery, neckwear, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, upholstery, fancy goods, and more. The piece notes silk ranks as a generally useful article rather than a luxury.
A young man from Albany Italy testified in a Cross County circuit court case where he was the plaintiff. He grew excited, spoke rapidly, and complained to the court reporter that his testimony was being written too slowly. He demanded, Don't writ a 60 fas PL cant s, keep up.
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