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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1920
Page
10
The readable text touches on police courts, gun violence, and debates over land ownership and pricing. It mentions casualties from a bullet, American farriers, Canadian comparisons, and speculative land purchase dynamics affecting long term costs.
The text condemns cash and other gratuities paid to purchasing agents to win orders. It notes 104 cases ruled to cease, calls for federal and state laws to curb graft, and argues across state line commerce drives the need for federal legislation to ensure goods are bought on merit.
The text notes that high prices push ambitious workers away and would place more land in tenant hands, a change that would lower output. It laments conditions driving farm laborers from work and argues the country needs to retain its farm workers.
Wholesale dealers press silk manufacturers to offer more novelties to spur buying. Manufacturers hesitate over the expense and question if consumers will respond only when faced with necessary goods rather than costly fashions.
The article argues that contemporary business schools move beyond penmanship and bookkeeping to emphasize salesmanship and advertising. It asserts trained sales principles cut costs, boost output, and reduce the consumer distribution tax as students learn to run business efficiently.
A fragment notes aging men at desks in cities who once left homesteads to amass wealth while others in the country pursue policies and demonstrations to boost production. The passage suggests tension between personal gain and national effort.
The piece notes students in Clark County schools forming baseball and tennis teams to promote discipline and school pride, contrasting factory town pressures with education. It also discusses Governor Cox touring the country to advocate government policy and critiques aggressive salesmanship and its impact on prices and production.
A historical note argues robins are not orchardists enemies. They mainly eat insects such as moths caterpillars and worms and only small fruit desserts. Observations show robins help by feeding insects and even a nesting pair visits young continually with insects.
Across cultures black cats spark varied legends from Egypt to Ireland and Australia. In Egypt they are revered. in Japan China they are demons with multiple tails. Other notes discuss chopsticks rising to popularity for cleanliness and convenience in American homes and Japanese etiquette.
A writer from the Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute notes by law windows must total one tenth of a room, yet many rooms lack direct sun. Continental studies show children in poorly lit schools suffer short sight eight times more than those in well lit schools, and cross sight worsens vision. Direct sunshine in dwellings and classrooms would likely yield health benefits.
A fragmented reflection on modern schoolroom humor shows how pupil quips persist. Two boys discuss English lesson prep and question the concept of personification, with one offering a sharp, metaphorical reply.
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